If you've got a few bucks to spare, then Cary would love your help paying for a forum on school issues in Wake County.
The Town Council voted 6-1 on Thursday to approve holding the "Climate on Student Success" forum on May 11. With an estimated cost of $7,196, council members said they'd try to raise as much of the money as possible to pay for the event without using town dollars.
Putting up some bucks could get you a seat at the invitation-only event.
Councilmen Don Frantz and Erv Portman said they'd donate money out of their own pockets to help cover the costs.
The forum was proposed by Frantz and Coucilwomen Gail Adcock and Jennifer Robinson to "highlight several areas of increased academic achievement."
"While municipal governments do not have the responsibility or the authority to govern education in Wake County, municipal leaders are often called on by citizens to take a role in the future of Wake’s schools," according to an explanation of the event. "At the Climate for Students Success forum, leaders will be given important information about practices that have been successful in improving overall student achievement and an opportunity to discuss Wake’s current and future educational climate."
Citing space limitations in the council chambers, you'll need an invitation to attend. Elected officials and those considered to be community leaders will be invited to attend.
Town officials say the forum will be videotaped so that the general public can watch it later.
Only Mayor Harold Weinbrecht voted against holding the forum.
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Free Public Forum: Acheiving Educational Excellence
Tue, 03/31/2009 - 23:00 — prescott2A Free Public Forum is being presented by WakeUpWakeCounty. The speakers and panel discussion will emphasize "Acheiving Educational Excellence in Times of Challenge and Change. Tuesday, May 12th 7 to 9:30pm at the McKimmon Conference Center. 1101 Gorman Street, Raleigh. See www.wakeupwakecounty.com for details.
me thinks thou dost protest too much
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 07:19 — AngelaWMULITIPLE articles/letters recently in support (surprise) of WCPSS and their "diversity" policy and yet NEXT TO NOTHING on the fact that WCPSS shoots themself in the foot with MYR and the wasteful spending used on a program that has the F&R% population opting out at the highest rate. Hypocrisy and falsehoods traded for back-slappin' and glad-handing
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Wake's commitment to diversity stands out
Sheneka M. Williams and Eric A. Houck are assistant professors at the University of Georgia's College of Education.
Updated: Mar. 28, 2009 7:29 PM | Full story Do scholars think it's right?
Something rarely mentioned in the never-ending local debate about student assignments and school diversity is that the Wake County schools' 30-year diversity experiment is famous.
Updated: Mar. 28, 2009 7:29 PM | Full story Wake schools show advantage of integrated approach
Richard D. Kahlenberg is a senior fellow at the Century Foundation in Washington. He is the author of "All Together Now: Creating Middle-Class Schools through Public School Choice" (Brookings Press).
Updated: Mar. 28, 2009 7:29 PM | Full story
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Sun, 03/29/2009 - 09:38 — SideburnsBeing famous is very different than being successful. Charles Manson is famous.
One of the "scholars"
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 09:44 — CaryCurmudgeonOne of the "scholars" mentioned how surprised they are that Wake County citizens are not more appreciative of how other parts of the country continue to watch our program. A telling statement... Other parts of the country are happy to watch our experiment, rather than following suit themselves. We should feel good that we are living in a real-live laboratory! Well, not exactly, because in a lab environment researchers will occasionally perform tests to gauge success. Here, the researchers just "know" it is working.
I appreciate quality/stable education for our children much more than being a center for social experimentation.
Pieces of
Sat, 03/28/2009 - 07:50 — AngelaWPieces of 8
http://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/letters/story/1461048.html
In response to your March 21 editorial "At the helm," I'd like to clarify some misconceptions about those who are dedicated to electing new leadership to the school board.
With the exception of Ron Margiotta, I would compare the current school board to pirates before I'd compare them to captains. They have steered this ship way off course. Yes, they've navigated turbulent waters, but there are numerous cases where the many voices of the kinfolk ashore have been ignored by these pirates. In the case of busing children away from community schools, parents and students of all economic and cultural backgrounds have been negatively affected by their attempt at social engineering.
The irony of your editorial is that those who want new captains actually embrace diversity and do not support racial segregation at all. The fact is that eight of the pirates have ignored numerous studies and examples of other school systems where the allocation of additional resources for schools in lower economic neighborhoods has worked!
Do not be so quick to put the label of racist on people who, in actuality, are activists for the very same children -- students from poor backgrounds -- you say are currently sailing along to betterment.
Heather Losurdo
Raleigh
What would be new about the
Fri, 03/27/2009 - 12:16 — shearertwWhat would be new about the WCPSS funding "non-education" related activities/policies?
Smart Move
Fri, 03/27/2009 - 11:54 — user1234I am glad the Town is organizing this but not funding it. I don’t think the Town could moan about their budget short fall if they spent money on seminars that don’t even relate to their core mission. It would be like the WCPSS funding a seminar on the Town ofCary