WakeEd Advocates For Budget

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Lately, WakeEd Partnership has worked to advocate for Wake County Public School System around the latest budget. In June, President Steve Parrott and I attended a meeting of the Wake County Commissioners to advocate for fully funding the budget for WCPSS (Video...

SummerSTEM: A Hot Spot for Learning and Networking

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As a pre-service teacher, I went into SummerSTEM unsure of what I might gain from the experience. The two-week program immersed more than 100 educators from 50 Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) K-12 schools in local STEM companies to improve project-based...

WakeEd Insight – July Edition

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I’m pleased to announce that our annual Stars of Education Dinner/Gala, presented this year by PNC, will take place on October 12 at the Raleigh Marriott City Center. This event celebrates and honors educators, business volunteers and community leaders who form the...

Meet the Investors: UNC Rex Healthcare

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UNC REX Healthcare supports WakeEd Partnership because the vitality of our market, Wake County – and our own success as a major employer and recruiter of talent – depend upon quality, effective public schools. As the son of a long-time public school teacher in Forsyth...

Education in 2030

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There’s a good chance that the careers today’s 4-year-olds will have don’t exist now, but when they graduate high school in 2030, they will need to possess the skills of those careers regardless.   “(The future) will require more than just a multiple choice...

How fast is “fast?” A Teacher Innovation Grant Story

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It’s a question special education teachers at Hilburn Academy have to answer every year. How do you teach elementary school students with disabilities the concept of “fast?” &nbsp The challenge is that for many students with disabilities, going fast is a secondary...