Although the name will remain the same, and tuition will not be reduced to $500 a semester thanks to the disposal of Senate Bill 873, major changes are on the horizon at Winston-Salem State University (WSSU).
Education
Last weekend all 14 high schools in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools (WS/FCS) held graduation ceremonies for the class of 2016.
Chartwells School Dining Services, the company that serves breakfast and lunch to over 2.3 million school children each day, and Winston Salem/Forsyth County Schools (WSFCS) will offer free breakfast and lunch to all children in the community during the summer months.
Boys and men of color have lower high school graduation rates, a much greater likelihood of going to prison, and higher mortality rates from homicide.
Triad founder, publisher & CEO of Diversity Woman Magazine, Sheila Robinson, was conferred with the degree Doctor of Education during University of Pennsylvania’s 260th commencement ceremony, held on Saturday, May 14.
To Republican Sen. Tom Apodaca of Hendersonville, his Senate Bill 873, also known as the “Access to Affordable College Education Act,” is the perfect prescription for allowing worthy in-state students, beginning in the fall of 2018, to be enrolled in five UNC system universities at a reduced rate of $500 per semester.
Last week, more than 60 years since the landmark decision in Brown v. Board of Education, former educators and students sat down to talk about what life was like following the desegregation of schools here in Winston-Salem and Forsyth County and the current state of public education.
Erika James, Dean of Goizueta Business School at Emory University, told the Salem College Class of 2016 last Saturday morning to always bet on themselves.
The gymnasium of Carter G. Woodson School (CGWS) was filled with fun and excitement last Friday night as dozens came out to celebrate the school’s 19th anniversary.
For the second time this school year, students from area high schools came together last week to discuss the state of race relations in area schools at Parkland High School.
