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Reassuring parents of bus riders
With traditional-calendar schools opening in just a few days, the school district is again trying to reassure parents of young bus riders that their kids will be safe. In a new memorandum... read more >>
1 hour ago |  Wake County
Topic: News & Info | via: blogs.newsobserver.com
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Peer priority
Would you rather have your children attend the closest middle school or go to a more distant one if it meant they\'d be with their friends from elementary school? The answer, according to... read more >>
5 hours ago |  Wake County
Topic: News & Info | via: blogs.newsobserver.com
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Hurricanes Single-Game Tickets On Sale Sept. 21
RALEIGH, NC—Bill Nowicki, Director of Ticket Operations for the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, announced today that individual game tickets for Hurricanes’... read more >>
6 hours ago |  Wake County
Topic: News & Info | via: hurricanes.nhl.com
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Weighing early start middle schools
School administrators are still weighing whether to recommend delaying the opening of two new elementary schools. Chuck Dulaney, assistant superintendent for growth and planning,... read more >>
9 hours ago |  Wake County
Topic: News & Info | via: blogs.newsobserver.com
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New music from The Broken West - "Auctioneer" + tour info
As I posted in June, The Broken West have a new record out on September 9 titled Now or Heaven?. We now have another new song for you to check out. It\'s the second track from album... read more >>
16 hours ago |  Wake County
Topic: News & Info | via: trianglemusic.blogspot.com
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Craven waiting on year-round ruling
Wake isn\'t the only school district waiting on the state Supreme Court\'s decision on the year-round school case. ENCToday.com is reporting that Craven County school officials have... read more >>
1 day ago |  Wake County
Topic: News & Info | via: blogs.newsobserver.com
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McCrory: We need a 50-year plan for transportation
Gubernatorial candidate Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory was the featured speaker at a forum held to discuss key regional issues today in Raleigh. Candidate Lieutenant Governor Beverly... read more >>
1 day ago |  Wake County
Topic: News & Info | via: www.growthmatters.org
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Working with the faith community
Don\'t be surprised if you see news stories today about the school system\'s efforts to reach out to the faith community. The school district has scheduled a media availability this... read more >>
1 day ago |  Wake County
Topic: News & Info | via: blogs.newsobserver.com
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Reversing the conversions?
The year-round/unconversion issue came up during Tuesday\'s presentation of the multi-year assignment plan. As noted in today\'s article, school board member Ron Margiotta asked... read more >>
1 day ago |  Wake County
Topic: News & Info | via: blogs.newsobserver.com
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iTunes single of the week: Gran Ronde "Wisdom"
This week\'s free single comes from Los Angeles band Gran Ronde. The song is \"Wisdom\" and it\'s a catchy little alt-pop song. It has a good beat and the singer sounds a little life... read more >>
1 day ago |  Wake County
Topic: News & Info | via: trianglemusic.blogspot.com
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LeRoi Moore: 1961-2008
Our deepest condolences go out this evening to the friends, family and fans of LeRoi Moore. The Durham-born musician, best known as the saxophonist for Dave Matthews band, died this... read more >>
1 day ago |  Wake County
Topic: News & Info | via: trianglemusic.blogspot.com
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Democratic Men to Honor Betty Ann Knudsen
For the September 8 meeting, the Wake County Democratic Men\'s Club will have a fund raiser in honor Betty Ann Knudsen. Dinner Meeting: September 8 6:30pm Clarion Hotel ... read more >>
1 day ago |  Wake County
Topic: News & Info | via: wakedems.org
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Democratic Men Pay Tribute to Decades of Service by The Honorable Betty Ann Knudsen
For the September 8 meeting, the Wake County Democratic Men\'s Club will have a fund raiser in honor of Betty Ann Knudsen. *Former Wake County Commissioner *Inspiration to A Generation... read more >>
1 day ago |  Wake County
Topic: News & Info | via: wakedems.org
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Superintendent Burns: WCPSS Podcast
Superintendent Del Burns told the Wake County Board of Education August 19 that more than 100 WCPSS students gradated in ceremonies held this summer and a number of our students participated... read more >>
1 day ago |  Wake County
Topic: News & Info | via: www.wcpss.net
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Recapping today's meeting
Here\'s a quick recap of what happened. (I\'ll go into more detail tomorrow.) Students protested the parking fee increase at the school board meeting. Administrators went over the... read more >>
1 day ago |  Wake County
Topic: News & Info | via: blogs.newsobserver.com
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Board Chair Gill and Superintendent Burns join PTA
Wake County School Board Chair Rosa Gill and Wake County Public School System Superintendant Del Burns today extended their support of students by joining the PTA. Gill and Burns signed... read more >>
2 days ago |  Wake County
Topic: News & Info | via: www.wcpss.net
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Parent friendliness in Wake
Wake got a mediocre grade for parent friendliness in a new report issued by the John Locke Foundation. Wake got a grade of C on the report. None of the state\'s 115 districts got... read more >>
2 days ago |  Wake County
Topic: News & Info | via: blogs.newsobserver.com
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Smashing Pumpkins and...kazoos?
While we didn\'t attend Smashing Pumpkins\' show at Raleigh\'s Memorial Auditorium this past weekend, it\'s certainly worth mentioning that it happened. Check out this review from... read more >>
2 days ago |  Wake County
Topic: News & Info | via: trianglemusic.blogspot.com
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Changing the reassignment timeline
It\'s time to revise your student assignment calendars. School administrators plan to accelerate the timetable beginning with the multi-year assignment plan. A draft plan will now... read more >>
2 days ago |  Wake County
Topic: News & Info | via: blogs.newsobserver.com
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A packed school board agenda
Today\'s school board agenda is action packed. It\'s not just the closed-door evaluation of Superintendent Del Burns\' job performance or the committee of the whole talk about the... read more >>
2 days ago |  Wake County
Topic: News & Info | via: blogs.newsobserver.com
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Not meeting the 95 percent goal
We can now officially say that the 95 percent goal is dead. School administrators will present test results this afternoon showing Wake is well short of having 95 percent of students... read more >>
2 days ago |  Wake County
Topic: News & Info | via: blogs.newsobserver.com
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The Hold Steady and Drive-By Truckers plan co-headline tour
After playing a sold-out show at the Cat\'s Cradle just last week, The Hold Steady have announced that they will hit the road for a month long co-headline tour with Drive-By Truckers.... read more >>
2 days ago |  Wake County
Topic: News & Info | via: trianglemusic.blogspot.com
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Wake on the editorial pages
Wake got both favorable and unfavorable editorial mention today. In an N&O editorial, Wake is praised for having "seen the light" in considering a new policy that would... read more >>
3 days ago |  Wake County
Topic: News & Info | via: blogs.newsobserver.com
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New School Facilities Open August 25
The faculty from Smith Elementary enjoyed sandwiches today provided by their PTA in the media center of the brand new Banks Road campus where Smith will spend the next year. Assistant... read more >>
3 days ago |  Wake County
Topic: News & Info | via: www.wcpss.net
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The Power of Parent Involvement
Parents who attended a Wake County parent involvement event at the McKimmon Center had the chance to talk with Dr. Karen Mapp, a lecturer on education at the Harvard Graduate School... read more >>
3 days ago |  Wake County
Topic: News & Info | via: www.wcpss.net
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Joining the PTA
Here\'s another made-for-TV media event coming to you. The school district has sent out a press release announcing that Superintendent Del Burns and school board chairwoman Rosa Gill will... read more >>
3 days ago |  Wake County
Topic: News & Info | via: blogs.newsobserver.com
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McCrory to Address NAIOP/TCC
Mayor Pat McCrory will address NAIOP and TCC tomorrow.  Lt. Governor Beverly Perdue was unable to attend due to a schedule conflict.  However, both groups are working on a separate... read more >>
3 days ago |  Wake County
Topic: News & Info | via: www.growthmatters.org
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The Faint get the Cradle moving
It was a steamy night at the Cat\'s Cradle on Friday. A sold-out crowd packed in to see The Faint play a flawless set of electro-dance rock songs. The Nebraska quintet kicked off the... read more >>
3 days ago |  Wake County
Topic: News & Info | via: trianglemusic.blogspot.com
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New state transportation hotline
You might see some news reports today about a new hotline for reporting school bus drivers who are violating the state\'s seat belt and cell phone laws. But before you add the number... read more >>
3 days ago |  Wake County
Topic: News & Info | via: blogs.newsobserver.com
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Wake releases bus stop info
Wake has posted the bus routes and bus stops for the traditional-calendar schools. Click here for a link listing the info for each school. The school district says parents are "encouraged"... read more >>
3 days ago |  Wake County
Topic: News & Info | via: blogs.newsobserver.com
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