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Green voiced skepticism about approaches that pull money from traditional public schools — not only the private-school voucher program but the expansion of charter schools.
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State officials say Children’s Village Academy in Kinston must settle that tab by May eighth, using money that comes from Lenoir County to support the 141 students enrolled there.
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The district as it is drawn now is a toss-up, meaning it will likely be one of the few competitive statehouse races in North Carolina. It includes Mint Hill, Matthews and south Charlotte.
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She'll face Mike Causey, the incumbent Republican commissioner, in November.
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Hunt, of Charlotte, won a three-way Democratic primary race for lieutenant governor with about 70% of the vote.
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State Superintendent Catherine Truitt said the new school accountability plan would give public schools four letter grades, which would provide information about proficiency in core subjects, student progress, preparation for college and careers and school climate.
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Speaking at the Conservative Political Action Committee on Thursday, Lara Trump, who’s from North Carolina, said the landscape has shifted.
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U.S. Senator Thom Tillis said voting against the package could be catastrophic, especially for North Carolina.
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Nearly 80 years after his P-51 Mustang went missing on a mission over Italy during World War Two, Second Lieutenant Fred Brewer is being laid to rest in Salisbury.
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Universities and colleges must reshape their admissions practices, now that the Supreme struck down affirmative action in college admissions. The cases involved University of North Carolina and Harvard.