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Education

WS/FCS down roughly 2,000 students after first week of school

2:30pm August 23, 2024

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools began the academic year with nearly 2,000 fewer students than expected. The district is reaching out to families in an effort to get kids back in class.

Earlier this month, President Biden spoke about protests that have roiled many U.S. college campuses. Among their demands is for the Israeli military to leave Gaza. Biden said students have a right to protest but not to be disruptive. He is set to speak at Morehouse College in Atlanta on Sunday.

Biden is set for the Morehouse graduation. Students are divided

1:00pm May 17, 2024

Ahead of Biden's address at Morehouse, students share their frustrations

Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., spoke with students as a surrogate for the Biden-Harris reelection campaign at college campuses across Wisconsin, a state that had the highest youth turnout in the country in the 2022 midterms.

Six months out from the election, Wisconsin students weigh voting for Biden

5:01am May 04, 2024

Wisconsin's young voters — who have turned out in big numbers in recent elections — are key for either candidate to win the state. But Biden is facing some skepticism on the state's college campuses.

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Arts & Music

Margaret Mueller, beloved organist and educator, is dead at 99

3:56pm April 30, 2024

by David Ford

In Winston-Salem, beloved keyboardist and Salem College Professor Emerita Margaret Mueller has died. She was a renowned organist who performed at St.

In this file photo, President Biden poses for a photo with the Students Demand Action group after speaking at the National Safer Communities Summit at the University of Hartford in West Hartford, Conn., June 16, 2023. Young voters could be key to Biden's reelection prospects as he campaigns for a second term.

Politics & Government

Young voters helped elect Biden in 2020. His campaign is courting them again in 2024

10:46am March 11, 2024

by Elena Moore

Students for Biden Harris is focused on building a large volunteer base of young supporters through student-led groups. Recruiting young voters could be key to President Biden's reelection hopes.

A sign for the University of Georgia is seen, May 28, 2004, in Athens, Ga. A woman was found dead Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, on the campus of the University of Georgia after a friend told police she had not returned from a morning run, the university said.

National

University of Georgia says it cancels classes after a woman is found dead on campus

3:49am February 23, 2024

by Ayana Archie

The person was found unconscious and with injuries near the university's intramural sports field. They were a student at another university, though police have not yet said where.

Students scale a mountain of books, as a teacher helps them up.

Education

Teacher training programs don't always use research-backed reading methods

5:00am February 13, 2024

Research shows there are science-backed ways to help students learn to read, but not all teachers are trained in the best way to do so. In response, colleges are reimagining their curriculums.

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In a classroom by a river, a teacher collects water samples with her class.

How kids are making sense of climate change and extreme weather

12:00pm October 07, 2023

by Janet W. Lee

NPR's Student Podcast Challenge yielded stories about how students around the U.S. are thinking about and responding to climate change. Here are some of their ideas.

Students eat lunch in the cafeteria at Tonalea K-8 school in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Dec. 12, 2022. In Massachusetts, a new 4% state income tax on incomes above $1 million will help pay for free school lunches.

A 4% income tax on millionaires will make lunch free for Massachusetts K-12 students

5:01am August 18, 2023

by Ayana Archie

Massachusetts voters approved the Fair Share Amendment in November. It places a 4% tax on incomes above $1 million, in addition to the state's standard income tax of 5%.

Arts & Music

Eastern Music Festival set to begin its 62nd season

5:21pm May 25, 2023

by David Ford

Next month the nationally recognized Eastern Music Festival and summer e

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