Category Archives: Wake County School Board

#WCPSS Proposed Budget: $1.4 Billion… Yes, Billion with a B.

Posted on April 21, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

In case you missed it, the Wake County Schools Superintendent is proposing a $1.4 BILLION dollar budget. This budget represents a 14% increase over last year’s budget — including raising per pupil spending.
Wake Schools continues their great track record of notifying the public of important events by holding a public hearing…. tonight.

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About That “School To Prison Pipeline”…

Posted on April 1, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

News and Observer Ed blog has an article up quoting Wake County Board member, Jim Martin, on the alleged ‘school to prison pipeline’. The article cites the group “Education Justice Alliance” as taking exception to Martin’s comments.

There’s a punchline to Martin’s comments and the subsequent dismay by the Education Justice Alliance. He and the Wake School Board invited this ‘school to prison pipeline’ of attack in. Keep reading, you’ll see why.

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#WCPSS Whiplash

Posted on March 11, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

If you’re a Wake county parent, you know about the snow day make-up debacle and the Wake County School Board has likely given you whiplash over it.

Wake County Schools (WCPSS) incurred 8 days of snow days in a two-week period in February.

The first round of make-up days sucked up early release days, teacher work days and for some tracked calendar schools, tacked on a Saturday class which was promptly canceled due to weather.

Traditional calendar schools make-up days, somehow, were harder to calculate.

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Told Ya To Gird That Wallet…

Posted on January 27, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

I told folks back in November, with the election of an all Democrat Board of Commissioners in Wake County, your taxes are about to go up.

The day after the election the newly elected Commissioners were already talking about digging into the taxpayer’s wallet.

Now factor in the Commissioners are working hand in hand with the drama-ridden and Democrat held Wake County school board. Here come the tax hikes, here come the bond referendums.

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What they’re saying about Common Core and Education in NC (WE 1/23/15)

Posted on January 25, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Last week I started talking about What they’re saying about Common Core and Education in NC. This is sort of a continuation of education items going on in North Carolina. Some of the updates this week are on a national level.

A-F grading changes Related: Virginia repealing A-F

WCPSS board meeting recap
Video: Board of Education Official Meeting – 1/20/2015
Video: Board Work Session – 1/20/2015.

National – ESEA Support/Yr end assessments

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WCPSS Board Meeting Touts Wake Schools Rating at k12Niche.com

Posted on January 9, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

A video was posted by Wake County Public Schools of part of the Wake County Schools Board meeting on 1/6/15. In the opening remarks, Superintendent Merrill mentions WCPSS received accolades from “Niche”, a website that scores and ranks school performance. See the Niche ‘methodology’ for how they rank schools here.

Who runs Niche?

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