#WCPSS Updates: MVP Math, Reassignment plan, Restart Status and a Brain Drain

WCPSS UPDATESWelcome to the first WCPSS updates article. I usually roll Wake County Public Schools up into my NCED updates articles, but lately, the district has had enough news to generate its own edition.

This edition will cover MVP Math updates, reassignment plan, restart status declarations and a ‘brain drain’.

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Alamance middle school teacher suspended after out of state sex charges filed (Updates: Held WI teaching license, link to charges)

An Alamance middle school teacher was suspended by the district in late July after he was arrested on child sex crime charges in Wisconsin.

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Former Caldwell County teacher pleads guilty to assault on female, sex crime charges dropped

A former Caldwell County teacher pleaded guilty to assault on a female while sex crime charges originally filed against him involving a child were dropped.

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Ed Sec Devos and Lt. Governor talk about Education Freedom Scholarships in Raleigh

On July 17 in Raleigh, Education Secretary Betsy Devos and Lt. Governor Dan Forest sat down for a roundtable discussion with various stakeholders to talk about the proposed Education Freedom Scholarships.

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Durham Middle School Teacher Arrested In Drug Raid

A Durham public schools teacher has been arrested as part of a drug raid jointly conducted by Carteret County Sheriff’s department officers and the Morehead City Police department.

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#NCED Updates: School Choice Boom, CMS Supt. Resigns, New Hanover Schools Sued

This installment of NCED Updates looks at the continued school choice boom in North Carolina, the resignation of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) superintendent, and the lawsuit filed against New Hanover County Public Schools.

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