/tags/public-schools Public Schools en-US Copyright Mon, 16 Sep 2024 15:41:34 GMT /education/2024-09-16/nc-public-schools-teacher-vacancies The North Carolina School Superintendents’ Association surveys its members each fall about vacant positions at their districts. This year, vacancies for classroom teachers decreased, but vacancies for bus drivers and special education teachers have not improved. Mon, 16 Sep 2024 15:41:34 GMT /education/2024-09-16/nc-public-schools-teacher-vacancies Liz Schlemmer /education/2024-05-13/study-north-carolina-public-schools-segregated-race North Carolina public schools are becoming more segregated by race, even as the overall student population is becoming more racially diverse. This trend comes as students of color now make up the majority of public school students. Mon, 13 May 2024 15:26:56 GMT /education/2024-05-13/study-north-carolina-public-schools-segregated-race Liz Schlemmer /education/2024-01-18/durham-public-schools-staff-demand-answers-about-announced-pay-cuts Durham Public Schools had fewer buses running and many missing employees today after some support staff didn't report to work over a pay issue.Hundreds of Durham Public Schools staff crowded into a meeting today to demand to know why they recently received notice that their pay would be reduced. Thu, 18 Jan 2024 22:41:49 GMT /education/2024-01-18/durham-public-schools-staff-demand-answers-about-announced-pay-cuts Liz Schlemmer /education/2022-12-13/durham-school-board-passes-lgbtq-protection-policy The Durham Public Schools Board of Education unanimously passed a gender support policy. Tue, 13 Dec 2022 22:15:45 GMT /education/2022-12-13/durham-school-board-passes-lgbtq-protection-policy Will Michaels /education/2022-08-31/north-carolina-justices-weigh-who-has-school-spending-authority North Carolina’s highest court returned Wednesday to an education funding case originating almost 30 years ago, hearing arguments over whether a judge had unilateral power to allocate hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars to address unresolved student inequities. Wed, 31 Aug 2022 20:33:13 GMT /education/2022-08-31/north-carolina-justices-weigh-who-has-school-spending-authority Associated Press /education/2021-11-17/cafeteria-workers-stage-sickout-in-wake-county-public-school-system The largest school system in North Carolina said none of its students went hungry on Tuesday despite a sickout by school cafeteria workers demanding better pay and improved working conditions. Wed, 17 Nov 2021 20:08:53 GMT /education/2021-11-17/cafeteria-workers-stage-sickout-in-wake-county-public-school-system Associated Press /education/2020-10-02/as-more-n-c-school-districts-announce-reopening-plans-teachers-concerns-intensify Wake, Charlotte-Mecklenburg and Guilford Counties are among the state’s public school districts that have announced mid-fall reopening plans for… Fri, 02 Oct 2020 16:15:23 GMT /education/2020-10-02/as-more-n-c-school-districts-announce-reopening-plans-teachers-concerns-intensify Stacia Brown, Frank Stasio, Cole del Charco /podcast/podcast-wuncpolitics/2020-07-28/the-first-nine-weeks-a-rural-superintendent-talks-remote-education Anthony Jackson has been an educator for more than 30 years, but there's never been a school year that’s begun like this one.Jackson is the superintendent… Tue, 28 Jul 2020 20:17:28 GMT /podcast/podcast-wuncpolitics/2020-07-28/the-first-nine-weeks-a-rural-superintendent-talks-remote-education Jeff Tiberii /health/2020-04-30/sex-ed-is-already-sparse-for-nc-students-and-covid-19-is-making-it-worse Can you do condom demonstration over Zoom? What about teaching comprehensive sexual education? In the midst of a pandemic, the answer is unclear. On this… Thu, 30 Apr 2020 16:14:23 GMT /health/2020-04-30/sex-ed-is-already-sparse-for-nc-students-and-covid-19-is-making-it-worse Josie Taris, Anita Rao /show/the-state-of-things/2020-04-30/sex-ed-is-already-sparse-for-nc-students-and-covid-19-is-making-it-worse Can you do condom demonstration over Zoom? What about teaching comprehensive sexual education? In the midst of a pandemic, the answer is unclear. On this… Thu, 30 Apr 2020 16:14:23 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-04-30/sex-ed-is-already-sparse-for-nc-students-and-covid-19-is-making-it-worse Josie Taris, Anita Rao