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12/31/11 Triangle Politics: Wake school board makes 'gesture of good listening'
"Speakers once again will have three minutes each during the public comment section at Wake County school board meetings."

12/31/11 Teachers' pay that reflects respect
"I also realize that this idea is also pie in the sky. But as long as we continue to pay teachers low wages across the board, and only pretend to respect the profession, we will continue to hear the phrase, "Oh, he/she is just a teacher."

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR/ARTICLES

12/31/11 Triangle Politics: Wake school board makes 'gesture of good listening'
"Speakers once again will have three minutes each during the public comment section at Wake County school board meetings."

12/31/11 Teachers' pay that reflects respect
"I also realize that this idea is also pie in the sky. But as long as we continue to pay teachers low wages across the board, and only pretend to respect the profession, we will continue to hear the phrase, "Oh, he/she is just a teacher."

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12/15/11 Charter schools: Wave of the future?
"Everyone interviewed for this story said education officials have to do a better job of closing down charter schools that aren't making the grade and implement on a wider scale the practices that are producing positive results."

12/15/11 Hybrid math is on the way to Triangle schools
"The days of Algebra I, Algebra II and Geometry could be numbered in Triangle schools, but they would be replaced by a new trio of what's supposed to be tougher and more in-depth math courses."

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."

There's a good case to be made for what could be called the all-the-way approach to mass transit improvements in the Triangle - load on the works, with expanded bus service plus commuter trains and light rail.

But it also can be argued that undertaking all of those transit upgrades at once would be too ambitious. Wake County Manager David Cooke's latest strategy reflects a sense that it would be better to stretch things out - better financially and better politically. He could be on the right track.

Speaking of tracks: It's the rail component of the overall improvement plan that causes heartburn here and there, especially among some of our local conservatives. But Cooke makes a distinction between commuter rail service that could be up and running fairly quickly, using existing N.C. Railroad tracks through the heart of the Triangle, and light rail between Cary and north Raleigh, which would be a new animal.

If you missed any of the candidate forums, or just want to see them again, you can view them on RTN according to the schedule below.

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Over 160 people attended WakeUP Wake County and the League of Women Voters of Wake County's September 27, 2010 Candidate Forum.  Wake Board of Commissioner candidates provided answers to tough questions surrounding transit, drinking water supply, affordable housing, schools, and many other pressing issues.

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8/1/10 School board's travesty
"It is reasonable, not radical, to expect a board responsible for the education of 140,000 students in a very tight budget period to carefully consider data, not ideology, when making decisions."

8/1/10 Student examples
"I am proud of the students who have chosen to stand up for what is right."

5/15/10 Foes see symbolism in shakeup at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools?
"At issue is a plan to group the district's highest-poverty schools in two "central" administrative zones, with all other schools grouped by location. The 64 central schools all have poverty levels of 75 percent or higher. Only 6 percent of the current students are white, compared with 33 percent across CMS."? http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/05/15/1436913/foes-see-symbolism-i...

5/14/10 Court case: Would the Wake school board majority rather the public just go away? (And, if so, so what?)