Terry Stoops had done a quick analysis of Wake County student performance data that "suggest that attending schools with low FRL(free-and-reduced lunch) percentages is no guarantee of success and enrollment in schools with high FRL percentages is no guarantee of failure."

In a blog post Friday, Stoops, the director of education studies for the conservative John Locke Foundation, writes he decided to take a look at how low-income students were doing in Wake County. He used documents Wake compiled for the magnet review.

Stoops looked at the five elementary schools with the highest and lowest concentration of low-income students and the performance of FRL students at those schools on state End-of-Grade tests. 

We've got new principals tonight at Garner High, Ligon Middle, Fuquay-Varina Elementary and West Lake Elementary.

Drew Cook was promoted from assistant principal to principal of Garner High. He replaces Mike Holton, who cited medical reasons for his departure.

Cook, who has worked as a teacher and AP at Garner High since 1997, will receive $97,167 a year,

UPDATE

Bio sheets now at end of post.