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What Does 'Back To School' Mean Now?: A Virtual Community Conversation

By Molly Davis
Published August 7, 2020 at 12:32 PM EDT
WFDD's Keri Brown and panelists during the Virtual Community Conversation. WFDD screen capture.

WFDD held its second Virtual Community Conversation on Thursday, convening a panel of 5 regional education experts to discuss back-to-school challenges created by the pandemic. The conversation was moderated by WFDD reporter Keri Brown, whose beats include education, and streamed live on YouTube.

The discussion covered access to broadband and devices for remote learning, how feeding programs for children facing food insecurity might be handled, support for working families, and many other issues.

We spoke with these panelists:

Malishai "Shai" Woodbury, Chair of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School Board
Ronda Mays, Social Worker for Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
Dr. Scott Elliott, Watauga County Schools Superintendent
Dr. Sharon Contreras, Guilford County Schools Superintendent
Todd Warren, President of the Guilford County Association of Educators⁠

Watch the full recording of our Virtual Community Conversation: What Does 'Back To School' Mean Now? below.
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Molly Davis
Molly Davis joined 88.5 WFDD in January of 2005. She is a Winston-Salem native and a graduate of Davidson College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. Molly has more than 25 years of experience in marketing, public and media relations, event planning, and nonprofit management.A lifelong public radio fan, WFDD was Molly's first job in radio. You'll hear her voice on WFDD underwriting announcements, during fund drives, and on Sunday afternoons. Molly has been invited to present at national conferences on multiple occasions, and has mentored other stations on compliance matters, as well as development and listener engagement strategies. She also serves as Vice-Chair of the board of Radio Research Consortium.Molly is a staunch believer in public radio's ability to foster civil discourse, develop awareness of different perspectives, and connect listeners to their communities. She is an avid runner and a former yoga instructor, and as a North Carolina native knows better than to tell you which style of barbecue is better.
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