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Pro-Palestine protesters are disrupting college graduation ceremonies throughout the country.Duke University: Students walk out in protest of commencement speaker Jerry Seinfeld.University of Texas: Graduate pulls out a Palestine flag and taunts the crowd as he refuses to move.UC Berkeley: Pro-Palestine protesters disrupt the graduation ceremony leading to delays as they interrupted speakers.University of North Carolina: Students walk out of the ceremony carrying pro-Palestine flags.
NCHSAA finalizes baseball, softball state championship schedules
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WNCT) – We now know where the three high school baseball teams and one softball team from Eastern North Carolina will play their state championship series starting this Friday. The North Carolina High School Athletic Association has finalized the schedules for the two state finals series, which will run May 31-June 1. […]
Paul Fulton of the nonprofit Public Ed Works on securing better pay for NC public school teachers
For several decades in the late 20th and early 21st Centuries, North Carolina’s public education system was widely celebrated as an up-and-coming national model. And a key to that success was the deep and abiding support of an array of forward-looking business leaders who understood that well-funded systems of K-12 and higher education were essential […] The post Paul Fulton of the nonprofit Public Ed Works on securing better pay for NC public school teachers appeared first on NC Newsline.
'Our school is a love letter to public education': New NC Principal of the Year wants to celebrate her community
Beckie Spears went from student at Wilkesboro Elementary, to teacher and parent at Wilkesboro Elementary, and then principal at Wilkesboro Elementary. But without moving very far, she’s now moving up — to the 2024 Wells Fargo North Carolina Principal of the Year. She was selected among nine nominees...
Chanté Russell: Removing DEI step back for UNC system
The University of North Carolina System Board of Governors voted Thursday to repeal its diversity and inclusion Policy in favor of “institutional neutrality.” The new policy, introduced in April, will remove funding for DEI offices and eliminate diversity-related positions across the 17 UNC System schools. Chancellors will be required to report cuts to existing jobs and DEI spending by Sept. 1. Since the announcement in April, students have expressed disappointment, frustration and anxiety about the move. Many students and community members responded to an anonymous...
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