Forsyth County Board of Commissioners rejects $32 million request from Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools

Forsyth County Board of Commissioners rejects $32 million request from Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools

FORSYTH COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) -- The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners rejected a $32 million request from Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools. "The actual number is so large, it will require someone with a bigger checkbook than the county,” Chairman and former WS/FS Superintendent Don Martin said at the county budget meeting on Thursday. The commission approved its 2025-2026 budget, allotting $591 million in total.   The embattled WS/FCS dis…

Worcester County teachers left disheartened after county officials deny Board of Education's full funding request

WORCESTER COUNTY, Md. — The Worcester County Teachers Association is pushing back after the county’s Board of Education was denied its full funding request. The teachers were seeking a $60,000 starting salary, which will be required by the state of Maryland beginning in 2027 under the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future spending plan. Beth Shockley-Lynch, who represents the teachers through the association, said the county left teachers disappointed…