CHAPEL HILL (March 23, 2023) – The chair of UNC-Chapel Hill’s trustees isn’t backing down from a new School of Civic Life and Leadership – or a new policy that ...

RALEIGH (March 16, 2023) – News Item: State Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler told a state House committee last week that he needs at least $7 million to increase pay in ...

WINSTON-SALEM (March 16, 2023) – Forsyth Technical Community College President Janet Spriggs has 36 vacancies among her faculty to fill – far more than usual this time of year. And ...

RALEIGH (March 16, 2023) – And to further diversify the UNC Board of Governors, the NC Senate offers (drum roll, please): Two more white male Republican former legislators. A state Senate ...

WINSTON-SALEM (March 8, 2023) – While there are always differing opinions about how much teachers should be paid, I believe most North Carolinians agree that having quality teachers in every ...

By Paul FultonSpecial to The PilotMarch 6, 2023 In response to Connie Lovell’s column Feb. 25 (“New UNC School Will Give Students Critical Thinking Skills Needed in Life”): The notion of adding ...

RALEIGH (March 1, 2023) – North Carolina will finish the current budget year with $3.25 billion – 10.7% – more revenue than it budgeted for the year, state economists reported ...

RALEIGH (February 23, 2023) – Public officials seldom attract attention when they don’t change something for seven years.  But in an era when the public complains about the cost of higher ...

RALEIGH (February 23, 2023) – Being a school principal has been called the toughest job in America. But Bonnie Fusarelli is there to help. Fusarelli, a professor and faculty scholar in ...

CHAPEL HILL (February 21, 2023) – There’s a case study in overreach by a UNC System governing board taking place before our eyes in Chapel Hill. Administrators and faculty alike were ...