Wake school board approves alternate bus routing plan – WRAL

Raleigh, N.C. — During a work session Tuesday afternoon, Wake County Public School System staff offered to the school board an alternate bus routing proposal that would affect fewer schools’ bell schedules but save the district less money. (More)

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Wake County Discrimination Video

Dear Friends:

Regretfully I am having to send you this email in regards to one of our politicians in Wake County.  As you will see in the video I have sent you the link for below, I was at the Wake County Commission Board Meeting on February 20^th just to capture some footage of the commission vote on Amendment One.  But when I got there, I saw much more than that.  As citizen after citizen stood up to speak to the commission, Chairman Paul Coble blatantly ignored them and at one point even tried to close the public comment period even after he knew that more citizens had signed up to speak.  In addition to that, the four commission republicans voted in favor of Paul Coble’s resolution that supported Amendment One without making any comment.  The three democrats all made brilliant speeches as to why this amendment is wrong, but Paul Coble and his supporting republicans ignored both their citizens and the reason of their fellow commissioners.  And the worst part is that Paul Coble wants to “represent” the very citizens he ignores as he is running for congress.

As a result, a felt compelled to put together this video that exposes his discriminatory behavior and attitude.  The original version I released last week got close to 1400 views in just 24 hours.  The version I have sent to you (with typographical errors corrected that were wrong in the original) has gotten an additional 400 views.  But it is my hope that you will share this anywhere and everywhere you can to enlighten people on who Paul Coble really is. 

By the time the commission voted on the Amendment One resolution that day, there were less than a hundred people in the room.  And I think this is exactly what Paul Coble was expecting with a plan that nobody would see how discriminating he really is.  Your helping me share this video will change all of that.

Thank you.

Video Link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5b1aKivjFs

Sincerely,

Eric Preston

Wake assignment plan worries charter school parents – News & Observer

Charter schools are supposed to provide additional public school options for families, but they could become less attractive under Wake County’s new student assignment plan.

Charter school supporters say the new plan unfairly puts charter school students further back in the line if they choose to return to a traditional public school, a choice many make when it comes time to attend high school. Charter school parents and students say that the new plan could discourage some families from applying to charter schools in lower grades if they think it will make it harder for them to later attend schools in the district. (More)

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Hill elected chairman as Wake school board returns to Democratic control – Source: News & Observer

CARY — Democrats retook control of the Wake County school board today, taking the top two leadership positions and removing Republican John Tedesco from the vice chairman’s position.

Democrat Kevin Hill was elected chairman, receiving five of the nine board votes to serve until June. The new Democratic majority also exerted its muscle by electing Keith Sutton as vice chairman, getting five votes.

"It’s time to get to work," Hill said. (More)

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Announcements – Wake Up Wake County

LOOK on our web site MONDAY morning for our response to converting 14 year rounds!!   http://wakeupwakecounty.com/cms/greatschools

 

 Reminders:

 

1. BOE work session starts at 1 pm on Tuesday….redistricting and lots more on the agenda–we have posted the agenda at  http://wakeupwakecounty.com/cms/greatschools

 

 

2. TIM Tyson and our last film for the spring and summer!! Come on Wednesday at 6:30 pm – Grab your popcorn and open your mind!  Make a $10 donation to GSIW to help us with "GET OUT THE VOTE" activities this fall and you will receive  a copy of "Blood Done Sign My Name" –written by Dr. Tim Tyson who will be our moderator for the evening…he will sign it for you!!

Movie is : Eyes on the Prize – America’s Civil Rights Movement – click here for more info

No Easy Walk (1961-1963) and Mississippi: Is This America? (1963-1964)

BRING your middle and high school students–your neighbors and coworkers.

 

3. Cash is SPEAKing up at ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI – April 28

Thursday, April 28 Theme:  “Informing”

T. Keung Hui, News & Observer, Staff Education Reporter

Cash Michaels, The Carolinian, Editor 

• Click here for more information and to register for this great series.

 

NEED your help in expanding our members!! Invite your friends and families to JOIN the coalition and get our newsletters and KEEP up to date on BOE activities.  http://wakeupwakecounty.com/cms/joingreatschoolsinwake

[CoalitionofConcernedCitizensforAfricanAmericanChildren] Updates

Hello! I hope you’re enjoying your weekend. Here is the latest BOE news.

 

More on the AdvancED report

Here are dueling posts about the AdvancED report: one conservative, from Bob Luebke for the Civitas Institute, and the other liberal from Jim Horn at School Matters.

 

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Stand up for teachers now

Testing bill to take effect without Perdue

Teachers rally in Raleigh

Parents like proximity of new elementary school

LTEs

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A school’s diversity

Switching schools

 

Thanks for staying engaged with WCPSS.

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Wake schools didn’t keep busing for diversity records – Source: WRAL

Raleigh, N.C. — School district leaders in Wake County are turning over hundreds of documents to federal investigators in response to a charge that a controversial new student assignment policy will create unequal, high-poverty schools, but some requested data was missing. (Read more)

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