Boys are more likely to be held back than girls, and Black boys are retained at more than twice the rate of white boys.
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Posted inPolitics & Government
‘A Dumb Mistake’: U.S. House Candidate Suspended from Kalshi for Betting on Herself
Republican Laurie Buckhout bet on her own campaign, according to a settlement agreement with the online prediction market.
Posted inPolitics & Government
Three Races to Watch in Roy Cooper’s Backyard
Nash County is home to three state legislative races that could make or break a GOP supermajority.
Posted inPolitics & Government
Chuck Edwards Mounts His Defense: ‘Poetry Is Not Sexual Misconduct’
The Western North Carolina Republican maintains his relationships with female staffers were friendships and not sexual harassment.
Posted inHigher Education
The New Federal Funding Problem
While many universities avoided Trump’s biggest cuts to research funding, the pipeline for new grants has shrunk.
Posted inPolitics & Government
U.S. Senate Candidates Could Skip Debating for First Time in Almost 30 Years
Neither Roy Cooper nor Michael Whatley is facing the scrutiny that a one-on-one forum can provide.
Posted inMusic
The Durham Record Label Where Dolly Parton Found a ‘Little Spot of Heaven’
From Dolly to Doc Watson, Sugar Hill Records shaped American roots music. The legacy its founder built lives on.
Posted inEducation
Make Or Break
Ninth graders in N.C. are held back more often than students in other parts of the country. How can schools ensure they’re ready to move on?
Posted inPolitics & Government
What the Duke Lacrosse Case Says About Roy Cooper
The Senate candidate won praise for declaring three players innocent as AG in 2007. Critics wish he’d done more for other defendants.
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Can Solar Energy Save the Family Farm?
By Jen McGivney When Chris Barnhill decided to put solar panels on his Bladen County farm, his uncle tried to convince him otherwise. Four generations of their family have farmed blueberries here, and his uncle believed it was risky to pivot. But the solar panels, Barnhill insisted, wouldn’t disrupt the family business; the 500 acres […]
