Category Archives: Wake County School Board

#WCPSS Family engagement plan has parents upset about Data Mining

Posted on September 16, 2017 by A.P. Dillon

A family engagement program being employed in North Carolina’s largest school district has some parents concerned about data mining. Continue reading →

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Is Project READY Diversity Training in WCPSS Focused On Race

Posted on August 18, 2017 by A.P. Dillon

Recently, the News and Observer covered a series of diversity training sessions being conducted in the Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) by a group called Project READY.

The article was entitled, “Teachers learn they should have uncomfortable conversations about race with students.” Continue reading →

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Wake County School Board Races – Find Your Race

Posted on October 5, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

There are eighteen candidates running for the Wake County School Board across nine districts. Five of the nine districts have multiple candidates. Four races have candidates running unopposed and of those four, three of the races are incumbents.

This packed race is arguably one of the most important ones for Wake county, which has over 157, 000 students and is currently the 17th largest school district in the country.

Who is running in your district? Continue reading →

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Wake Sheriff puts WCPSS School Board on the spot over Bathroom Policy

Posted on September 30, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

Wake County Sheriff Donnie Harrison is not amused at the fact that Wake County School System has been dodging clarifying their locker and bathroom policies.
Recently, Harrison called out the school system on their lack of clarity. Harrison threatened to pull his resource officers out unless the situation was addressed. Continue reading →

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Despite Budget Shortfall, WCPSS Board Fills Tech Chief Position at $139K a Year

Posted on September 9, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

At the September School Board meeting, the board announced the hiring of Stacy Lee to fill the role of Chief Technology Officer for the school system. Lee will be hired at $139,000 a year.

This comes despite the board’s continual complaints about a nearly $17.5 million dollar budget gap in their $1.2 billion dollar budget. Continue reading →

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Non-Profit Co-Founder Blasts Wake Board of Commissioners over WCPSS Diversity

Posted on August 31, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

Calla Wright, co-founder of the Coalition of Concerned Citizens for African American Children (CCCAC) recently sent emails to members of the Wake County Board of Commissioners complaining about the current student assignment plan in county’s school district.

The emails obtained by this site show Wright’s outrage over an article that appeared in the News and Observer. The article was about detailed a study by the Brookings Institute on diversity issues in Wake and Charlotte-Mecklenburg school districts. Continue reading →

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