Education

As kids return to school this fall, educators are prepared to deal with the continued mental health fallout of the disruptions of the pandemic.

As school starts, teachers add a mental-health check-in to their lesson plans

4:39pm September 02, 2022

by Rhitu Chatterjee

After the disruption and trauma of the pandemic, educators say kids still need added support this year. In some schools, they're making emotional wellness part of the curriculum.

Water systems failures in Jackson, Miss., force schools to return to remote learning

4:16pm September 02, 2022

by Cory Turner

The failure of the water systems in Jackson, Miss., has forced public schools to return to remote learning — something school leaders had hoped to never do again after the COVID pandemic.

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A new Minneapolis teachers' contract is the center of a debate over diversity

4:16pm September 02, 2022

by Elizabeth Shockman

A Minneapolis school district contract drew a storm of conservative media coverage. A lawsuit alleges the district is racially discriminating against white teachers to protect teachers of color.

Nicole Ogburn shows the new tool that she will use this year to know the emotional state of her students.

This teacher survived the Uvalde shooting. Here's why she is returning to the job

4:16pm September 02, 2022

This year, as Nicole Ogburn prepares her classroom, her first priority is not the decorations she usually spends the summer picking out. Instead, it's buying things to make the classroom safer.

Education

Guilford County Schools see testing gains, still short from pre-pandemic levels

3:53pm September 02, 2022

by Amy Diaz

The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction released student test performance results for the 2021-2022 school year on Sept. 1.

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Salem College doubles enrollment

2:52pm September 02, 2022

by David Ford

This year's incoming class at Salem College in Winston-Salem has more than doubled. The school is one of the nation's oldest continually operating educational institutions for women and girls.

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One year after fatal shooting, Mount Tabor High School honors student with tree dedication

11:58am September 02, 2022

by Amy Diaz

Thursday marked the one-year anniversary of the fatal shooting at Mount Tabor High School in Forsyth County.

Nicole Ogburn enseña la nueva herramienta que usará este año para evaluar el estado emocional de sus alumnos.

Esta maestra sobrevivió el tiroteo en Uvalde. Ahora explica por qué regresa a clases

11:53am September 02, 2022

Este año, mientras Nicole Ogburn prepara su salón de clases, su prioridad ya no son las decoraciones. En cambio, está comprando cosas para hacer que el salón sea más seguro.

Brigham Young University officials say they have no evidence that a man whom the university had banned from entering its athletic facilities had used a racist slur during a recent women's basketball game against Duke University.

BYU says it has no proof that the fan banned over racist slurs said them

6:33am September 02, 2022

by Bill Chappell

The slurs marred a high-profile volleyball match between BYU and Duke last Friday. Duke sophomore Rachel Richardson says players were "targeted and racially heckled."

Education

A new school year brings fresh concerns about the mental health of students

9:20pm September 01, 2022

by Rhitu Chatterjee

As children wrap up their first week of school, we check in with educators and mental health care providers about how they are doing emotionally.

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