Schools
Berger Says He Will Combat Critical Race Theory ‘With Everything That I Have’
By David Bass Carolina Journal The exclusive teaching of Critical Race Theory in public school classrooms would be outlawed under a bill making its way through the N.C. Senate. On…
Johnston County Schools CRT Policy Is Inadequate, Group Says
Johnston County Public Schools adopted a policy amendment Tuesday night to reportedly ban the teaching of Critical Race Theory (CRT) in K-12 classrooms. Some say the two sentence amendment to…
New JCPS Virtual Academy Principal Named
Patsy Elrod was named the principal of the JCPS Virtual Academy at the July Johnston County Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, July 13. Elrod has served Johnston County Public…
Glendale-Kenly Elementary Principal Named
Kelly Holland was named the principal of Glendale-Kenly Elementary at the July Johnston County Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, July 13. Holland has served Johnston County Public Schools as…
Dr. Yvette Smith Mason Selected As 2021 Dr. Samuel Houston Leadership Award Winner
The North Carolina School Superintendents’ Association (NCSSA) and the North Carolina Alliance for School Leadership Development (NCASLD) have announced the selection of Dr. Yvette Smith Mason, as a recipient of…
Graduate Of One Of N.C.’s First Charter Schools Comes Full Circle
By David Bass Carolina Journal Tim Taylor could scarcely have imagined when he began attending Arapahoe Charter School in 1997, that he would one day come full circle and send…
Johnston Students Receive NC State Fair Youth Livestock Scholarships
25 students awarded $1,000 each; one receives $1,500 RALEIGH – Twenty-six North Carolina students have been named recipients of 2021 N.C. State Fair Youth Livestock Scholarships, Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler…
Leadership Johnston Announces 2021 Graduates
Leadership Johnston celebrated its newest graduates at their first meeting on June 24. Despite the challenges of this past year, Leadership Johnston forged ahead under a new format focused on…
WCPS Pays Off Remainder Of $5 Million Debt
GOLDSBORO – After beginning the school year with $5 million in State and Federal debt, Wayne County Public Schools (WCPS) and the Wayne County Board of Education will officially close…
46 Geese Euthanized At JCC Campus
For many years, Canada geese have been a familiar sight around the pond at Johnston Community College in Smithfield. Many of them are now gone. At the request of Johnston…
Letter To Editor: Operation Critical Race Theory
By: Beth Moore, M.ED. This week I was at a County Commissioners meeting. I was disheartened by what I heard around the school budget and only funding them at the…
Byrd Appointed Area Assistant Superintendent For Middle Schools
Kendrick Byrd was named Area Assistant Superintendent for Middle Schools at a Special Session Johnston County Board of Education meeting on Friday, June 25. Byrd has served Johnston County Public…
