Small Winston-Salem Heroes Help Abused Horses
Often, children are told they have to wait until they're adults to make a real impact on the world.
Education
Rise Early And Shine: Teachers And Students Try Out Longer School Days
Kids may not like the idea of extending the average six-hour school day, but some educators and politicians do. They are experimenting with ways to increase enrichment classes and make it affordable for school districts.
Winston-Salem Residents Will Be Honored For 100th Birthday
City leaders want to honor residents who will be celebrating their 100th birthday along with the city of Winston-Salem.
Pre-employment Program Gives Triad Women a Boost of Confidence
A program that runs February 5-28 at the Women's Resource Center in Greensboro is helping displaced homemakers improve their job prospects.
Op-Ed: To Close The Achievement Gap, Don't Lower The Bar
Florida and Virginia have adopted new academic standards setting different performance goals for subgroups of students in low-performing schools. In a Miami Herald piece, syndicated columnist Leonard Pitts argues that lowering the bar is not the way to fix the education system.
Winston-Salem Chamber's Education Programs Helps Keep Students in School
Community volunteers are needed to help improve education in Forsyth County.
New Reading Standards Aim To Prep Kids For College — But At What Cost?
Almost the entire country has signed onto the Common Core Standards Initiative. The standards incorporate more nonfiction texts across all subjects to improve reading scores. But some fear the push for nonfiction reading could lead students away from passionate engagement with literature.
WSFC School System Delays Security Changes
The Winston-Salem Forsyth County School Board wants more information before initiating new security measures at its 79 school.
In California, Parents Trigger Change At Failing School
Parents in Adelanto have used a "parent-trigger" law for the first time to shut down and take over an elementary school. It's a revolt led by parents who say Desert Trails has failed their children, but others say it's not the school's fault.