For the sixth time this school year, a WS/FCS student was found with a gun on campus
A student found in possession of a handgun at R.J. Reynolds High School Thursday has been arrested.
Education
Music classes are back in school this year, finally indoors and off Zoom
For many students, band and choir classes were a far cry from normal last year — students practiced outside or over Zoom. With students back in school this fall, music classes look almost normal.
The learning gaps are real: A high school junior returns to class
Schools are mostly back to in-person instruction to the delight of some and the dismay of others. The concern of safety in the classroom is exacerbated by anxiety and struggles of focusing at home.
A Wisconsin brewery is helping parents sue school districts that don't require masks
A school board "threw students into a COVID-19 'snake pit' " when it axed mask requirements and other measures, a federal lawsuit says. A Minocqua, Wis., brewery is helping fund parents' legal fight.
Kids are losing school days to quarantines. Here's a way to keep them in classrooms
Test-to-stay policies could help keep students in in-person school. But amid a national shortage, rapid tests can be hard to come by, and the practice isn't common.
Lego says it will work to rid its toys of harmful gender bias
The toy company says it will work to make its products and marketing more inclusive, citing new research into how kids and parents see creativity through a gendered lens.
UNC-Chapel Hill is focusing on mental health after reported suicides
Officials at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have canceled classes Tuesday as the school grapples with recent suicides among students.
Why 2021's college sophomores are the new freshman
With so many colleges going virtual last year, many sophomores are on campus for the first time. But it's different — a lot still feel like freshman. Colleges set up programs to get them caught up.
Radio Diaries: Teachers document their hopes and fears during the pandemic
Teachers have a lot on their plates this fall — from navigating mask mandates to children who aren't used to in-person school. We hear from seven educators who tell us what it's been like.