Accountability is hard but necessary. There are approximately 2,600 public schools in North Carolina. Of those, 483 are low performing.
Education
A drive to help raise $5 million and save the accreditation of Bennett College received a boost this week as donations began to pour in ahead of the Friday, Feb. 1 deadline.
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., the nation’s oldest African-American fraternity, donated $31,000 to Bennett College on Jan. 19.
Next month Isaac Cooper, a senior at Reynolds High School, will have the opportunity of a lifetime when he performs with students from around the world at Carnegie Hall.
Some of the most inquisitive young minds in our area raised some interesting questions last week as dozens of students came together for the annual district-wide science fairs.
Kaleideum North, formerly SciWorks, located at 400 W. Hanes Mill Road, was transformed into a one-stop shop for everything Kindergarten.
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) a $600,000 grant to strengthen its programs in the humanities.
On Saturday, January 12, 2019 Countdown to Kindergarten, part of the district’s Ready, Set, K! program, will take place from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Kaleideum North, located at 400 W. Hanes Mill Road in Winston-Salem.
The U.S. Department of Education has agreed to look into the claim filed by Action4Equity against the Winston-Salem Forsyth County School System.
Under the leadership of Illustrious Commandress Dt. Lisa W. Smith, and Chairperson Dt. Delories Wilson, Sethos Court 105 has continued its annual support of Tools for Schools with the Imperial Council.
