Your teachers are fighting for kids, bless their hearts.
Y'all, I’m telling you, when I saw this one, my heart just sank. We’re talking about Wake County Public Schools — right here, the largest district in North Carolina, one of the biggest in the country — proposing to cut $18 million from special education. Eighteen million dollars. And 130 jobs? Look, these aren't just numbers on a spreadsheet for me. These are our neighbors, our kids, our community members who rely on these programs. I think about the folks I know who work tirelessly at schools from Southeast Raleigh High all the way out to Leesville Road, pouring their souls into making sure every child has a chance. To even *consider* slashing these essential services, especially when you see teachers out there rallying, walking out to protest — that tells you everything you need to know about how critical this is.
It's just another symptom of this growth Raleigh's experiencing, isn't it? We’ve got new folks moving in by the truckload, and our infrastructure, our schools, our very fabric of community is just getting stretched thinner and thinner. We want to be a world-class city, a tech hub, but what kind of city are we if we can't properly care for our most vulnerable students? These teachers, they’re not just showing up for a paycheck; they’re showing up for the kids that need them most. That's the Triangle, y'all — come for the tech, stay for the sweet tea, and hopefully, we can still stay for the compassion.
That's Jasmine Okafor-Daniels for the MiTL Sports Desk, Raleigh.
My folks on the Morning Wire are talking about this right now — catch 'em live at mornings.live!