For readers in Winston-Salem, this page covers test score data, school funding, policy changes, learning outcomes and new teaching approaches. It reports on the academic environment across the city and the communities around it.
Democrats won every seat on the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Board of Education in Tuesday's election, and the current board will hold its final meeting Nov. 10.
Live Poll
Do you think local schools will do better with one party holding every board seat?
The Republican candidate for the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school board paused his campaign activities.
A 21-year-old man remains in custody after a student reported an armed robbery in the school parking lot.
Live Poll
Should public funds be used to renovate historic buildings on university campuses?
The National Park Service awarded $750,000 to renovate the campus’s historic Simon Green Atkins House.
Live Poll
Should your local school board sell closed school properties rather than repurposing them?
The school board will consider selling the former elementary school property on October 28.
Winston-Salem State University partnered with the Picasso Keaton Foundation to promote drunk driving awareness on campus.
Winston-Salem reporting spans state funding mandates, board oversight, learning outcomes and infrastructure requirements for instructional spaces. Reporting reaches across the city and into the surrounding areas where those systems operate. Local property tax support and state-level budget shifts remain the primary drivers of funding debates in the classroom. Curriculum development and staffing levels are the most frequent subjects that appear in regular reporting.
