Category Archives: Social Justice

#WCPSS Updates: Another “Equity” camp, Literacy, a brawl and other headlines

This installment of Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) updates include another “Edcamp Equity,” literacy rates, a brawl, and other headlines and news from around Wake County. Continue reading

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#NCED Updates: School Choice Week, NCAE Strike, Istation updates and Teacher Turnover

This installment of NCED updates will cover School Choice Week news, NCAE’s proposed strike, Istation updates, the preview of the annual teacher turnover report and headlines both local and national.  Also, a Quiet Epidemic recap for January. Continue reading

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#NCED Updates: A Diversity Inventory, a Bill and a Scholarship

This installment of NCED Updates includes a Diversity Inventory, a Bill and a Scholarship. Also, more “equity” talk with no solutions and some state and national headlines. Continue reading

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“Diversity Inventory” worksheet given to Heritage High students yanked after parents push back

A “Diversity Inventory” worksheet asking highly personal questions about religion and sexuality has been yanked after outraged parents posted images of the sheet online. Continue reading

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WCPSS Equity Affairs: We will “Leverage student voices” to advance “Equity Framework”

Did you know that the Wake County schools Office of Equity Affairs recently gave presentations to both the Wake school board and the NC State Board of Education? The presentation included an explanation of how they will “leverage student voices” to advance their “Equity Framework” in “schools and classrooms.” Continue reading

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Silent Sam Vandals Get 24 Hour Sentence

Two of the four protesters who vandalized and pulled down the Silent Sam statue on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus in 2018 were given a 24-hour jail sentence. Continue reading

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