Schools
$16,292 Pay Raise For School Employee Approved 6-To-1
A Johnston County Public Schools administrator has received a 17.38% pay increase in a cryptic, late night vote by the school board. An open meetings law expert says anyone who…
17 People Have Applied For Vacant School Board Seat
SMITHFIELD – Johnston County Public Schools today (Monday) released a list of 17 people who have applied thus far for a seat on the Board of Education. The list includes…
Teaching And Coaching In Covid Times 2021
By: Jay Poole I sit here on a Sunday afternoon reflecting on what a strange year it has been in all areas of life. I thought I would give an…
Two Middle Students Receive $20,000 Scholarship
Johnston County Public Schools middle school students Ximena Castaneda Aguilar and Valery Davis Mendoza are two of the several promising North Carolina seventh graders who were named as recipients of…
Wayne Community College To Continue Spring Semester Mostly Virtual
GOLDSBORO – Wayne Community College will continue in a majority online instruction delivery mode for the remainder of the Spring 2021 semester. It was the original expectation of college administrators…
NJHS Second Quarter Honor Roll & Principal’s List
Tol Avery, Principal 2nd Quarter Honor Roll-Grades 9-12 Gabriel Adams, Adrienne Adkins, Beonka Agosto, Edgar Aguilar Carrillo, Kevin Alexander, Camila Alvarez, Daniela Alvarez, Michiah Artis, Kayla Auton, Evan Bailey, Joshua…
Rep. Donna White Supports COVID-19 Relief Bill That Includes $1.6 Billion To Help Schools Reopen
Bill Also Provides Funding for Rental Assistance, Rural Broadband and Vaccine Distribution RALEIGH – Today, Representative Donna White (R-Johnston) joined her colleagues in unanimously approving a COVID-19 relief package for…
Three JCPS High Schools Recognized For Outstanding Graduation Rates
Three high schools in Johnston County were recognized by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction for achieving outstanding graduation rates in the 2019-2020 school year. Johnston County Early College Academy…
School Board Soap Opera Continues
By Mark Lane Just when I thought the citizens of Johnston County could have confidence in the work of the local school board, that confidence was destroyed by the events…
State Board Rewrites Social Studies Standards To Focus On Racism, Discrimination
By Andrew Dunn Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — The Democrat-controlled N.C. State Board of Education approved Thursday, Feb. 4, a sweeping rewrite of the state’s social studies standards that will…
Governor Proposes Emergency Budget Supplement To Turn Corner On COVID-19
RALEIGH – Governor Roy Cooper today outlined a plan for allocating federal COVID-19 relief funds for immediate needs and investing state resources to help North Carolina communities build back as the…
Truitt Presents Vision And Priorities To State Board of Education
RALEIGH – In today’s meeting of the State Board of Education, Superintendent Catherine Truitt presented her overarching vision and three key priorities to transform public education in North Carolina: literacy,…
