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@WRAL enterprise team reporter covering Wake County + NC schools. Share your tips, docs, experiences and dog pics (!) to ewalkenhorst at wral.com

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I landed in Little Rock through the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications pipeline. While in college, I did stints at the student newspaper, the Daily Republic in Mitchell, S.D., the Omaha World-Herald and my current employer. I also studied abroad in India and in Spain, where I became fluent in Spanish. I'm an avid traveler, hiker, cook, reader and artist.

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Affordable housing for teachers? Wake leaders pitch school, public developments

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By Emily Walkenhorst Verified
| WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) Verified
Wake County government leaders want to build affordable housing for teachers and school employees next to five Wake County schools. They'll present their proposal Wednesday to the school board and county commissioners, during a joint board meeting.
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Ligon school community weighs in on preserving school's history

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By Emily Walkenhorst Verified
| WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) Verified
It's a part of preserving the school's legacy as its original building is set to be torn down in 2030 and replaced with a new one in 2031. Posted 8/11/2026, 9:04:25 PM Updated 8/11/2026, 9:07:29 PM Related education Wake County Public School System Ligon Magnet Middle School Front of the Ligon Magnet Middle School By Emily Walkenhorst, WRAL education reporter Hundreds of Ligon school alumni and community members have been asked to weigh in on the school's rebuild.
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‘Barely making it’: Who should raise Wake’s teacher pay?

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By Emily Walkenhorst Verified, Destinee Patterson Verified
| WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) Verified
Wake County pays its teachers less than school districts in nearby metropolitan areas of similar costs of living, WRAL reported Monday. Who’s more responsible for improving North Carolina’s — and Wake County’s — teacher pay ranking depends on whom you ask.
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