The NCAA Lifts Ban On Holding Events In NC After HB2 Repeal

The NCAA says it will consider North Carolina as a host for championship events again after the state rolled back a law that limited protections for LGBT people

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Study Ties Student Homelessness To Poor Health, Academic Performance

The study from the Institute for Children, Poverty and Homelessness ties homelessness and health to school performance. For example, in districts with more homeless kids than average, about one-third of third graders can read proficiently. In districts with a below-average homeless rate, more kids can read – almost half of those measured.

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Wake County superintendent wants $56.6 million more in local funding for schools

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Wake County Superintendent Jim Merrill wants $56.6 million more in local funding to help offset the state’s upcoming cuts in school class sizes and to hire more counselors and social workers and raise pay for bus drivers.

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Peace Street in downtown Raleigh will get upgrades

Raleigh- A stretch of Peace Street will get more pleasing to the eye and easier for pedestrians to navigate under a plan that aims to spruce up the northern end of downtown where new development is in the works.

The Raleigh City Council on Tuesday agreed to spend $2.1 million to widen sidewalks and add trees along nearly one-third of a mile of Peace Street from West to St. Mary’s streets

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