The following is an excerpt of a story originally posted on UNCGNOW on November 06, 2014 It was Arne Duncan’s birthday, but he was the one who sprang the surprise. To the tune of $20 million. Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education, was at UNCG Thursday to take part in a forum about the federally-funded N.C. Investing […]

College-Rating System Will Go Forward, Duncan Says By Mark Keierleber Chronicle of Higher Education May 1, 2014 Washington The U.S. Department of Education plans to continue its push for a college-rating system, even if Congress doesn’t shell out the $10-million the agency is requesting to develop the program and put it in place. The Obama […]

  By Renee Schoof McClatchy Washington Bureau November 25, 2013 When Congress returns to Washington after Thanksgiving, budget negotiations will be getting down to the wire on a deal for next year’s federal spending. Without an agreement in December, North Carolina and the nation could be facing a second round of the automatic spending cuts […]