By Mike Wilder, Times-News, Burlington, N.C. Jul. 31--The Alamance-Burlington School System, backed by the U.S. Department of Justice, asked a federal judge to rule that the system has fulfilled its obligation to desegregate local schools.

By Diane Mouskourie, The Daily News, Jacksonville, N.C. Mar. 14--The Onslow County Board of Education has joined the N.C. School Boards Association and more than 70 other school boards in a lawsuit against the state. What fueled the lawsuit began Aug. 11, when the N.C.