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The WakeEd blog is devoted to discussing and answering questions about the major issues facing the Wake County school system. How much will the new Democratic majority on the school board do to undo the changes made by Republicans since 2009? How will the new choice-based assignment system work now that the socioeconomic diversity policy has been eliminated? How will Superintendent Tony Tata lead the state's largest district through more budget cuts and possible layoffs? How will the board respond to growth and the school construction program?

WakeEd is maintained by The News & Observer's Wake schools reporter, T. Keung Hui. While Keung posts information and analysis on the issues, keep us posted on your suggestions, questions, tips and what you're doing to cope with the changes in Wake's schools.

Northern HS changes approved

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The school board has backed staff's suggestion for dealing with northern Wake high school reassignment.

The board would move nodes 243.1 and 243.5 (both by the US 1/401 split) from Millbrook High to Wake Forest-Rolesville High instead of to Wakefield High. These nodes would help raise Wake Forest's percentage of LI kids to make it more comparable with other area high schools.

In addition, the board would delay the Millbrook to H6 and Millbrook to Knightdale moves to 2011 instead of 2010. Asst. Supt. Chuck Dulaney said those moves could be delayed again if magnet enrollment doesn't rise as fast as hoped.

The changes would leave Millbrook at around 2,000 students.

All these nodes will be able to speak at a public hearing Tuesday. 

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Wakefield/Heritage/H6

Was anything said about moving some of the Wakefield nodes that are slated to go to Heritage and H6 now to Millbrook instead?  There seemed to be some talk about moving those nodes into Millbrook and out of the Heritage plan.  (Falls River; Autumn Hills; River Oaks)

 

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T. Keung Hui covers Wake schools.

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