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	<title>WakeCARES</title>
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	<description>Wake Citizens Advocating for Responsible Education and Schools</description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 21:09:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 21:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
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School Board member John Tedesco’s presentation of a new vision for student assignment in Wake County provides an impressive insight to the future of our school system and our communities. We commend Mr. Tedesco in recognizing the significant role of parents as part of a student assignment process and the need for collaborative efforts from [...]]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.wakecares.com/?p=338</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:22:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Del Burns announced his resignation as Superintendent of the Wake County Public School System. In his 30 years with the WCPSS, Dr. Burns has shown a strong commitment to education and we wish him well in his future endeavors.
Any efforts for reform and improvement within the WCPSS require leaders who are willing to continually ask what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congratulations to Chris Malone, Deborah Prickett, Debra Goldman and John Tedesco!</title>
		<link>http://www.wakecares.com/?p=330</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:27:40 +0000</pubDate>
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Congratulations on your victory and thank you for your willingness to serve on the WCPSS Board of Education. We look to each of you to set policies that fulfill the promise of a high-quality education for ALL children, regardless of race or class or language ability. Educating all of our children to high standards is, however, a collective responsibility [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SAS REPORT</title>
		<link>http://www.wakecares.com/?p=323</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:28:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kbrennan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The following is taken from the summary of a SAS EVAAS report to WCPSS on June 29. This information was withheld until Friday, October 2. This validates our concern that while making the schools in the system look &#8220;Healthy&#8221;, current policies are failing many students.
Because the WCPSS E&#38;R (Evaluation &#38; Research) analyses include two adjustments [...]]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.wakecares.com/?p=293</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 17:13:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kbrennan</dc:creator>
		
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In a 4-3 split the NC Supreme Court ruled that school boards have the statutory authority to assign students to year round calendar schools without parental consent. Had the Wake County School Board been responsive to the concerns of the many citizens negatively impacted by their decisions and responded to those elected officials acting on [...]]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.wakecares.com/?p=268</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 07:51:40 +0000</pubDate>
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Today&#8217;s children are tomorrow&#8217;s leaders. To prepare them for the future we must have high expectations for every student, a challenging curriculum, qualified teachers and schools and programs that foster parental involvement and community support. The Wake County Public School System needs to return its focus to the education of all children and must be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>School Violence</title>
		<link>http://www.wakecares.com/?p=39</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:43:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent article ran in the News &#38; Observer regarding school violence in Wake County.  WCPSS administrators would like us to believe that violence is decreasing in our schools however a long term view shows otherwise. In the 1997-98 school year, NC Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) reported 4.9 acts of violence per 1,000 students.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NC Supreme Court to Hear Year Round Lawsuit, WakeCARES vs. WCPSS</title>
		<link>http://www.wakecares.com/?p=38</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:50:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wednesday, August 27,  the North Carolina Supreme Court announced that they would hear the WakeCARES vs. WCPSS lawsuit regarding parental consent for students to attend year-round schools.
The court also announced that the previous Appellate Court decision continued to be &#8220;stayed&#8221;, and that Judge Manning&#8217;s ruling from the Suprerior Court Trial is still in effect.
This means, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>N.C Supreme Court Grants a Stay of the Superior Court Ruling</title>
		<link>http://www.wakecares.com/?p=36</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 22:08:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are very appreciative of  the North Carolina Supreme Court granting a stay of the Superior Court  ruling. We are cautiously optimistic and are grateful that parents will  for a time continue to have a say in their child’s school calendar  in the Wake County Public School System.
Recently, an editorial in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Regarding Today&#8217;s Appellate Court Ruling</title>
		<link>http://www.wakecares.com/?p=35</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 18:11:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While we are disappointed that the ruling was not entirely in our favor, we are currently reviewing our options, and considering requesting a discretionary review by the North Carolina Supreme Court.
We sincerely appreciate the support and donations we have received. You have helped to make our voices heard, and you can continue, as we will, [...]]]></description>
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