A judge ruled the state's largest teacher lobbying group was the victim of "retaliatory viewpoint discrimination."

Wake County Superior Court Judge Paul Gessner issued his order last month in favor of the North Carolina Association of Educators, which announced the decision Thursday.

The first day of the Spring semester at Kinston High School was an unplanned half-day.

An Arizona sheriff has announced plans to deploy an armed volunteer posse to protect Phoenix-area students in the wake of the mass shooting at a Connecticut elementary school.

Thursday, hundreds of Swansboro High students walked to the bleachers on the football field wearing green and white- the school colors of Sandy Hook Elementary and read the names of those killed Friday.

A months-long investigation of academic fraud at The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill finds the problems go back a decade earlier than an earlier probe uncovered.

Belmont Abbey in Gaston County says it's happy with a ruling by a federal appeals court on its challenge of rules that could require the school to provide free contraceptives to employees.

"It's my belief that the gunmen are choosing a school that there are no guns, no weapons there to defend the children," said Rep. Phillip Lowe (R-SC) of Florence Wednesday.

Onslow County deputies arrested Bryan Holley who is a senior at Richlands High School.

Family, friends and townspeople streamed to two funeral homes Monday. Click the image to view photos of some of the victims in Friday's deadly shooting.

Authorities in Cumberland County have arrested a high school student after a handgun was found in his locker.

While adults await the latest information on the tragedy of an elementary school massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, Dr. Michael Brown at East Carolina University said it is best for parents to be mindful of the media their children consume. He shared that and other pieces of advice on talking tragedy at home.

A law enforcement official now says the suspect in the Connecticut school shootings is 20-year-old Adam Lanza. Early reports identified the shooter as 24-year-old Ryan Lanza.

Two Carteret County schools have $25,000 each to spend on educational supplies thanks to a mother's entry in the Box Tops For Education sweepstakes.

Kirby has been teaching in Craven County for nine years but has 19 total years in the classroom.

A Beaufort County man is the winner of the North Carolina education Lottery's Cash 5 drawing.

Halifax County deputies arrested Dozine Jones of Enfield for assaulting a handicapped person.

It happened at the intersection of Hackney Avenue and Fowle Drive shortly after 8:30 a.m.

A high school student in Bertie County decided on a hairy senior project to help cancer survivors

Tuition could be going up at East Carolina University after a unanimous vote today by the Board of Trustees.

Authorities are investigating the theft of computers from a classroom at Pitt Community College this morning.

The Craven County School District is urging Congress to stop harmful budget cuts as it gets to work on trying to avoid the fiscal cliff.

The board of trustees unanimously endorsed "gender-neutral" housing. Supporterssay the move would help students - specifically gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students - who are being harassed and bullied in traditional on-campus housing.

A New Jersey native and local nursing student says she never expected so many people would donate so many supplies for victims of Hurricane Sandy.

Cape Lookout Marine Science Charter High School has a new charter from the state.