Action4Equity

In a letter to the school board, several community organizers said the district's current financial crisis makes it even more important for the future interim superintendent to continue partnering with the community. 

The Wake Forest University School of Medicine has received a major grant from the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust for a project aimed at reducing disparities in birth outcomes. 

A former mentor at a Winston-Salem middle school was arrested and charged with felony sex offenses on Tuesday. He was part of a program that was terminated last year, following allegations that he had an inappropriate relationship with a student. 

The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools superintendent convened with Black-led educational advocacy group Action4Equity, and other local organizations on Monday to discuss racial disparities in school discipline.  The press conference was sparked by a report published last week from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights.

Local education leaders came together for a roundtable discussion at the Forsyth County Central Library Monday evening to talk about how recent legislation will impact public schools. 

A North-Carolina-based foster care provider has been awarded $4 million for a new project targeting a Winston-Salem community. WFDD reporter David Ford and Crossnore Communities for Children CEO Bret Loftis explain where some of that money will go.

Dozens of mentors and students representing the Black-led educational advocacy group Action4Equity attended the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Board of Education meeting this week in support

Local nonprofit Action4Equity is asking the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Board of Education to reconsider the termination of their mentorship program contract. 

The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School District has canceled a $1.4 million contract with local nonprofit Action4Equity for a mentorship pilot program. 

Local groups held a virtual discussion Thursday to find solutions for preventing gun violence in the Winston-Salem community.