Keung Hui
I'm a K-12 education reporter for The News & Observer in Raleigh, N.C. I also post about history, baseball and Star Trek. Posts aren’t endorsements -- unless about New York Yankees.
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- One more day of school delays. Wake County is joining other Triangle school districts in having a 2-hour delayed opening on Thursday. Wake is citing the continued threat of black ice after tonight's mix of sleet and rain. www.newsobserver.com/news/weather... #nced #wcpss
- New state report shows 20% increase in reported school crimes in Wake County last school year. Increase largely fueled by 47% increase in possession of a controlled substance and a 45% increase in assaults on school personnel. www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e... #nced #wcpss
- How safe is your child’s school? View latest North Carolina crime and suspension numbers. The story includes a searchable database for looking at the totals for individual public schools. www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e... #nced
- North Carolina school crimes and suspensions drop for 2nd year in a row. Violence is ‘rare.’ Crimes & suspensions still remain above pre-pandemic levels. But state leaders say the new data shows public schools are safe. www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e... #ncpol #nced
- State Board of Education is expected to ask for $150 million a year from state lawmakers to help North Carolina schools replace the computers given to every student. Other options on table include only asking for enough money for grades 3-12 or grades 6-12. #nced #ncpol
- State Board of Education's proposed legislative priorities include asking General Assembly to make North Carolina the highest in teacher salaries in the Southeast. NC is 8th in Southeast. When adjusted for inflation, NC teacher salaries are below 2013-14 levels. #ncpol #nced
- State Board of Education will vote Thursday on its requests for this year's General Assembly short session. This includes a moratorium on expansion of the Opportunity Scholarship program so that the private school voucher money is redirected to North Carolina public schools. #ncpol #nced
- In the 2024-25 school year, the Wake County school system had the highest number of career and technical education (CTE) credentials attained in North Carolina. #nced #wcpss
- North Carolina ranks 3rd in US in students taking career & technical education courses & 2nd in percentage of students taking CTE courses. Trey Michaels of DPI said courses like shop & home economics never went away but were reenvisioned and significantly upgraded to meet current job demands. #nced
- Worried about what your kids see online at school? Wake County promises to do better. School board approves new internet filtering software that's supposed to do a better job of keeping students from accessing inappropriate online content. www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e... #nced #wcpss
