that local lawmakers are pushing to get more money for a successful, but cash-strapped truancy program.

approve a bill that will force students to demonstrate mastery of the English language. The school districts though are left to decide what “mastery” is, but can’t use scores on statewide achievement tests.

more counselors and less cops they say.

will be cut if the funding crisis in not taken care of.

that the CIM and CAM programs are going to need replacing.

The News & Observer reports the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is going to be creating an adviser program to get help go low-income people to go to college.