Education: Bill Fletcher’s July Newsletter
Wake County Board of Education Member Bill Fletcher shares his outlook on the 2017 school budget and the judicial rejection of redistricting in Wake County school districts.
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Education: Bill Fletcher April Newsletter
/in Education, Featured, OpinionLegislative changes and student growth will require an additional $11M in local matching funds. In several bold moves, the superintendent proposes to phase back or end current programs in order to free up resources for more pressing needs.
Education: Bill Fletcher March Newsletter
/in Education, Featured, OpinionDelve into the State’s school data, and it becomes clear that school-performance grades track school poverty. With rare exception, the higher the incidence of poverty, the lower the State’s grade. State spending is, for the most part, one size fits all.
Education: Bill Fletcher February Newsletter
/in Education, Featured, OpinionThe 2015 General Assembly included funding for additional first grade teachers. Wake expects to get 140 new positions. Where will we find 140 elementary classrooms by August?
Education: Bill Fletcher January Newsletter
/in Education, FeaturedWake continues to have had the highest number of National Board Certified Teachers in the country.
Education: Bill Fletcher December Newsletter
/1 Comment/in Education, Featured, OpinionThe multi-track model can house 18% to 30% more students in a school by creating four groups of students and teachers who attend on a staggered schedule; only three of four tracks are in the building at any one time.
Education: Bill Fletcher November Newsletter
/2 Comments/in Education, Featured, OpinionWe’ve all heard that doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results is the definition of insanity. The state has a penchant for “one size fits all” programs.
Education: Bill Fletcher October Newsletter
/2 Comments/in Education, Featured, OpinionBeginning teachers now start at $35,000 (with no planned raise for the next five years). Funding for Teaching Assistants and Driver’s Education survived the final budget cuts.
Education: Bill Fletcher September Newsletter
/in Education, Featured, OpinionCan you say “smooth school opening” again? The Wake transportation folks cranked up bus service for 80,000 riders with minimal problems.
Education: Bill Fletcher August Newsletter
/in Education, Featured, OpinionBy the end of August, more than 159,000 students will attend our public schools and will be riding buses and engaging in learning and growing.