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Throughout the year, we talk much on these “pages” about education in North Carolina, our schools, and raising kids. We haven’t talked much about being grateful, but we should. Gratitude…
North Carolina schools received over $6 billion in funding to remedy the impacts of the covid-19 pandemic on students and schools. The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction recently updated its…
I think Wallethub is a ridiculous website. But I get a kick out of the fact that some of North Carolina’s “least equitable” districts are in our state’s most progressive…
The Century Foundation, a progressive DC-based think tank, announced that 27 school districts, 17 charter schools, and 12 housing organizations joined the Bridges Collaborative. North Carolina participants include, Central Park…
A Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools elementary teacher faces the prospect of returning to in-person instruction. What was her response? She pitches the idea of a “work stoppage” (aka a strike) if…
The following are data published by the NC Department of Public Instruction. Public School Unit Name Allocations (as of August 14, 2020) Alamance-Burlington Schools $ 9,630,194 Alexander County Schools $ …
During the last week in March, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (DPI) conducted a survey to measure the state’s migration to remote learning, that is, the use of…
In yesterday’s primary, Forsyth County voters overwhelmingly approved a quarter-cent sales tax hike that will boost supplemental pay for teachers in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School system. The margin was 59…
The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education’s finance committee voted to support the county’s proposed quarter-cent sales tax hike that would go on the ballot in March 2020. Winston-Salem Journal reported…
The boards of both Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools and Guilford County Schools voted to close school on May 1 so teachers can attend the education rally in Raleigh. The GCS board…
Winston-Salem Journal columnist Scott Sexton writes about the apparent miscommunication between Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Superintendent Beverly Emory and county commissioners regarding local supplements to teacher pay: No matter how many…
Well that didn’t take long–after reporting earlier this week that among the state’s largest school systems, Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools was holding tight and would remain open during the May 16…