May 22, 2017 | Meet The Investors, Newsletter
Support the teachers, leaders, and administrators of the Wake County Public School System in providing a world class education to prepare our children for today’s global economy and future career opportunities
May 22, 2017 | Newsletter
Just shy of 18 years ago, I became a part of the staff of WakeEd Partnership. After working with four Presidents, two interim presidents, and numerous colleagues in WakeEd’s last 18 years, I have chosen to resign effective May 31 as Vice President of Development in...
Apr 24, 2017 | Meet The Investors, Newsletter
By Julie Song | Chief Compliance Officer, QuintilesIMS I started my career in Houston as a Teach for America corps member in the earliest years of the program. As a young teacher at McReynolds Middle School, I taught students who struggled with poverty, gang violence,...
Apr 10, 2017 | In Context
What, really, is the point of a school performance report? This is the question that hasn’t been answered in the discussion about school accountability. Is it to measure the teaching quality so parents know if their child’s school is really a good school? Or is it a...
Apr 4, 2017 | Newsletter, Teacher Innovation Grants
At their March meeting, members of the WakeEd Partnership Board of Directors welcomed two kindergarten teachers from Hunter Magnet Elementary School, who gave a short presentation about their Teacher Innovation Grant project. Kerry Ann Martinez and Cullen...
Apr 4, 2017 | Newsletter, STEM, Teacher Innovation Grants
By Meg Osterhoff | STEM Coordinator/Coach | York Elementary School “When you wish upon a star, makes no difference who you are, anything your heart desires will come to you…” or at least that’s what happened to us when WakeEd Partnership linked...
Apr 4, 2017 | Link, Programs, Teacher Innovation Grants, WakeEd
“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...
