/tags/nc-child NC Child en-US Copyright Tue, 11 Mar 2025 14:28:03 GMT /education/2025-03-11/josh-stein-statistics-child-care-crisis-north-carolina-fact-check This week, Gov. Josh Stein shared six statistics that underscore why he's calling the current state of child care a “crisis.” Education reporter Liz Schlemmer fact checked the claims. Tue, 11 Mar 2025 14:28:03 GMT /education/2025-03-11/josh-stein-statistics-child-care-crisis-north-carolina-fact-check Liz Schlemmer /education/2024-06-20/child-care-crisis-parents-telework-north-carolina Faced with unaffordable or inaccessible child care options, tens of thousands of North Carolina parents have turned to caring for their children while at work. Thu, 20 Jun 2024 19:48:56 GMT /education/2024-06-20/child-care-crisis-parents-telework-north-carolina Liz Schlemmer /education/2020-07-11/1-in-5-childcare-workers-lack-health-insurance-heightening-their-fears-of-covid-19 COVID-19 outbreaks are springing up at a handful of childcare centers across North Carolina, threatening a vulnerable workforce of women who are largely… Sat, 11 Jul 2020 06:24:12 GMT /education/2020-07-11/1-in-5-childcare-workers-lack-health-insurance-heightening-their-fears-of-covid-19 Liz Schlemmer /education/2020-06-19/north-carolina-childcare-centers-are-struggling-a-third-of-them-may-be-forced-to-close-permanently Cassandra Brooks owns and operates The Little Believer's Academy, with daycare centers in Clayton and Garner. After working a corporate job at IBM, it was… Fri, 19 Jun 2020 12:59:43 GMT /education/2020-06-19/north-carolina-childcare-centers-are-struggling-a-third-of-them-may-be-forced-to-close-permanently Liz Schlemmer /news/2019-09-29/as-the-suicide-rate-for-black-teens-skyrockets-students-rise-to-meet-the-challenge Tiffany Hall was attending North Carolina Central University in 1995 when she received some devastating news. Candice, an 18-year old college student and… Sun, 29 Sep 2019 20:09:30 GMT /news/2019-09-29/as-the-suicide-rate-for-black-teens-skyrockets-students-rise-to-meet-the-challenge Naomi P. Brown /health/2019-02-20/youth-suicide-up-in-nc-new-report-finds Suicide is now the second-leading cause of death among kids in North Carolina ages 10 to 17, according to a report out today from the North Carolina… Wed, 20 Feb 2019 21:40:50 GMT /health/2019-02-20/youth-suicide-up-in-nc-new-report-finds Lisa Philip /health/2018-06-27/by-most-counts-child-well-being-is-improving-in-north-carolina A new report on the well-being of children found improvements across many measures for kids in North Carolina. The 2018 Kids County Data Book ranks North… Wed, 27 Jun 2018 12:58:27 GMT /health/2018-06-27/by-most-counts-child-well-being-is-improving-in-north-carolina Liz Schlemmer /news/2017-10-25/obstacles-for-immigrant-children-span-health-education-and-economics A new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation has found that children of color and those from immigrant families lag behind others in nationwide… Wed, 25 Oct 2017 13:53:02 GMT /news/2017-10-25/obstacles-for-immigrant-children-span-health-education-and-economics Liz Schlemmer /show/the-state-of-things/2016-07-29/the-effects-of-mass-incarceration-on-children-in-nc Note: This segment originally aired on Wednesday, April 27, 2016.More than 179,000 children in North Carolina have had a parent incarcerated, according to… Fri, 29 Jul 2016 16:16:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2016-07-29/the-effects-of-mass-incarceration-on-children-in-nc Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Frank Stasio /law/2016-07-29/the-effects-of-mass-incarceration-on-children-in-nc Note: This segment originally aired on Wednesday, April 27, 2016.More than 179,000 children in North Carolina have had a parent incarcerated, according to… Fri, 29 Jul 2016 16:16:00 GMT /law/2016-07-29/the-effects-of-mass-incarceration-on-children-in-nc Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Frank Stasio