Dr. Michael Dunsmore is no longer Wayne County Public Schools’ superintendent. The news came nearly a week after WCPS officials and members of the Board of Education denied knowledge of the resignation of the district superintendent — and the day…
Audit reveals WCPS’ financial turmoil
A 2019 audit of Wayne County Public Schools’ finances shows several areas of interest, an independent auditor told the Wayne County Board of Education at a special called meeting Tuesday — everything from central office salaries and General Fund deficits…
Breaking News: School Board adds “personnel action” to agenda after marathon closed session, will resume meeting Wednesday
The Wayne County Board of Education held another marathon closed session Tuesday and reconvened just before 11 p.m. — only to recess the session until Wednesday at 5:30. No decision was made on the 2020-21 budget — nor was there…
Breaking News: WCPS will ‘need some help’ to pay teacher supplements
Wayne County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Michael Dunsmore told members of the Board of Education that “we’re going to need some help” to ensure teachers get their supplements when school ends this month. Dunsmore made the statement after board chairman…
Breaking News: Auditor says WCPS fund balance at -$3.6 million, has trended downward since 2015
As members of the Wayne County School Board prepare to weigh Superintendent Dr. Michael Dunsmore’s proposed 2020-21 budget — one that includes staff cuts and increased class sizes to rectify a $5 million deficit — they first heard from an…
Teachers advocacy group ‘mad as hell’ as WCPS calls educators back to schools with 48 hours notice
The Wayne County Association of Educators is calling on its members to stand firm in the wake of an announcement released Monday by Wayne County Public Schools that teachers are being asked to return to the classroom, a member of…
This is the Goldsboro we should aspire to be
Sometimes the way to change a mind or a heart is to find common ground. In other cities, we watched violence, vandalism and hatred spill into streets and innocent people lose their livelihoods. We saw others get injured in the…
Proposed city budget would increase water bills, reduce funding for non-profits
Members of the Goldsboro City Council are reviewing City Manager Tim Salmon’s proposed 2020-21 budget this afternoon. We have attached the proposal — all 600-plus pages of it — below so local residents can see exactly where their tax dollars…
Breaking News: 9 p.m. curfew set for city
Goldsboro Mayor Chuck Allen has declared a “State of Emergency” and has instituted a curfew from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., as officials brace for unrest following Sunday evening’s peaceful protest downtown. “Protests over George Floyd’s death and the actions…
Why is there so much Dunsmore ‘didn’t know’?
By now you know that there is something rotten in Denmark — that there are serious financial concerns in the Wayne County School District. And you might also have noted that at least some of those concerns involve a little…