A year ago, I applied to be a participant in a program called SummerSTEM. Little did I know that this decision would help to shape my future as an educator. I entered into this program thinking that I was an innovative teacher, but soon realized that I had much to learn. After a week of […]
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It’s hard to believe we are already knee deep in plans for Stars of Education. Our annual gala is just five months away. For the first time ever, a plated dinner will complement our evening to celebrate those who form the backbone of education in our community. You can help WakeEd find this year’s education
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Some things that should be easy turn out to be unnecessarily complicated. That’s what the WCPSS Board of Education is experiencing as it tries to set the traditional school calendar each year. In 2011, the General Assembly passed a law that limited the traditional school calendar for all public school districts to open no earlier
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Studies of high school drop-outs have long shown that a significant number of students who leave high school before graduation do it because they can no longer attend school during the regular school day. WCPSS, like all other school districts, has not been able to meet the needs of these students because of the constraints
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Financing school construction is a coordinated dance number with WCPSS and Wake County government as dance partners. But it will be difficult for WCPSS when other partners want to cut in. The WCPSS School Board and the Wake County Commissioners met in a joint session last week to share with each other the needs and
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Sitting on my deck this weekend, basking in the 70-degree temperatures; it hit me – what happened to winter? I blinked in February and now I’m staring at graduation invitations and Memorial Day pre-sales. That’s good for most of us that don’t like cold, but for WRAL Chief Meteorologist Greg Fishel it was a rather
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If there is one thing that attorneys everywhere understand very well, it is the power of a good education. Brooks Pierce considers it not only a privilege to partner with Wake Education Partnership, but a responsibility. For nearly 120 years, Brooks Pierce has been one of the leading corporate law firms in North Carolina. Our
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Lenovo is a company that “Never Stands Still.” This mindset translates to all aspects of the business, from sales, product development and marketing and even community outreach. With a headquarters in Morrisville, Lenovo is actively engaged locally with strong support for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education for K-12 students. Via World Café, Wake
World Café: A Closer Look at One Company Impacting Two Local Schools Read More »
What may look easy now wasn’t at all when we came to WakeEd Partnership asking for a grant two years ago. Ballentine Elementary is a small school in southern Wake County. The school began using First LEGO League (FLL) four years ago to teach science, technology, engineering, art and math (STEAM) with academically gifted 5th graders. From
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Twenty heads are better than one, so the saying goes, right? No? Well, it worked for the members of the WCPSS Board of Education and the senators and representatives from Wake County as they get ready for the short legislative session that opens today. The two groups recently reviewed their policy agendas for the upcoming
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