Hundreds of Gaston County teachers, administrators and education support personnel — who are paid monthly — said they experienced repeated, ongoing discrepancies with compensation since the district adopted a new payroll system in January 2022.

At the micro level, school communications are about sharing information, but at the macro level, they're about building relationships.

“How do you say to these students, teachers and parents who have met the grade that good is not good enough, that a B+ is not good enough,” Houston NAACP President Bishop James Dickson said.

Career and self-exploration should begin as early as middle school when kids are less stressed and more curious about their future.