With waitlists continuing to grow many families looking for charter school options will be happy to know popular North Raleigh charter school Endeavor has plans to expand. The expansion plans promise a larger facility, including a gym and performance theater. The new building will accommodate more students so if you are considering your charter options, …
If you have a rising kindergartner for the 2020-2021 school year your school options could be increasing. The N.C. Charter Schools Advisory Board recommended three new Wake County Charter Schools for state approval, one in the Garner area, one in North Raleigh, and one in the Knightdale area. With several more applications to be reviewed …
In my sessions with preschool parents, I talk a lot about tips for choosing the right school fit for your family, how to look beyond the gossip, and how to evaluate a successful school. In my research, I came across this interesting article published in the Atlantic a few years ago. It has some great …
Last night the Wake County Board of Education voted on the final 2018-19 student enrollment plan. Check out their updated enrollment page for information on what changes were made. Click on the address lookup tool in the pink box to see where your base school will be for the coming year.
The new class size mandate continues to cause more changes to student assignments. The News & Observer reports that several elementary schools could get enrollment caps for the next school year and many magnet schools will have to reduce their number of magnet seats. These schools include Douglas, Joyner, Combs, Wendell, and Hunter, and Kingswood. …
Charter schools are one option in the growing “school choice” movement. Funded by taxpayer money, these schools are growing nationally, though some states have yet to pass related laws. This News & Observer article explains what sets them apart from traditional public and private schools.
The new enrollment proposal recommends attendance changes to Brooks Elementary, Green Elementary, Jeffrey’s Grove and more schools. These changes are a result of balancing achievement levels, and the new state-mandated reduction in class size. Click here to see how these schools and others are likely to be changed next year.
New schools and new smaller class sizes are creating a lot of change in Wake County schools from elementary to high school. Click here to read about some of these proposed changes. Parents can also click here to read more about the enrollment proposal and to look up your address for any proposed changes.
State-mandated new class sizes caused a lot of change for Wake County schools this year, and there is more to come next year. The NC General Assembly inserted these changes into the budget last year. They dropped average K-3 class sizes for school districts from 21 students to between 16 and 18 children, depending on …
In 2016 the News and Observer described the rising trend of families selecting a non-traditional school option. Read more here about why some families are opting out of their traditional neighborhood school.