Feb 19, 2016 | Meet The Investors, Newsletter
In 2050, more than nine billion people will live on our planet. The world population and its demands will keep growing, while the planet’s resources are finite. If nothing changes, we will need the resources of almost three of our planets to meet the demands of the...
Feb 19, 2016 | Newsletter, Teacher Innovation Grants
Katherine Sokolowski, an educator at East Garner Middle School, is using her Teacher Innovation Grant to build a school garden with her self-contained middle school class. Over the course of the year, her students are planting butterfly bushes and growing produce like...
Jan 26, 2016 | Newsletter
Eight and a half years ago I joined the staff at WakeEd Partnership. I came straight out of the classroom and began working in our programs area. Immediately I had the opportunity to shape programs that engaged our local business community with teachers and...
Jan 26, 2016 | Newsletter
So how are you doing on those New Year’s resolutions? Be honest. Studies show that if you’ve made it this far you are in an elite group of Americans. It’s interesting to hear the staff talk about the New Year’s resolutions they’ve kept and ones that have slipped by. I...
Jan 26, 2016 | Link, Newsletter
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....
Jan 26, 2016 | Newsletter
My family has lived in Chapel Hill for generations, so I was born and raised a Tar Heel. Although I have learned to love the Wolfpack, it’s true that I owe the University of Chapel Hill credit for my start. In high school, I worked at their unique and equally...
