The Department of Education updates guidance on public school prayer
The new guidance comes a little less than a year after the U.S. Supreme court loosened rules for teachers and staff praying while on the job.
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Faculty of color fought to shed light on university's unethical experiments
In December, the University of California, San Francisco apologized for unethical experiments on prisoners half a century ago. It was doctors of color who started demanding change.
Watauga County Schools names Leslie Alexander as new superintendent
The Watauga County Board of Education named Leslie Alexander as the new superintendent on Monday after a series of community meetings and interviews.
Florida is investigating a teacher who showed a Disney movie with a gay character
The film, Strange World, tells the story of a family of explorers and includes a character who has a crush on another boy. The fifth-grade teacher says a student's mother lodged a complaint.
72-year-old graduate recieves his college degree in Georgia
72-year-old Sam Kaplan graduated from Georgia Gwinnett College this weekend with his 99-year-old mother in attendance.
Cooper announces new early childhood education apprenticeship program
North Carolina has taken steps to expand opportunities for those entering the early childhood education workforce.
Hip-hop's got a message real stealthy: To teach the world to be mad healthy!
As hip-hop marks its 50th anniversary, there's a part of its history that's not always told: A mission to create public-health raps.
7 years after being paralyzed, a woman graduated from college
It took 7 years, but a woman who was paralyzed during her last semester of college finally got her degree. She's now a mother. We have the story of her long journey to graduation.
N. Carolina-based foster care provider receives $4M grant to reduce violence and related trauma
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.