The Dream Center Academy can continue giving students a place to learn during the summer. Not long ago, the Dream Center was living a nightmare when the Trump Administration froze $7billion in public education funding.

North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson is visiting Gastonia Tuesday to tour the Dream Center Academy, highlighting the importance of federal education funding.

North Carolina has joined about two dozen states in a lawsuit over the freezing of billions of dollars in federal funding for public schools.

North Carolina has joined a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education for its decision to freeze $6.2 billion in federal funds hours before the money was set to be dispersed to local school districts across the state.

The North Carolina Supreme Court heard two State Board of Education lawsuits on Wednesday, including the board's yearlong battle with State Superintendent Mark Johnson over control of the state's ...

T. Keung Hui has covered K-12 education for the News & Observer since 1999, helping parents, students, school employees and the community understand the vital role education plays in North Carolina.

Item 1 of 5 Members of the University of North Carolina’s diverse student body relax on campus as the Supreme Court weighs the issue of affirmative action in college admissions, in Chapel Hill ...