WUNC

Call Letters: WUNC
Frequency: 91.5
http://wunc.org/
Affiliations: NPR, PRI, and APM
Networks: The American Homefront Project, Sound Opinions Private Network, Here's the Thing, Reveal, American Public Media, and Guns & America

North Carolina Public Radio broadcasts on terrestrial radio at 91.5 FM in the Chapel Hill/Raleigh/Durham area, on 88.9 FM Manteo, serving the North East outer banks and coastal communities, and on 90.9 FM from Rocky Mount serving portions of "Down East" North Carolina and Sandhills. The station also streams 24/7 online in mp3, Windows Media and Real Audio.

Series

American Graduate

42 Pieces

WUNC's American Graduate Project is part of a nationwide public media conversation about the dropout crisis.

From: WUNC
Updated: Aug 15, 2012

Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School

11 Pieces

Free! - Ten part series about challenges facing a public high school in North Carolina.

From: WUNC
Updated: Aug 08, 2012

North Carolina Teacher Project

14 Pieces

The North Carolina Teacher Project is a year-long look at the teaching profession, told through in-depth feature stories, comprehensive policy discussions on The State of Things, intimate conversations between students and teachers, and multimedia presentations.

From: WUNC
Updated: Dec 03, 2013

Put to the Test (Six Part Documentary News Series)

6 Pieces

Documentary series on the impact of NCLB and high stakes testing at one high school

From: WUNC
Updated: Jan 20, 2008

WUNC Fundraising

11 Pieces

Various Fundraiser pieces

From: WUNC
Updated: Jul 20, 2004

Caption: 2014 Teen Reporters, Credit: Carol Jackson

WUNC Youth Radio

5 Pieces

Every summer, WUNC mentors high school students who are aspiring journalists. This is a collection of their best stories.

From: WUNC
Updated: Feb 02, 2015

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Short Of Expectations, Virtual Charter Schools Promise To Improve

From: WUNC
Series: American Graduate

Last school year, Thompson enrolled her three kids in North Carolina Virtual Academy (NCVA)—one of the state’s two virtual charter schools. Both ha...

Added: Sep 14, 2017
Length: 04:04

NC's Lowest-Performing Schools To Receive Millions In Federal Grants

From: WUNC

Nineteen of the state's lowest-performing schools are getting nearly $40 million in federal grants starting in January to improve student outcomes....

Added: Sep 14, 2017
Length: :34

With The End Of Voter ID Law, Preregistration Makes A Come-Back

From: WUNC
Series: American Graduate

One of the lesser known provisions of the sweeping 2013 voter ID law ended voter preregistration for 16 and 17-year-olds. Now that the Fourth Circu...

Added: Sep 14, 2017
Length: 03:50

Seeking Flexibility Around Deployments, Military Families Turn to Homeschooling

From: WUNC
Series: American Graduate

Homeschooling is becoming more common, and studies suggest that military parents are more likely to homeschool their kids.

Added: Sep 14, 2017
Length: 03:58

First All-Girls Charter School In NC Opens With High Hopes

From: WUNC
Series: American Graduate

GLOW Academy is the state's first all-girls charter school. It opened its doors in Wilmington this school year and is part of a national network of...

Added: Sep 14, 2017
Length: 03:52

What Makes One Raleigh Charter School Succeed?

From: WUNC
Series: American Graduate

The elementary school hallway of Magellan Charter School. Magellan has one of the highest school performance grades in the state, but it also has a...

Added: Sep 14, 2017
Length: 03:52

Many NC School Districts Struggle To Find Teachers

From: WUNC
Series: American Graduate

Newly hired teachers and staff at a 2015 orientation for Wake County Public Schools. Small rural districts find it difficult to compete with Wake C...

Added: Sep 14, 2017
Length: :35

North Carolina Teachers Cover Classroom Costs On Their Own Dime

From: WUNC

Caption: Guilford County fourth grade math teacher Diana Watson scopes out the shelves of donated markers and highlighters at the Guilford County Teacher Supply Warehouse., Credit: Jess Clark, WUNC

Recent national surveys from the National School Supply and Equipment Association show teachers spend an average of $500 to nearly $1,000 a year ou...

Added: Sep 12, 2017
Length: 03:49

Do Bonuses Make Teachers Teach Better?

From: WUNC
Series: American Graduate

Proposed budgets sets aside $10 million in bonuses for third-grade reading teachers whose student growth scores are in the top 25 percent of the s...

Added: Sep 12, 2017
Length: 03:26

Senate Lawmakers Propose Large Expansion Of School Voucher Program

From: WUNC
Series: American Graduate

Senate Republicans have a plan to grow a large reserve fund for the Opportunity Scholarship Program.

Added: Sep 12, 2017
Length: 03:54

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Staff of WUNC

	David Schulman independent producer and musician
	Dave DeWitt (Admin) Reporter/Producer, WUNC
	Al Wodarski Audio Engineer, WUNC Radio
	Brent Wolfe (Admin) News and Public Affairs Producer
	Regina Yeager Development
	Connie Walker (Admin) News Director
	Katherine Evans News Intern
	Adam Hochberg (Admin)
	Freddy Jenkins (Admin)
	Russell Henry (Admin)
	Elizabeth Baier
	Celeste Gracia
	Lindsay Thomas
	Kaia Findlay
	Amanda Magnus
	Anita Rao
	Sean Roux
	Terry Gildea (Admin)
	Will Michaels