Education

Happy daughters embracing their mother after classes

Snuggles, pep talks and love notes: 10 ways to calm your kid’s back-to-school jitters

10:17am August 12, 2024

by Becky Harlan

Teachers, pediatricians and child development experts share loving, creative advice on how to ease children (and their parents!) into a new school year.

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With a new semester, colleges brace for more antiwar protests from students

5:00am August 12, 2024

by Tovia Smith

The Israel-Hamas war has prompted some of the most volatile campus protests in decades. This summer, student organizers are rethinking strategies, as are counter-protesters and college administrators.

More than a dozen books are removed from schools statewide in Utah

5:20pm August 11, 2024

by Andrew Limbong

Public school libraries all across Utah will look a little different once classes start this year because the state has required the schools to remove 13 book titles from their shelves permanently.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Interim Chancellor Lee Roberts at a table

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UNC's interim leader approved for permanent job

1:33pm August 09, 2024

by Makiya Seminera, Associated Press

After several months of speculation over who would fill the chancellorship at North Carolina's flagship university, interim leader Lee Roberts has been picked to be the 13th chancellor of the Unive

3 Columbia deans resign over texts that 'touched on ... antisemitic tropes'

9:54pm August 08, 2024

by Tovia Smith

The three deans were texting sarcastic and mocking messages about students’ complaints of antisemitism during a panel discussion on Jewish life on campus last May.

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Private and home school enrollment on the rise in North Carolina

3:52pm August 08, 2024

by Amy Diaz

New statewide reports show students are increasingly attending non-public schools in North Carolina. Here's a look at the data for two counties in the Triad.

Since the new FAFSA launched on Dec. 30, 2023, the form has only been available for short periods of time. That changed this week. On Tuesday, the U.S. Education Department said applicants will now have 24-hour access.

The rollout for the updated FAFSA application has been delayed — again

4:55am August 08, 2024

by Ayana Archie

The availability of last year's application, and subsequently students' aid packages, was delayed several times while the Department of Education worked to update the form.

6 ways grown-ups can recreate that fresh, buzzy feeling of a new school year

4:21pm August 06, 2024

by Life Kit

Refreshing ideas that harness the excitement of going back to school -- like learning new things, packing a school lunch and playing at recess -- updated for the adult version of you.

Jonathan Wilson speaks at a press conference with other district staff

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WS/FCS to pilot new weapons detection systems this year

3:22pm August 06, 2024

by Amy Diaz

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools will be piloting a new kind of metal detector this year. Officials say the OPENGATE technology will make the process quicker and more accurate.

Teachers shop for classroom supplies at the Educator Warehouse

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Winston-Salem teachers prepare for new school year at Educator Warehouse

3:29pm August 05, 2024

by Amy Diaz

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools teachers have been busy getting ready for the start of the academic year on Aug. 12. Hundreds visited the local educator warehouse last week to shop for free supplies.

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