The omicron variant is wreaking havoc at day care centers
Children under 5 are still too young to be vaccinated for COVID-19, and that is leading to a lot of stress and disruption among their parents and their caregivers.
Education
Wake Forest receives grant to produce plays focused on social issues
Wake Forest University has received a grant to commission and produce two original plays to be presented during the 2024 National Black Theatre Festival.
Nonbinary students push for changes to Hollins University's admissions policies
Women's colleges have changed policies for a generation that increasingly identifies as nonbinary, but Hollins University in Roanoke has not. (Story originally aired on ATC on Nov. 26, 2021.)
The number of first-year Black medical students jumps 21% in the past year
Medical schools across the country are reporting a record increase in first-year Black students. (This report originally aired Jan. 15, 2022 on Weekend Edition Saturday.)
HanesBrands makes $2M commitment to HBCUs
HanesBrands is making a $2 million investment in historically black colleges and universities. The money is going to three schools — two that are right here in the Triad.
University of Michigan fires its president after investigation into an alleged affair
The university said Mark Schlissel was removed as president due to an alleged "inappropriate relationship with a university employee."
With a new surge in cases comes another fierce debate about in-person learning
NPR's Michel Martin checks in with Diane Lundahl, a Spanish teacher at Hamilton High School in Chandler, Ariz., about in-person classes.
More Black students are headed to medical school, but finances are still a major issue
Medical schools are reporting a record increase in Black students. Across the U.S., the number of first-year African Americans is way up – 21 percent — an unprecedented spike since 2020.
Lawmakers are rewriting rules as schools grapple with teacher shortages
Burnout and thinning substitute teacher rolls plus the fallout of the omicron surge is pushing school leaders to the brink of desperation. Lawmakers are respond rewriting hiring rules.
GCS Superintendent Sharon Contreras will leave district for new role
Guilford County Schools Superintendent Sharon Contreras is stepping down from her post. She is leaving to become the CEO of an education-related nonprofit.