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Teacher reacts to plans to build affordable housing community for teachers
13+ hour, 55+ min ago (649+ words) CHARLOTTE, N. C. "While North Carolina lawmakers consider a potential 8% average pay raise for teachers, one of the state's largest school districts is taking its own steps to help teachers find housing. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is the latest district in the state to…...
School leaders prepare free summer meals for N. C. students
15+ hour, 25+ min ago (411+ words) DAVIE COUNTY, N. C. " As the school year winds down, school food and nutrition workers are gearing up to make sure every child gets fed. Last year, thousands of North Carolinians received free breakfasts and lunches through the National SUN Meals Program....
Evening Briefing: N. C. graduates rally at the G. A. over economic anxiety
17+ hour, 55+ min ago (112+ words) Charlotte, Triad and mountains 1. North Carolina graduates rally at the G. A. over economic anxiety As college graduation season comes to a close across North Carolina, some recent graduates say the biggest challenge isn't getting the degree. It's thriving in life after…...
SSD approves pay freezes, projected budget shows $82 million deficit
20+ hour, 16+ min ago (522+ words) TOWN & COUNTRY, Mo. " The Special School District of St. Louis County (SSD) Tuesday approved pay freezes for teachers, support personnel, maintenance and other staff represented by five unions. One board member abstained from the vote. Earlier this month, the board…...
Waterboro District expelled 16 students this school year
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (1404+ words) Waterboro Regional School Unit 57 has expelled 16 students so far this school year, an expulsion rate that's more than 10 times last year's statewide average. Twelve of those 16 expulsions took place in less than two months between March 25 and May 13, marking a…...
North Carolina graduates rally at the G. A. over economic anxiety
1+ day, 8+ min ago (315+ words) RALEIGH, N. C. " As college graduation season comes to a close across North Carolina, some recent graduates say the biggest challenge isn't getting the degree. It's thriving in life after college. Thursday, Progress NC and 2026 graduates gathered outside the General Assembly, urging…...
Voters to decide on Spencerport's revised 2026-27 school budget
23+ hour, 28+ min ago (119+ words) The Spencerport Central School District will once again put its budget proposal before voters. The original $107 million 2026-27 proposed budget'failed by a 53-vote margin earlier this month. The updated version of the budget includes proposed revisions. The major change is a…...
Almost 400k students missed a month or more of school this year in N. C.
1+ day, 25+ min ago (660+ words) RALEIGH, N. C. " The countdown to summer is on, but those last few days in the classroom are still important. State officials and school districts are urging parents to send their children to school the last few days of class to not…...
Repair shops across New York seeing shortage in mechanics
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (357+ words) ROCHESTER, N. Y. "The trucking industry has struggled with a driver shortage, but another workforce gap is happening in the repair shop. Inside a Rochester-area auto shop, about a dozen high school students are taking a look under the hood of a…...
Gaston Christian student takes love of flying to new heights
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (470+ words) GASTON COUNTY, N. C. "From the moment Rhett Cline's grandparents took him on his first discovery flight, he was hooked on flying. "I don't know. It was just something that I had, like a natural inclination toward," Cline said. The Gaston Christian…...