Applications open for Mecklenburg County pre-K

Education | Spectrum News 1 5/28 10:55A Rachel Loyd

There are 1,800 available slots, but county manager Dena Diorio says they fill up fast.

Orange Co. student prepares for Scripps National Spelling Bee

Education | Spectrum News 1 5/26 4:30A Amy Elliott

Isaiah Henry, 10, is a student at Grady Brown Elementary School.

May is Jewish American Heritage Month

Education | Spectrum News 1 5/25 4:15A Madison Elliott

The month celebrates the Jewish community.

Doing good through defensive driving

Education | Spectrum News 1 5/24 10:19A Natalie Mooney

These courses help fund the NCPP presentations at conferences, high schools and Marine bases.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools names Dr. Crystal Hill as superintendent

Education | Spectrum News 1 5/22 3:33P Courtney Davis

A final decision, a year in the making.

New licensing residency program aims to fill teacher vacancies statewide

Education | Spectrum News 1 5/22 10:05A Jennifer Roberts

There's a push to help ease ongoing teacher shortages across the state.

Governor warns GOP proposals ‘would cripple the state’s public education’

Education | Spectrum News 1 5/22 8:00A Charles Duncan

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said the Republican-controlled legislature's education budget and other bills would hurt the state's public schools.

The Charlotte Observer: CMS board makes Crystal Hill new superintendent, removes interim title

Education | Spectrum News 1 5/20 4:45A Anna Maria Della Costa

Crystal Hill will be the first Black, female superintendent of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. She’s served in the interim since January.

Potential reading restrictions coming to Wake County schools

Education | Spectrum News 1 5/18 7:00A Rachel Boyd

Wake County considering new policy on reading books in the classroom.

New model aims to improve how quickly first responders get to accidents

Education | Spectrum News 1 5/17 3:30A Anissa Lopez

North Carolina State University researchers aim to help first responders get to accidents quicker with a new complex model.

Central Piedmont truck driver program receives grant from N.C. Trucking Association

Education | Spectrum News 1 5/15 7:45A Madison Elliott

They were awarded almost $250,000 amid a driver shortage.

Biden to graduates of historically Black Howard University: U.S. history hasn’t been a ‘fairy tale’

Education | Spectrum News 1 5/13 1:45P Associated Press

More than a dozen cap-and-gowned Howard University students stood with their backs to him holding handmade signs in silent protest

Historically Black medical schools urge more federal funding in hearing

Education | Spectrum News 1 5/12 2:30P Associated Press

Federal programs to bolster research aren't providing enough money to erase historical disadvantages, leaders say.

New Raleigh program aims to fill the need for health care workers

Education | Spectrum News 1 5/9 1:15A Anissa Lopez

Classic Training Academy will prepare health care workers for the workforce.

The Monet Richardson Community Foundation lends a helping hand to high school seniors

Education | Spectrum News 1 5/9 12:45A Anissa Lopez

The scholarships are going to students in the Advancement Via Individual Determination Program.