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WakeEd Partnership Launching Community School Supply Drive July 12th

Collected items will stock the shelves at Tools4Schools, WakeEd’s Free Classroom Supply Store for Teachers RALEIGH, N.C. — WakeEd Partnership (WakeEd), a business-backed nonprofit organization committed to supporting staff and students in the Wake County Public...

WakeEd Partnership Announces 2023 Stars of Education Honorees

Tom Bradshaw to receive Vernon Malone Friend of Education Award, Six New Inductees Join Wake County Public Schools Hall of Fame RALEIGH, N.C. — WakeEd Partnership (WakeEd), a business-backed nonprofit organization committed to supporting teachers and students in...

WakeEd Partnership and Wake County Public Schools Kick Off Summer Career Pathways Program

RALEIGH, N.C. — Career Accelerator, WakeEd Partnership’s career pathways summer program developed in partnership with Wake County Public Schools, kicks off today - Tuesday, June 20 – and runs through Wednesday, June 28. Nearly 500 rising 10th – 12th graders will...

Triangle Leaders Join WakeEd Partnership Board of Directors; Emma Browning of Paradox Consulting Partners Elected Board Chair

RALEIGH, N.C. — WakeEd Partnership (WakeEd), a business-backed nonprofit organization that supports public schools in Wake County, announced today that Emma Browning, Managing Director of Paradox Consulting Partners, has been elected Chair of its Board of Directors....

WakeEd Partnership Awards Scholarships to Local Student Athletes

Scholarships Totaling $12,500 Given to Students from Apex High School and Green Hope High School RALEIGH, N.C. — WakeEd Partnership (WakeEd), a business-backed nonprofit organization committed to supporting teachers and students in the Wake County Public School...

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WakeEd Wednesdays is a video series produced to simplify many of the complexities of North Carolina’s largest school district, the Wake County Public School System. With more than 180 schools, 160,000 students, and 11,000 teachers, WCPSS has a major impact on all Wake County residents regardless of whether they have children enrolled in the schools.

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Magnet School Expansion

Five new schools will get magnet school status and will join slate of thirty-four that WCPSS currently offers. Broughton High and Daniels Middle will return to magnet status. These two schools had magnet designation in the past, but both lost magnet programs in...

Vernon Malone College and Career Academy Will Add Ninth Grade

A freshman class will join the student body of the Vernon Malone College and Career Academy for the 2015-2016 school year. WCPSS staff recommended adding the ninth grade to the school's grade span during the October 7th Board of Education work session, and the Board...

School Enrollment Plan – Second Draft

Changes have been made to the School Enrollment Plan first released by WCPSS staff back in August. They reflect feedback that was provided by the community. And let’s just say that the community did a great job of providing that feedback. Senior Director Laura Evans...

A Final Budget Adopted

A final budget was presented to, and adopted by, the Board of Education for the 2014-2015 school year. As discussed in a prior edition of In Context, the district faced an overall reduction in state funding of $1.5 million. With legislative teacher raises other...

Shift in Budget Approach: Continuation Versus Base

We’ve written about this before, but a second look is worth taking. In this past legislative session, a change was made in how the biennial state budget will be prepared. In past years, state agencies were able to prepare a continuation budget that reflected...

Driver’s Education Funding: Dead End Ahead

One of the many responsibilities that school districts have in North Carolina is to provide Driver’s Education to students. The responsibility includes all students in a county, which includes those attending private, charter, or home-based schools. WCPSS Chief...

Teacher Supplement Pay – A Differentiated Approach

The Board of Education unanimously voted to request an additional $3.75 million in funding from the Wake County Commissioners that has been reserved for teacher supplemental pay. County commissioners made the offer back during budget negotiations as a local effort to...

The Vernon Malone College and Career Academy – An All Too Familiar Parable

Remember the story about three people, all blindfolded and describing parts of an animal they were all holding? One noted a wide and floppy part – another a narrow flexible part with hair at the end – and yet another a large, round, and tall column-like part. All...

WCPSS Market Share

How has WCPSS market share fared over the years, as school options have increased? A long view shows – pretty well. Over the last 14 years, consistently more than 80 percent of all students in Wake County have attended WCPSS schools. This includes a high of 84.8...

Elections Approach: Be Sure to Vote!

You’ve no doubt recognized the uptick in political ads on radio, television, and in newspapers, right? General elections are right around the corner. November 4, 2014 is six weeks away. Are you registered to vote in Wake County? Do you know where your polling site is...

Review of Common Core Begins in North Carolina

It’s a standing room only kind of week. On Monday, September 22nd the commission charged with reviewing the Common Core in NC met for the first time – and nary a seat remained in the room. As expected, the commission’s first meeting drew lots of interest and media...

Under-Enrollment, Overcrowding, and Calendar Alignment

At the September 16th Board of Education meeting, the following decisions were made: • Mills Park Elementary and Mills Park Middle will remain on a traditional calendar and will retain enrollment caps. One temporary classroom will be added to the Mills Park...

Wake Education Partnership Elects Caroline McCullen As Board Chair For 2014-2015

Contact: Ken Jones Wake Education Partnership kjones@wakeedpartnership.org 919-821-7609 x140 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 19, 2014 Wake Education Partnership Elects Caroline McCullen As Board Chair For 2014-2015 SAS Director of Education Initiatives picked during annual...

Wake Education Partnership To Host Stars Of Education Event, Induct Second Hall Of Fame Honorees

Media Contacts: Amanda Romano MMI Public Relations (919) 233-6600 amanda@mmipublicrelations.com http://mmipublicrelations.com http://twitter.com/MMIPR Wake Education Partnership To Host Stars Of Education Event, Induct Second Hall Of Fame Honorees Local partnership...

Pieces of Gold Showcases Student Talent

The 32nd Annual Pieces of Gold Arts Education show will be held March 4, 2015 at Memorial Auditorium. Tickets will go on sale in January through Ticketmaster and the Memorial Auditorium box office. More than 1,000 students are expected to participate in this year’s...

Partnership names new board chair, Executive Committee members for 2013-2014

Wake Education Partnership is pleased to announce that Gary Greene, CEO of Greene Resources, Inc., has been named chairman of the Partnership’s Board of Directors for 2013-2014. With more than 23 years of industry experience, Greene excels in building and maintaining...

Partnership awards nearly $75,000 in Teacher Leadership Grants

Thirty-four Wake County public school teachers will be awarded $75,000 in classroom grants for the coming year thanks to local business investments in Wake Education Partnership. The Partnership announced grants to individuals and teaching teams in Innovative...

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

Five Wake County business leaders were selected this week to serve as the newest members of Wake Education Partnership’s Board of Directors. Those selected for the three-year appointments are: Jeffrey Bane, national dean of The Chef’s Academy. Angela Hampton,...

PNC Grants Support Wake Education

$75,000 in grants to Wake Education Partnership fund early childhood literacy efforts and ‘Building Leaders’ Initiative PNC has provided Wake Education Partnership with two grants, totaling $75,000, to help fund the local non-profit organization’s Building Leaders...

Virginia Parker receives 2012 Friend of Education Award

Wake Education Partnership is pleased to announce that Virginia Parker, director of strategic partnerships for the Wake Tech Community College Foundation, is the recipient of the 2012 Vernon Malone Friend of Education Award. A Raleigh resident for more than 30 years,...

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

Three 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 are: Paula Fryland, regional president for PNC Bank, Eastern Carolinas region....

Partnership names new board chair, Executive Committee members for 2012-2013

Wake Education Partnership is pleased to announce that Chris Bell, Executive Vice President and Commercial Banking Executive for the Central Carolina Region of SunTrust, has been named chairman of the Partnership’s Board of Directors for 2012-2013. Bell began his...

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

Four 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 are: Jason Boyers, national division president of The Chef’s Academy; Rita...

Teachers awarded $80,000 in classroom grants through business investments in Partnership

Wake County public school teachers in 30 schools will be awarded more than $80,000 in classroom grants for the coming year thanks to local business investments in Wake Education Partnership. Teacher Leadership Grants for 2012-2013 were made possible by Ethicon, Food...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...