Five Wake County teachers awarded leadership grants

| Press Release, Teacher Innovation Grants

Five Wake County public school teachers were awarded more than $20,000 in grants Wednesday as part of the Teacher Leadership Grants program offered by Wake Education Partnership. The teachers were honored at a reception sponsored by Duke Raleigh Hospital.  Funding for...

Malone tribute, world-class standards mark 2009 Annual Meeting

| Press Release

Almost 450 business leaders, educators and elected officials attended the 26th annual meeting of Wake Education Partnership on Thursday. The event focused on the need to create a world-class school system that prepares all students for a global economy. It also...

Local chambers, Wake Education Partnership to host candidate debates

| Press Release

Wake Education Partnership and local area chambers of commerce are pleased to announce a series of school board candidate debates in September for all contested Wake County school board seats. The times and locations for each debate are listed below. The debates will...

World-class standards urged for all Wake County public schools

| Press Release

Global competition and a growing demand that all graduates meet higher standards require a different design for Wake County’s public schools in order to provide a world-class education. A report by Wake Education Partnership titled “Suspending Disbelief” defines those...

Teachers Leadership Grant Recipients Honored at Reception

| Press Release

Wake County – Nine Wake County public school teachers have been awarded nearly $30,000 in grants for classroom use during the upcoming school year through the Teacher Leadership Grants program.  The recipients were honored at a reception held at the Governor’s Mansion...

Partnership Kick-Off Celebration Launches Annual Campaign

| Press Release

Raleigh – Major investments from area corporations have put Wake Education Partnership’s 2008 campaign at 50.7 percent of its goal, campaign chair announced at this morning’s Kick-Off Celebration event to launch the public phase of the campaign. Wake Education...