Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education approves $12 million in retention bonuses
The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education unanimously approved retention bonuses for all staff, including retirees, Tuesday night.
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48 thousand UC graduate student workers go on strike
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Rafael Jaime, UCLA graduate student and UAW 2865 president, from the picket line as 48 thousand academic workers walk off the job.
Four students in Moscow, Idaho, died from an edged weapon, police say
Whoever is responsible for the deaths remain at large. Police are calling it a targeted attack, but students are leaving the campus early for Thanksgiving break.
12 North Carolina school districts receive grants for coding and app development programs
A dozen North Carolina school districts received a total of $800,000 this year from the state’s Coding and Mobile App Development Grant program.
Wake Forest University student selected for Rhodes Scholarship
A Wake Forest philosophy major is one of three college students with North Carolina ties to earn Rhodes scholarships to study at England’s Oxford University.
Three University of Virginia students are dead and two are injured after a shooting
The University of Virginia is grieving after a man opened fire on a bus full of students returning from a field trip Sunday, killing three of the university's football players and injured two others.
The culture wars are pushing some teachers to leave the classroom
Teachers and administrators, already facing long hours and low pay, now find themselves under pressure from politicians, parents and even their own school districts.
What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend listening, viewing and reading
Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: The Carmichael Show, Stephanie Williams' work for Marvel, The English and more.
In one first-grade classroom, puppets teach children to 'shake out the yuck'
A new program being piloted in a handful of Connecticut classrooms, called Feel Your Best Self, is using the joy of puppetry to teach children how to manage their feelings and empathize with others.
News brief: Arizona midterms, Biden at climate summit, student debt relief blocked
Arizona's Senate seat, among other races, are still undecided. President Biden speaks to the U.N. climate summit in Egypt. A Texas judge strikes down Biden's student loan-forgiveness plan.