Meet the Investors: Xenith Bank
Having strong public schools continues to be a key to economic development and to attracting and retaining entrepreneurs and employees to our community.
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Deadline Looms for Public’s ESSA Accountability Plan Comments
The public’s last chance to weigh in on the methods North Carolina will use to measure school performance success ends Friday, July 27. The way the state Department of Public Instruction plans to evaluate schools is changing because of requirements in the 2015 Every Student Succeeds Act, a federal law which replaced No Child Left
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WakeEd Engages Students and Teachers at Brentwood Elementary
By Robert Epler | Principal, Brentwood Magnet Elementary School of Engineering WakeEd Partnership has provided Brentwood Magnet Elementary School of Engineering with invaluable support in the school’s mission to engage and empower every student engineer to achieve his or her potential. Two highlights of this partnership have been involvement with the SummerSTEM and Partners Read
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Meet the Investors: Lifetouch
Being an investor in WakeEd Partnership is one of the best ways I can personally and professionally give back to support a school system I value and a community that I am so proud to call home.
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Wake Commissioners Boost WCPSS by $21 Million Over Last Year
The Wake County Commissioners voted 5-2 today to adopt their budget with $21 million in additional funding to Wake County Public School System for the 2017-18 school year. That amount was $5 million higher than the $16 million increase originally proposed, but still lower than the $45.2 million in new local funds that the school
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Dump the National Average Salary and Properly Value the Teaching Profession
The traditional school year is over once again without teachers knowing what their salaries will be next year. It’s not uncommon that the state budget bill, which sets spending priorities for the next two years, isn’t completed before the end of the school year, but until recently it used to be uncommon that public school
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It\’s Time to Stop the Recurring WCPSS Budget Debate
This year’s state and local budget season has confirmed a long-held speculation on the priorities our elected officials have for funding public education. It has become clear that traditional methods of investing in a world-class public education system are gone, and the responsibility for supporting a high-quality system that enables students to meet future workforce
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NC House Budget Addresses School Report Cards, But Not Teacher Pay
The NC House of Representatives released its version of the state budget today with several important initiatives that were not found in the Senate version of the budget, but there’s no language in the bill about pay for teachers, principals and assistant principals. Perhaps the most important language in the budget is the way school
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Becoming a Program Champion
I am a strong believer in the importance of STEM education in the classroom and the importance of making connections to potential career paths for students.
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Students Explore Careers Through Teacher Innovation Grant
At Fuquay-Varina Middle School, Mr. Zirkle is using a WakeEd Teacher Innovation Grant to help students as young as 7th and 8th grade develop digital portfolios and resumes to showcase their skills. The grant was used to purchase cameras, lights, a microphone, a computer, and a backdrop for his classroom – equipment that has allowed
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