Wake County Schools voting on state legislative priorities Tuesday
SUBSTANTIAL LEADS TOWARD MAKING
AN ARREST.
EVERY WAY COUNTY TODAY, SCHOOL
LEADERS WILL LAY OUT THEIR TOP
PRIORITIES FOR LAWMAKERS AND
RALLY AS WRAL'S. KASEY COFFEE
EXPLAINS. THE BOARD WANTS TO
SEE ISSUES SUCH AS TEACHER PAY
AND SCHOOL CALENDARS ADDRESSED
IN THIS
>> THE BOARD WILL MEET HERE AT
WAKE SCHOOLS THAT HEADQUARTERS
TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY SHOULD
BRING BEFORE STATE LAWMAKERS.
THEY HAVE 3 MAIN PRIORITIES,
TEACHER PAY SPECIAL EDUCATION
FUNDING AND CHANGING THE SCHOOL
CALENDAR. LET'S TALK ABOUT
TEACHER PAY FIRST. SCHOOL
LEADERS WANT TO PAY TEACHERS
MORE. THAT'S USUALLY AN ASK
EVERY YEAR THEY ALSO WANT TO
INCREASE SPECIAL EDUCATION
FUNDING RIGHT NOW, STUDENTS
WITH MORE MILD DISABILITIES
ARE FUNDED AT THE SAME RATE AS
STUDENTS WITH MORE SEVERE
DISABILITIES. STATE OFFICIALS
AND LOCAL SCHOOL LEADERS HAD
DISCUSSED CHANGING THAT FUNDING
MODEL SCHOOL LEADERS ALSO ARE
LOOKING TO START THE SCHOOL
YEAR EARLIER IN AUGUST, WRAL,
EDUCATION INSIDER EMILY WALKING
HORSE EXPLAINS WHY THEY WANT
TO BE ABLE TO FINISH THE EXAMS
BEFORE CHRISTMAS BREAK BEFORE
STUDENTS CAN HAVE A CHANCE TO
FORGET THINGS.
>> THEY WANT TO BE ABLE TO
ALIGN ITS COMMUNITY COLLEGES
SINCE MORE AND MORE HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS ARE TAKING COMMUNITY
COLLEGE CLASSES WALKING HORSE
SAYS ALL OF THESE ARE JUST
GENERAL IDEA IS THEY DON'T HAVE
A DOLLAR AMOUNT ON THESE
REQUEST YET, BUT WILL BE SURE
TO KEEP YOU UPDATED ON WHAT
COMES OUT OF THIS MEETING
TONIGHT AT 5.30, KELSEY COFFEE,