Me! Talk to me! And read the Quinn v WSFCS cases from 2018-19
January 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Me! Talk to me! And read the Quinn v WSFCS cases from 2018-19
We’ve checked the couch cushions, the vending machines, even the lost-and-found. Still short about $41,999,999.25. #WSFCS #NCpol #ForsythCounty
September 29, 2025 at 2:59 AM
We’ve checked the couch cushions, the vending machines, even the lost-and-found. Still short about $41,999,999.25. #WSFCS #NCpol #ForsythCounty
WS/FCS appointed Randy Bridges as interim superintendent, effective Oct. 1 through the end of the school year. #WFDD #WSFCS #Education
WS/FCS appoints Randy Bridges as interim superintendent
Bridges will begin Oct. 1 and serve through the end of the school year.
www.wfdd.org
September 23, 2026 at 2:22 AM
WS/FCS appointed Randy Bridges as interim superintendent, effective Oct. 1 through the end of the school year. #WFDD #WSFCS #Education
Ronald Jason Lucero, a WS/FCS at-large school board candidate, was arrested in July and charged with two counts of obtaining property by false pretenses; his felony trial is set for after the election. #WFDD #WSFCS #LegalNews
WS/FCS school board candidate's felony trial set for after election
Ronald Jason Lucero, a Republican candidate for an at-large seat, was arrested in July and charged with two counts of obtaining property by false pretenses.
www.wfdd.org
September 26, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Ronald Jason Lucero, a WS/FCS at-large school board candidate, was arrested in July and charged with two counts of obtaining property by false pretenses; his felony trial is set for after the election. #WFDD #WSFCS #LegalNews
WSFCS cutting Special Education staff
August 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
WSFCS cutting Special Education staff
WS/FCS is staring down $42 million in debt 💸 … and our kids are the ones paying the price. Teachers, programs, and opportunities are on the line. #WSFCS #PublicEducation #FundOurSchools #KidsPayThePrice
September 29, 2025 at 12:22 AM
WS/FCS is staring down $42 million in debt 💸 … and our kids are the ones paying the price. Teachers, programs, and opportunities are on the line. #WSFCS #PublicEducation #FundOurSchools #KidsPayThePrice
Thanks to Amber Lake for reporting on how Leandro would help the students in WSFCS who are now paying the price for budget holes caused by adults
#ncpol
#ncpol
Could Leandro Funds help with Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools' budget deficit?
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools faces a massive budget gap, but decades-old court rulings known as the Leandro case could provide funding.
www.wfmynews2.com
August 28, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Thanks to Amber Lake for reporting on how Leandro would help the students in WSFCS who are now paying the price for budget holes caused by adults
#ncpol
#ncpol
One way to help WSFCS emerge from their budget challenges is to support the full funding of the Leandro Plan. If legislators met their constitutional obligations to students, WSFCS's budget hole would not exist
#ncpol #LeadWithLeandro
#ncpol #LeadWithLeandro
How to help Superintendent Don Phipps and the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools team move forward
As Superintendent Don Phipps begins his tenure, the "All In For Our Schools" campaign provides ways for you to support this district.
www.ednc.org
December 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM
One way to help WSFCS emerge from their budget challenges is to support the full funding of the Leandro Plan. If legislators met their constitutional obligations to students, WSFCS's budget hole would not exist
#ncpol #LeadWithLeandro
#ncpol #LeadWithLeandro
WS/FCS officials discuss a state auditor report on last year’s deficit, committee appointments, and a lawsuit against social media companies. #WFDD #WSFCS #Education
WS/FCS officials talk latest state auditor's report, social media litigation
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools officials responded to a new report from the state auditor related to last year’s deficit. They also discussed committee appointments and a lawsuit against social media companies.
www.wfdd.org
March 8, 2026 at 1:20 PM
WS/FCS officials discuss a state auditor report on last year’s deficit, committee appointments, and a lawsuit against social media companies. #WFDD #WSFCS #Education
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School leaders discussed improving numbers Wednesday from North Carolina Board of Education's accountability report. https://www.wxii12.com/article/wsfcs-press-conference-nc-board-of-education-2026/73593864
September 2, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School leaders discussed improving numbers Wednesday from North Carolina Board of Education's accountability report. https://www.wxii12.com/article/wsfcs-press-conference-nc-board-of-education-2026/73593864
Local leaders in WSFCS clearly made some costly budget mistakes. But it's maddening to see no accountability for the state leaders who are denying WSFCS of over $100m in annual funding that the district is owed under Leandro
#ncpol #LeadWithLeandro
#ncpol #LeadWithLeandro
State board to launch probe into Forsyth schools' lack of 'internal controls'
“The first finding was the district failed to adjust the full-time equivalent staffing despite a decrease in student population,” Hoegemeyer explained.
journalnow.com
September 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Local leaders in WSFCS clearly made some costly budget mistakes. But it's maddening to see no accountability for the state leaders who are denying WSFCS of over $100m in annual funding that the district is owed under Leandro
#ncpol #LeadWithLeandro
#ncpol #LeadWithLeandro
Our local schools here in NC have myriad problems. But for now, I'm thankful that every building in WSFCS has a certified librarian. 2 for 216 schools is a crime against education.
"What if a grp of students at a Philly high school that never had its own library created one from scratch?" Stories like this are always 🥰, but they remind us (as the article notes) of systemic problems: the Philly School District has TWO full-time certified school librarians across 216 schools! 🎁
Here’s how some Philly high school students built a library from scratch. ‘Kids just kept coming, renewing books.’
“We all grew up without a library,” one KHSA senior said. “That had an effect on a lot of kids."
www.inquirer.com
January 12, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Our local schools here in NC have myriad problems. But for now, I'm thankful that every building in WSFCS has a certified librarian. 2 for 216 schools is a crime against education.
Winston-Salem Foundation donates $500,000 to support WS/FCS students. #WFDD #education #philanthropy #WSFCS
Winston-Salem Foundation donates $500,000 to support WS/FCS students
This is the second big donation Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools received this week.
www.wfdd.org
October 18, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Winston-Salem Foundation donates $500,000 to support WS/FCS students. #WFDD #education #philanthropy #WSFCS
Winston Salem Forsyth County Schools
Budgetary mismanagement at the top resulted in $46 mil shortfall. @ 350 teachers & staff being let go AFTER yr started, though they were not responsible.Below is link to a gofund me account set up for those let go. More details found here:
gofund.me/09984104
Budgetary mismanagement at the top resulted in $46 mil shortfall. @ 350 teachers & staff being let go AFTER yr started, though they were not responsible.Below is link to a gofund me account set up for those let go. More details found here:
gofund.me/09984104
Donate to Aid for WSFCS School Staff in Crisis, organized by Jerrica Scott
Recently, WS/FCS announced a massive Reduction in Force (RIF), eliminating or… Jerrica Scott needs your support for Aid for WSFCS School Staff in Crisis
gofund.me
August 28, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Winston Salem Forsyth County Schools
Budgetary mismanagement at the top resulted in $46 mil shortfall. @ 350 teachers & staff being let go AFTER yr started, though they were not responsible.Below is link to a gofund me account set up for those let go. More details found here:
gofund.me/09984104
Budgetary mismanagement at the top resulted in $46 mil shortfall. @ 350 teachers & staff being let go AFTER yr started, though they were not responsible.Below is link to a gofund me account set up for those let go. More details found here:
gofund.me/09984104
Private schools in Forsyth have tripled the voucher funds they are receiving in just 2 years! Taxpayers have paid over $70 MILLION since vouchers started. WSFCS should have received that $$. PUBLIC money. PUBLIC funds belong in PUBLIC schools! #nced #ncpublicschools
August 5, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Private schools in Forsyth have tripled the voucher funds they are receiving in just 2 years! Taxpayers have paid over $70 MILLION since vouchers started. WSFCS should have received that $$. PUBLIC money. PUBLIC funds belong in PUBLIC schools! #nced #ncpublicschools
Educators from a dozen schools across Forsyth County rallied this morning for their students and fellow educators at school walk-ins, calling on the state legislature to step up and resolve the district's financial crisis. #education #NC #WSFCS #budgetcuts
August 29, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Educators from a dozen schools across Forsyth County rallied this morning for their students and fellow educators at school walk-ins, calling on the state legislature to step up and resolve the district's financial crisis. #education #NC #WSFCS #budgetcuts
Students and teachers do not look at an AP and see a job; they see a person with whom a working relationship exists – one that is even more important now in these unstable times in WSFCS. Those relationships are now severed.
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1/2 Of My Administration Has Been RIF’ed Since Last School Year. Damn.
If you are a teacher/educator/administrator in the WSFCS system, you know that emails began to be sent to people identified in the “Reduction In Force” currently in its latest stage. Wh…
caffeinatedrage.com
August 24, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Students and teachers do not look at an AP and see a job; they see a person with whom a working relationship exists – one that is even more important now in these unstable times in WSFCS. Those relationships are now severed.
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In NC, WSFCS are going through it right now. There has been 300+ teachers laid off because of a “budget cut”. The deficit is $46 million, schools are walking out in protest, it’s a lot going on but our teachers deserve better
August 26, 2025 at 4:52 PM
In NC, WSFCS are going through it right now. There has been 300+ teachers laid off because of a “budget cut”. The deficit is $46 million, schools are walking out in protest, it’s a lot going on but our teachers deserve better
If you want to collect data, the wsfcs district “misplaced” more than 50M$ (of 650M annual) and isn’t doing anything but RIFs of hundreds of teachers after school started
Going to be a race to get out of public in a state that pays thousands for private or homeschool
Going to be a race to get out of public in a state that pays thousands for private or homeschool
October 3, 2025 at 12:40 PM
If you want to collect data, the wsfcs district “misplaced” more than 50M$ (of 650M annual) and isn’t doing anything but RIFs of hundreds of teachers after school started
Going to be a race to get out of public in a state that pays thousands for private or homeschool
Going to be a race to get out of public in a state that pays thousands for private or homeschool
The financial crisis in WSFCS started in 2017. Three years before the pandemic. Four superintendents ago. Three school boards ago. Four Chief Financial Officers ago. And lots of turnover.
And almost a hundred opening prayers of public school board meetings ago.
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And almost a hundred opening prayers of public school board meetings ago.
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“But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen” unless it is a school board meeting.
From Bible Hub, specifically Matthew 6:6: So here is another explanation of why the WSFCS school system went into so much debt: “Not long after we kicked God off the dais, as we may phrase it…
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December 9, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The financial crisis in WSFCS started in 2017. Three years before the pandemic. Four superintendents ago. Three school boards ago. Four Chief Financial Officers ago. And lots of turnover.
And almost a hundred opening prayers of public school board meetings ago.
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And almost a hundred opening prayers of public school board meetings ago.
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State may delay debt interest penalties for WS/FCS until November. The district owes $3.4 million after overspending last year. #WSFCS #SchoolFinance #WFDD
State considers delaying debt interest penalties for WS/FCS until November
The school district owes the state $3.4 million after overspending its budget last year.
www.wfdd.org
September 3, 2025 at 8:57 PM
State may delay debt interest penalties for WS/FCS until November. The district owes $3.4 million after overspending last year. #WSFCS #SchoolFinance #WFDD
Expect a hot, humid week ahead in the Triad
Expect a hot, humid week ahead in the Triad
HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) —First day of school for parts of WSFCS and Lexington City Schools this Monday morning! The first bus stop forecast of the new school year is sticky and warm — humidit…
myfox8.com
August 10, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Expect a hot, humid week ahead in the Triad
WSFCS will lose teachers because of what happened tonight. There will be many professionals who refuse to work in this district if something does not change for the better.
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And The Golden Globe For MOST DYSFUNCTIONAL BOE Goes To…
…the Winston-Salem / Forsyth County School Board and its dramatic sequel to last month’s meeting in which a new chairperson and vice-chairperson are not elected because of partisan poli…
caffeinatedrage.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:22 AM
WSFCS will lose teachers because of what happened tonight. There will be many professionals who refuse to work in this district if something does not change for the better.
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One other number for August: $20 million - the amount of money WSFCS is cutting from this school year's budget after the school year has started.
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August 2025- Numbers To Consider
The most current numbers for the following: Average Gas Price Average Milk Price Average Egg Prices Average Bread Price Consumer Confidence Presidential Approval Rating Federal Interest Rate Dow Jo…
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August 16, 2025 at 11:10 PM
One other number for August: $20 million - the amount of money WSFCS is cutting from this school year's budget after the school year has started.
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