Category: Commentary

Our view: It’s time for WCPS to pump the brakes on reopening plan
August 18, 2020 9 Responses

Our view: It’s time for WCPS to pump the brakes on reopening plan

We would love to tell you that when your children returned to school Monday, everything was ready to go. We would like to share with you the challenges the district has faced since teachers returned to campuses last week —...
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Other counties get that Plan B is a problem. WCPS needs to change course before it’s too late.
July 29, 2020 27 Responses

Other counties get that Plan B is a problem. WCPS needs to change course before it’s too late.

If you have been following the Wayne County Board of Education’s recent decision to begin the school year on the state’s hybrid Plan B, you also are aware that the 5-2 vote has caused a bit of unrest among teachers,...
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Did your voices really matter?
July 21, 2020 13 Responses

Did your voices really matter?

Before we get started, here’s a trigger warning: No, this is not going to be a kumbaya, hand-holding, let’s all just get along, time for positivity commentary. And here’s why: Now we know — and judging from the volume of...
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There are many factors to consider as WCPS braces for Cooper’s reopening decision
July 14, 2020 11 Responses

There are many factors to consider as WCPS braces for Cooper’s reopening decision

We could have written a simple, hard news story about Monday’s regular meeting of the Wayne County Board of Education. If we were to write that report, it could be summarized in one simple, yet ironically still complicated, statement —...
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They knew.
July 9, 2020 27 Responses

They knew.

They knew. And he knew. Those are five powerful — and infuriating — words. Here are a few more. The majority of the Wayne County Board of Education talked about the deficit and worrisome expenses in certain categories like contract...
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Don’t be fooled by the excuses and high fives. The hits just keep on coming. And trust us, there’s more.
June 26, 2020 26 Responses

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...
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Years of consultants, audits, warning signs not enough to raise a red flag. Really?
June 24, 2020 6 Responses

Years of consultants, audits, warning signs not enough to raise a red flag. Really?

We have thrown a lot of numbers at you lately in our coverage of the financial mess that is Wayne County Public Schools. And some of them have been pretty shocking. So, it would be understandable that in the face...
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Questions are fine, but don’t forget the value of fighting for SJAFB
June 17, 2020 2 Responses

Questions are fine, but don’t forget the value of fighting for SJAFB

When there are major questions about a local board charged with taking care of the public interest, there tend to be questions raised about others. So, it is not out of line for Goldsboro City Council members Brandi Matthews and...
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Warning: Attend graduation at your own risk
June 10, 2020 12 Responses

Warning: Attend graduation at your own risk

We haven’t really talked much about the Wayne County Board of Education’s decision to do in-person graduations for the Class of 2020. We confess. There has been a lot to write about lately — and while we had a commentary...
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School Board botches first response to budget bombshell
June 6, 2020 7 Responses

School Board botches first response to budget bombshell

When you have a multi-million dollar deficit in your school district and all kinds of questions about how things were run, and you have been hiring expensive people to entrust with the district’s operation, two of whom you just pushed...
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