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Marcus Whichard, who will begin as Wayne County Public Schools superintendent July 1, took a step forward weeks before his start date to ask the Wayne County commissioners for support

The Wayne County Board of Education is not only taking instructional assistants and bus drivers from salary to hourly pay but the board is also offering bus drivers a $500

More than 900 graduating seniors will walk across the stage and receive high school diplomas within the next week in Wayne County.

The Wayne County Board of Commissioners will have a public hearing for the proposed fiscal 2023-24 budget during its meeting Tuesday.

The Wayne County Board of Education voted to recommend its fiscal 2023-24 budget to the county commissioners that includes a boost in the local teacher supplement.

North Carolina Teaching Fellows is a scholarship program for aspiring teachers, with a long and politically charged history. This year, it returned to HBCUs in an effort to diversify the teaching workforce; and a House budget proposal could help the program grow.

North Carolina Teaching Fellows is a scholarship program for aspiring teachers, with a long and politically charged history. This year, it returned to HBCUs in an effort to diversify the teaching workforce; and a House budget proposal could help the program grow.

For perhaps the first time in 31 years, Wayne County Public Schools’ Superintendent David Lewis has “no plans” when he crosses the threshold into retirement April 1.

The Wayne County Board of Education decided to incorporate results from a community survey on qualities needed for the next superintendent.

An educator, administrator and former school superintendent has been hired as interim superintendent for Wayne County Public Schools.