The NC House of Representatives released its version of the state budget today with several important initiatives that were not found in the Senate version of the budget, but there’s no language in the bill about pay for teachers, principals and assistant principals. Perhaps the most important language in the budget is the way school […]
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The way the Wake County government computed the need for increased local funding for the Wake County Public School System was questioned Tuesday by school staff and board members alike. Wake County Manager Jim Hartmann presented his budget to the Board of Commissioners on Monday with $425.1 million in county tax dollars going to the
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As the question about class size requirements in grades K-3 lingers, the Wake County Public School System is preparing to add about 460 new elementary classroom teaching positions. How the school system reaches that number is possible through several different scenarios, according to Superintendent James Merrill. He presented multiple options to restructure the school system
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Wake County Public School System is one of the lucky ones when it comes to absorbing the impact of the General Assembly’s action on reduced class size in grades K-3, but it is going to cost the taxpayers more. Superintendent Jim Merrill told the Wake County School Board that his budget request includes an additional
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The NC Teaching Fellows are back, sort of. Leaders in the House and Senate released a plan on March 9 to offer forgivable loans to college students who become STEM or special education teachers. The plan revives a successful program that the General Assembly ended a few years ago. The fellows would be eligible for
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The budget proposal released by Gov. Roy Cooper today makes education spending a top priority, but it’s not likely to have much influence in the General Assembly. Cooper calls for raises for teachers, principals, and assistant principals. He wants to increase textbook spending, add a $150 stipend for teachers to use for school supplies, hire
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A new chapter began tonight for the Wake County School Board with the swearing in of 8 members. The bittersweet ceremony saw the congratulations of outgoing and incoming members as well as the solemn remembrance of the late Zora Felton who died unexpectedly last month a few days after being elected to her second term.
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