Education

Guilford County Association of Educators President Kenya Donaldson addresses the school board

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Guilford County School Board requests $77.6 million to raise pay for classified staff

3:36pm May 11, 2023

The Guilford County Board of Education unanimously approved a budget request to the county on Tuesday. It includes $77.6 million for classified staff like custodians and teacher assistants.

Elementary schoolers raise their hands after being asked who had the best mentor

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Elementary school students celebrate mentorship program at Winston-Salem State University

4:07pm May 10, 2023

by Amy Diaz

A months-long mentorship program between Winst

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Students Demand Action present a safe gun storage resolution at a school board meeting

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WS/FCS Board of Education passes secure gun storage resolution

3:34pm May 10, 2023

by Amy Diaz

R. J. Reynolds and Reagan High School students attended Board of Education meetings throughout April, advocating for a safe gun storage resolution.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference to sign several bills related to public education and teacher pay, in Miami, on May 9.

Florida rejects some social studies textbooks and pushes publishers to change others

1:21pm May 10, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

In one case, references to the killing of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement were removed. The list of rejected materials included books on U.S. history, the Holocaust and psychology.

Students reenact Birmingham children's march on its 60th anniversary

4:39pm May 05, 2023

by Kyra Miles

On the 60th anniversary of the Birmingham children's march, students there reenacted the important event which alerted the nation to the police brutality used against those fighting for civil rights.

Superintendent Whitney Oakley speaks on stage

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Guilford County Schools to focus on student health, safety in new strategic plan

2:01pm May 04, 2023

by Amy Diaz

Guilford County Schools celebrated the launch of a new strategic direction Tuesday evening.

A supporter of President Donald Trump has a clear plastic backpack during a campaign rally at MBS International Airport, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020, in Freeland, Mich.

A Michigan school district has banned students from carrying backpacks

5:49am May 04, 2023

by Ayana Archie

Flint Community Schools said it has concerns about the national landscape of gun violence across the nation. The ban went into effect Monday.

The last class session with students from Alfred Nobel University in Dnipro, Ukraine, and science and engineering students from Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colo.

Unlikely connection: college students in Ukraine and the U.S. form a bond

5:01am May 04, 2023

by Claire Murashima

Learning American pop culture while attending college during a war: Students in Dnipro, Ukraine, and Golden, Colo., form an unlikely connection.

8th-graders' history and civics scores drop on a national test

4:38pm May 03, 2023

Jonathan Collins, a professor of political science, public policy and education at Brown University, talks about the so-called "Nation's Report Card" on civics and U.S. history.

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Montana state Rep. SJ Howell speaks on the House floor during a motion to discipline Rep. Zooey Zephyr at the Montana Capitol in Helena on Wed., April 26, 2023. Howell is a Democrat who identifies as transgender nonbinary.

These states are narrowly defining who is 'female' and 'male' in law

4:28pm May 03, 2023

LGBTQ advocates say these bills are another attempt to restrict transgender rights. Republicans sponsoring the bills say the definitions are important to keep sex from being conflated with gender.