When she won the first national spelling bee, Marie C. Bolden dealt a blow to racism
Her victory made national news, upending stereotypes about race less than 50 years after the end of slavery. It also sparked racist fury.
Education
Forsyth County Hispanic Liaison Program to host educational family festival
The Forsyth County Department of Public Health’s Hispanic Liaison Program is hosting an educational family festival on Saturday intended to connect the community to resourc
After 10 years, Chicago school closings have left big holes, and promises unkept
Ten years ago Chicago Public Schools leaders voted to close 50 public schools. WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times examined the promises made to students and communities in 2013.
Medical students aren't showing up to class. What does that mean for future docs?
Most first- and second-year medical students don't attend lectures. A student and a professor suggest it's a good time to think a lot about medical education, starting with "flipping the classroom."
Blues musician Otis Taylor graduates high school 57 years after getting expelled
In 1966, a couple months before he was set to graduate, Otis Taylor was told he needed to cut his short afro or he'd be kicked out. Now, 57 years after he left, he has received a diploma.
60 years ago, students joined the civil rights movement with 'The Children's Crusade'
The Birmingham movement in 1963 was a turning point when children joined the struggle for equal rights. The brutal response from white segregationists galvanized support for the Civil Rights Act.
Is the debt deal changing student loan repayment? Here's what you need to know
If it passes, the proposed debt deal would set the date for federal student loan repayments to resume. The pause's end will affect some 43 million borrowers, but, in effect, it's not a big change.
Denver schools adapt to the huge numbers of migrants resettling in the area
Denver has become a transit point and destination for migrants coming to Colorado from Mexico. Local schools have seen a surge in multilingual enrollment.
Construction set to begin this summer on Appalachian State University building projects
Construction is set to begin this summer on Appalachian State University’s Innovation District in Boone.
WS/FCS to give $997 end-of-year supplements to all employees
The Winston-Salem Forsyth County Board of Education unanimously voted to provide end-of-year supplements of nearly $1,000 to all employees at a special meeting on Tuesday.