Our 2017 World Cafe event opened with the premiere of this video – a World Cafe success story featuring The CW22 and Green Magnet Elementary School. Inspired by a group of third graders, educators from Green Elementary came to World Cafe seeking support for a student-run coffee shop. At the event, they were connected with volunteers […]
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By Sonia Clark | AIG Teacher | Ballentine Elementary School As I’m looking at my WakeEd Partnership Teacher Innovation Grant, I am reflecting on how it has changed our school, the lives of our students and our community. I am so overwhelmed with emotions that I cannot begin to fill out the form. Instead, I feel compelled
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It’s official. No one can agree on the best time to start the school year. A recent report from the NC General Assembly’s Program Evaluation Division (PED) found that certain start dates are favored more than others, but none poll at a rate high enough to say with certainty that one is the best. Different
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The NC Teaching Fellows are back, sort of. Leaders in the House and Senate released a plan on March 9 to offer forgivable loans to college students who become STEM or special education teachers. The plan revives a successful program that the General Assembly ended a few years ago. The fellows would be eligible for
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The budget proposal released by Gov. Roy Cooper today makes education spending a top priority, but it’s not likely to have much influence in the General Assembly. Cooper calls for raises for teachers, principals, and assistant principals. He wants to increase textbook spending, add a $150 stipend for teachers to use for school supplies, hire
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By Elizabeth Propp | CCR Teacher, Lincoln Heights Elementary School With the help of WakeEd partnership, my classroom has embarked on a journey to develop multicultural awareness skills and discover the history of our families through our Cultural Recipe Project. Our project started with a trip to the NC Cultural Festival where students learned about cultural traditions
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The 5th annual World Cafe for STEM and Global Schools, sponsored by Biogen, BASF and Wells Fargo, was a tremendous success! Business, organization, government and education leaders from the Wake County community came together on Wednesday, Feb. 8 to support educators in bringing real-world, 21st century learning to local classrooms and schools. WakeEd Partnership and
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By Phyllis Brookshire | President, Allen Tate Realtors One of the things that I\’m most proud of as president of Allen Tate Realtors® is our commitment to the communities we serve. In the past 19 years, our Tate Cares giving initiative has contributed $4.41 million dollars to public education, arts and culture and United Way agencies
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The conventional wisdom on K-3 class size is that smaller is better. That was the thinking used when the General Assembly passed its budget last year with a section that limited class sizes for grades K-3 starting with the 2017-18 school year. But like any conventional wisdom, there’s caveats and unintended consequences. Despite the criticism
Each year, WakeEd Partnership helps WCPSS educators bring their classroom dreams to life through our Teacher Innovation Grants program. Since the program’s inception, we have invested more than $1.5 million for teachers to bring innovative learning experiences and resources to thousands of students. Last year, Teacher Innovation Grant projects reached more than 4,400 students in
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