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Central Raleigh residents met at Trinity United Methodist Church with Wake schools Superintendent Tony Tata Monday night to discuss why their children still haven’t been assigned to a school and what could be done about it. Many residents left with more understanding, but not the comfort they were seeking.
A Record analysis of Census data compared to new school construction in Wake County shows a disparity in the number of schools built in Raleigh. We take an in-depth look at the numbers, as well as the plan for future schools, most of which are outside Raleigh’s city limits.
Research in Wake County has shown that students who take Algebra I in 8th grade are less likely to drop out of high school. After eight months of debate, the county now has a math placement policy, which will allow more children access to eighth grade Algebra.
As the first round of selection comes to a close nearly 75 percent of rising kindergarten families have participated and reactions are mixed. School officials acknowledge that the last 25 percent may be the hardest to reach.
A discussion of WCPSS’s policy on public information requests unexpectedly showed up on Tuesday’s board agenda as an action item. Certain board members asked whether group emails among board members comply with the spirit of the law.
Democrats have been looking for wriggle room in the implementing a new choice assignment plan for Wake County. Their conclusion Tuesday: if there’s no time to delay the plan, they’ll have to make changes simultaneously as the plan moves ahead.
Testing data show that more Wake County students are at grade level. But even with impressive gains, some schools may still not make the cut.
Wake Schools and the county are combining services to save money. School Board members agreed Tuesday to allow county officials to manage workers’ compensation claims and real estate purchases.
Wake County Commissioners and school board members played a little power tug-of-war last week over the spending of county dollars in education. Commissioners voted last year to request a “purpose and function” breakdown of the school system’s 2011-12 budget. But when school officials made their formal appropriation request to Commissioners in mid-May, they asked for the budget in a lump sum.
WCPSS has extended the “test drive” of what’s called The Blue Plan — part of a new student assignment plan. The deadline to participate in the mock trial is now Friday, June 24.
