The Biden administration moves to make broad, transgender sports bans illegal
The proposed changes to Title IX would still give schools some flexibility to ban transgender athletes depending on age and sport.
Education
WS/FCS to increase random use of metal detectors in high schools
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools plans to increase random, unannounced use of metal detectors in high schools. District officials say they hope the technology will deter individuals from bringing weapons on campus.
Stacey Abrams is chosen as Howard University's first chair for race and Black politics
In her new role, Abrams will lead research across the university on political issues impacting Black Americans. She begins her multi-year appointment at the University starting this September.
Despite legislative efforts, Guilford County School Board does not seat GOP appointment
The District 3 vacancy on the Guilford County Board of Education was filled Tuesday night – but not by the GOP’s pick as expected. The board voted 6-2 to appoint Bill J. Goebel, after months of rejecting Guilford County Schools teacher Michael Logan.
Virginia teacher shot by a 6-year-old student files a $40 million lawsuit
The suit accuses school officials of gross negligence for allegedly ignoring multiple warnings that the boy had a gun on the day Abby Zwerner was shot and seriously wounded in January.
Grief and tangled politics were at the heart of Kentucky's fight over new trans law
This week, GOP lawmakers overruled Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear's veto and passed a sweeping law limiting the rights of transgender youth across the state, both at school and in their personal lives.
States are looking for ways to make free school meals permanent
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
NPR's Adrian Florido talks with New Yorker writer Jay Caspian Kang about his latest piece, "The Particular Misery of College Admissions TikTok."
WS/FCS shares plans for remaining COVID-19 relief funding
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.