1. 1
    Oct
    03

    Wake County School Board: the circus continues

    Posted in Education By Bob Luebke | Tagged , ,

    “Everybody is still pointing to us,” Hill said. “Our schools are still successful.” That’s Kevin Hill, chairman of the Wake County School Board, when asked if he’d have problems finding qualified applicants for the Superintendent’s position for Wake County Schools (see: article). If people are still pointing at Wake, if the district schools are still [...]

  2. Sep
    27

    A question we should ask

    Posted in Education By Bob Luebke | Tagged , ,

    So the Democrats on the Wake County School Board got their man.  Earlier this week the five Democrats on the board voted to fire Tony Tata from his job as Superintendent of Schools for Wake County. The four Republicans on the Board – all of whom voted in favor of hiring Tata 20 months ago [...]

  3. 1
    Jun
    27

    What Comes First: Families’ ‘Wants’ or Society’s ‘Needs’?

    Posted in Education, Life & Family Issues By Jim Tynen | Tagged , , , ,

    You have to give credit to the chairman of the Wake County School Board for frankness in discussing what’s important. Someone in the district passed along to us an e-mail Kevin Hill sent to at least one parent in response to an inquiry about the assignment plan:  Thanks for sharing. I do not know where [...]