Emily Walkenhorst
WRAL NEWS in NC
Raleigh, NC, United States
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Should high school start later? Wake County schools wants your thoughts on new start times
The district will host town halls and focus groups on later this fall and will soon send out a survey soliciting feedback. No changes would be made until the 2024-25 school year, at the earliest. → Read More
‘The pool for hiring is not there.’ Wake reports uptick in teacher, bus driver vacancies from last fall
Wake school board members want more progress on recruitment and retention. → Read More
About 1 in 6 Wake schools up for some reassignment next year
Wake County Public School System officials have unveiled their first draft of next year's enrollment plan and want public feedback on it. → Read More
About 1 in 5 Wake schools up for some reassignment next year
Wake County Public School System officials have unveiled their first draft of next year's enrollment plan and want public feedback on it. → Read More
NC board recommends Garner charter school, despite concerns it would encourage 'white flight'
The Wake County Public School System opposes the school, arguing the charter group's school in Wilimington is disproportionately white. → Read More
Wake expanding mental health services on school campuses
Mental health issues have been rising in North Carolina and the United States for more than a decade, including among the nation's youngest people → Read More
NC will spend $4.5M to keep principal pay from dropping this year
Principal pay is based partly on tests scores, which dropped more than usual this year amid pandemic-caused learning disruptions. → Read More
Researchers: NC needs to overhaul special education funding
North Carolina should fund special education based on the services required to do so, a nonprofit research group has recommended. → Read More
What’s your school’s performance grade for the 2021-22 school year?
Searchable list: Check out how well the state of North Carolina says your school did. → Read More
Wake begins new school year with fewer and longer bus routes, driver shortage
WRAL News is closely monitoring school bus delays on the second day of school as the Wake County Public School System struggles with driver shortages. → Read More
In Leandro education case, a question lingers: Who has final say on funds and fixes?
Lawyers for students, school systems, lawmakers and policymakers are poised to debate a key point in a long-running public education case: Whether North Carolina's judicial branch of state government can order a specific policy and funding plan to fix deficiencies in public education. → Read More
Back-to-school for Wake teachers, who have 12 days to get ready for students
Wednesday is the first day back to school for teachers in Wake County who have just 12 days to prepare for the return of students. → Read More
Back-to-school for Wake teachers, who have days to get ready for students
Wednesday is the first day back to school for teachers in Wake County who have just eight work days to prepare for the return of students. → Read More
Wake year-round students will have Election Day, Juneteenth off
The changes approved Tuesday follow concerns about school safety on Election Day. → Read More
Wake school board raises pay for employees, approves more than $2B budget
Pay will go up again as the school system is still struggling to staff its hourly positions. → Read More
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