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The Wake County Board of Elections is mandated to provide fair elections, but at what point do budget cuts make that impossible? We talked to BOE employees to find out how they’re managing budget cuts while providing Wake County with democratic elections.
Debate about student assignment has been tabled as Superintendent Tata and his team worked to develop a new plan. But as election season approaches, a new plan is coming to light.
More than 40 people showed up at the Player’s Retreat on Hillsborough Street Tuesday night for the Wake County Young Democrats’ annual State of the Union watch party.
The Wake County Board of Education did not put a unanimous stamp this morning on its decision to let AdvancEd, Wake’s high school accrediting authority, proceed with its investigation in February. But board members did vote 6-2 to cooperate with the investigation.
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction presented its projected budget reductions to Wake County Schools at the Board of Education’s work session Tuesday. The budget preview gives the school board an idea of what a 5 or 10 percent budget reduction could look like.
The Wake County Board of Education is collecting suggestions about budget improvements on its website. We’ve gone through the 800-some suggestions and put together a list below of the ones that stood out.
The future accreditation status of Wake County’s high schools remains unknown.
Former Brigadier General Anthony Tata (pronounced TAY-ta) will take on his new role as superintendent for Wake County schools on January 31. He went on the record recently with reporter Will Huntsberry.
Council committee members approved amendments to the comprehensive plan and the tree conservation ordinance. They deferred making decisions about the Hillsborough St. streetscape until the new zoning code is complete.
The Wake County Board of Education didn’t withdraw from its high schools’ accreditation Wednesday night, but it is one step closer to making that decision. The board discussed withdrawing accreditation in a controversial closed meeting, which took place during a public hearing on reassignments Wednesday night at Millbrook High School.
