Emily Walkenhorst
WRAL NEWS in NC
Raleigh, NC, United States
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Recent articles by Emily:
Getting students back on track from COVID learning loss will take 3 to 4 years, state officials say
Leaders said Monday new teaching strategies are already working, per early test results. → Read More
Wake, Raleigh leaders say major infrastructure investments can't wait
Maintaining Wake County's position as a top economic hub requires big investments in transit, housing and schools, leaders said Thursday. → Read More
NC teachers quitting: Too much stress, not enough appreciation
Teachers who quit their jobs this spring told WRAL News they felt unappreciated and described increasingly negative school environments worsened by the pandemic. → Read More
NC teachers quitting, citing not enough pay, too much stress, unmotivated students
Teachers who quit their jobs this spring told WRAL News they felt unappreciated and described increasingly negative school environments worsened by the pandemic. → Read More
The Leandro case gets its next NC Supreme Court date
The court set Aug. 29 as the date, before any new justices would be seated on the court following 2022 elections. Parties will argue over how and if North Carolina needs to spend $785M more on teaching assistants, special education and more. → Read More
New data: NC students are 2 to 15 months behind academically
The data illustrate just how far from normal a generation of students is compared to the generations who came before them, following pandemic-prompted school closures. → Read More
Wake approves 6 early release days for schools next year
The school board has discouraged the use of early release days in recent years but approved the change to help teachers complete dozens of hours of new state-required training. → Read More
Wake proposing school meal price increase as free meals come to an end
Food service costs are rising, federal pandemic-era adjustments are ending and families may end up paying. → Read More
Wake votes to raise school meal prices, as free meals will end
Food service costs are rising, federal pandemic-era adjustments are ending and families may end up paying. → Read More
NC education board upholds Torchlight Academy charter revocation
The school is just the latest among a handful of charter schools to close or be ordered to close following heightened financial scrutiny from state officials. → Read More
Proposed Wake budget would give $38M more to schools
The Wake County Board of Education plans to vote Tuesday night to ask the county for $56 million more, namely for employees. → Read More
Wake schools panel votes to keep 'Out of Darkness' in Cary High library after parent petition
It's the second such petition, both of which have been rejected, this year. → Read More
NC education officials reject Torchlight Academy's appeal to stay open
The school is just the latest among a handful of charter schools to close or be ordered to close following heightened financial scrutiny from state officials. → Read More
Leandro case judge says NC schools are due $785M but nixes funds transfer to pay for it
Judge Michael Robinson's order issued Tuesday says the state must fund the remainder of the plan, though it doesn't say how. → Read More
Wake schools buy land for high school from Wake Tech for $3.7M
The district has already planned for a new high school in western Wake County but had not purchased land for it yet. → Read More
New contract aims to reduce Wake schools driver's education backlog
The school district is trying to reduce the backlog to the six to eight weeks waiting period that existed prior to the pandemic. → Read More
Starting in 23-24, Durham Public Schools will assign students by region
The new assignment plan, part of the "Growing Together Initiative," will place schools into regions that are demographically comparable in terms of race and socioeconomic status. → Read More
Leandro case filings: Lawmakers say they're now providing a 'sound basic education'
Critics contend their actions still fall billions of dollars short for North Carolina's 1.5 million public schoolchildren and nearly 200,000 public school employees. → Read More
Wake school leaders ask for $56 million budget increase
The Wake County Public School System wants to ask Wake County Commissioners for a $56 million budget increase next year to increase employee pay and to hire more employees. → Read More
English teacher from Guilford County wins NC Teacher of the Year
She knew teaching was her calling when she was 6 years old. → Read More