Education

Superintendent Tricia McManus speaks at press conference

Education

WS/FCS to work with U.S. Department of Education to eliminate racial disparities in discipline

3:29pm September 26, 2023

The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools superintendent convened with Black-led educational advocacy group Action4Equity, and other local organizations on Monday to discuss racial disparities in school discipline. The press conference was sparked by a report published last week from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights.

A Spelman College graduate waves during the school's 2023 commencement ceremony on May 21. Recent college graduates are due to make their first student loan payments in the coming weeks.

How new borrowers can prepare for their first student loan payment

10:47am September 26, 2023

When student loan bills begin coming due in October, new borrowers will take their first steps on the long road to paying off their debt. These tools and tips can help ease the journey.

$5 million gift will support environment and sustainability efforts at Wake Forest University

10:34am September 26, 2023

by Neal Charnoff

Wake Forest University has received a $5 million dollar gift to strengthen its work on environmental and sustainability issues.

Maj. Gen. Janeen Birckhead serves as Maryland's 31st adjutant general — making her the only Black woman who leads a state military in the U.S. Here, Birckhead sits inside NPR's studios for an interview with NPR's Jonathan Franklin.

She's currently the only Black woman leading a state military. Here's how it happened

2:02pm September 24, 2023

Maj. Gen. Janeen Birckhead of Maryland only became a soldier to help pay for college. Three decades later, she's risen to the top military position in Maryland, leading a force of 4,600 soldiers.

Michael Harriot's 'Black AF History' could hardly come at a better time

3:13pm September 22, 2023

by Ericka Taylor

This engaging, well-researched, and frequently laugh-out-loud funny history places the Black experience at center stage with stories that should have already been part of our collective memory.

Darryl George, a 17-year-old junior at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, Texas, has been suspended for not cutting his hair.

A Black Texas student's suspension over his hair renews focus on the CROWN Act

5:07am September 22, 2023

by Jonathan Franklin

The high school student has been suspended for more than two weeks for wearing a natural hairstyle that officials say violated a dress code. So far, 24 states have signed the CROWN Act into law.

A PEN America report found that the number of books permanently removed from U.S. school libraries and classrooms has quadrupled — to 1,263 books in the last school year from 333 the year before.

School book bans show no signs of slowing, new PEN America report finds

9:31am September 21, 2023

by Tovia Smith

The number of bans and restrictions in the U.S. rose 33% in the last school year, according the the report. Florida had more bans than any other state.

Are you saving enough for college? Here's what to know

8:41am September 21, 2023

by Cory Turner

As the cost of college continues to rise, families have new questions about how to save up. For answers, we turned to Ron Lieber, author of The Price You Pay For College.

Books sit on shelves in an elementary school library in suburban Atlanta on Aug. 18.

There have been attempts to censor more than 1,900 library book titles so far in 2023

5:11pm September 20, 2023

by Ayana Archie

Most of the scrutinized books were written by or contained subject matter about people of color or members of the LGBTQ+ community, according to research by the American Library Association.

Education

GOP pick Michael Logan sworn in to Guilford County school board after months-long dispute

2:50pm September 20, 2023

by Amy Diaz

Guilford County School Board Member Bill Goebel resigned on Tuesday, following a months-long dispute over his appointment.