Some very unexpected faces greeted students and parents on Monday morning in the carpool lane at Washington Elementary School.
Gov. Josh Stein, State Superintendent Mo Green and Wake County Superintendent Robert Taylor were waiting as Washington Elementary parents dropped off their students to a soundtrack of “Ain’t No Stopping Us Now” and “Twistin’ The Night Away.” Monday marked the first day of classes for public school students across North Carolina, including traditional-calendar schools in Wake County.
“This day is filled with so much promise because you want it to be a great day,” Stein told reporters Monday. “You want it to be a great school year. You want your kids to get everything they can out of our public schools.”…