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Durham Public Schools Face Another Shortfall as Enrollment Drops More Durham students attended charter schools this year than anticipated, leaving the district with a $4.7 million budget gap.

Durham Public Schools Face Another Shortfall as Enrollment Drops indyweek.com/news/durham/...

At Summerfield Elementary, A Banned Book Returns to the Shelf A children’s book about penguins was removed from Summerfield Elementary bookshelves back in May. Then parents and teachers pushed back.

Battle of The Books greensborothread.com/news/educati...

How right-wing superstar Riley Gaines built an anti-trans empire The swimmer tied a trans woman for fifth. The MAGA industrial complex took care of the rest.

I’ve spent a lot of the last three years investigating the rise of anti-trans politics. Often, it came back to the controversy over trans women athletes.

So I teamed up with @pablo.show to look into the leading figure on the issue: Riley Gaines.

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In Alabama, money goes to textbooks that downplay slavery, call rock music ‘rebellion’ The new school choice program does little to ensure the quality of private schools.

In Alabama, millions of dollars in taxpayer money are going to private schools that teach that humans lived among dinosaurs, and that rock music and mental health conditions are signs of rebellion.

Our latest story on the rollout of the state’s new CHOOSE Act:
www.al.com/educationlab...

Trustee communicated University business with SCiLL Dean via auto-deleting messages, as Clemens’ lawsuit alleges In a message thread reviewed by The Daily Tar Heel, a UNC trustee used the encrypted messaging app Signal to communicate University business with School of Civic Life and Leadership Dean Jed Atkins wi...

Really good reporting by the Daily Tar Heel www.dailytarheel.com/article/79c6...

Wake school board extends contract of Superintendent Robert Taylor. Here’s how long The school board didn’t give the superintendent a raise because other school employees aren’t getting new state raises this year.

Wake County school board extends contract of Superintendent Robert Taylor. Here’s how long. He’s now under contract to June 2029. Board didn’t give a raise in recognition of no new school employee raises this year due to lack of state budget.
www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e... #wcpss #nced

Attendance drops in Wake, Durham, Chapel Hill schools during Border Patrol surge Nearly 1 in 9 Wake County students were absent on Tuesday, far higher than the normal total.

Attendance drops in Wake, Durham, Chapel Hill schools during Border Patrol surge. On Tuesday, 19,471 Wake County students were absent, or nearly 1 in 9 kids. That was 7,841 more absences compared to a normal day. www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e... #nced #ncpol #wcpss

Solidarity with Steven, and thank you for doing the work. I didn't realize he had been targeted by a bogus pizza delivery. This happened to me also.

The notion that someone could impersonate the FBI to make a false DV report (or worse yet, that the local PD just fabricated it) is really disturbing.

The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.

The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
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As Book Bans Spike, Public and School Librarians In Wake County Juggle Divergent Challenges New policies have helped keep Wake County libraries resilient against censorship, but book challenges continue to have a chilling effect.

Across North Carolina, at least 103 books were challenged in 2024, 91 of which were housed in school libraries, Jasmine Gallup reports. indyweek.com/culture/as-b...

Live blog blog: CHCCS in a Time of Change meeting - Triangle Blog Blog A group civics blog covering town council, education, transportation, and recreation in Chapel Hill and Carrboro, NC.

We're live blogblogging the @chccs.bsky.social meeting on school enrollment trends triangleblogblog.com/2025/11/17/l...

Immigration Agents Coming to Raleigh Tuesday, Sources Say Democratic legislative sources briefed by Gov. Josh Stein’s office told The Assembly and INDY agents are coming to the state capital.

BREAKING: U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents will be deployed in the Raleigh area on Tuesday, Democratic legislative sources briefed by Gov. Josh Stein’s office told The Assembly and INDY on Monday.

www.theassemblync.com/news/politic...

Fear, Protest, and Preparation As 80+ Are Reportedly Detained in Charlotte As federal immigration officers descended on the Queen City, the city’s immigrant and activist communities braced for what’s to come.

Fear, Protest, and Preparation As 80+ Are Reportedly Detained in Charlotte www.theassemblync.com/news/politic...

‘We Were Willing to Take a Stand’: Cumberland County Teachers Explain Why Walkouts Fell Flat As a teacher walkout gained traction statewide, Cumberland County educators reveal why local participation remained limited.

‘We Were Willing to Take a Stand’: Cumberland County Teachers Explain Why Walkouts Fell Flat www.cityviewnc.com/stories/we-w...

Cumberland County Teachers and School Staff Are Getting a Pay Raise Cumberland County Schools voted to boost local supplements, raising the district to the top of the region.

"Cumberland County previously offered one of the lowest local supplements in the region—roughly $1,200 per teacher, according to the N.C. Department of Public Instruction. That was lower than neighboring Hoke, Robeson, Scotland, Harnett, and Moore counties." www.cityviewnc.com/stories/cumb...

Federal Agents Are Coming to Charlotte. Here's What to Know. The Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Department said U.S. Border Patrol agents will be deployed to Charlotte as early as November 15.

U.S. Border Patrol agents are slated to arrive in Charlotte as soon as Saturday, November 15, @jacobbiba.bsky.social reports. www.theassemblync.com/news/politic...

UNC-Chapel Hill Trustees Vote to Raise In-State Tuition After All It appeared administrators’ preferred plan to raise in-state undergraduate tuition by 3 percent was dead. Then it rose again.

The UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees on Thursday narrowly voted to raise in-state undergraduate tuition by 3 percent, or $211, for next academic year—a complete about-face from the day before, when it appeared a board committee had killed the plan.

www.theassemblync.com/news/educati...

The Medicaid Program That Saved Money, Turned People’s Health Around — and Got Killed The end of the Healthy Opportunities Pilot in North Carolina is a story of how MAHA might actually be realized — or not — at the state level.

The Healthy Opportunities Pilot, launched in 2022, had benefits beyond health and quality-of-life improvements. UNC-Chapel Hill researchers found it saved $1,020/year per recipient on health care costs and participants had “significantly lower” ER visits than peers.

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NEW: DHS launched a $200mln+ ad campaign, featuring, Kristi Noem, aimed at stemming illegal immigration.

We found the firm secretly hired for the work has ties to Noem.

@justinelliott.bsky.social, @josh-kaplan.bsky.social & @amierjeski.bsky.social:

www.propublica.org/article/kris...

A Crisis for Rural Hospitals North Carolina already reduced Medicaid reimbursement rates. Now hard-hit rural hospitals are now bracing for federal cuts.

Without a state budget deal to fund increasing Medicaid costs, N.C. DHHS cut reimbursement rates—the amount paid to providers who care for low-income patients enrolled in the government health program—between 3 percent and 10 percent depending on the service.

www.theassemblync.com/news/health/...

In final meeting, interim superintendent tells Forsyth school board that challenges remain Community fundraising helps cut debt to $13.3 million.

At her last board meeting as interim superintendent, Catty Moore reviewed how Winston-Salem/Forsyth County schools ended up in a financial crisis and identified lingering problems, including high turnover in HR and finance staff.

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Border Patrol coming to Charlotte. What local, state leaders say • NC Newsline Charlotte has emerged as the epicenter of already intense debates on how North Carolina should address immigration and crime.

Federal immigration agents could arrive as soon as this weekend, after month-long Chicago operation that spurred mass protests and court action. ncnewsline.com/2025/11/13/b... Story by @galenb.bsky.social #nc #Charlotte #ncpol

Rural teacher shortages could get worse thanks to Trump’s visa fee In Halifax County, North Carolina, 101 of 156 teachers are international. A new $100,000 H-1B visa fee could effectively slam the door on future hires.

"In this stretch of rural North Carolina, teachers hail from around the globe: Jamaica, the Philippines, Honduras, Guyana. Of the 17 teachers who work at Everetts Elementary School in the Halifax County school district, two are from the United States."

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“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...

You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants.

We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.

www.propublica.org/article/chic...

How Will Carolina Navigate an A.I. Future? Join us for live interviews with UNC-CH Chancellor Lee Roberts, and two vice provosts on Carolina's changing landscape

Come hear my colleague Korie Dean interview UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Lee Roberts on Monday

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Into the Woods With the Dix Park Trolls Danish artist Thomas Dambo's family of five recycled troll sculptures now cavort across the Raleigh park's 308 acres.

Into the Woods With the Dix Park Trolls indyweek.com/culture/trol...

Elon University to Start Private School For Children With Dyslexia The plans for the school, which the university says will be the first of its kind in the state, come as Elon is taking big swings to raise its profile.

Elon University will launch a private primary school specializing in educating children with dyslexia next fall, joining Vanderbilt and two other universities in the South that offer similar programs funded by the same donors.

www.theassemblync.com/education/el...

NC sees record gains in Advanced Placement exams. Will state keep funding them? Senate Republicans want to sharply cut funding for a program that has led to record numbers of students taking and passing AP exams.

North Carolina sees record gains in Advanced Placement exams. Will state keep funding them? New data shows record totals taking AP courses & exams & passing them. NC Senate wants to remove most of the funding that lets students taken the tests for free. newsobserver.com/news/local/e... #ncpol #nced

Some NC teachers walked out on Friday in protest. It could happen again soon. Some teachers are talking about calling out of work again on Nov. 10 and Nov. 17 to protest lack of new state pay raises.

Some North Carolina teachers walked out on Friday in protest. It could happen again soon. Teachers are talking about adding a Nov. 17 walkout after a social media post encouraged them to call out today and Nov. 10. They want lawmakers to raise pay. www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e... #ncpol #nced

Interesting item from @raleighreporter.bsky.social's weekly newsletter* about a new PAC, "NC True Conservatives", that supports Senator Berger in his primary campaign against Sam Page.

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