Guilford County Educators Ask State To Approve More Restart Schools
Some Guilford County schools will have more instruction days for the new academic year. It's part of the district's plan to help struggling students.
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Student Solves Problem Created While We Look Down At Our Phones
We've all missed things when looking down at our phones. Minwook Paeng wanted to draw attention that, and he created the "third eye" — an ocular prosthetic worn on your forehead.
'Theft At A Scale That Is Unprecedented': Behind The Underfunding Of HBCUs
Tennessee could owe a historically Black university over $500 million. Andre Perry, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, believes the problem cuts much deeper: "We're throttling the economy."
Schools Are Deciding What The New CDC Mask Guidelines Mean For The Classroom
It is unclear what impact this will have on teachers, staff and students in the near term. In some states, masks in schools are already optional.
University Of South Carolina President Resigns After Plagiarizing Part Of Speech
The crowd gasped when Robert Caslen, a former Army flag officer, called the graduating students "the newest alumni from the University of California." But his bungled speech didn't stop there.
Lewis' Memoir Describes Being A Teen Mom In College While Raising A Daughter
In the new book Pregnant Girl, Nicole Lewis shares her experience as a Black teenage mother and college student fighting for opportunities for herself and her child.
WS/FC Schools Seeks Public Input On Spending Federal COVID Funds
School districts across the state are making plans for additional federal funding they will receive to help address the impacts of the pandemic.
Migrant Education Teams Face Challenges To Get Children Back Into Schools
More than 270,000 children participate in migrant education programs across the country. Many of those programs, however, have reported declines in enrollment during the pandemic.
Warren, Sanders Call For Expanding Food Aid To College Students
The senators are introducing a bill that would make pandemic-related food benefits for college students permanent and create grants for colleges to address hunger.