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Tag Archives: Budget
Special Edition #NCED Updates: WCPSS Is A Hot Mess
There is a lot going on in North Carolina education at the moment, but there needs to be a spotlight on the fact that the largest school district in the state, Wake County, is a flaming hot mess. Continue reading
Posted in Big Ed Complex, EDUCATION, LL1885, NC Ed Updates, Wake County School Board
Tagged Budget, Christine Kushner, MVP math, Office of Equity Affairs, Terrance Ruth, WCPSS
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#NCED Updates: Teacher Strike Looms, Cooper’s Budget, Legislative Updates & More
Here’s the latest round of education update from around the state of North Carolina.
Included in this edition are key points about the looming teacher’s strike, education highlights from Governor Cooper’s proposed budget, as well as various legislative and Charter school updates. Continue reading
Posted in Big Ed Complex, Charter Schools, EDUCATION, LL1885, NC Ed Updates, NCAE, Organize2020, Wake County School Board
Tagged Budget, Charter Schools, NCAE, Teacher Strike
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#WCPSS Board Pension for Supt Runs Afoul of State Law; May Cost Taxpayers over $350k
The Wake County School Board is yet again putting the county’s taxpayers over a barrel. This time the board is facing a self-created problem due to lack of planning: Former Superintendent Jim Merrill’s excessive pension of $180,036 per year.
This is not the Wake Board’s first fiscal fiasco either. The board also just approved a record $59.9 increase over their current budget, which is over $1.2 billion already. Continue reading
Posted in EDUCATION, LL1885, Wake County School Board
Tagged Budget, Wake County School Board, WCPSS
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Shocker: #WCPSS Board Wants MOAR MONEY
The Wake County Public Schools (WCPSS) Board wants MOAR MONEY. I bet you’re all shocked by that one.
Nice of Superintendent Jim Merrill to take a powder and dump this flaming bag of poo onto interim Superintendent Del Burns – who by the way seems just fine with it. Continue reading
Posted in EDUCATION, LL1885, Wake County School Board
Tagged Budget, Wake County Public Schools
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Gov. Cooper’s Budget: $1.1 billion in New Spending
Bob Luebke at Civitas broke down Governor Roy Cooper’s budget proposal and the price tag is hefty — $1.1 billion in new spending.
$783 million of that $1.1 billion is marked for education. $271 million will go to teacher raises and $20 million in principal and assistant principal increases. Continue reading
Posted in Am Lens, POLITICS NC, Roy Cooper
Tagged Budget, Roy Cooper
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Despite Budget Shortfall, WCPSS Board Fills Tech Chief Position at $139K a Year
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
Posted in EDUCATION, LL1885, The Articles, Wake County School Board
Tagged Budget, Jim Merrill, John Burns, WBOC, WCPSS
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Wake Supt. Email: Cuts to Teacher, Student Budget Items but 3% Increases to ‘Support Staff’
Wake county school officials appear unable to work with an increased budget of over $1.4 billion dollars according to an email to staff obtained by this site penned by the Superintendent of Wake County Schools and David Neter, Chief Operating Officer.
The emails detail the cuts to school level services to ‘close the $17.5 million dollar budget gap’ while simultaneously indicating a 3% pay raise and a half percent bonus for non-teaching support staff. Continue reading
Posted in EDUCATION, Wake County School Board
Tagged Budget, Jim Merrill, Wake County School Board, WCPSS
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