More than $1 billion in new bond funding was approved by Wake County voters last week. Here’s where all that money will go.
Wake County Public Schools
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Quickbait: School Stressors
A survey of Wake County teachers reveals a wealth of concern.
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The Fight to Ban Books is Once Again Raging in Wake County Public Schools and Libraries
In the past year, the American Library Association has seen a big spike in challenges to books about race and LGBTQ characters.
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The INDY’s 21 Most Impactful Stories of 2021
From our breaking reporting on Durham’s COVID hotel to our feature on Pioneers Durham—and all the feral cats, contaminated water, affordable housing, and the challenges facing the restaurant industry that have come in between—revisit 2021 with us.
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A Pandemic Plus Longstanding Lack of Support from Legislative Leaders Means Wake Educators Are Leaving the Profession
“Educators are regularly pulling 10 to 11 hour days. But in a situation like this when they don’t have any planning period during the middle of the day … they’re exerting more energy. Burnout is going to happen at a much higher rate.”
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Faculty Preparing for the Upcoming Semester Fear the Delta Variant Will Run Rampant in the Classroom
“It is kind of like rearranging the furniture when the house is on fire. None of us feel quite ready to tackle this beast again but here we go whether we’re ready or not.”
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As Debate Over Masks In Public Schools Continues, Experts Say the Answer is Clear
“The Delta variant will make secondary attack rates in the unmasked setting much higher. It will result in much more quarantine, and it will result in faster school closures as a result of multiple clusters.”
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A Week in the Life: July 21-27, 2020
Here’s what’s happened since the INDY went to press last week.
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Two Years After Crooked Creek Became a Political Hornets’ Nest, a Park Will Open on Saturday
In 2018, two Wake commissioners lost their jobs over it.
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School-Meal Participation Has Plummeted. Triangle Lunchrooms Are Trying to Bring Students Back.
To do so, some want to erase the stigma surrounding free and reduced lunch programs.