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Lisa Baldwin is crazy because she wanted Buncombe County Schools to be redistricted in accordance with student population. Now, in a special meeting, the school board has determined they will…
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Education
A truth comes out, now that it doesn’t matter politically
Over at Right Angles I explore the significance of this paragraph tucked away in a News & Observer story about Wake County parents worried about student reassignments again: As a…
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New Carolina Journal Online features
David Bass’ latest Carolina Journal Online exclusive focuses on the new Wake County board of commissioners’ decisions to reverse previous board actions on abortion coverage and public school reassignment policies. …
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Indy-Butler Tilt
Aside from the crime of the NCHSAA and CMS managing to lock, oh, 10-15K fans out of this game, the most interesting thing is that at least some of the…
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Tart still doesn’t understand
The N&O quoted my soon-to-be former school board representative, Horace Tart, on its WakeEd blog. ?People need to understand that when you open new schools, people have to go there.?…
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What Goes Around Comes Around in Wake County
Each year, complaints about Wake County’s reassignment policy tend to die out once the deal is done, but this year’s plan to move 25,000 students has spawned a political movement…
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GCS bond issues
At yesterday’s meeting, Guilford County Board of Education member Dot Kearns said she would consider nixing the airport-area high school and middle school form the proposed $450 million bond. That’s…
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Who is REALLY feeling entitled in Orange County?
The debate over merging two Orange County elementary schools – one high-performing and one low-performing – is revealing exactly which group of people feels entitled to power and control. Is…
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Hebert’s choice plan passes
At last night’s meeting, the Guilford County Board of Education passed board member Garth Hebert’s proposal to give students the choice to opt out of the system’s recent High Point…
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Wake County Reassignment
Wake County Schools plan to release their draft reassignment proposal tomorrow, that is Friday, at 5 PM. Is there anything fishy about that? Nah. It is just business as usual.
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Deep breath, everyone
It’s really hard to generate sympathy for the Guilford County Board of Education. But parents of Eastern Guilford High School students have found a way: Numbers, emotions and agendas are…
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Dust-Up Over School Reassignment
The Wake County Public School System is again facing the ire of parents over its reassignment policy after hundreds were notified that their children will be moved from a neighborhood…