WAKE ED Insight – April Edition

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...

How Teacher Innovation Makes A Difference

What may look easy now wasn’t at all when we came to WakeEd Partnership asking for a grant two years ago. Ballentine Elementary is a small school in southern Wake County. The school began using First LEGO League (FLL) four years ago to teach science, technology,...

A Note of Thanks from WCPSS

  Thanks to the financial investment from WakeEd Partnership, students and families in Wake County are receiving support through the First Steps in Literacy programs. In less than two years, we have Partners Read in ten Wake County schools where 60 volunteers to...

From Zero to Space at the Speed of World Cafe

Here’s a word problem for you. Mr. Richard Lockamy is the computer programming teacher at Wake STEM Early College High School. Mr. William Burgess is the science teacher. Together they have more than 60 students. They want to create an engaging experience that...