Is was predictable. State Superintendent Mark Johnson’s decision to pushback against criticism that he awarded hundreds of iPads to educators without having them apply for the electronic devices through a formal, competitive process produced — well, more criticism. Justin Parmenter, a Charlotte teacher who blogs at “Notes from the Chalkboard,” took a swing at Johnson ... The post Superintend
Senate Democrats are urging Energy Secretary Rick Perry not to follow through with a rule that eliminates efficiency standards for about half the lightbulbs on the market.The regulation, finalized by ... Read more
A second Cambridge resident has been diagnosed with West Nile virus, the state Department of Public Health reported Thursday – making for only the third human case of West Nile virus reported in the e ... Read more
The Progressive Conservative government said Friday it would reverse a decision to make Crown lands available through public auction, instead of allowing them to be passed down from a farmer to his or ... Read more
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is one cashing in after the state legislature granted public universities the right to sell alcoholic beverages at sporting events. Read more
Crown Heights will fill with thousands of revelers and proud Panamanian nationals this Saturday for the annual Panamanian Day Parade, which celebrates the independence of the South American country fr ... Read more
Police on Friday identified the woman believed to have snatched a 3-year-old girl from a Greensboro playground on Wednesday, prompting a statewide Amber Alert. Read more
Writer, artist, performer and cut-up pioneer William Burroughs' shadow still looms large over our popular culture, even decades after the 1959 publication of Naked Lunch and years after the great man' ... Read more