Browsing the archives for the Wake County Public School System category

YES! Wake County Voters Approve $970 Million Bond for New Schools

53% of the voters said “yes” to building new schools or renovating existing schools in Wake County. Now we will have at least a chance of keeping up with the much needed facilities to house the children of relocating families to the Raleigh-Cary area. We added 7,500 students to our schools this year, and expect this trend to continue [...]

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November 8, 2006 in Raleigh Real Estate, Real Estate Investing in the Raleigh-Durham Area, Wake County Public School System

Raleigh/Wake County School System Raises the Bar on Testing

This year, those in charge of education in North Carolina toughened the grading standards for testing used to keep track progress of our State school systems. This year establishes the base for the higher standards, and when scores are reviewed next year, that will give a clearer indication of the progress of our schools in North Carolina.
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November 2, 2006 in Durham Public School System, Raleigh North Carolina Real Estate, Raleigh Real Estate, Wake County Public School System

Vote YES for Wake County School Bonds on November 7, 2006

A large ad was in today’s N&O paid for by Friends of Wake County, http://www.wakebonds2006.com  My feeling is, it is important for voters to pass the Wake County Schools bond issue since (as stated in the ad) “Clearly, bonds are the best way to pay. Bonds present the best plan for our citizens, our schools and our [...]

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October 28, 2006 in Raleigh Real Estate, Wake County Public School System

Why Purchase Raleigh NC Real Estate? “Top Ten” Updates

Raleigh, North Carolina is such a wonderful place to live, work and play, and this draws many relocating families to Raleigh Durham to purchase real estate. We feel honored that you would choose our area to relocate your family, so you too can experience the extraordinary quality of life we find every day here in the Triangle area.

August 2006 – #3 Top Metro [...]

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October 19, 2006 in Raleigh Durham Area "Top Ten" Lists, Raleigh North Carolina Real Estate, Real Estate Investing in the Raleigh-Durham Area, Relocating to the Raleigh Durham Area, Wake County Public School System

Raleigh Regional Association of Realtors Meeting — Schools and Statistics

This morning I attended the RRAR 2006 Real Estate Trends meeting (sponsored by Wachovia Mortgage and Treyburn — thanks guys!) where Patti Head, represented the Wake County Board of Education and Donald Haydon, WCPSS Chief Facilities & Operations and Dr. Terri Mozingo represented the Durham Public Schools. Also on hand was Stacey Anfindsen, a RRAR Director [...]

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October 6, 2006 in Durham Public School System, Raleigh North Carolina Real Estate Statistics, Raleigh Real Estate, Wake County Public School System