Some colleges are welcoming pets in dorms to reduce students' stress and anxiety

Education | Spectrum News 1 8/28 8:28A Associated Press

Eckerd College in Florida, MIT and the University of Northern Colorado are among the schools that allow them.

AI-driven private school expanding to North Carolina as public schools explore classroom...

Education | Spectrum News 1 8/25 1:30A Rob Wu

Just two hours of class? A new AI-driven school is coming to North Carolina as public schools explore artificial intelligence.

Photos: 2025 back-to-school photo submissions

Education | Spectrum News 1 8/22 5:30A Daniel Gray

Before you grab your lunchbox and hop on the bus, be sure to capture a first-day photo!

Eliminating the stigma: Food program ensures all Durham students get fed

Education | Spectrum News 1 8/22 12:00A Daniel Gray

The school district is among a few in the state with county-wide participation.

South Piedmont Community College's forensics program booms as new president takes lead

Education | Spectrum News 1 8/18 1:00A Jennifer Roberts

A booming forensics program and a growing student body are setting the stage for a new era at South Piedmont Community College.

With the new semester days away, students are back on campuses around N.C.

Education | Spectrum News 1 8/15 5:30A Sydney McCoy

Schools including N.C. State, Duke, UNC Wilmington and UNC Chapel Hill begin welcoming students back on to campus this week.

Shooter who attacked CDC headquarters was 30-year-old man from suburban Atlanta

Education | Spectrum News 1 8/9 11:29A Associated Press

The attack prompted a massive law enforcement response to one of the nation's most prominent public health institutions.

Student loans in SAVE plan now accumulate interest

Education | Spectrum News 1 8/4 1:45A Sasha Strong

A note on the Department of Education website calls the Biden era SAVE repayment plan “a renewed effort to implement illegal student loan bailouts."

Millions of student loan borrowers at risk of having wages garnished

Education | Spectrum News 1 8/2 8:54A Associated Press

TransUnion predicts that by August roughly 3 million borrowers could move into default, meaning they're 270 days past due on payments.

Back 2 School festival needs help with donations after serving Helene victims

Education | Spectrum News 1 8/1 8:00A Rose Eiklor

The Watauga County Back 2 School festival is just weeks away, and organizers say they need $75,000 to have everything the kids need for this year.

Trump plans to revive Presidential Fitness Test for schoolchildren

Education | Spectrum News 1 7/31 8:09A Associated Press

Children had to run and perform situps, pullups or pushups and a sit-and-reach test, but the program changed in 2012 during the Obama administration.

Durham year-round students return to class with new fee, cellphone rules coming

Education | Spectrum News 1 7/22 7:00A Sydney McCoy

The superintendent for Durham Public Schools talked to Spectrum News 1 on the first day back for year-round students.

Harvard seeks billions in funding restored at pivotal hearing in its standoff with Trump

Education | Spectrum News 1 7/21 9:59A Associated Press

At the hearing on Monday, the university accused the government of using funding as leverage to control its academic decisions.

Nonprofit, school district react to federal education funding in limbo

Education | Spectrum News 1 7/21 2:30A Estephany Escobar

North Carolina expected to receive $165 million dollars for schools and nonprofits.

'So important': New summer program tackles health care shortages in Cleveland County

Education | Spectrum News 1 7/17 1:00A Jennifer Roberts

A new summer program is giving high school students a hands-on look at health care careers.