Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education members sworn in after delay
The recently elected Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education members were sworn in on Jan. 5, at a meeting that was supposed to take place a month earlier.
Education
Hillary Clinton joins Columbia University as a professor and fellow in global affairs
The former secretary of state will teach in the School of International and Public Affairs as well as work on global policy initiatives with Columbia World Projects.
Fisk University is the first HBCU to have an intercollegiate women's gymnastics team
The school in Nashville, Tenn., started the program last spring, and the team's first meet is Friday. Coach Corrine Tarver was the first Black gymnast to win an NCAA all around championship
The holidays brought a special delivery for one Florida woman
Joan Donovan, 89, received her master's degree diploma. At 84 she had gotten her undergraduate degree. She wanted a master's in creative writing, but that school didn't offer it — she learned online.
Announcing the fifth annual NPR Student Podcast Challenge
The national podcasting contest for middle and high school students will return in January and run through April 2023.
Suicidal thoughts on the rise among NC students, survey shows
The 2021 North Carolina Youth Risk Behavior Survey data shows an increase in suicidal thoughts and behaviors among students.
America needs carpenters and plumbers. Try telling that to Gen Z
Baby boomers are aging out of jobs they long dominated like builders, farmers, mechanics Young workers aren't clamoring to take their place.
Banned Books: Maia Kobabe explores gender identity in 'Gender Queer'
Maia Kobabe set out to express an experience with gender identity. The graphic memoir Gender Queer is now the most banned book in the United States, according to the American Library Association.
Rick Singer, head of the college admissions bribery scandal, gets 42 months in prison
Prosecutors had sought six years for his role in the scheme to get the children of wealthy parents into universities. He was also ordered to pay more than $19 million in restitution and forfeitures.