/tags/school School en-US Copyright Fri, 31 Mar 2023 20:08:26 GMT /news/2023-03-31/police-student-shot-self-in-hand-sparking-campus-lockdown A high school student visiting a North Carolina community college shot himself in the hand, sparking an hourslong lockdown on campus on Thursday, police said. Fri, 31 Mar 2023 20:08:26 GMT /news/2023-03-31/police-student-shot-self-in-hand-sparking-campus-lockdown Associated Press /education/2023-02-16/report-calls-for-more-investment-in-ncs-latino-students The advocacy nonprofit LatinxEd has released a report calling for more investment in education support for Latino students, who now make up 18 percent of North Carolina's public schools students. Thu, 16 Feb 2023 20:28:46 GMT /education/2023-02-16/report-calls-for-more-investment-in-ncs-latino-students Liz Schlemmer /education/2022-09-08/school-buses-still-running-in-nc-despite-concerns-for-engine-fire An analysis by the N.C. Watchdog Reporting Network of hundreds of fuel sample records from school buses with MaxxForce engines across the state shows that oil sample tests found elevated levels of fuel in the oil more than one third of the time. Thu, 08 Sep 2022 18:14:16 GMT /education/2022-09-08/school-buses-still-running-in-nc-despite-concerns-for-engine-fire NC Watchdog Reporting Network /education/2022-03-09/study-masking-greatly-reduces-covid-19-spread-schools-duke The study included 61 school districts, more than 3,000 schools, and more than 1.1 million students and adults from across nine states, according to Duke University, which released the findings and is a member of the collaborative. Wed, 09 Mar 2022 15:43:15 GMT /education/2022-03-09/study-masking-greatly-reduces-covid-19-spread-schools-duke Jason deBruyn /news/2022-03-02/pandemic-had-negative-impact-on-test-scores-for-all-students-in-nc-new-dpi-report-finds Economically disadvantaged students saw the greatest losses. All subgroups of students, including students labeled as academically gifted, were negatively affected. Wed, 02 Mar 2022 21:59:26 GMT /news/2022-03-02/pandemic-had-negative-impact-on-test-scores-for-all-students-in-nc-new-dpi-report-finds Liz Schlemmer /2022-02-11/nc-boot-camps-prepare-candidates-for-culture-wars-front-lines-school-board-elections About 200 people turned out for "school board boot camps" hosted by the North Carolina Values Coalition to prepare them to run or support campaigns for local school board seats. Race, mask mandates and "pornographic books" were topics. Fri, 11 Feb 2022 17:32:58 GMT /2022-02-11/nc-boot-camps-prepare-candidates-for-culture-wars-front-lines-school-board-elections Ann Doss Helms /education/2021-11-09/judge-ready-to-issue-extraordinary-nc-school-spending-order A North Carolina judge has scheduled a hearing this week that could conclude with him taking the extraordinary step of ordering $1.7 billion be spent on addressing inequities in public education. Tue, 09 Nov 2021 21:22:17 GMT /education/2021-11-09/judge-ready-to-issue-extraordinary-nc-school-spending-order Associated Press /education/2021-10-07/nc-health-director-delivers-new-data-that-shows-masks-significantly-reduced-covid-19-clusters-in-schools State health officials compared the rate of COVID-19 clusters in North Carolina schools without mask mandates to those that require masks. Thu, 07 Oct 2021 21:14:37 GMT /education/2021-10-07/nc-health-director-delivers-new-data-that-shows-masks-significantly-reduced-covid-19-clusters-in-schools Liz Schlemmer /education/2018-03-20/the-fight-for-school-safety-students-rebel Since the mass school shooting in Columbine, America has seemed almost powerless against rogue gunmen attacking defenseless suburban schools. After the… Tue, 20 Mar 2018 16:23:38 GMT /education/2018-03-20/the-fight-for-school-safety-students-rebel Frank Stasio, Dana Terry /show/the-state-of-things/2018-03-20/the-fight-for-school-safety-students-rebel Since the mass school shooting in Columbine, America has seemed almost powerless against rogue gunmen attacking defenseless suburban schools. After the… Tue, 20 Mar 2018 16:23:38 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-03-20/the-fight-for-school-safety-students-rebel Frank Stasio, Dana Terry