In a news release, the Southern Coalition for Social Justice announced that former Goldsboro City Councilman and mayoral candidate Bevan Foster would appeal a decision handed down Tuesday by the Wayne County Board of Elections. The board voted 3-2 to…
BREAKING NEWS: Board of Elections rules against Foster, sends case back to state officials for ‘corrective action’
In a 3-2 vote, the Wayne County Board of Elections ruled against former Goldsboro City Councilman and mayoral candidate Bevan Foster Tuesday morning after an evidentiary hearing ordered last week by state officials. The hearing represented the latest chapter in…
Meeting minutes show School Board, chairman knew about mounting financial crisis long before audit bombshell
Wayne County Public Schools’ former finance officer and former superintendent repeatedly warned Board of Education members that the district’s finances were in disarray, according to School Board and Finance Committee meeting minutes obtained by the New Old North. In fact,…
WCPS parents urged to complete Remote Learning Survey
The day after Central Office staff told members of the Wayne County Board of Education that only roughly 5% of WCPS parents completed a recent Remote Learning Survey that board vice chairman Jennifer Strickland characterized as a “bad survey” —…
Consultant: WCPS overspent on teachers, contract services and supplements for years as fund balance declined
Here are some of the highlights from School Operations Specialists president Aaron Beaulieu’s presentation to the Board of Education Monday evening. Our complete report follows: • The district has a $1,812,630.53 positive balance in its accounts for now, due in…
Non-traditional school teachers due back July 31, traditional school teachers will return Aug. 10
Under a revised calendar approved Monday evening by the Wayne County Board of Education, teachers at non-traditional schools will be asked to return to work July 31. The day is a regular workday, meaning teachers can opt out of going…
Breaking News: State Board of Elections grants appeal in challenge of Foster’s primary victory
Nearly three weeks after the Wayne County Board of Elections dismissed a protest from a group of Goldsboro residents who challenged Bevan Foster’s primary victory in the Democratic race for the Board of Commissioners District 3 seat, the State Board…
NAACP to call for removal of Aycock’s name from Wayne County high school
The Goldsboro-Wayne branch of the NAACP is gearing up for a showdown, if necessary, with the Wayne County Board of Education, as the organization prepares a campaign to have controversial North Carolina Gov. Charles B. Aycock’s name removed from a…
Teaching position cuts, increased class sizes likely coming, but Central Office leadership not on chopping block
Wayne County Public Schools’ temporary — and as of June 26 interim — superintendent has delivered the first results from the district’s efforts to unravel its nearly $5 million deficit. And on the list of solutions are more students in…
Don’t be fooled by the excuses and high fives. The hits just keep on coming. And trust us, there’s more.
Well … It seems the chairman of the Wayne County Board of Education is not too happy with us. Chris West said he doesn’t read what we write. But boy, during and after Thursday’s school board meeting it sure seemed…