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Too few released from NC prisons decades after teen crime convictions, advocates say
Raleigh News and Observer via AOL· 1 year agoNorth Carolina's juvenile justice system They were sentenced to long prison terms for crimes they...
NC Republicans override Cooper to pass 6 new laws after debate over LGBTQ+ youth
Raleigh News and Observer via Yahoo News· 10 months agoNorth Carolina Republican lawmakers overrode Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s vetoes on Wednesday to...
Lumbee parents resist NC charter schools’ policy against long hair for boys
The Fayetteville Observer via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhen 7-year-old Edward Chavis learned about the cultural significance of long hair in the Lumbee...
Gov. Cooper selects Public Schools of Robeson County superintendent Freddie Williamson
The Robesonian, Lumberton, N.C. via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAug. 31—CULLOWHEE — Freddie Williamson, superintendent of the Public Schools of Robeson County, has been appointed to the Board of Trustees of the N.C. Center for the Advancement of Teaching ...
Board of Education learns pandemic-affected testing results
Richmond County Daily Journal, Rockingham, N.C. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 20—HAMLET — Although test results are below pre-pandemic levels across the county, state and locally, Richmond County Schools officials are confident that scores will rebound. "The [2021 ...
Local ballots slim for March primary
The Laurinburg Exchange, N.C. via Yahoo News· 6 months agoDec. 15—LAURINBURG — The two-week filing period for the 2024 elections came to a close on Friday and there will be only one local race on the ballot in March's Primary. On the Scotland County ...
Republicans appear to win NC Senate supermajority but fall one seat short in House
Raleigh News and Observer via AOL· 2 years agoRepublicans appear to have won a supermajority in the state Senate, according to unofficial election...
Data reveals RCS student testing proficiency far below pre-pandemic levels
Richmond County Daily Journal, Rockingham, N.C. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 8—HAMLET — Statewide test results are in for the 2021-22 school year. While many school districts showed improvement from the 2020-21 academic year, test scores remain much lower following ...
The only Hispanic legislator in North Carolina lost his seat. These candidates won.
Raleigh News and Observer via AOL· 2 years agoDemocrat Ricky Hurtado lost his seat to Republican Steve Ross. Barring a turnaround in one of the...
6 more file for candidacy in Nov. 15 Lumbee Tribal election
The Robesonian, Lumberton, N.C. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 2—PEMBROKE — Six more people filed for candidacy Thursday and Friday in the Nov. 15 Lumbee Tribal election bringing the final ballot count to 15. The election is scheduled for Nov. 15 and ...
