Education

In the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Administrative Offices Wednesday morning, volunteers filled stacks and stacks of cardboard boxes with cereal, produce, and canne

University of California graduate students walked off the job this week. The nearly 50,000 striking academic workers are asking for better pay and benefits.

The state's education department is demanding school districts comply with a previous decision to nix all Native American mascots, team names and logos.

Gov. Ron DeSantis was a champion of the bill designed to limit instruction about racism and privilege in the workplace and public universities. A federal judge called it "positively dystopian."

It was no coincidence that several audience members wore the same color at the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education meeting Tuesday night. 

NPR's Consider This podcast wants to know what you plan to do when student loan payments resume in January, and what questions you have about the forgiveness program.

Borrowers who say they were misled by their colleges have waited years for the federal government to review their claims. Wednesday's decision was a big win for them, but it's already been appealed.

The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education unanimously approved retention bonuses for all staff, including retirees, Tuesday night.