Education

Linda McMahon, Trump's pick to lead Education Department, faces confirmation hearings

4:26am February 13, 2025

by Michel Martin

Linda McMahon is set to face Senate confirmation hearings to lead the Department of Education If confirmed, she would lead a department that the Trump administration says it has plans to eliminate.

Queue Listen Now

What National Institutes of Health funding cuts could mean for U.S. universities

4:08am February 12, 2025

by A Martínez

What do National Institutes of Health funding cuts mean for universities? We ask Holden Thorp, editor-in-chief of the journal Science and former University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill chancellor.

Queue Listen Now

Jenny Easter speaks at a school board meeting

Education

WS/FCS Board of Education votes to consolidate Virtual Academy with other schools

9:52pm February 11, 2025

by Amy Diaz

The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Board of Education voted Tuesday to embed the district’s Virtual Academy within two other schools. Officials say the move is the result of declining enrollment and will save the district nearly $1 million.

Queue Listen Now

Top view of group of people, walking across United States map, painted on asphalt

A deep dive on U.S. reading and math scores, and what to do about them

5:00am February 11, 2025

by Cory Turner

New research drills down on poor student achievement and notes some school districts that are beating the odds.

Queue Listen Now

President Trump Looks To Dismantle Department Of Education

Trump administration targets Education Department research arm in latest cuts

9:11pm February 10, 2025

The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) is responsible for gathering data on a wide range of topics, including research-backed teaching practices and the state of U.S. student achievement.

Queue Listen Now

Michael McElreath leads a disussion with local history teachers

Education

North Carolina historians seek to help educators accurately teach about the Civil War

3:44pm February 10, 2025

by Amy Diaz

The N.C. History Center on the Civil War, Emancipation & Reconstruction is hosting a two-day symposium for educators in Greensboro this week. It will feature discussions about what the Civil War and Reconstruction eras were like in the Piedmont, and strategies for teaching about them to middle and high school students.

Queue Listen Now

President-Elect Trump's Nominees For Upcoming Administration Meet With Lawmakers On Capitol Hill

Linda McMahon led WWE and the SBA. The U.S. Education Dept. may be next

5:00am February 08, 2025

McMahon has a limited background in education, and a long career as a business executive. She'd be stepping into an agency the president hopes to dissolve.

Queue Listen Now

Forsyth County Judge Denise Hartsfield speaks to high schoolers

Education

'We have to speak up about injustice': Retired Judge Denise Hartsfield visits Forsyth high schoolers

2:16pm February 07, 2025

by Amy Diaz

The presentation was part of a “Know Your Rights” pro-bono project through Wake Forest University’s law school.

U.S. education policy is at a crossroads. This congressional hearing shows why

5:00am February 07, 2025

by Cory Turner

The House education committee is charged with forging consensus on the nation's education policy. But at a recent meeting, partisan differences were on full display.

Queue Listen Now

Education

Texas governor pushes school choice bill with support from Trump

5:55pm February 06, 2025

School vouchers are a top priority for Gov. Abbott in Texas, where the legislature is poised to pass a $1 billion plan. Democrats say the money would be better used to strengthen public schools.

Queue Listen Now