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Honoring Kennie, a Triad veteran who was eight years sober
2+ hour, 6+ min ago (138+ words) After eight years and a week in recovery, Kennie Smith died on Christmas Day. Faith and Values Reporter Eastern Guilford High School principal named Piedmont-Triad Regional Principal of the Year. Under Wente's leadership, Wake Forest said it took strides toward…...
It stayed a secret, until he spotted his wife in the crowd
3+ day, 21+ min ago (166+ words) Darrell Harris, who had been named the district's principal of the year a few months earlier, had been among a small group of principals invited to a holiday luncheon for Guilford County Schools' central office staff purportedly to celebrate student…...
Don Martin: Public schools offer a better choice
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (158+ words) In 2013, the N.C. General Assembly passed the "Opportunity Scholarship" law to provide scholarship funds for low-income students who wished to attend private schools. Don Martin is chair of the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners and a former superintendent of Winston-Salem/Forsyth…...
Standardized tests were built for a world that's gone | Olli-Pekka Heinonen
3+ week, 5+ day ago (235+ words) A new C.D. Howe Institute study of Ontario students has found that overall, those who switch to middle school in Grade 6 score lower on standardized tests. While a small population of students, the findings have reignited debate about the merits of…...
Guilford County Schools to operate remotely tomorrow due to snow, ice in weather forecast
3+ week, 6+ day ago (197+ words) A zoo on Java island released video and photos of Indonesia's first locally-born giant panda cub, and said the male cub was showing signs of being in good health. The mother, 15-year-old Hu Chun, gave birth to Satrio Wiratama - nicknamed…...
See photos of Don Phipps being sworn in as new WS/FCS Superintendent
4+ week, 2+ day ago (223+ words) Don Phipps (left) places his left hand on the Bible held by his wife, Nancy, as Forsyth Superior Court Judge David Hall swears him in as the new Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Superintendent on Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, at the WS/FCS…...
MacKenzie Scott gives $50 million to Winston-Salem State University
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (120+ words) John Deem covers the Triad for the Winston-Salem Journal and Greensboro News & Record. Contact him at [email protected] "Employers in the region are looking to hire high school students as soon as they graduate," Guilford Technical Community College President An" "We…...
Froma Harrop: We'd better start thinking about future jobs now
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (187+ words) The big headlines about job losses tend to focus on the big employers. Layoffs at UPS, 48,000 " at Intel, 24,000. Amazon is cutting up to 30,000 workers, Target, 1,800. These pink slips are being dropped largely on white-collar positions. Follow Creators columnist Froma Harrop…...
NC board picks Atlanta firm to probe Forsyth County schools 'internal controls"
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (106+ words) North Carolina's State Board of Education on Monday selected an Atlanta-based accounting firm to review the financial operations of'Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools'after mismanagement left the district tens of millions of dollars in debt. John Deem covers the Triad for the…...
2 large gifts in 2 days: Forsyth schools gets $500,000 from Winston-Salem Foundation
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (95+ words) Another local foundation has announced a major gift to help Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools manage its financial crisis. "This is a moment that calls for leadership and collective action," Clark said. Brown, 53, told more than 1,000 people who attended her installation…...