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Wikipedia is a go-to source for medical information, but much of it is inaccurate.

Dr. Wikipedia: The 'Double-Edged Sword' Of Crowdsourced Medicine

1:17pm February 10, 2014

by NPR Staff

A report on health and social media finds that Wikipedia is the "single leading source of medical information" for patients and health care professionals. But not all of the articles are accurate. To address that issue, Dr. Amin Azzam requires his fourth-year medical students to revise and publish medical articles on the site.

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Pilot Program Hopes to Spark More Innovation in Forsyth County Public School Classrooms

5:27pm February 09, 2014

by Keri Brown

Developers of a pilot program at some Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Public Schools are hoping to inspire more creativity in the classroom.

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Seun Summers (left) and Idris Brewster have been best friends since before they were kindergartners. They're both college sophomores today, and their parents say each is thriving in his respective school. (Seun is at York College, part of The City Univers

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'American Promise' Probes Race Issues In NYC Private School

7:42am February 04, 2014

by Karen Grigsby Bates

The PBS documentary traces the progress of two African-American students through one of New York City's most elite private schools. Questions arise about the trade-off of a superior education and the psychological and cultural trauma each boy experiences at times.

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Online Applications Begin for NC Opportunity Scholarships

7:24pm February 02, 2014

by Keri Brown

North Carolina is now accepting online applications for new opportunity scholarships.

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Families Confused Over Magnet School Lottery Mishap

8:25pm January 30, 2014

by Keri Brown

Some families in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School system are upset over a computer error that forced school officials to redo a lottery for three of its magnet schools.

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Political Rivals Find Common Ground Over Common Core

12:25pm January 28, 2014

by Eric Westervelt

Tea Party conservatives and some liberals agree on key criticisms as the new education standards roll out in 45 states: that they're a one-size-fits-all approach, create a de facto national curriculum, put too much emphasis on standardized tests and undermine teacher autonomy.

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North Carolina Zoo Closed Today

6:17am January 28, 2014

Cold, windy conditions, along with an expected 2 to 3 inches of snow have forced the closure of the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro Tuesday.

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High Point University's Main Campus Expansion

12:14am January 28, 2014

High Point University's latest expansion will not move into the city's mall.

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This handout provided by the Santa Monica Police Department shows ammunition, magazines and guns believed to have been dropped by a suspected gunman during a mass shooting at Santa Monica College in June 2013.

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Violence Abroad Threatens Students, As Do Guns At U.S. Schools

12:06pm January 27, 2014

by Jacki Lyden

Suicide bombings like the one that killed two university colleagues in Kabul prompt many Americans to tell themselves they're safe from targeted violence in the U.S. We know that isn't true, says NPR's Jacki Lyden.

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School Closings and Delays for Wednesday January 22, 2014 (8:30 AM)

5:12am January 22, 2014

The following are weather-related school closings and delays in the WFDD listening area for Wednesday, January 22nd (as of 8:30 AM):