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The complexities of the little-understood WCPSS controlled-choice assignment plan are locked in its 87 pages. Education reporter Will Huntsberry breaks the plan down in three pieces. Part 1: How it Works. Part 2: Where Magnets Fit. Part 3: Potential Weak Spots.
The school board elections have seen historic amounts of money flowing in as well as historic voter turnout. As the Hill and Losurdo campaigns enter the last few days before the runoff election in District 3, we size up the politics and the turnout that are driving the race.
The Wake County School Board will assume new leadership Dec. 6, but one seat is still undecided. We take a look at the Nov. 8 runoff candidates and the implications for student assignment.
Board members approved a new assignment plan for Wake County schools Tuesday. But with board control still up in the air, it’s unclear if the full plan will stick.
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.
A review of school resource officers — police officers who patrol middle and high schools in Wake County — was presented at last Tuesday’s School Board meeting. Administrators deemed the program a success, but members of community groups are concerned the evaluation wasn’t thorough enough.
Thirteen percent of Wake schools made adequate progress toward goals under No Child Left Behind. With only three more years before all students must be on grade level, can Wake make up the difference?
Walnut Creek Principal Corey Moore his hands full trying to bring about 400 students up to grade level. How will he do it?
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 County School Board members approved a massive overhaul Tuesday of the discipline policies, despite criticism from some groups that the policy does not go far enough. The new policies create five levels for violating school policies and call for the creation of a hearing panel to review and approve suspension recommendations.
