Schools
CD 4 CD In Works To Help Injured Firefighter
Raffle and Boston butt sale planned to raise money for medical expenses A Johnston County community is rallying together to help one of its own. Community Days for Cecil Dale,…
Lawmakers Look To Implement Summer School For At-Risk Students
By Johnny Kampis Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — As state lawmakers try to sort out when students can go back to school full time, members of the House are sponsoring a…
31 Apply For Vacant School Board Seat
Thirty-one people have applied for a vacant seat on the Johnston County Public School Board. The deadline to apply was 11:59pm Monday, Feb. 15th. The applicants include: 1) Jaron Benson2)…
State House, Senate At Impasse Over School Reopening Bill
By Andrew DunnCarolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — Majorities of the House and Senate agree that N.C. schools need legislative prodding to reopen, but they’re struggling to come to terms…
Cleveland High Junior Named Student Advisor To State Board Of Education
Bryce Womble, a junior at Cleveland High School, was recognized at the February Johnston County Board of Education meeting for being named a student advisor to the North Carolina State…
Activists In Our Schools – The Propagandist
Part 1 of a Multi-Part SeriesBy Michelle Antoine Dennis Draughon, political cartoonist, and eighth grade Smithfield Middle School social studies teacher has catapulted Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) into the…
Educators Jump To The Front Of The Vaccine Line, Even As Many Seniors Wait
By Julie HavlakCarolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — Education workers will leap to the head of the line for COVID-19 vaccines on Feb. 24. More than a million seniors are still waiting…
Left Is Damaging Public Education
By JOHN HOOD RALEIGH — “One of the most unhappy series of events in the state’s history began in 1835,” stated a textbook used in elementary schools across North Carolina.…
School Board Approves Plan A For Pre-K Through 5th Grade Students
Tonight (Tuesday), the Johnston County Board of Education in a 5-1 vote approved a plan for Pre-K-5 to return to Plan A for four days per week beginning March 1.…
Johnson Donates Salary To Teachers, Disagrees With Chairman
“I personally could not look at myself in the mirror knowing I gave this kind of raise when other school staff will never have this opportunity.” Ronald Johnson, a member…
The Rest of the Story/Facts
By: JCPS Board Chairman Todd Sutton On February 8, 2021, a story ran on JoCoReport regarding some recent personnel changes that were made within the Johnston County Public School System…
JCPS Administrator Defends 17 Percent Pay Increase
Johnston County Public Schools Chief of Facilities and Construction Brooks Moore is defending a 17.38% pay increase he received from the Johnston County Public School Board. On Monday, Johnston County…
