The auditorium at the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools education building was near capacity on Thursday, April 7, for the performance portion of the High School Poet Laureate competition.
Education
Everyone has that one family member, an aunt, uncle or maybe an older cousin, who seems to get along with everyone and has a knack for connecting with the younger generations of the family. For Lachaela Wells-Andrew, that family member was her aunt Deitra.
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools (WS/FCS) has one of the highest high school dropout rates among the larger school districts in the state. Data provided by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) shows the dropout rate for WS/FCS was 2.66% for the 2020-2021 school year. The state average was 1.94%
Winston-Salem Freedom Schools will launch its collaborative initiative with its Make a Difference! fundraiser on March 19.
Dr. James B. Ewers Jr., a native of Winston-Salem and long-time educator, was recently named to the board of trustees at Morris Brown College.
Read Write Spell (RWS) is a community program based out of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church that strives to ensure that every child in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools (WSFCS) learns to read on grade level. RWS trains tutors in the science of reading to better assist students in need in WS/FCS.
Only about half of the third-grade students in WS/FCS are reading on grade level. To help combat this issue, Project Impact’s Reading Warrior initiative is here to help.
Due to a $16 million miscalculation on the part of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools (WS/FCS) Human Relations Department, teacher’s supplemental increase will be $2,000 less than what they were told a month ago.
Due to a $16 million miscalculation on the part of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools (WS/FCS) Human Relations Department, teacher’s supplemental increase will be $2,000 less than what they were told a month ago.
