Education
Our schools need to look at some hard numbers
North Carolina is one of the fastest growing states in the nation. That’s a phrase we’ve heard frequently over the last few years. Evidence for it is in the increased traffic…
Wake County Public School System
public school district in North Carolina
Education
Yes, more money for teacher pay, but what happened to all that Covid money?
Teacher pay has been much in the news lately. Thousands of North Carolina teachers are supposed to descend on Raleigh next Friday to protest no state budget and lobby for…
Research Brief
Education
Responding to NC Opportunity Scholarship critics
On a recent episode of State Lines on PBS North Carolina, panelists debated the merits of North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship program, a popular school choice program that helps parents cover…
Education
WCPSS tries to do tutoring on the cheap — and fails
A recent article in the News & Observer said that officials from the Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) are blaming the federal funding freeze for delaying the return of a tutoring program that…
Education
HVAC study for Wake County Public Schools: A bad idea at a bad time
Every budget contains provisions that are odious and repugnant. So it’s no surprise to know that there are stinkers in the House budget. Tucked away on page 130 of the…
Education
HVAC problems at WCPSS are largely of their own making
WRAL.com recently ran an article on how Wake County school leaders are scrambling for funding to help fix HVAC problems at district schools. One of the solutions they are considering is to use…
Education
Teaching Profession
Introduction One truth about education has been underscored repeatedly over the last decade: A high-quality teacher is one of the most significant influences on student achievement. It’s a truth regularly…
Research Brief
Education
It’s Time to Give NC Test Scores a Good, Long Look, Part Two
A previous brief identified some troubling trends in the most recent North Carolina student test scores. A deeper dive into the data reveals test scores by race. For years, education…
Research Brief
Education
Claims from WCPSS Leaders Wither Under Close Scrutiny
Last week leaders from the Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) came together for a press conference to share their belief that legislation expanding the Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) would…
Education
So How Did School Districts Spend Federal Covid Dollars?
That’s a question many have been asking over the last three years that the federal government has been distributing money to schools. Since 2021 North Carolina has received about $6.2…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Wake County: Brace Yourselves for Another Tax Increase
The property tax bill for a median value home would increase a whopping 20 percent.
Research Brief
Education
Wake County Public School System Doubles Down on Equity
The Wake County Public School System provided training for school board members that included a “land acknowledgment,” a “black body acknowledgment,” a video about confronting one’s “implicit biases,” and an…