Great Schools In Wake

ICYMI:

Proposed constitutional amendment would make the state board of education elected Republican lawmakers are advancing a bill to take away the governor's appointments to the board, and instead make them elected positions.

This is awful, awful news. NC is already diverting hundreds of millions of taxpayer money to private schools through the NC Opportunity Scholarship program. Gov. Stein was right to veto this legislation in 2025. This override means more money for voucher schools instead of public schools where ALL children are accepted regardless of ability or family income. Private schools get to choose their students and don't have to disclose how taxpayer money is spent or how students perform.

House overrides veto to opt NC into federal school choice tax credit The North Carolina House overrode Gov. Stein's veto of a bill to opt NC into a federal tax credit designed to support private school vouchers.

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"The Wake school district can do more to formalize expectations among teachers about how they can work to improve student attendance, the school district noted in a summary of the new report, conducted by Attendance Works. The district can also engage families year-round and make sure they know of any community resources they may need to help them with circumstances surrounding attendance issues. The district should not just focus on communicating truancy concerns to families, a district summary of the report notes."

Report finds Wake schools can do more to improve lagging student attendance Student attendance has plummeted in Wake County and in school districts across the country since the Covid-19 pandemic, as schools move more learning materials online.

With year-round schools starting in less than two months, it's hard to imagine how the district will get an AI policy in place for the start of the 2026-27 school year.

Wake plans teacher training in generative AI, district-wide policy for use by fall Artificial intelligence has inevitably found a place in some schoolwork, and education leaders are still grappling with how to teach students about generative AI, while also keeping students intellectually honest.

Student Achievement Committee is live!
Agenda: https://simbli.eboardsolutions.com/SB_Meetings/ViewMeeting.aspx?S=920&MID=18374

2026-05-26 Student Achievement Committee 2026-05-26

Policy committee is live!
Agenda: https://simbli.eboardsolutions.com/SB_Meetings/ViewMeeting.aspx?S=920&MID=18373

2026-05-26 Policy Committee 2026-05-26

Proud of Dr. Walker! She's an excellent educator and leader. https://tinyurl.com/yt9wnupf

ICYMI: Limiting taxes can hurt the state's ability to fund essential goods and services. " 'Many of our counties and towns are paying for essential services that are supposed to be paid for by the state, that are supposed to be paid for by this body, and we know that these counties and towns primarily rely on property taxes to fund these essential services,' said Rep. Brandon Lofton, D-Mecklenburg."

Constitutional amendments to limit taxes pass NC legislature The state legislature is taking final votes Wednesday to put several constitutional amendments restricting tax rates on November's ballot. They passed the House thanks to support from two Charlotte legislators who recently left the Democratic Party.