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Education
Thousands of Chicago kids are left without a bus ride to school amid driver shortages
As the school year begins in Chicago, thousands of parents are struggling to deal with a bus driver shortage.
Student literacy levels are low in Forsyth County. The solution may go beyond the classroom
Forty percent of third grade students in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools are proficient in reading. Teachers in the district have undergone two years of professional learning to improve instruction and student outcomes, but there are some barriers to literacy that schools alone can’t break.
Why are so many school districts struggling to find good bus drivers?
NPR's A Martinez talks to Molly McGee-Hewitt, CEO and executive director of the National Association for Pupil Transportation, about the bus driver shortage many school districts are experiencing.
An Alaska school district set its year so kids could learn traditional ways of life
A small Alaska school district changed its academic calendar to make space in the curriculum for traditional food gathering and culture.
Schools could be getting millions more from Medicaid. Why aren't they?
In 2022, schools recouped $6.6 billion from federal and state Medicaid programs. They could be getting much more.
Salem College reports record growth and $5M gift
Salem College officials announced a second year of record growth, with the number of new students on campus increasing by more than 50 percent. The Winston-Salem-based women’s college also received an all-time high number of applications for a second consecutive year.
Arkansas drops AP African American Studies course
Arkansas has dropped the course saying it does not comply with what they want to offer. The course had been part of a pilot program. (Story aired on ATC on Aug. 22, 2023.)
Hawaiian Electric saw the need to better prepare for fires, but never prioritized it
Maui's power company, Hawaiian Electric, is facing tough questions about its possible role in causing the Lahaina wildfire that took over a hundred lives and caused billions of dollars in damages.
Vacancies for bus drivers and exceptional children teachers persist in WS/FCS
With less than a week before the start of the new academic year, Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools has made some progress in filling teacher vacancies.