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State's Pre-K Program Spending Unlikely To Change Soon

A top North Carolina legislative budget-writer says there are no immediate plans to address preschool spending for at-risk 4-year-olds because litigation on the state's program is running through the...

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Grenade Found At Onslow County Elementary School

Deputies tell us the grenade was discovered at Meadow View Elementary School, which is on Firetower Road outside of Jacksonville.

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Former Pitt County High School Coach Sentenced

A former high school coach must now register as a sex offender after being convicted of two counts of misdemeanor sexual battery.

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CAUGHT ON VIDEO: Pitt County Student Attacked By Another On The Bus

An assault on a school bus in Pitt County was caught on cellphone video and the girls involved say bullying led to punches being thrown.

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OFFICIALS: Pellet Gun, Knives Found In Student's Car Trunk

Pitt County School officials tell WITN they found a pellet gun and two knives in the trunk of a student's car Friday at South Central High School.

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To Get Your Kids Ahead In Life, Get A College Degree

We like to think of the United States as the type of place where anyone with a strong work ethic and healthy dose of ambition can make it to the top.

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School Bus Crash In Edenton

Police say a school bus was involved in a chain reaction crash. No students were injured, but all 31 went to the hospital to be checked out.

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ECU Officials Look At Several Possible Tuition Hike Proposals

The East Carolina University Board of Trustees said during a telephone conference call meeting Monday afternoon that several tuition and fee increases proposals are under consideration.

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3 Campuses For Deaf, Blind Stay In State Schools Plan

North Carolina public school officials have decided a school for the blind should no longer be freestanding, while empty space on the campus and the two other schools for the deaf could be leased out...

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Teacher Resigns Amid Misconduct Allegations With Student

School system spokeswoman Heather Mayo tells WITN News that the woman taught at North Pitt High School.

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No Injures In Lenoir County Bus Accident

The other driver has been charged after Kinston police say she struck a school bus this morning.

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High School Band Director Charged With Embezzlement

Antwann Smith, the former band director at Goldsboro High School, was arrested this morning and charged with embezzlement.

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State School Board To Vote On Longer School Year

The academic year for North Carolina's public school students is set to get five days longer next year.

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New Developments In Greene County Schools Embezzlement Case

A school embezzlement investigation continues today, and school officials say the woman at the center of the probe may have stolen much, much more money than they thought.

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ECU Trustees Okay Hefty Tuition Hike

East Carolina University trustees met Friday morning and okayed the proposed tuition hike.

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Obama Throws Out Bush-Era Diversity Guidelines For College Admissions

The Obama administration on Friday urged colleges and universities to get creative in improving racial diversity at their campuses, throwing out a Bush-era interpretation of recent Supreme Court...

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Duke Grad Gives School $50 Million To Help Poor Students

A Duke University graduate and investment manager and his wife are giving his alma mater $50 million to help undergraduates attend the elite school.

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UPDATE: Gaston County School Reverses Suspension Of 9 Year-Old Student

The school board in Gaston County is apologizing for suspending a fourth grade student for sexual harassment, after initial reports claimed he called his teacher cute.

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Subway's Jared Visiting Pitt County School

He's famous for losing lots of weight by eating only Subway sandwiches, and he'll be making a special stop today at a Pitt county middle school.

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ECU Students Sign Petition Against Tuition Hike

A week after East Carolina University trustees voted to recommend a tuition increase for the next school year, students who disagree with the possible hike are taking action.

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