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Kindergartners are missing a lot of school. This district has a fix

10:30am June 14, 2024

by Cory Turner

In many places, kindergartners are as likely to be chronically absent as high school seniors, but one school district in rural California is doing something about it.

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UNC Asheville chancellor announces program cuts

2:05pm June 13, 2024

by Brianna Atkinson, WUNC

UNC Asheville Chancellor Kimberly van Noort is proposing to eliminate several academic programs and departments from the university.

While women outnumber men on campus, their later earnings remain stuck

5:02am June 13, 2024

by Jon Marcus

On college campuses, women are making inroads in male-dominated fields like engineering and business. But that is not eliminating the earnings gaps in leadership and income in the workplace.

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WS/FCS looks to limit pepper spray use, school resource officer involvement in revised contract

4:42pm June 12, 2024

by Amy Diaz

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools is looking to make changes to contracts for school resource officers. District officials have proposed new language limiting the use of pepper spray, and clarifying when SROs should be called.

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Pandemic aid for schools is ending soon. Many after-school programs may go with it

6:51pm June 11, 2024

by Beth Wallis

Afterschool programs can improve students academic and social skills, and many got a big boost from pandemic relief funding. But that money is expiring soon, and some programs may disappear with it.

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Dozens of educators rally in support of public school funding

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Forsyth County educators rally for increased funds for public schools

2:50pm June 11, 2024

by Amy Diaz

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools requested $20 million from county commissioners this year. But the county’s proposed budget only fulfills about a third of the request — $6.7 million.

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Moore High's graduating class of 74' finally walks

10:15pm June 10, 2024

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With 'chronic absenteeism' soaring in schools, most parents aren’t sure what it is

10:05pm June 10, 2024

by Sequoia Carrillo

Experts and educators are worried about students who miss big chunks of the school year, but a new NPR/Ipsos poll shows parents aren’t quite sure what it is.

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Pandemic aid for schools is ending soon. Many after-school programs may go with it

5:15pm June 10, 2024

by Beth Wallis

Once the federal money expires, one Tulsa organization estimates its after-school program offerings will shrink from 450 to just 75. That's unless they can find outside funding.

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Guilford County Schools to offer students free meals through the summer

2:08pm June 10, 2024

by Amy Diaz

Guilford County Schools will be providing meals at no cost to children under the age of 18 this summer. The program starts next week and runs through the middle of August.