/tags/wake-county-schools Wake County Schools en-US Copyright Wed, 26 Mar 2025 14:32:26 GMT /education/2025-03-26/wake-county-schools-student-cell-phone-ban A committee of the Wake County Public Schools Board of Education approved a draft policy on Tuesday that would limit student cellphone use during the school day. The discussion comes as lawmakers in the North Carolina General Assembly are working on a possible statewide ban. Wed, 26 Mar 2025 14:32:26 GMT /education/2025-03-26/wake-county-schools-student-cell-phone-ban Bradley George /education/2025-03-19/wake-county-schools-budget-cuts-2025-robert-taylor-wcpss Wake County Schools’ Superintendent Robert Taylor unveiled a $2.28 billion proposed operating budget Tuesday, that includes nearly $19 million in cuts, along with a request for $40 million more in local funding. Wed, 19 Mar 2025 11:50:33 GMT /education/2025-03-19/wake-county-schools-budget-cuts-2025-robert-taylor-wcpss Liz Schlemmer /education/2025-03-05/school-district-size-study-bill The bill would study five districts with the most students in the state: Wake County Schools, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Guilford County Schools, Winston-Salem/Forsyth and Cumberland County Schools. Wed, 05 Mar 2025 13:55:00 GMT /education/2025-03-05/school-district-size-study-bill Liz Schlemmer /education/2025-02-27/federal-education-cuts-schools U.S. Department of Education funding cuts are affecting teacher recruitment in NC schools. Wake County educators say their program recruited teachers of all races and training was not DEI-focused. Thu, 27 Feb 2025 20:20:43 GMT /education/2025-02-27/federal-education-cuts-schools Liz Schlemmer /education/2025-02-25/cell-phone-free-education-bill-north-carolina A House committee approved a bill to require public schools to create policies that restrict students from using cell phones in class. A similar bill is also moving in the Senate. Tue, 25 Feb 2025 21:49:40 GMT /education/2025-02-25/cell-phone-free-education-bill-north-carolina Liz Schlemmer /education/2024-12-04/wake-county-schools-budget-shortfall Wake County Schools is facing a projected $3 million budget shortfall that will likely require budget cuts this school year, district finance officials advised. Wed, 04 Dec 2024 20:41:55 GMT /education/2024-12-04/wake-county-schools-budget-shortfall Liz Schlemmer /news/2024-06-04/wake-county-budget-58-million-schools-tax-commissioners Wake County commissioners have unanimously passed a $2 billion budget for the next fiscal year. It increases spending on public schools by $58 million. Tue, 04 Jun 2024 14:06:29 GMT /news/2024-06-04/wake-county-budget-58-million-schools-tax-commissioners Will Michaels /education/2024-04-22/school-cfo-funding-finance-enrollment-voucher-esser-north-carolina Public schools across North Carolina are facing a range of financial challenges this spring. Growing charter school and private school enrollment threaten traditional public schools' state and local funding. Meanwhile federal COVID relief money is set to expire. Managing all of this are school district's chief financial officers. Mon, 22 Apr 2024 18:50:13 GMT /education/2024-04-22/school-cfo-funding-finance-enrollment-voucher-esser-north-carolina Liz Schlemmer /news/2023-12-12/wake-county-early-college-high-school-second-campus-morrisville Wake Early College of Information and Biotechnologies held a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday for the new campus. Tue, 12 Dec 2023 23:09:04 GMT /news/2023-12-12/wake-county-early-college-high-school-second-campus-morrisville Sharryse Piggott /education/2023-05-24/who-pays-nc-schools-underfunding-homeowners State funding for school employee salaries hasn’t kept up with the cost of living in cities. Wake County Schools is struggling to keep employees, and that puts pressure on the county commission to raise local taxes. Wed, 24 May 2023 11:27:03 GMT /education/2023-05-24/who-pays-nc-schools-underfunding-homeowners Liz Schlemmer