/tags/raleigh Raleigh en-US Copyright Wed, 07 May 2025 12:22:45 GMT /education/2025-05-07/wake-county-school-board-passes-budget-request Even after requesting $40 million more in county funding, the district's proposed budget would make more than $18 million in cuts and spend down its rainy day fund. Wed, 07 May 2025 12:22:45 GMT /education/2025-05-07/wake-county-school-board-passes-budget-request Liz Schlemmer /education/2025-04-29/teacher-pay-ranking-drops North Carolina's average teacher salary is ranked below neighboring states, and is about $14,000 less than the national average. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 19:42:03 GMT /education/2025-04-29/teacher-pay-ranking-drops Liz Schlemmer /politics/2025-04-25/nc-congressman-wiley-nickel-first-democrat-2026-us-senate-race-tillis Nickel joined the ÉîÒ¹¸£Àû Politics Podcast this week to talk about how he plans to take on incumbent Republican Sen. Thom Tillis, the prospects that former Gov. Roy Cooper could enter the race, and what he thinks Democrats should do differently to fight the Trump administration. Fri, 25 Apr 2025 16:08:41 GMT /politics/2025-04-25/nc-congressman-wiley-nickel-first-democrat-2026-us-senate-race-tillis Colin Campbell /race-class-communities/2025-04-22/latino-faithful-north-carolina-remember-pope-francis-first-latin-american-pope Pope Francis was the world’s first Latin American pope and he particularly touched the heart of those from his continent. Tue, 22 Apr 2025 13:02:06 GMT /race-class-communities/2025-04-22/latino-faithful-north-carolina-remember-pope-francis-first-latin-american-pope Aaron Sánchez-Guerra /education/2025-04-16/teenager-community-college-no-cost Thousands of North Carolina teens are getting a head start on college by taking community college classes in high school at no cost to them. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 20:37:15 GMT /education/2025-04-16/teenager-community-college-no-cost Liz Schlemmer /wunc-music/2025-04-02/dreamville-festival-2025-wunc-staff-picks-favorite-tracks J. Cole grew up in nearby Fayetteville and uses this music festival as an opportunity to shine a light on the place that helped shaped him as an artist. Wed, 02 Apr 2025 21:17:12 GMT /wunc-music/2025-04-02/dreamville-festival-2025-wunc-staff-picks-favorite-tracks Josh Sullivan /race-class-communities/2025-03-21/consulate-mexico-raleigh-trump Roberto Burgos, consul of civil registry, at the Mexican Consulate in Raleigh shares how some immigrants have responded to the political climate under President Donald Trump. Fri, 21 Mar 2025 17:52:14 GMT /race-class-communities/2025-03-21/consulate-mexico-raleigh-trump Aaron Sánchez-Guerra /education/2025-03-20/applications-opportunity-scholarships-school-vouchers More than 40,000 North Carolina students have applied so far to receive state funding to attend a K-12 private school next fall. Twice as many could still apply to renew vouchers they received this school year. Thu, 20 Mar 2025 20:06:13 GMT /education/2025-03-20/applications-opportunity-scholarships-school-vouchers Liz Schlemmer /education/2025-03-19/wake-county-schools-budget-cuts-2025-robert-taylor-wcpss Wake County Schools’ Superintendent Robert Taylor unveiled a $2.28 billion proposed operating budget Tuesday, that includes nearly $19 million in cuts, along with a request for $40 million more in local funding. Wed, 19 Mar 2025 11:50:33 GMT /education/2025-03-19/wake-county-schools-budget-cuts-2025-robert-taylor-wcpss Liz Schlemmer /economy/2025-03-11/raleigh-red-hat-amphitheater-renderings-first-look A first look at what we can expect when Red Hat Amphitheater moves in the Spring of 2026. Tue, 11 Mar 2025 15:21:23 GMT /economy/2025-03-11/raleigh-red-hat-amphitheater-renderings-first-look Brian Burns