On March 18, 2010 when William Barber filed a complaint with the accrediting agency AdvancED saying the Wake County School Board was in violation of several accreditation standards. Anyone who followed the developments knows The News and Observer was all over the story and gave it high visibility and coverage over the nearly two years [...]
Accreditation bill becomes law
HB 342, a bill to prohibit UNC institutions and community colleges from considering the accreditation status of an applicant’s school will become law tomorrow (July 1, 2011). The bill has been on Gov. Perdue’s desk since June 20th. If the governor does not sign or veto a bill within ten days, the bill becomes law. [...]
AdvancED report lectures Wake school board; but retains accreditation
Board members joined forces with current Board member, Ron Margiotta, to launch a premeditated act that resulted in destabilizing the school system and community That’s the sentence that hit my eye as I scanned the AdvancED report issued yesterday on the accreditation status of the Wake County Public Schools. Premeditated act? Destabilizing? My question: Is a [...]
