Education
More campuses join UNC-CH in debate about sexual assault
UNC-Chapel Hill, already under federal investigation for its handling of sexual assault cases, finds itself at the forefront of a national movement led by UNC-CH complainants.
Education
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BARRY SAUNDERS
Saunders: I fought the school bus course – and the school bus course won
From the driver’s seat at the State School Bus ROADeo, Barry Saunders develops a new appreciation for what school bus drivers do.
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EDUCATION
Candidates vie for Wake schools chief job
Wake County school board members say all three superintendent finalists are strong candidates who will get equal consideration when they meet the public next week and go through a find round of interviews.
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EDUCATION
Wake to hire 104 more drivers to prevent bus-snafu repeat
Wake County school transportation staff say they’re taking additional steps, such as hiring 104 additional bus drivers and examining the routes for this fall, to avoid repeating this school year’s bus problems.
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CRIME
Wakefield High girl’s softball coach charged with sex offense with a student
Jamie Ayers, head coach of the Wakefield High School girls’ softball team and an assistant men’s football coach, was arrested Monday evening on a warrant charging him with three counts of sex offense with a student.
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EDUCATION
Wake names three superintendent finalists
Dana Bedden, the superintendent of the Irving Independent School District in Texas; Ann Clark, the deputy superintendent of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools; and James Merrill, the superintendent of Virginia Beach City Schools, are the finalists to become the Wake County school system’s new ...
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TRAFFIC
Raleigh woman killed in accident involving school bus
The driver of a car was killed Wednesday morning when she pulled in front of a Wake County school bus on Atlantic Avenue.
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EDUCATION
Photos: State School Bus ROADeo at the farigrounds
Randolph County bus driver Rebecca Brady looks in her mirrors as she readies to back her bus into a narrow chute as DMV employee Iris Thomas monitors her Tuesday during the annual State School Bus ROADeo at the N.C. State Fairgrounds. Nearly 50 drivers competed in nine events to grade their skills...
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BARRY SAUNDERS
Saunders: In Enloe water-balloon case, does punishment fit the crime?
Wasn’t there a more creative way to deal with Enloe High School students who allegedly threw water balloons than to suspend them from school?
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UNC SCANDAL
Ex-chancellor Moeser criticizes coverage of UNC scandal
“I think they target people, and they take pleasure in bringing people down,” said Moeser. “I think their real goal here was to remove banners from the Smith Center.”
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EDUCATION
UNC’s Holden Thorp steps out of the spotlight
In a recent interview, Thorp, leaving soon for Washington University, said he wished he had watched “Friday Night Lights” five years ago. An education about athletics would’ve come in handy.








