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Report: North Carolina No. 1 for providing equitable funding to school districts

A new report from a financial company ranked North Carolina first when it comes to equitable funding to education.

By James Ledbetter | Aug 21, 2020

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20 early voting sites approved in Wake County for November election

The Wake County Board of Elections has approved 20 early voting sites for this fall's election.

By Kimberly James | Jul 13, 2020

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Forest blames North Carolina's governor for not sharing metrics on school reopenings

By Bob Pepalis | Jul 6, 2020

North Carolina’s lieutenant governor called on the state to create a clear set of guidelines for reopening schools.

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COVID-19 concerns push back start of Wake County schools year-round calendar

By Charmaine Little | Jun 16, 2020

The Wake County School Board agreed to start the year-round school calendar on Aug. 3, approximately a month later than normal as the district prepares to operate in a COVID-19 world.

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Rolesville schools hold food drive to feed at-risk families during coronavirus crisis

By Bob Pepalis | Apr 7, 2020

Four Rolesville area schools saw that many students and their families were going hungry during the coronavirus emergency, so they collected five truckloads of food to distribute.

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Wake County School System trying to get computers to certain students for online instruction

By James Ledbetter | Mar 30, 2020

Wake County Public Schools is sending mobile and laptop devices to the students in its school districts. Due to all the school shutdowns, students will be learning from home to help combat the coronavirus pandemic.

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WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY: 25th Annual Orchestra Halloween Concert to be Held October 31

By Press release submission | Oct 27, 2019

Freshmen and returning upperclassmen will delight in doing daring, dizzying, and just plain delightfully dumb tricks and tomfoolery as the eminent ensemble is exposed to eerie enigmas, enormous evil, and epic eccentricity only eclipsed by episodes of endless enjoyment for the enthusiastic audience.

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WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY: Wake Forest facilities team to star in ‘From the Ground Up’

By Press release submission | Sep 29, 2019

Zero turn and walking wing mowers will move in unison. A telehandler, backhoe and skid steer will dance on Wake Forest’s Hearn Plaza.

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WAKE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Magnet and Year-Round Schools Info Session to be Held October 2

By Press release submission | Sep 29, 2019

This one-hour session covers all of our magnet and year-round programs for grades K-12, as well as our early college programs.

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WAKE TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Hendrick Automotive Group Pledges $1 Million as Construction Starts on Newest Wake Tech Facility

By Press release submission | Sep 21, 2019

Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines! Automotive industry icon Rick Hendrick helped kick off construction of Wake Tech’s new automotive training facility with a $1 million gift from Hendrick Automotive Group and by unveiling the name, “Hendrick Center for Automotive Excellence.”