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Wake Cuts Teacher Assistant Contracts
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Teacher assistant contracts have been cut to 9.25 months in an effort to save $2.4 million. Board members approved the change Tuesday and agreed to revisit the issue in one year.
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Changes on Tap for Wake Student Discipline Policies
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After months of work, the Wake County school board is set to vote this week on major changes to policies governing student suspensions. The move is intended to keep non-violent students in school.
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Blue Plan Test Drive on Track
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Efforts at reaching out to black and Hispanic parents in parts of Wake County has increased participation in the Blue Plan test drive. Last Friday, the Wake County Public School officials extended the test drive for the Blue Plan until June 24 due to low participation by parents in Southeast Raleigh and eastern parts of the county.
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School Board Transfers Duties to County
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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.
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Consultant: Wake Schools Haven’t Reduced Achievement Gap
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A Harvard study shows that WCPSS poor and non-Asian minority students have improved their test scores but continue to perform below the level of their more affluent white counterparts.
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Tedesco Elected School Board Vice-Chair after 56 Rounds
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After more than two hours and 56 rounds of voting, the Wake County School Board elected John Tedesco as vice chair. Chair Ron Margiotta was re-elected to his post.
County Government
“Purpose and Function” Budget Leads to County Tug-of-War
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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.
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Low Participation Extends School Plan Test Drive
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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.
2011 Election
Candidates Begin Entering the School Board Fray
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Filing for the fall election has not yet begun, but many candidates are stepping forward for Wake County School Board. Here is a breakdown of declared candidates so far.
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Wake Schools Testing Student Assignment Plan
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Wake County schools have begun a two-week trial of one of two student assignment proposals. Parents can go to the school Web site now to test out the Blue Plan, ranking schools in order of preference. School officials say the information will help determine how the process will work if the plan is implemented.
