2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (174+ words) These days, the financial value of higher education is a live question in North Carolina. But the business magazine Forbes has good news for the industry: it argues that “a solid undergraduate education still pays off.” That’s more true at…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (700+ words) An organization that started with a pop-up coffee shop is now creating a clubhouse in downtown Chapel Hill for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. A January grand opening is planned for the B3 Clubhouse at 308 W. Rosemary St., according to a…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (895+ words) North Carolina Central University has set an enrollment record with over 10,000 students for the 2026-27 school year. On Tuesday, the university reported a total fall enrollment of 10,124 students. This headcount consists of all registered undergraduate and graduate students, including both full…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (475+ words) While students at Wake Forest University are barely into the fall semester, their campus has already been handed a grade — an F. For the fifth year in a row, the university’s campus speech climate received a failing grade from the…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (595+ words) Although the North Carolina Education Lottery’s sales have increased significantly over the past two years, the percentage of sales transferred to the state’s education fund has declined, according to a new state audit. That means a greater percentage of the…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (643+ words) Wake County school leaders are asking for the public’s patience as they develop a long-term plan to address HVAC problems that have left some schools feeling hot and uncomfortable. The start of the school year has been marked by HVAC…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (572+ words) More charter schools want to open in North Carolina during a time when school choice is having major impacts on traditional public schools in some counties. On Tuesday, the North Carolina Charter Schools Review Board began reviewing the applications from…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (327+ words) Hello dear reader. I hope you had a restful Labor Day weekend. Welcome back to Higher Stakes, your source for the higher education news you need in North Carolina. I’m Jane Winik Sartwell. According to the interior design magazine House…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (425+ words) Top ‘o the morning to you, and welcome to our Under the Dome newsletter. I’m Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan, and this edition focuses on the governor. Democratic Gov. Josh Stein is back from Ireland — a trip he announced after…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago   (425+ words) A daily look at some of The News & Observer headlines on this date in past years. In 2011, hockey players sported “silly” goggles — “for the sake of science.” The Carolina Hurricanes were the only NHL team working with Nike to practice…...