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Almost 450 business leaders, educators and elected officials attended the 26th annual meeting of Wake Education Partnership on Thursday. The event focused on the need to create a world-class school system that prepares all students for a global economy. It also provided an opportunity to present a tribute to the late Sen. Vernon Malone for […]

Wake Education Partnership and local area chambers of commerce are pleased to announce a series of school board candidate debates in September for all contested Wake County school board seats. The times and locations for each debate are listed below. The debates will last 90 minutes with the exception of District 2, which will take

Global competition and a growing demand that all graduates meet higher standards require a different design for Wake County’s public schools in order to provide a world-class education. A report by Wake Education Partnership titled “Suspending Disbelief” defines those traits. It was released in 2009 following a year of study with six other education groups

Raleigh – Major investments from area corporations have put Wake Education Partnership’s 2008 campaign at 50.7 percent of its goal, campaign chair announced at this morning’s Kick-Off Celebration event to launch the public phase of the campaign. Wake Education Partnership kicked off its 2008 Annual Campaign for Public Education at a breakfast meeting at 8

Wake County – Wake Education Partnership, an independent public education advocacy organization, announces its executive leadership team for 2007-08. Virginia Parker, market development officer for Paragon Commercial Bank, has been elected chair of the board of directors, and Hayden J. Silver III, attorney with Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP, will serve as chair-elect. Other officers include: John

RALEIGH, N.C. – Wake Education Partnership has named former Durham Public Schools Superintendent Ann Denlinger as the organization’s new president. A former classroom teacher, principal and superintendent who has worked in Wake, Wilson and Durham counties, Denlinger will take over the leadership role at Wake Ed on May 1. “Ann is well-qualified to lead Wake

RALEIGH – Major investments from area corporations have put Wake Education Partnership’s 2007 campaign at 54 percent of its goal, campaign co-chairs announced at this morning’s Power Hour event to launch the public phase of the campaign. Wake Education Partnership kicked off its annual campaign – “Wake Ed ‘07 – Join the Conversation” – at