Education

5:50am Dec 09, 2020

Music & Culture Music & Culture Education

Examining The Link Between Music And Scores For Math, Reading

A music professor set out to prove that there is no link between studying music and better scores in reading and math. But after a 10-year study, he discovered the link was stronger than he imagined.

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11:02pm Dec 08, 2020

Education Education

WS/FC Schools Considers Pay Raises For Bus Drivers, Other Essential Workers

by Keri Brown

Bus drivers in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools system could soon get a pay bump.
Santiago Potes

10:23am Dec 08, 2020

National National Education

Santiago Potes Is 1st Latino DACA Recipient To Be Awarded Rhodes Scholarship

As a 2021 Rhodes Scholar, Potes will study at the University of Oxford. His parents settled in Miami after fleeing Colombia when he was 4. He is a new graduate of Columbia University in New York.

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AJ Shorter / Benedict College

5:00am Dec 08, 2020

Health & Safety Health & Safety Education

With Fall Graduation Off, But Football Still On, Students Question College Priorities

by Adedayo Akala

Many colleges have canceled December graduation ceremonies while continuing to host in-person events, like football games. One graduating senior says it feels like "a slap in the face."
Virginia Military Institute Archives

6:57pm Dec 07, 2020

National National Education

Virginia Military Institute Removes Statue of Confederate Gen. 'Stonewall' Jackson

by Dustin Jones

The figure of Jackson was removed from its pedestal in front of the campus barracks Monday morning. It will be relocated to the Virginia Museum of the Civil War in New Market, Va.
3:30pm Dec 07, 2020

Education Education

Guilford County Schools Plan Extra Programs, More Teachers For Reentry

by Keri Brown

School leaders in Guilford County are looking ahead at new programs to help with the gradual reentry of students.
6:19am Dec 07, 2020

National National Health & Safety Education

Critics Pan School Experiment To Corral Students Exposed To COVID-19

by Robby Korth

A school district in Oklahoma plans to group students together who have been exposed to the coronavirus. That way they can continue in-person schooling. Health advocates are worried about the idea.
11:15pm Dec 06, 2020

Education Education

The New Normal: Projecting The Impact Of COVID-19 On Education

by Louisa Joyce

You wake up, grab some breakfast, get to that first-period class, onto the second period, then third, fourth, some after-school activities, homework, and then you rinse and repeat.

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5:33pm Dec 06, 2020

Education Education

Med School Applications Soar In Wake Of Pandemic

by Kirk Carapezza

Medical schools report applications are way up. Admissions experts are citing the pandemic, the economy and a prominent doctor. It's called "the Fauci effect."

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7:55am Dec 06, 2020

Education Education

College Students Reflect On Another Semester During The Pandemic

The pandemic meant that colleges and universities are wrapping up a semester unlike any other. We asked four students how they felt about the online classes and alternative housing.

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10:33am Dec 05, 2020

National National Education

Role Of Teachers Unions In The Push To Reopen Classrooms

by Anya Kamenetz

In the pandemic-centered debate over school reopenings, teachers unions have been standing up with strike threats, legal actions and protests. Critics say this action has nothing to do with education.

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Matt York / AP

7:39pm Dec 04, 2020

National National Economy Education

Education Department Extends Student Loan Payment Freeze Through January

by Elissa Nadworny

Congress hit pause on federal student loan payments in the CARES Act. The latest extension of this relief will last until after President-elect Joe Biden takes office.