Education

WS/FCS teacher holds class with some students virtually attending

Education

National study shows WS/FCS students lost a year of math learning in the pandemic

4:10pm December 16, 2022

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County students had the highest learning loss in the state during the pandemic, according to a study by Harvard and Stanford University researchers.

Purdue University Northwest Chancellor Thomas L. Keon mocked Asian languages in a commencement speech Saturday.

A university chancellor apologized after mocking Asian languages in his speech

5:07am December 16, 2022

by Giulia Heyward

Purdue University Northwest Chancellor Thomas L. Keon apologized for "offensive and insensitive" remarks he made onstage during a commencement ceremony.

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Guilford County Schools returns to former meal plan to curb student lunch debt

2:50pm December 15, 2022

by Amy Diaz

In January, Guilford County Schools (GCS) will return to the same meal plan used pre-COVID.

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Parents memorialize Sandy Hook shooting victims ten years later

4:53pm December 14, 2022

by Davis Dunavin

After the Sandy Hook shooting, gifts poured into the community — from art to teddy bears. Officials shared what they could, and now the rest has become part of the town's memorial to victims.

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Remembering Sandy Hook shooting victims ten years later

4:38pm December 14, 2022

NPR remembers the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting ten years later.

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New board members take the oath of office

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Guilford County school board members sworn in, reject GOP pick for vacant seat

4:04pm December 14, 2022

by Amy Diaz

The newly elected Guilford County Board of Education members were sworn in Tuesday night.

Author Ashley Hope Pérez wrote Out of Darkness, which is on the American Library Association's lists of most banned books.

Ashley Hope Pérez: 'Young people have a right' to stories that help them learn

1:06pm December 14, 2022

by Ashley Hope Pérez

For years, Out of Darkness appeared on reading lists as a recommendation for ambitious young readers ready to face disquieting aspects of the American experience. It began facing bans in 2021.

Student loan relief is stuck in a game of chess.

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Federal Student Aid reverses course on some relief approvals

12:19pm December 14, 2022

by Sequoia Carrillo

Student loan borrowers were left confused Tuesday morning after receiving an email reversing course on their student debt relief applications.

Then-President Donald Trump greets then-Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis during a campaign rally at the Hertz Arena on Oct. 31, 2018 in Estero, Fla. In 2024, the two candidates may run against one another for president.

These could be some of the reasons DeSantis hasn't announced a presidential run (yet)

10:27am December 14, 2022

by Greg Allen

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis won't discuss a possible run for the GOP presidential nomination, but his fundraising and upcoming book release likely represent a stealth campaign.

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Book cover with the back of braided hair down the center on a aged background. The cover bold orange and red across the braid.

Banned Books: Author Ashley Hope Pérez on finding humanity in the 'darkness'

9:10am December 14, 2022

Ashley Hope Pérez published Out of Darkness in 2015 to critical acclaim. The novel re-contextualized contemporary issues of race providing a historical framework in a not-so-post-racial America.

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