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November 16-30, 2011
11/20/11 Schools' way forward
"No one wants to move backward; the newly elected board members have stated that they plan to move forward with deliberation, information and in the interest of providing the best education for all our children. Fear, however is once again being fueled. Let's move forward, people; we are supposed to be examples for our children."
11/19/11 Last-minute cash helped sway District 3 runoff
"A flurry of last-minute money, including some from a national liberal group, helped propel Democrats back into the majority on the Wake County school board this fall."
11/19/11 Enloe struggles to bridge performance gap
"We have a task force that will continue to review the interventions we have in place to support our struggling students and at the same time continue to look for new and innovative ways to meet the needs of all of our students," Enloe Principal Beth Cochran said."
11/19/11 Walnut Creek full, Tata says
"Tata will ask the school board Tuesday to cap enrollment at Walnut Creek Elementary School in Southeast Raleigh. If a cap is approved, new students who move into Walnut Creek's attendance area during the rest of this school year will be sent to schools that have more space."
11/19/11 Questioning who is to blame for Walnut Creek Elementary's overcrowding
"Two different pictures are emerging about the situation taking place at the new Walnut Creek Elementary School."
11/19/11 Looking at how to help black and low-income students at Enloe High School
"No one disputes that more should be done to help the low-performing students at Enloe High School but the problem seems to be finding the right solution."
11/19/11 Harding absences rising
"The media is adding fuel to the fire," parent Tosha McLean Person said in an email Thursday. "The spotlight on Harding is causing these media attention-seeking kids to continue with their 'so-called' violent tirades."
11/18/11 Wake to recommend capping Walnut Creek Elementary
"Wake County's newest elementary school is so overcrowded that school administrators want permission to stop sending additional students there."
11/18/11 Pre-K program spending unlikely to change soon
"A top North Carolina legislative budget-writer says there are no immediate plans to address preschool spending for at-risk 4-year-olds because litigation on the state's program is running through the courts."
11/18/11 Tony Tata recommending an enrollment cap at Walnut Creek Elementary
"Instead of just 780 students as planned, Walnut Creek now has more than 930 students."
11/18/11 Putting on hold providing only express bus service to magnet students
"It looks like, for now, talk of only offering express bus service to Wake County magnet application students is off the table."
11/18/11 NC children to state legislators: "System is broken, so please fix it"
"In some middle schools, school counselors are now doubling as teachers, even though many of them have no prior classroom experience."
11/18/11 Disruptions at Harding High are under control, CMS says
"Harding has had 22 arrests so far this year, topping all other CMS high schools. That compares with one arrest at Harding at this time in 2010-11."
11/17/11 Meredith Teaching Fellows plan replaces state program
"Meredith College has launched its own teaching fellows program to replace the state program being phased out by the legislature."
11/17/11 Minority groups discuss having stronger voice in schools
"Organizers from Charlotte's Latino and African-American communities gathered Wednesday to plan ways to have a stronger voice in education."
11/17/11 CMS leaders: Media ban at Harding meeting was wrong
"Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools was wrong in keeping journalists off the Harding campus at a parents' meeting Tuesday, the school board chair and the interim superintendent said Wednesday."
11/17/11 Tedesco eyeing DPI?
"Wake County School Board member John Tedesco isn't ruling out a 2012 run for state schools superintendent."
11/17/11 [Updated] Tedesco vs. Glazier for DPI Super? We can sell tickets.
"Glazier versus Tedesco? Articulate supporter of public schools versus voluble tea-party critic of same? Save me a seat for that one."
11/16/11 National Democratic super PAC donated money in Wake County school board runoff
"We're now getting concrete evidence that national money was used in the Wake County school board races to help Democratic candidates retake the board majority."
11/16/11 Gary Pearce on why Republicans lost the school board majority
"Veteran Democratic strategist Gary Pearce is offering speculation on why Republicans lost the majority on the Wake County school board."
11/16/11 Advocacy group pushes for pre-K funding
"An advocacy group dedicated to children's issues in North Carolina wants legislative budget-writers to comply with a judge's ruling by setting aside more money now to provide preschool to at-risk 4-year-olds."
11/16/11 YWCA honors Yevonne Brannon for her public service
"Yevonne Brannon, chairwoman of the Great Schools in Wake Coalition, was inducted last week into the YWCA of the Greater Triangle's 2011 Class of the Academy of Women."
11/16/11 Group fighting for NC Pre-K program
"An advocacy group says time is running out for lawmakers to restore millions to the state's Pre-K program so thousands of students can enroll next year."
11/16/11 Rich guys and the assault on public education
"For me, as a historian, the scary part is that our public schools have never before been subject to such a sustained assault on their very foundations. Never before were there so many people, with such vast resources, intent on dismantling public education. What does this mean for the future of public education? What does it mean for our democracy?"
11/15/11 CMS board chair backs efforts at Harding High
"Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education Chair Eric Davis told Harding High School families Tuesday that he will support school administrators' efforts to focus on academics and to remove students who disrupt that environment."
11/14/11 Meetings on school choice plan start
"Last week's election may have changed the playing field for the Wake County school board, but school administrators are moving forward with the old board's student assignment plan."
11/14/11 Party over?
"Is something going on in America? The Wake County school board election last week wasn't the only case of a victory by moderates over tea party fanciers."
