These are troubled times for our schools. The coronavirus response has emptied our school buildings, jumbled staff assignments and forced schools to pivot to online learning. ... Keep Reading
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Is declining state support driving WCPSS requests for more dollars?
Is declining state support driving WCPSS requests for more dollars? Recently, Wake County Commissioners heard an earful from taxpayers, many of whom came to oppose the proposed ... Keep Reading
Wake County Schools to close May 1st for NCAE teacher rally
Today the Wake County Public School System (WCPSS), North Carolina’s largest public school district, announced that it will be closed on May 1st. The decision essentially allows ... Keep Reading
Why the Silence over Slowing Enrollment in WCPSS?
Last week the News & Observer reported that Wake County Public Schools (WCPSS) grew by a mere 42 students. "Surprised" is the best way I can describe the reaction I have ... Keep Reading
Wanted: School District That Trusts Parents
The Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) Twitter feed heated up recently. A lively discussion between WCPSS and parents showed brewing frustration over the district’s low bar ... Keep Reading
WCPSS enrollment estimates: making a bad problem even worse
Unfortunately, it’s become an all too familiar scene in recent years. At a meeting to discuss the first draft of the Wake County Public Schools School Assignment plan, parents from ... Keep Reading
Education Funding: Time to expand the discussion
If you live in North Carolina it seems like a never-ending chorus: Liberals complain that schools are underfunded. Conservatives point to ever-increasing budgets. So where is ... Keep Reading
Another $548 million for WCPSS School Construction? Voters will decide in November
Few people seem to be noticing but property taxes for Wake County homeowners may be going up yet again. Last night Wake County Commissioners agreed to put three bond referenda on ... Keep Reading
Students demonstrate; while no one questions WCPSS policy
Thousands of Wake County Students walked out of class today to honor the memory of students and teachers killed last month in a mass school shooting in Parkland, Florida and to ... Keep Reading
WCPSS and student walkouts: actions speak louder than words
Last week 2,000 high school students walked out of Green Hope High School to demand political change and tougher gun control laws in the wake of a shooting massacre in Florida that ... Keep Reading
