Some School Board Elections in the Border Belt Are Now Partisan by Heidi Perez-Moreno
February 24, 2026 North Carolina lawmakers have made more school board elections partisan, including those in Columbus and Scotland counties where voters have shifted to supporting conservative candidates.
Owner of St. Andrews University Campus Files for Bankruptcy by Matt Hartman
February 19, 2026 The move stopped a pending foreclosure and land auction filed by one of the creditors of the now-shuttered school in Scotland County.
Proposal To Close Bladen County School Rattles Parents by Heidi Perez-Moreno
February 17, 2026 Enrollment at East Arcadia School has been declining for years. Now school officials might close the school as part of a consolidation.
Public School Districts Continue to See Enrollment Drops in N.C.’s Border Belt by Heidi Perez-Moreno
January 26, 2026 The decline in traditional public schools has outpaced overall population losses in rural southeastern North Carolina, data shows.
N.C. Schools That Rely on International Teachers Brace for Visa Changes by Heidi Perez-Moreno
January 13, 2026 The federal government approved more H-1B visas for K-12 education for North Carolina in 2025 than any other state except Texas.
North Carolina lawmakers have made more school board elections partisan, including those in Columbus and Scotland counties where voters have shifted to supporting conservative candidates.
The move stopped a pending foreclosure and land auction filed by one of the creditors of the now-shuttered school in Scotland County.
Enrollment at East Arcadia School has been declining for years. Now school officials might close the school as part of a consolidation.
The decline in traditional public schools has outpaced overall population losses in rural southeastern North Carolina, data shows.
The federal government approved more H-1B visas for K-12 education for North Carolina in 2025 than any other state except Texas.