RALEIGH — Wake County’s request for $10.3 million in federal money to expand its magnet school program has been rejected by the U.S. Department of Education, adding fuel to the debate about ending the school district’s diversity policy.
North Carolina’s largest school district will not be among those sharing the $100 million in grants expected to be announced today by U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, according to Wake school board member John Tedesco. Education officials have been informing members of Congress who represent winning school districts, and Tedesco said his congressional contacts told him no systems in the state won magnet grants this year. (Read more)
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