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Emily Walkenhorst

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Emily Walkenhorst, WRAL education reporter

    Changes to NC school math requirements, standards set for vote (opens the original)

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    The State Board of Education is scheduled to vote Thursday on new math standards for all grade levels, including removing Math 3 and Math 4 in high school. The changes aim to make math more relevant to students, especially as they lose interest in older grades. The state Department of Public Instruction surveyed teachers about the existing standards and found far less satisfaction among teachers in the higher grade levels. The draft standards are designed to better engage students in math. When

  2. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Emily Walkenhorst, WRAL education reporter

    Wake school board considering policy to allow unions on all campuses (opens the original)

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    The Wake County school board is considering a policy that would ensure school employee union representatives would be able to go to school campuses to meet with a school's interested employees. The school board plans to hold its first vote to approve the policy change at its Oct. 6 meeting, with the second and final vote occurring on Oct. 20. Board agendas are set the Friday before each meeting. The board's policy committee voted to move forward with the proposed changes during a meeting earlier

  3. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Emily Walkenhorst, WRAL education reporter

    NC wants students to read 10 million books, as reading for fun drops (opens the original)

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    North Carolina school leaders are challenging the state's children to read 10 million books in 2027, after nearly two decades of decline in the percentage of students nationally who say they regularly read for fun. Reading for fun is associated with higher test scores in reading. It's a subject area that North Carolina and the nation has posted more middling results in over the past decade, though the state recently posted some improvements in reading proficiency. The 10 Million Book Challenge w

  4. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Emily Walkenhorst, WRAL education reporter

    New data shows NC teacher vacancies down to start the school year (opens the original)

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    North Carolina school leaders say they had fewer teacher vacancies at the start of this school year, according to a new survey from the North Carolina School Superintendents Association. Superintendents reported 2,009 teacher vacancies as of Sept. 18, part of 6,265 total employee vacancies. Superintendents reported 2,155 teacher vacancies at the start of the 2025-26 school year and 3,141 teacher vacancies at the start of the 2024-25 school year. They reported 6,210 total employee vacancies at th

  5. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Emily Walkenhorst, WRAL education reporter

    Trump administration investigating Duke’s relationship with Wuhan University (opens the original)

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    The U.S. Department of Education is investigating Duke University’s relationship with Wuhan University in China as part of its effort to monitor U.S. universities’ ties with certain foreign governments. Duke University and Wuhan University first partnered in 2013 to establish a new university in Kunshan, China, called Duke Kunshan University. It first enrolled students in 2018. Under federal law, universities that receive federal funding must disclose foreign contracts and gifts of $250,000 or m

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