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May 28, 2025

WCPSS

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Wake County DEI office spent nearly $1.2M

April 26, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The Wake County Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is costing taxpayers more than a million dollars in 2025. A public records request revealed the office’s adopted budget for 2025 is more than […]

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Senate bill seeks to eliminate DEI from K-12 public schools

March 14, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A bill filed by Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Eden) seeks to eliminate the programs and offices using diversity, equity and inclusion or DEI in the state’s K-12 public schools. Senate Bill 227 was filed […]

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Letter directs schools to eliminate DEI

February 27, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The U.S. Department of Education issued a “Dear Colleague” letter on Feb. 14 directing education agencies in all 50 states to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs from schools by Feb. 28 or […]

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Education Department ends DEI practices

February 6, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — President Donald Trump’s Department of Education has taken action to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, as well as ending former President Joe Biden’s “Book Ban Hoax,” according to press statements released by […]

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Biden Title IX rule change vacated nationwide in federal ruling

January 17, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The Biden administration’s Title IX rule change that redefined sex to include “gender identity” was dealt a final blow by a federal judge on Jan. 9. The rule change, which took effect Aug. 1, 2024, was […]

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Wake County schools paid $440K-plus to legislator’s equity training group

January 10, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — An organization providing critical race theory and diversity, equity and inclusion training has received payments nearing half a million dollars since 2019 from the state’s largest K-12 district, Wake County Public Schools. The […]

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WCPSS paid $379K to senator’s equity training company

September 21, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Three years after North State Journal reported on a professional development course called “Intro to Critical Race Theory“ being offered to teachers in Wake County Public Schools, the organization behind that training continues […]

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Wake’s school board adopts Biden’s Title IX changes

August 1, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The Wake County Public Schools Board of Education approved changes to its discrimination and bullying policy at its meeting on July 16 in order to align with the Biden administration’s alteration of Title IX that redefines sex to include […]

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District-offered driver ed wait times, quality frustrate families 

April 10, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles has been the subject of at least two legislative oversight committee hearings in the last six months. Most recently, lawmakers focused on contract issues during a […]

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Wake County Commissioners raise taxes again; Wake Schools get 8% bump

June 18, 2023 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The Democratically-controlled Wake County Board of Commissioners will be raising taxes by 3.75 cents per $100 of assessed value after approving an 8% bump in additional funds to Wake County Public Schools (WCPSS).  […]

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