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These 3 NC colleges drastically dropped tuition. The result was like a ‘booster rocket.’

Undergraduate enrollment at Western Carolina University has risen 6.6 percent over last fall. Western Carolina Office of Communications & Public Relations A new, lower tuition rate is drawing more ... read more

Opinion Roundup: Hurricane Florence, potential election outcomes, understaffing in NC nursing homes and more

JANE STANCILL: These 3 NC colleges drastically dropped tuition. The result was like a ‘booster rocket’ (Charlotte Observer reports) — The NC Promise program, funded by the legislature at $51 million ... read more

Elizabeth City State’s ‘rock star’ interim leader will stay in job permanently

The university has seen positive changes this year. Elizabeth City State is one of three universities to be designated by the legislature as an NC Promise school, with in-state tuition of $1,000 ... ... read more

Are Colleges Worth the Price of Admission?

Tuition charges at both public and private colleges have more than doubled—in real dollars—compared with a generation ago. For most Americans, educating their offspring will be the largest financial ... read more

A Booster Shot for Social Security

The 'chained CPI' proposal that President Obama has floated as part of a potential deal with Republicans calculates cost of living increases by assuming that as the price of one commodity, like beef, ... read more

Chasing the Moon

Utilizing a visual feast of previously overlooked and lost archival material — much of which has never before been seen by the public — the film features a diverse cast of characters who played key ... read more

UNC students could face a new fee to pay for building repairs

The university is proposing reducing some other student fees in order to create the new one. The $65.39 amount would keep required student fee increases within a 3 percent limit ... to rising costs ... read more

How to Demotivate Your Best Employees

leading to a drop in motivation and productivity. More than 80 percent of companies dole out work-related awards like "employee of the month" or "top salesperson." Managers often view these awards as ... read more

Is it college or camp?

Forty-five percent of students made no significant improvement in their critical thinking, reasoning or writing skills during the first two years of college, according to the study. After four years, ... read more

Report: Inequality on the rise in Silicon Valley

And while rental rates in the San Francisco and San Jose metro areas remained steady in 2018, they were significantly higher than in any other metro area in the nation (in these two areas, rental ... read more

Teachers Were Never The Problem

Similarly, we know that many of the high-performing public schools in America's wealthy locales are unionized. We also know that one of the best school systems in the world—Finland's—is fully ... read more