Education

Guilford County Schools is launching new learning hubs for struggling students after seeing success during remote education. 

A new scholars program at Appalachian State University will help support a dozen Guilford County-area students each year. 

Labor issues are making staples of school dining hard to find, triggering the worst supply chain headaches these institutions have faced in years. "It's like a ginormous hurricane," one official says.

The school said having the professors testify was "adverse" to the university's interests, marking a departure from normal procedure and raising major concerns about freedom of speech.

Children ages 5-11 are a step closer to being eligible for the Pfizer COVID vaccine. It's a lower-dose formulation and expected to go to an advisory panel of the CDC next.

Some Winston-Salem/Forsyth County schools will see an increased law enforcement presence. The additional school resource officers were approved at Thursday's board meeting.

"My hope is that this piece will bring joy and inspiration to many people, just as Mister Rogers' Neighborhood did for generations," sculptor Paul Day says.

Voters in Virginia will choose a new governor Tuesday. Former Gov. Terry McAuliffe, a Democrat, is running for his seat again, while Republican businessman Glenn Youngkin is a first-time candidate.

The head of the office of Federal Student Aid, Richard Cordray, spoke with lawmakers about loan forgiveness and a resumption of student loan repayments after the pandemic pause.

North Carolina health officials are preparing to receive shipments of vaccinations for children between the ages of 5 and 11.