WakeEd Insight – May Edition

May 25, 2016 | Newsletter

It’s funny to think about ending something in May. We’re almost halfway through the calendar year, but, like many businesses, our fiscal year is coming to a close. As we look at spreadsheets and calculate numbers for next year, we also have to look back and ask...

Meet Our Investors: BB&T

May 23, 2016 | Newsletter

My name is Gray Reed and I serve as the Triangle Region President for BB&T, a 144-year old North Carolina based financial services company that operates in 15 States and DC. I graduated from Broughton High School in 1979, along with my wife, and we have two...

SummerSTEM Ignites Innovation

May 23, 2016 | Newsletter, SummerSTEM

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...

Stars of Education Nominations Are Due

May 23, 2016 | Newsletter

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...

WCPSS Seeks Flexibility for Traditional Calendar Schools

May 2, 2016 | In Context

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...

Schools, County Officials Discuss School Construction

May 2, 2016 | In Context

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...

WAKE ED Insight – April Edition

Apr 26, 2016 | Newsletter

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...