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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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WakeEd Grants Support Students with Disabilities

“Our WakeEd Partnership Teacher Innovation Grant has been life-changing for my class.” Kristin Burnette teaches students with significant cognitive and physical disabilities at Hilburn Academy. Typical classroom libraries consist of paper books that pose a variety of challenges for students with physical, cognitive, and communication limitations. For example, many students struggle with holding a book,

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World Cafe Partnership Creates Thriving Student Business on School Campus

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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WakeEd\’s 5th Annual World Cafe

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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World Cafe Builds Strong Communities and Educator Experiences in Wake County

Written by Rachel Fleming (Gilbane Building Company) Gilbane Building Company is proud to be a WakeEd partner in fostering educational opportunities for both students and educators. This year was our first year participating in World Cafe, which was a very inspiring event, as a room full of industry professionals volunteered their time to support various

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WakeEd Nationally Recognized for Leadership in STEM Mentoring Movement

In addition to creating exciting and innovative learning experiences for students in Wake County, WakeEd Partnership’s STEMpact programs are being recognized as unique, inspiring, and effective educational practices on a national stage. This summer, WakeEd President Steve Parrott visited Washington D.C. to receive a US2020 STEM Mentoring Award for Excellence in Public-Private Partnerships. WakeEd Partnership was

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World Cafe: In Their Words

This year’s World Café was one of the most successful we’ve ever had. More than 80 businesses and schools created new partnerships to further the impact of education in Wake County Public School System. Here are just a few stories from the participants in the event. On January 5, 2016, World Café 2016 was held

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