WakeEd is honored to present the Coach Bob Pittard Scholarship program for graduating seniors at Apex High School and Green Hope High School. This week’s WakeEd Wednesday video is a short introduction to the program! Watch to find out how you or your student could receive up to $50,000 in college scholarships. WakeEd Wednesdays […]
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\”The role that the business community should play in education is a partnership.\” In our latest WakeEd Wednesdays video, WCPSS Hall of Fame inductee Jerry O\’Connor shares insight on how businesses can partner with local schools to create unique opportunities for students. If you would like to get involved, WakeEd is here to help! WakeEd Wednesdays
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The Magnet and Year-Round School application process has opened for the 2018-2019 school year in Wake County! In our latest WakeEd Wednesdays episode, we walk you through the application process. WakeEd Wednesdays is a weekly video series produced by WakeEd Partnership that provides useful information about Wake County Public Schools and public education. Do
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Imagine and organization with more than 20,000 employees and 183 locations of varying size. Each of those locations requires a general manager, a small team of assistant managers, and leaders among the rank-and-file. In addition, each location is rated annually based upon the performance of the people it serves. Business-minded folks would immediately think
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It\’s Kindergarten registration time for future Wake County Public School System students! This week\’s WakeEd Wednesday video is a short \”how-to\” to get you started. Watch for step-by-step instructions for locating your child\’s base school and enrollment forms, and find out what to expect during the registration process. WakeEd Wednesdays is a new weekly video
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WakeEd Wednesdays is a new weekly video series produced by WakeEd Partnership that will provide useful information about Wake County Public Schools and public education issues in general. This first episode is an introduction to the new series. It explains how WakeEd Wednesdays fits with our three main objectives: Support Educators, Inform the Community, and
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The selection of the next superintendent of Wake County Public Schools in in your hands. The school board has opened a survey to the public for feedback on the qualities and characteristics of the next superintendent. This is the first step in the process to replace Dr. Jim Merrill, who will step down Feb. 1,
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An evolution has occurred in the online North Carolina School Report Cards database that makes it easier for users to understand how a school has performed in growth and achievement on standardized tests. State Superintendent Mark Johnson unveiled the revamped website this week which is built and maintained by Cary-based SAS Institute, Inc. The new
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WakeEd Partnership has been exactly that to the Cary Chamber of Commerce – a partner. With a common mission to connect business resources and school needs, our collaborative efforts facilitate and champion programs and outreach that positively influence our students, teachers, and schools.
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In November, Wake County students, teachers, and families gathered at Middle Creek High School to learn about South African culture and change the lives of children more than eight thousand miles away. Middle Creek’s second annual Ubuntu Fest featured student projects, presentations, and performances from every department, Virtual Reality “field trips”, and a silent auction
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