Great Schools in Wake Fall Forum

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• Full Research Report (available 11/15) CLICK HERE to receive a copy of the "Costs and Consequences" research report

This forum addressed the economic impact of the school board majority's decision making on the health and prosperity of our local economy.

• Watch a video of the forum!

• Wake and Charlotte: A Timeline of Important Events

Introduction and Overview

• Introduction, Forum Overview
  Yevonne Brannon
• Welcome
  Irma McClaurin
• How Quality Public Schools Build a Thriving Community
  Tom Bradshaw
   

A Tale of Two Systems: Charlotte-Mecklenburg and Wake County Schools

• Video: A Look Down the Road
• Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools: The Experience & Lessons of Resegregation
  John Chesser
• Why Balanced Schools? Good for Student Achievement, Good for Long-Term Student Outcomes
  Amy Hawn Nelson
• Good for Our Wallets
  Tom Oxholm

Teachers: Costs & Consequences in the Classroom

• The High Price of High Poverty, or You Couldn't Pay Me Enough to Teach There
  Helen Ladd
• Preliminary Results From a Survey of WCPSS Teachers
  Tama Bouncer

Where Do We Go From Here?

• Getting Us Back on Course
  Jim Goodmon