State's Pre-K Program Spending Unlikely To Change Soon
A top North Carolina legislative budget-writer says there are no immediate plans to address preschool spending for at-risk 4-year-olds because litigation on the state's program is running through the...
View ArticleGrenade Found At Onslow County Elementary School
Deputies tell us the grenade was discovered at Meadow View Elementary School, which is on Firetower Road outside of Jacksonville.
View ArticleFormer Pitt County High School Coach Sentenced
A former high school coach must now register as a sex offender after being convicted of two counts of misdemeanor sexual battery.
View ArticleCAUGHT ON VIDEO: Pitt County Student Attacked By Another On The Bus
An assault on a school bus in Pitt County was caught on cellphone video and the girls involved say bullying led to punches being thrown.
View ArticleOFFICIALS: Pellet Gun, Knives Found In Student's Car Trunk
Pitt County School officials tell WITN they found a pellet gun and two knives in the trunk of a student's car Friday at South Central High School.
View ArticleTo Get Your Kids Ahead In Life, Get A College Degree
We like to think of the United States as the type of place where anyone with a strong work ethic and healthy dose of ambition can make it to the top.
View ArticleSchool Bus Crash In Edenton
Police say a school bus was involved in a chain reaction crash. No students were injured, but all 31 went to the hospital to be checked out.
View ArticleECU Officials Look At Several Possible Tuition Hike Proposals
The East Carolina University Board of Trustees said during a telephone conference call meeting Monday afternoon that several tuition and fee increases proposals are under consideration.
View Article3 Campuses For Deaf, Blind Stay In State Schools Plan
North Carolina public school officials have decided a school for the blind should no longer be freestanding, while empty space on the campus and the two other schools for the deaf could be leased out...
View ArticleTeacher Resigns Amid Misconduct Allegations With Student
School system spokeswoman Heather Mayo tells WITN News that the woman taught at North Pitt High School.
View ArticleNo Injures In Lenoir County Bus Accident
The other driver has been charged after Kinston police say she struck a school bus this morning.
View ArticleHigh School Band Director Charged With Embezzlement
Antwann Smith, the former band director at Goldsboro High School, was arrested this morning and charged with embezzlement.
View ArticleState School Board To Vote On Longer School Year
The academic year for North Carolina's public school students is set to get five days longer next year.
View ArticleNew Developments In Greene County Schools Embezzlement Case
A school embezzlement investigation continues today, and school officials say the woman at the center of the probe may have stolen much, much more money than they thought.
View ArticleECU Trustees Okay Hefty Tuition Hike
East Carolina University trustees met Friday morning and okayed the proposed tuition hike.
View ArticleObama Throws Out Bush-Era Diversity Guidelines For College Admissions
The Obama administration on Friday urged colleges and universities to get creative in improving racial diversity at their campuses, throwing out a Bush-era interpretation of recent Supreme Court...
View ArticleDuke Grad Gives School $50 Million To Help Poor Students
A Duke University graduate and investment manager and his wife are giving his alma mater $50 million to help undergraduates attend the elite school.
View ArticleUPDATE: Gaston County School Reverses Suspension Of 9 Year-Old Student
The school board in Gaston County is apologizing for suspending a fourth grade student for sexual harassment, after initial reports claimed he called his teacher cute.
View ArticleSubway's Jared Visiting Pitt County School
He's famous for losing lots of weight by eating only Subway sandwiches, and he'll be making a special stop today at a Pitt county middle school.
View ArticleECU Students Sign Petition Against Tuition Hike
A week after East Carolina University trustees voted to recommend a tuition increase for the next school year, students who disagree with the possible hike are taking action.
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