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‘It builds confidence’: Science comes to life in Wake students’ real-world projects

Thousands of Wake County Public School System students this year worked with their classmates on a year-long, hands-on project — work that Superintendent Robert Taylor said is important for learning and career readiness. First-grader Kezia Montague has been telling her parents for weeks about one of her biggest contributions to science so far: A class […]

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Volunteers Needed to Support WakeTogether Tutoring Program

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Wake County Public School System students continue to flourish under a high-dosage tutoring model, but more volunteers are needed to help it continue to be successful. The program has a goal of expanding to 62 schools and needs a minimum of 150 additional volunteers to meet that goal this semester. Beyond this year, hundreds of

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WakeEd Celebrates Grand Re-Opening of Tools4Schools

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Joined by local elected officials and Wake County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Robert Taylor, WakeEd Partnership today officially opened its new location for Tools4Schools, the nonprofit’s free classroom supply store for Wake County Public School teachers. The new building is 1816 Capital Boulevard in Raleigh on the site of the former Bobby Murray Chevrolet car

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New Education Talk Series Announced – EdTalks

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EdTalks will be presented on the evening of March 21, 2024, at Jones Auditorium at Meredith College. WakeEd Partnership, a business-backed nonprofit organization committed to supporting teachers and students in Wake County Public Schools, announced today the creation of a new annual educator speaker series for Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) titled, EdTalks.

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SummerSTEM | Perspectives

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SummerSTEM connects educators with STEM-industry professionals to enhance instruction in Wake County. As a result of the collaboration of WakeEd Partnership, the Wake County Public School System, and STEM businesses in North Carolina, educators get the chance to hone their skills by learning about the process and design of Project-Based Learning. Project Based Learning (PBL)

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New Student and Educator Award Announced for Stars of Ed Gala

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WakeEd Partnership recently announced the creation of a new teacher award for one Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) teacher – the Star Among Us Award; and the creation of a new student award for one WCPSS senior high school student – the Emerging Star Award. Both awards will include a $5,000 prize for each recipient and

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Tools4Schools Supply Drive Collects More Than 250,000 Items

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WakeEd’s Tools4Schools program collected more than 250,000 school supply items in the last six weeks and at least $115,691 in monetary donations as part of its “Back to School with Tools4Schools” community school supply drive that officially wrapped up this past week. The supply drive was launched July 12 before the new school year started

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Governor Cooper visits Tools4Schools

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Governor Roy Cooper visited Tools4Schools, a classroom supply store operated by WakeEd Partnership that provides free school supplies to Wake County Public School teachers.

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WakeEd Announces New Educator Award “Star Among Us” for Stars of Education Gala

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WakeEd Partnership Launching Community School Supply Drive July 12th

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Collected items will stock the shelves at Tools4Schools, WakeEd’s Free Classroom Supply Store for Teachers RALEIGH, N.C. — WakeEd Partnership (WakeEd), a business-backed nonprofit organization committed to supporting staff and students in the Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) is launching “Back to School with Tools4Schools” on July 12, a six-week community-wide school supply drive

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