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This week, the Wake County Board of Education approved a revision to its library policies that would require materials to not be “pervasively vulgar” and make “age” and “grade” appropriateness a higher concern.
Published: Monday, May 29th, 2023 @ 9:13 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina’s largest school district continues to feel the impact of pandemic-related reductions in its student population, and those impacts will be felt for at around a decade, according to a report presented to the Wake County Board of Education on Wednesday, Feb. 9.
Published: Tuesday, February 15th, 2022 @ 10:59 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Tuesday’s Wake County Board of Education meeting was filled with parents angry about the board’s decision to continue the mask mandate.
Published: Monday, July 19th, 2021 @ 11:12 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The N.C. State Board of Education has delayed approval of two charter school applicants, North Raleigh Charter Academy and Wake Preparatory Academy, because of concerns expressed by the Wake County Board of Education and members of the PTA.
Published: Friday, June 21st, 2019 @ 10:20 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Of all the disturbing things emerging out of the News & Observer’s week-long screed against charter schools, few are as head-shaking as Tom Benton’s quote about parental choice
Published: Tuesday, November 28th, 2017 @ 12:03 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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A three-judge panel in Wake County Superior Court granted an extended 30 day stay requested by the State Board of Education in the lawsuit between the board and State Superintendent Mark Johnson while appeals are pending
Published: Saturday, September 16th, 2017 @ 2:52 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Roy Cooper's refusal to appoint members to the new Bipartisan State Board of Elections & Ethics Enforcement has shut down 10 county boards of elections, adding confusion to the 2017 electoral process
Published: Sunday, July 16th, 2017 @ 11:11 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The State Board of Elections today established a special filing period for all single-member district contests for Wake County Board of Education, beginning tomorrow
Published: Thursday, August 11th, 2016 @ 5:53 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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Wake superintendent's new deal raises questions on salaries, terms
Published: Thursday, May 12th, 2016 @ 6:17 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The question of locker room and bathroom facilities being used by students self-identifying as "transgender" was raised. The question was largely left unanswered by both the Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) and the Wake County Board of Education.
Published: Sunday, January 24th, 2016 @ 3:24 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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There have been some significant recent developments in two lawsuits involving the separation of powers, both of which were filed in Wake County Superior Court last November.
Published: Monday, August 10th, 2015 @ 3:04 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Some members of the Wake County Board of Education have joined the list of education policymakers hoping to find the same flexibility for traditional public schools that charter schools enjoy, though some school choice supporters are suspicious of the board members' motives.
Published: Monday, January 26th, 2015 @ 5:30 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Many would consider it bad enough that a majority of the Wake County Board of Education last week approved an ethics policy that could be manipulated or abused to hammer political opponents on the board publicly. But the rest of the story, as radio commentator Paul Harvey famously said, would...
Published: Friday, August 30th, 2013 @ 8:46 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Among the statewide races to be decided this fall is State Superintendent of Public Instruction. June Atkinson has held the position since August 2005, and is the Democratic nominee for the office.
Published: Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012 @ 1:52 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Candidate for State Auditor and Wake County Board of Education member Debra Goldman placed first in a five-way straw poll held at the 6th District Republican Party convention on April 10th.
Published: Monday, April 16th, 2012 @ 7:47 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Candidate for State Auditor and Wake County Board of Education member Debra Goldman placed first in a five-way straw poll held last night at the Wake County Republican Party county convention in Raleigh.
Published: Tuesday, March 27th, 2012 @ 1:21 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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