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At a time when North Carolina is poised to drop the Common Core standards, the state Department of Public Instruction announced Monday it’s asking the public to take an online…Click to Continue »

The Wake County school board has rescheduled its Tuesday meeting to Thursday because of the impending winter weather.Click to Continue »

A Durham County grand jury handed up indictments on Monday in the Chapel Hill shooting case, charging Craig Stephen Hicks with three counts of murder and one count of discharging…Click to Continue »

Parents won’t have to risk getting caught in the snow to catch Monday’s meeting of the Academic Standards Review Commission, which is charged with developing recommendations on how to replace…Click to Continue »

Due to the oncoming snow storm and dangerous travel conditions, state House Speaker Tim Moore canceled all committee meetings and the full session scheduled for Tuesday.Click to Continue »

About 60 percent of grants issued through North Carolina’s primary jobs incentives program haven’t delivered on their promises, according to a report from the liberal N.C. Justice Center.Click to Continue »

The case, scheduled to be heard on Tuesday at the state's highest court, has been rescheduled for Feb. 24…Click to Continue »

A no-bid state consulting contract originally valued at $3.2 million for a Washington, DC consulting firm has grown to almost $8 million one year later.Click to Continue »

Several Wake County civil-rights groups say the state’s new A through F school performance grades show the danger of defacto segregated schools and why vouchers shouldn’t be used to pay…Click to Continue »

Some spittlebugs are serious pests of human agriculture and horticulture that can cause millions of dollars of damage and substantial crop loss.Click to Continue »