education

Local colleges are set to resume classes this coming Monday, January 10. With the omicron variant spreading across Western North Carolina, campuses are…

A new clinic aims to make healthcare more accessible in Graham County Schools.With the school year underway, workers are putting the finishing touches on…

School boards across Western North Carolina are still deciding on whether to make masks mandatory for students and staff. The region’s Congressman has…

Students and staff in 8 out of 16 school districts in BPR’s listening area will not be required to wear masks indoors. Masking indoors and for…

Students in the Asheville area and beyond are hustling to meet the March 15th deadline to submit their entries for NPR’s Student Podcast Challenge. The…

Welcome to the 2021 NPR Student Podcast Challenge! Blue Ridge Public Radio is inviting students grades 5-12 from across Western North Carolina to submit…

Governor Cooper announced September 17 that children in kindergarten through 5th grade can attend in-person classes starting October 5. However, learning…

The Western Carolina University Faculty Senate narrowly approved a resolution calling for all classes to go online when the fall semester starts next…

The first day of class for most UNC System schools is August 17. BPR spoke with a Western Carolina University student who already contracted COVID-19 as…

Western Carolina University is preparing for next month’s fall semester, which will have a mix of in-person classes and online instruction. Western…