Two Wake County business leaders named to board of Wake Education Partnership

| Press Release

Two Wake County business leaders were recently selected to serve as the newest members of Wake Education Partnership’s Board of Directors. Those selected for the three-year appointments were Patty Briguglio, president of MMI Public Relations, and Art Glasgow, chief...

Local leaders offer examples of what it takes to close global achievement gaps

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Broadening students’ exposure to math, science and other cultures is critically important in making sure today’s graduates are competitive in a global economy, according to a panel of community leaders who spoke today at Wake Education Partnership’s 2011 Education...

Rev. Marion B. Robinson receives 2011 Friend of Education Award

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Wake Education Partnership is pleased to announce that Rev. Marion Robinson, pastor of St. Matthew A.M.E. Church in Raleigh, is the recipient of the 2011 Vernon Malone Friend of Education Award. The Friend of Education Award, the highest honor given by the...

Fifteen Wake County teachers awarded leadership grants

| Press Release, Teacher Innovation Grants

Fifteen Wake County public school teachers were awarded more than $41,500 in grants Tuesday as part of the Teacher Leadership Grants program offered by Wake Education Partnership. Funding for the grants is made possible by Ethicon, Duke Raleigh Hospital, Lord...

Student achievement; Individual honors mark Partnership’s 2010 Annual Meeting

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Closing the global achievement gap and recognizing the efforts of those who support public schools highlighted the 27th Annual Meeting of Wake Education Partnership today. About 500 business leaders, educators and elected officials attended the event on the campus of...

Business leader chosen as new president of Wake Education Partnership

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Wake Education Partnership has named business executive C. Steve Parrott, 57, as the organization’s new president. A former Senior State Executive for the Carolinas Region of Embarq, Parrott will begin his new position Sept. 20. “We believe we found the ideal...