In Context
WakeEd’s In Context newsletter is a monthly deep-dive into education issues impacting the Wake County Public School System.
Schools, County Officials Discuss School Construction
Financing school construction is a coordinated dance number with WCPSS and Wake County government as dance partners. But it will be difficult for WCPSS when other partners want to cut in. The WCPSS School Board and the Wake County Commissioners met in a joint session...
WCPSS Board of Education and NCGA Wake Delegation Share Agendas
Twenty heads are better than one, so the saying goes, right? No? Well, it worked for the members of the WCPSS Board of Education and the senators and representatives from Wake County as they get ready for the short legislative session that opens today. The two groups...
Return of Teacher Career Status
North Carolina public school teachers who had career status as of 2013 are allowed to keep it following a state Supreme Court ruling last week. The Court unanimously held that the General Assembly could not revoke the status, often called tenure, because doing so...
The Vernon Malone College and Career Academy – An All Too Familiar Parable
Remember the story about three people, all blindfolded and describing parts of an animal they were all holding? One noted a wide and floppy part – another a narrow flexible part with hair at the end – and yet another a large, round, and tall column-like part. All...
WCPSS Market Share
How has WCPSS market share fared over the years, as school options have increased? A long view shows – pretty well. Over the last 14 years, consistently more than 80 percent of all students in Wake County have attended WCPSS schools. This includes a high of 84.8...
Elections Approach: Be Sure to Vote!
You’ve no doubt recognized the uptick in political ads on radio, television, and in newspapers, right? General elections are right around the corner. November 4, 2014 is six weeks away. Are you registered to vote in Wake County? Do you know where your polling site is...
Review of Common Core Begins in North Carolina
It’s a standing room only kind of week. On Monday, September 22nd the commission charged with reviewing the Common Core in NC met for the first time – and nary a seat remained in the room. As expected, the commission’s first meeting drew lots of interest and media...
Under-Enrollment, Overcrowding, and Calendar Alignment
At the September 16th Board of Education meeting, the following decisions were made: • Mills Park Elementary and Mills Park Middle will remain on a traditional calendar and will retain enrollment caps. One temporary classroom will be added to the Mills Park...
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