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NC schools agency highlights literacy gains in early grades

September 2, 2022 The North State Journal

FILE – This file photo from Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, shows a first-grade teacher with students participating remotely and in-person. A recent report from the N.C. Dept. of Public Instruction shows severe learning loss and […]

Pfizer FDA-approval push for 5-and-older vaccine sets stage for K-12 immunizations fight

October 6, 2021 The North State Journal

NCDHHS secretary Mandy Cohen watches as Gov. Roy Cooper during a press conference at UNC Health in Chapel Hill, NC Thursday, Dec. 7, 2020 where frontline healthcare workers are among some of the first recipients […]

Report: Nearly 23% of public school students are “at-risk” for academic failure for 2020-21

March 3, 2021 The North State Journal

State Superintendent Catherine Truitt briefs media from the Emergency Operations Center in Raleigh. Photo via N.C. Dept. of Public Safety RALEIGH — A report that says nearly 23% of public school students and just over […]

Republicans back program for students lagging from virus

February 17, 2021 The North State Journal

House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, gavels in a session as North Carolina legislators convene on the House floor to move forward a coronavirus relief package in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, April 30, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome) […]

New study on COVID transmission in NC schools shows no reported child-to-adult transmission

January 13, 2021 The North State Journal

FILE – In this Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020 file photo, an American flag hangs in a classroom as students work on laptops in an Elementary School. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File) RALEIGH — A pre-publication release […]

A look back at 2020: Education a major casualty of COVID-19

December 30, 2020 The North State Journal

Gov. Roy Cooper announces NC schools will open using “Plan B”

July 14, 2020 The North State Journal

Gov. Roy Cooper listens to a question during a briefing at the Emergency Operations Center in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, July 1, 2020. Photo via NC Dept. of Public Safety RALEIGH — Today during a COVID-19 […]

NC education officials approve waiver nixing end of year testing

March 25, 2020 The North State Journal

In this March 6, 2020, photo, a classroom is seen vacant through a window at Saint Raphael Academy in Pawtucket, R.I., as the school remains closed following a confirmed case of the coronavirus. As a […]

State education officials announce guidance to use schools for childcare

March 18, 2020 The North State Journal

NC Dept. of Public Instruction building RALEIGH — The North Carolina State Board of Education and officials from the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) held a conference call on March 18 to hammer out details […]

CARTER & CHOE: The U.S. ally that figured out China’s gameplan long before Washington
Washington has spent decades talking about the U.S.-Japan alliance in military terms. Carrier groups. Missile defense. Deterrence. Those things matter enormously. But the alliance runs far deeper than defense planning, and right now the economic […]
Category 5: Hurricanes, Golden Knights look to take Cup final lead
LAS VEGAS — After two thrilling games to start the Stanley Cup final, the series between the Hurricanes and Golden Knights shifts to Vegas with Saturday’s Game 3. Carolina knotted the series with its overtime […]
Greensboro aerospace startup adjusts timeline, stays intact
GREENSBORO — Less than a year after announcing plans for a $4.7 billion manufacturing campus at Piedmont Triad International Airport, aerospace startup JetZero has pushed back part of its hiring timeline while maintaining its long-term […]
Trump administration announces grant competition to reinvest in civic education
RALEIGH — The U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Labor recently announced a grant competition called the American History and Civics – National Activities Program. The program will support grantees and provide educators […]
SHAPIRO: No, Iran and China are not ‘winning’
For years, much of the American media has operated under a peculiar assumption — that the best way to confront adversaries such as China and Iran is to accommodate them. If the United States applies […]
Duke professor, students build robot that instantly sees in any direction
DURHAM — A robot being developed at Duke University is almost ready to face the world — in any direction. Instead of trying to copy symmetrical shapes from nature by building robots that look like […]