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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced appointments to boards and commissions.
Published: Wednesday, August 9th, 2023 @ 3:19 pm
By: Governor's Office
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This week, the Wake County Board of Education approved a revision to its library policies that would require materials to not be “pervasively vulgar” and make “age” and “grade” appropriateness a higher concern.
Published: Monday, May 29th, 2023 @ 9:13 am
By: Carolina Journal
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While less than half of NC students are proficient in reading, math, and science, Wake Co. focuses on unjust goal of "equity"
Published: Thursday, October 20th, 2022 @ 12:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A group describing itself as "recognized leaders in the North Carolina business community" supports plaintiffs in the Leandro school funding legal dispute.
Published: Sunday, July 31st, 2022 @ 1:21 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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We don't need parental control of education.
Published: Friday, July 1st, 2022 @ 9:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina’s largest school district continues to feel the impact of pandemic-related reductions in its student population, and those impacts will be felt for at around a decade, according to a report presented to the Wake County Board of Education on Wednesday, Feb. 9.
Published: Tuesday, February 15th, 2022 @ 10:59 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper will allow existing state mask mandates to expire on July 30, but he’s recommending required masking for public school students in kindergarten through middle school.
Published: Sunday, August 1st, 2021 @ 12:55 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Tuesday’s Wake County Board of Education meeting was filled with parents angry about the board’s decision to continue the mask mandate.
Published: Monday, July 19th, 2021 @ 11:12 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The N.C. State Board of Education has delayed approval of two charter school applicants, North Raleigh Charter Academy and Wake Preparatory Academy, because of concerns expressed by the Wake County Board of Education and members of the PTA.
Published: Friday, June 21st, 2019 @ 10:20 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Wake County Public School System and Guilford County Schools are closing their doors May 16 so thousands of teachers can rally at the start of the short session for higher pay and more school resources
Published: Tuesday, May 8th, 2018 @ 2:19 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Roy Cooper today announced 44 appointments to various state boards and commissions
Published: Monday, April 16th, 2018 @ 11:45 am
By: Governor's Office
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In hopes of boosting average pay for principals, earlier this year the legislature added $35 million to the state budget for performance pay for principals
Published: Wednesday, October 25th, 2017 @ 10:13 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Did anyone else see that it’s not just Republicans who are questioning how Wake County Public Schools (WCPSS) spends its money
Published: Friday, June 16th, 2017 @ 8:29 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The State Board of Elections today established a special filing period for all single-member district contests for Wake County Board of Education, beginning tomorrow
Published: Thursday, August 11th, 2016 @ 5:53 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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Wake superintendent's new deal raises questions on salaries, terms
Published: Thursday, May 12th, 2016 @ 6:17 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The question of locker room and bathroom facilities being used by students self-identifying as "transgender" was raised. The question was largely left unanswered by both the Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) and the Wake County Board of Education.
Published: Sunday, January 24th, 2016 @ 3:24 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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In Part 1, we looked at Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) enrollment as an indicator of the growing gap between the educational options now available at the traditional public schools and the options parents actually want for their children
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 11:02 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Some members of the Wake County Board of Education have joined the list of education policymakers hoping to find the same flexibility for traditional public schools that charter schools enjoy, though some school choice supporters are suspicious of the board members' motives.
Published: Monday, January 26th, 2015 @ 5:30 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Before Wake County asks taxpayers to pay for more buildings, the school system needs to ensure its population estimates are accurate.
Published: Saturday, December 13th, 2014 @ 12:56 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The Division of Motor Vehicles and the State Board of Education appear to have worked out a hiccup in the state's new voter identification law that could have made it harder for some out-of-state students attending college in North Carolina to vote.
Published: Sunday, August 31st, 2014 @ 10:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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At last week's government relations committee meeting for the Wake County School Board, school board member Jim Martin called current legislative efforts to correct Common Core problems "very much a political overreach." According to news reports, Martin then fired this shot...
Published: Thursday, July 3rd, 2014 @ 5:10 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Governor Pat McCrory announced the appointments to his Task Force on Safer Schools today. The group ranges from students and teachers to elected officials, lawyers and law enforcement from across North Carolina.
Published: Wednesday, November 13th, 2013 @ 4:22 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Many would consider it bad enough that a majority of the Wake County Board of Education last week approved an ethics policy that could be manipulated or abused to hammer political opponents on the board publicly. But the rest of the story, as radio commentator Paul Harvey famously said, would...
Published: Friday, August 30th, 2013 @ 8:46 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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I want to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of you; so many of you made a difference in big ways and small for our campaign.
Published: Saturday, November 10th, 2012 @ 12:00 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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I disagreed with the late Bill Friday on nearly every public policy issue you can imagine. But over two decades of regular phone conversations and occasional meetings, Mr. Friday and I never had a disagreeable moment.
Published: Monday, October 22nd, 2012 @ 10:36 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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There was no disguising harsh sentiments between candidates for state superintendent of public instruction at a public forum in Raleigh Monday night when incumbent Democrat June Atkinson and Republican challenger John Tedesco clashed over a 90-minute span.
Published: Wednesday, October 17th, 2012 @ 11:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Among the statewide races to be decided this fall is State Superintendent of Public Instruction. June Atkinson has held the position since August 2005, and is the Democratic nominee for the office.
Published: Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012 @ 1:52 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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It may be a down-ticket race, but the battle for state auditor is showing some pop.
Published: Tuesday, August 21st, 2012 @ 12:58 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The five Republicans running for state auditor say incumbent Democrat Beth Wood has been weak in rooting out waste, fraud, and inefficiency in state government.
Published: Tuesday, April 24th, 2012 @ 10:24 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Candidate for State Auditor and Wake County Board of Education member Debra Goldman placed first in a five-way straw poll held at the 6th District Republican Party convention on April 10th.
Published: Monday, April 16th, 2012 @ 7:47 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Candidate for State Auditor and Wake County Board of Education member Debra Goldman placed first in a five-way straw poll held last night at the Wake County Republican Party county convention in Raleigh.
Published: Tuesday, March 27th, 2012 @ 1:21 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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