Education

Trump prepares order dismantling the Education Department

11:41pm March 05, 2025

The draft executive action, obtained by NPR, acknowledges that the department and its signature responsibilities were created by Congress and cannot legally be altered without congressional approval.

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Leaders from ThriveMore and Imprints Cares held a groundbreaking ceremony

Education

New intergenerational child care center coming to Winston-Salem

12:18pm March 05, 2025

by Amy Diaz

A new intergenerational child care center is opening in Winston-Salem next year. Officials celebrated the project with the community this week.

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Rural schools in Alaska are crumbling. The state is the likely culprit.

5:00am March 04, 2025

Rural school districts depend on the state to fund construction and maintenance projects. But over the past 25 years, Alaska lawmakers have ignored hundreds of requests for public schools that primarily serve Indigenous children.

Linda McMahon has been confirmed as Trump's secretary of education

6:42pm March 03, 2025

The White House has been clear that it intends to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, and that it will be McMahon's job to oversee that effort.

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Foreign students say the threat of Trump's executive orders is getting real

5:00am March 03, 2025

by Tovia Smith

President Trump warned international students that if they support groups the U.S. deems terrorist organizations, "we will find you, and we will deport you." It's left many student activists anxious.

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Forsyth County Commissioners to develop funding formula for public school system

3:25pm February 28, 2025

by Amy Diaz

The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners has approved its list of priorities for the next three to five years. One of them is developing a sustainable funding formula for Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools.

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Carolina Curious: How many private schools receiving Opportunity Scholarships serve students with disabilities?

5:00am February 28, 2025

by Amy Diaz

Last year, the North Carolina General Assembly voted to significantly increase funding for private school vouchers, also known as Opportunity Scholarships. The state has spent nearly $383 million on these vouchers in this academic year alone.

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Education

Appalachian State University names Heather Hulburt Norris chancellor

2:55pm February 27, 2025

by April Laissle

Norris has been with App State for more than two decades, starting as an assistant professor with the Walker College of Business. She later became dean of the college before moving into university leadership as provost and executive vice chancellor.

Education

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools to draft 2025-2030 strategic plan

2:35pm February 26, 2025

by Amy Diaz

WS/FCS officials say they want to establish clear, actionable goals to guide future decisions.

Trump suspends the head of 'The Nation's Report Card'

1:50pm February 26, 2025

Peggy Carr, a federal official who leads one of the country's most extensive student testing programs, known as The Nation's Report Card, was placed on administrative leave.