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Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School Board meeting

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Carolina Curious: What's the main role of the school board?

1:04pm October 04, 2022

In this edition of Carolina Curious, listener Valerie Brockenbrough asks about the main role of a school board, and WFDD has the answers thanks to some veteran Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education members.

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Angela Powell, a business analyst who lives in Round Rock, Texas, has been trying to untangle a consolidated student loan debt from her ex-husband since their divorce in 2014.

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A win 16 years in the making for a group of student loan borrowers

3:00am October 03, 2022

by Sequoia Carrillo

Divorced borrowers who have been on the hook for their ex's student debt are finally getting the fix they need. But the Education Department's radio silence makes the win bittersweet.

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Ernest Robles started the Hispanic Scholarship Fund with a $30,000 mortgage

4:53pm October 02, 2022

by Michel Martin

NPR's Michel Marin talks with The Los Angeles Times' Gustavo Arellano about the legacy of Robles, who died in September at 92. We also hear from scholarship recipients.

The legal tug-of-war battle over student loan debt cancellation continues.

A look inside the legal battle to stop Biden's student loan relief

12:42pm September 30, 2022

by Cory Turner

The legal cases all face the same challenge: finding a plaintiff who will be clearly harmed by debt cancellation.

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Six adults suffered gunshot wounds in the hail of bullets that rained down on the King Estate complex, which houses four different schools Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday.

An Oakland school shooting that injured 6 was gang-related, police say

6:00am September 30, 2022

by Vanessa Romo

Officials said at least two gunmen were targeting a specific person and that they are still working to determine what touched off the shooting. It comes amid a surge in violence across the city.

Some of the damage caused by Hurricane Ian when it passed through Fort Myers Beach, Fla. The hurricane brought high winds, storm surge and rain to the area.

More than 2.5 million Florida students have missed school during Hurricane Ian

6:30pm September 29, 2022

by Meg Anderson

The vast majority of Florida's public school districts closed at least one day this week as the storm made its way across the state.

U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona appeared alongside President Biden when he announced his student loan relief plan on Aug. 24. On Thursday, the administration quietly changed its guidance around which borrowers qualify for this relief.

In a reversal, the Education Dept. is excluding many from student loan relief

4:34pm September 29, 2022

by Cory Turner

The Biden administration has quietly changed its guidance to disqualify borrowers who have privately-held FFEL and Perkins loans.

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$3.7 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds to support Forsyth County Pre-K classrooms

4:17pm September 29, 2022

by Amy Diaz

The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners approved $3.7 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds last week to support 30 Pre-K classrooms for two years.

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Director of Construction and Facilities Nick Seeba

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Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools postpones three bond projects due to increased costs

4:26pm September 28, 2022

by Amy Diaz

With an increase in construction costs, the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education voted to postpone three 2016 school bond projects Tuesday night.

President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting of the White House Competition Council in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022.

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Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan will cost $400 billion, budget office says

5:27pm September 27, 2022

by Ayana Archie

The cost of the White House's student loan forgiveness plan is an estimate over a 30-year period and will add to the country's deficit, the Congressional Budget Office said in a report.