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Wake County Goes to Hellnew
Del Burns' abrupt resignation as Wake County's superintendent of schools made things clear: The county is in crisis. The Wake school system, lauded as among the best in the nation, is in mortal danger from the newly elected school board majority and its right-wing backers.
Rich Kid, Poor Kid: Diversity Takes a Backseat in Wake Schoolsnew
If adopted, Wake County Board of Education member John Tedesco's plan would replace the current fluid system of school assignment zones and magnet schools with fixed community boundaries that would be, in all but name, separate districts in a fractured county.
The Wake School Board's Conservative Bloc Grabs Powernew
Three days after their tumultuous debut on the Wake County Board of Education, the four newly elected members were briefed by the board's attorney on local meeting protocols and requirements of the state's Open Public Meetings Law.
Tags: school board, politics
Sex-ed Proposal Moves Forward in North Carolinanew
Abstinence-only advocates decry inclusion of contraception.
Tags: Education
