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More than 40,000 North Carolina students have applied so far to receive state funding to attend a K-12 private school next fall. Twice as many could still apply to renew vouchers they received this school year.

Wake County Schools’ Superintendent Robert Taylor unveiled a $2.28 billion proposed operating budget Tuesday, that includes nearly $19 million in cuts, along with a request for $40 million more in local funding.

State Superintendent Mo Green has taken the helm at the Department of Public Instruction, while Treasurer Brad Briner and Lieutenant Governor Rachel Hunt join the State Board of Education.

A global data breach exposed North Carolina teachers' and students’ personal information. Plus, most public schools say they can't afford to keep providing Chromebooks for every student.

An annual report from the Education Law Center has ranked North Carolina 49th among states for its "effort" to fund public schools - a measure that considers the state's economic capacity to increase school funding.

Wake County Schools is facing a projected $3 million budget shortfall that will likely require budget cuts this school year, district finance officials advised.

State education officials plan to request more than $150 million from the state as initial relief to public schools damaged by Helene in western North Carolina.

With a new school year around the corner, North Carolina families have been spending big to buy supplies for their own kids, and their classrooms too.

YMCAs and Staples stores across Wake County are accepting donations of school supplies for Tools4Schools. The nonprofit program lets Wake County teachers pick out their own classroom supplies free of charge.

The Durham County budget provides a nearly $27 million increase in local funding to Durham Public Schools, paid for with a county property tax increase and federal funds.