Education

States are looking for ways to make free school meals permanent

4:19pm March 30, 2023

by Ximena Bustillo

During the COVID-19 pandemic, states could offer free meals to every public school student every school day. That program ended, but some states, like Vermont, are looking to keep it on their own.

Teens share the joy, despair and anxiety of college admissions on TikTok

4:19pm March 30, 2023

NPR's Adrian Florido talks with New Yorker writer Jay Caspian Kang about his latest piece, "The Particular Misery of College Admissions TikTok."

Education

WS/FCS shares plans for remaining COVID-19 relief funding

3:56pm March 30, 2023

by Amy Diaz

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools received $215 million through the second and third rounds of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Funds. A portion of those funds must be spent within six months, or returned to the federal government.

Frank Pantano speaks to school board members about magnet programming

Education

WS/FCS looks to magnet programming to increase diversity at four schools

4:23pm March 29, 2023

by Amy Diaz

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools is looking to apply for $15 million in federal funding to support IB Programs at four schools. District officials say strong magnet programming will help diversify those schools.

State unveils 'Action Plan' to address youth mental health crisis

9:56am March 29, 2023

by Neal Charnoff

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services teamed up with the state Department of Public Instruction to compose an Action Plan to address what is described as an “urgent” youth mental health and behavioral health crisis. The plan, released on Tuesday, cites a needed investment in the state’s school systems.

Wisconsin school bans Miley Cyrus-Dolly Parton duet from class concert

6:27am March 29, 2023

by The Associated Press

Administrators at Heyer Elementary School in Waukesha stopped a class from performing a Miley Cyrus-Dolly Parton duet promoting LGBTQ acceptance because the song "could be perceived as controversial."

Nashville Police Chief John Drake speaks at a news briefing on Tuesday at the entrance to the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee.

What we know about the deadly shooting at a Nashville elementary school

10:01pm March 28, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

Authorities released graphic body camera footage showing the fatal confrontation between police and the shooter at the private religious school. Three children and three adults died in the attack.

Body cam footage from Nashville police shows fatal confrontation with school shooter

5:29pm March 28, 2023

by Chas Sisk

Police in Nashville released body camera footage earlier Tuesday showing the encounter with the shooter who killed three children and three adults at the Covenant School on Monday.

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Timisha Barnes-Jones meets with Petree Principal Alicia Bailey at school

Education

Carolina Curious: What is WS/FCS doing about all the 'F' schools in the district?

4:07pm March 28, 2023

by Amy Diaz

In this edition of Carolina Curious, listener Carol Penick asks about "F" schools in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County. WFDD’s Amy Diaz looks into how the district supports these schools, as well as how performance grades are calculated.

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What we know about the Nashville school shooting

4:58pm March 27, 2023

by Alexis Marshall

At least six people — three children and three adults — were killed when a 28-year-old woman opened fire at a small Christian school in Nashville. The shooter was then killed by police.