13 NC counties are under alert, including Chatham and Sampson counties.

It's that time of year when your child will be taking end-of-grade tests or EOGs. What are EOGs and how can you help them be better prepared?

End-of-grade tests: Everything you need to know about these annual exams

Student testing 

As the number of juvenile offenders climbs, the state is looking at alternatives crowded detention centers to make sure young people already convicted of crimes can turn their lives around. 

Education, skills and rehab focus easing burden on NC juvenile justice system

Inside the juvenile justice system

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It's been less than a year since Cary author Gillian McDunn's debut novel, "Caterpillar Summer," came out. Her second book, "The Queen Bee and Me," for kids ages 8 to 13 or so, comes out Tuesday.



After year of acclaim with first book for kids, Cary author Gillian McDunn has new story to tell

Cary author Gillian McDunn

Meet Gillian McDunn, the Cary author and mom behind "Caterpillar Summer," a new book set in a fictional place that might be familiar to Topsail Island fans and focuses on the relationship between a sister and her brother with special needs.

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After year of acclaim with first book for kids, Cary author Gillian McDunn has new story to tell

Caterpillar Summer: Set in North Carolina, new book for kids by Cary author earning rave reviews