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The North Carolina NAACP is calling on the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights to “reinvigorate” its investigation into Wake schools. The NAACP made the request based on an analysis of F&R data last week by the Record.
A new Record data analysis exposes a trend of poor schools getting poorer at a faster rate than more affluent schools, despite the school system’s contention that a choice plan would stabilize F&R percentages. The analysis also shows that before the diversity policy was changed, schools poverty levels were moving toward the middle.
In the Record’s ongoing effort to make school system data more digest-able, Education Reporter Will Huntsberry updates and analyzes the latest numbers on the controlled-choice assignment plan released at Tuesday’s school board meeting.
In a victory for animal rights advocates, Wake County adopted a new program that will allow community organizations to trap, neuter and release feral cats.
In 2006 the city agreed to spend $1 million of taxpayer money to up-fit the One Exchange Plaza building to bring a fine dining experience to downtown Raleigh. As it became clear that fine dining doesn’t work downtown, the city lowered the Mint’s rent overtime and now the restaurant is shutting its doors before its lease is up.
Raleigh City Manager Russell Allen proposes a $1,000 raise for employees and a $5,000 for city councilors. In comparison to NC’s other major municipalities, councilors salaries are still behind.
Much has been made of the school board’s decision to ask county commissioners for an increase to its budget as well as the fact that it’s not cutting teachers. The Record takes a larger look at the budget, and Wake’s rank near the bottom of the nation in per pupil spending.
The Wake County school system is a $1.4 billion per year business. The Record explains where the money comes from and where the money gets spent.
As the new controlled-choice plan has been rolled out, capacity issues across the county have begun to rear there head. A major study to identify places for new schools begins this summer.
In Tuesday’s primary, four of Wake County’s five GOP politicians seeking higher office managed to stay alive or win their seats outright. We take a look at the school board members and county commissioners who looked to move up the political ladder.
