Schools

Durham Public Schools' superintendent Pascal Mubenga resigned after it was found that the school district implemented raises for staff that were $9 million over budget due to miscommunication in his administration.

Durham Public Schools has been rocked by staff sick-outs after the district announced its plans to revoke raises for some classified staff who had received them for months. The chaos is disrupting life for families across the district, but especially for students with disabilities who often rely on classified staff far more than other students.

The Durham Association of Educators says at least 75% of school employees at 12 Durham public schools called out of work Wednesday to protest recent cuts to raises for classified staff. Educators gathered at the Minnie Forte-Brown Staff Development Center on Hillandale Road in Durham on Wednesday morning to protest.

A majority of school employees at 12 schools in Durham Public Schools plan to be absent Wednesday after submitting their leave requests Tuesday afternoon. The Durham Association of Educators (DAE) says at least 75% of school employees at each of these schools are walking out to protest recent cuts to raises for classified staff.

The 'Parents' Bill of Rights' requires the state board of education to hear appeals from parents who believe their school is not complying with the law — and for the school to foot the bill for legal services.

The UNC School of Education hosted the World Anti-Bullying Forum this week in Raleigh. North Carolina educators from 15 school districts attended - here's what they learned.

As the job grows more complex — and schools become more central to the culture wars — superintendent turnover is becoming more problematic in North Carolina. Tracy Grit in McDowell County Schools is one of 30 new superintendents learning the ropes this year.

Republicans state lawmakers have overridden Democratic Governor Roy Cooper's veto of the 'Parents Bill of Rights.' The bill would bar instruction on gender identity, sexuality or sexuality in elementary schools and would require schools to notify a parent if their child changes their name or pronouns.

North Carolina lawmakers packed together a collection of politicized policies into a single education bill that would make it easier for parents to challenge books, prosecute librarians, have superintendents fired or move their child to another school.

The House Education Committee advanced the bill requiring all public school teachers in most circumstances to alert parents before they call a student by a different name or pronoun. It would also prohibit instruction about gender identity and sexuality in K-4 classrooms.