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Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools’ debt to NCDPI ‘paid in full’

November 14, 2025 The North State Journal

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools says it has paid off its $3.4 million debt to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. (Courtesy WS/FCS) RALEIGH — Officials with Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools told a state board of education […]

State education officials announce guidance to use schools for childcare

March 18, 2020 The North State Journal

NC Dept. of Public Instruction building RALEIGH — The North Carolina State Board of Education and officials from the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) held a conference call on March 18 to hammer out details […]

All North Carolina public schools to close for two weeks

March 14, 2020 The North State Journal

RALEIGH – All North Carolina public schools will close beginning Monday, March 16th for a minimum of two weeks. The Department of Public Instruction is recommending using Monday as an optional teacher workday to allow […]

The Word: Look up
“I will lift up my eyes unto the hills, from whence comes my help. My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.” Psalm 121:1-2. It is good always to look up. Thousands […]
Category 5: Hurricanes look to rebound after crushing Game 3 loss
LAS VEGAS — Anyone who scoffed at a Vegas-Carolina Stanley Cup final is eating plenty of crow right now. The two teams have spent just three minutes, 24 seconds with a lead that held, and […]
GOP groups claim victory in two elections cases
RALEIGH — The Republican National Committee and the North Carolina Republican Party claimed victory with consent judgments of two court cases dealing with noncitizens on North Carolina voter rolls and “never residents.” The first consent […]
Hurricanes’ storybook rally ends on Theodore’s lucky bounce in double OT
LAS VEGAS — The Hurricanes have shown they can rally against all odds. Now they’ll need to show they can bounce back from a crushing Game 3 loss. Vegas defenseman Shea Theodore’s point shot in […]
Trolls come indoors as Danish recycling artist stages first museum exhibit
ISHØJ, Denmark — For more than a decade, Danish recycling artist Thomas Dambo has scattered wooden troll sculptures around the world. He has created almost 200 in 19 countries. Now the poet and former hip-hop […]
CARTER & CHOE: The U.S. ally that figured out China’s gameplan long before Washington
Washington has spent decades talking about the U.S.-Japan alliance in military terms. Carrier groups. Missile defense. Deterrence. Those things matter enormously. But the alliance runs far deeper than defense planning, and right now the economic […]