Wake County school officials said Tuesday that they have already received more than 6,000 comments from parents on a proposal that would change bus schedules and reduce the numbers of routes. The Wake County Public School System posted the survey on its website last week to gather public comment on the changes proposed for the [...]
The transition between middle school and high school can be difficult for many students, and failing classes as a freshman increases the likelihood that a student will drop out. To help struggling ninth graders, Smithfield Selma High School has started a new program to help students get back on track without losing a year. “Research [...]
Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue said this week that she plans to propose a temporary .75-cent sales tax increase in her next budget to restore some of the education cuts made by the Republican-controlled General Assembly. The announcement Tuesday has drawn ire from state GOP leaders, including House Majority Leader Paul Stam who said Friday that [...]
Gov. Beverly Perdue said Tuesday that her budget proposal for next year will include a temporary sales tax increase to restore education cuts made by the Republican-led General Assembly when they let a similar tax expire last July. The announcement by Perdue, made during a visit to a Greensboro elementary school, comes four months before [...]
EKG technician training is created to train individuals to work in hospitals, clinics, laboratories and physicians’ offices. The word ECG or EKG means electrocardiogram and a technician deals with the testing of human hearts and blood vessels. EKG technicians interact with doctors, technologists and other health professionals in the areas of diagnosis and treatment. Many [...]
An outspoken critic of the old Wake County school board majority is calling on the new board to delay the district’s new way of assigning students to schools. Great Schools in Wake Coalition issued a statement Monday calling the implementation of the choice-based student assignment model “rapid and reckless” and said it was “being driven [...]