Public Education

“It’s clear that the Republican legislature is aiming to choke the life out of public education,” Gov. Cooper said in a recorded speech released Monday.

Catherine Truitt sat down with WUNC education reporter Liz Schlemmer for a wide-ranging conversation. Truitt is entering her third year as North Carolina's state superintendent of public instruction.

"She will be ed as one of the giants of American higher education," said Peter Hans, current UNC System president and Board of Governors member, during Broad's tenure.

By wide margins, parents across the political spectrum are satisfied with how their children's schools teach about race, gender and history. That's according to a new national poll by NPR and Ipsos.

Does homeschooling prepare children for society? Stereotypes about parents who pull their children out of school may not hold as true as they once did.…

Does homeschooling prepare children for society? Stereotypes about parents who pull their children out of school may not hold as true as they once did.…

In 1869, Charles Eliot wrote a compelling article entitled “The New Education” in The Atlantic Monthly, calling for American universities to shift away…

In 1869, Charles Eliot wrote a compelling article entitled “The New Education” in The Atlantic Monthly, calling for American universities to shift away…

More than half of the state budget is spent on public education.In the latest budget adjustments, state lawmakers approved an average 4.7 percent raise…

More than half of the state budget is spent on public education.In the latest budget adjustments, state lawmakers approved an average 4.7 percent raise…