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The teacher supply warehouse is full of classroom items like notebooks and pencils

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Greensboro residents can pay parking tickets with school supplies

4:23pm August 04, 2023

For a fourth year, the City of Greensboro is offering an alternative way for residents to pay their parking tickets— by donating new and unwrapped school supplies to support local teachers.

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Forsyth Tech added to list of federal Apprenticeship Ambassadors

5:13pm August 02, 2023

by Paul Garber

The U.S. Department of Labor has named Forsyth Technical Community College to its latest list of Apprenticeship Ambassadors.

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American Rescue Plan Act funds will support 32 Forsyth County Pre-K classrooms

4:21pm August 02, 2023

by Amy Diaz

A collaborative effort to support Pre-K classrooms in Forsyth County is underway. American Rescue Plan Act funds will be used to address staffing issues and other challenges in early childhood education.

Supporters cheer as Vice President Harris addresses the 20th Quadrennial Convention of the Women's Missionary Society of the African Methodist Episcopal Church on Tuesday in Orlando.

Harris says she won't debate DeSantis on new Black history standards in Florida

11:53am August 02, 2023

by Deepa Shivaram

In Orlando, Vice President Harris rejected Gov. Ron DeSantis' invitation for a discussion about the state's new curriculum on slavery, calling it an "unnecessary" debate.

Houston's plan to convert some school libraries into discipline centers is criticized

11:30am August 02, 2023

by Dominic Anthony Walsh

Dozens of public schools won't have traditional libraries when classes start. Teachers and parents criticize reforms turning some libraries into centers for students with disciplinary problems.

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WS/FC Board of Education approves continued R. J. Reynolds stadium construction

4:26pm August 01, 2023

by Amy Diaz

Most of the construction work was completed in December. The next phase involves setting up water, sanitary sewer, and stormwater utilities, which should take about 90 days.

ACLU files suit to block the country's first religious public charter school

7:21am August 01, 2023

by Beth Wallis

The lawsuit, filed in Oklahoma, is meant to stop the country's first religious charter school from opening. This comes after state officials there approved the school in June.

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Schools aim to enrich students by expanding culturally responsive arts education

5:01am August 01, 2023

by Srishti Prabha

Some schools are expanding their art and music class offerings beyond the usual — to make room for art that reflects their students' cultural heritage.

Announcing the 2023 Student Podcast Challenge Honorable Mentions

5:41pm July 31, 2023

Here are the middle and high school honorable mentions from the 2023 Student Podcast Challenge. Congrats!

High school student demonstrates experiment using pipettes

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Wake Forest University pairs high schoolers with mentors to conduct scientific research

3:56pm July 31, 2023

by Amy Diaz

A group of Forsyth County high schoolers spent six weeks conducting scientific research with mentors from Wake Forest University. They presented their findings at a symposium last week.