By Meg Osterhoff | STEM Coordinator/Coach | York Elementary School \”When you wish upon a star, makes no difference who you are, anything your heart desires will come to you…\” or at least that\’s what happened to us when WakeEd Partnership linked up with York Elementary School. WakeEd Partnership is an incredible organization that allows …
The third annual Stars of Education Gala Dinner, presented by PNC Bank, was a tremendous success! The Wake County community came together on Wednesday, Oct. 12 to fete some of the brightest lights in the local education community. WakeEd Partnership hosted the event at the Raleigh Marriott City Center again this year with over 450 …
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WakeEd Partnership, in collaboration with Wake County Public School System, has awarded just over $50,000 in Teacher Innovation Grants to WCPSS teachers for the 2016-17 school year. Teachers could apply for up to $1,000 individually or $3,000 for a team to spend or materials and resources in the Arts, STEM, Entrepreneurship, Literacy, and Exceptional Children With …
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“We are asking for this grant to develop an outdoor, wheelchair-accessible, raised garden to expand the children’s knowledge of plants and earth materials.” That’s how North Forest Pines Elementary School special education teacher Rita Vermeulen started her request for a $1790 WakeEd Partnership Teacher Innovation Grant. She teaches special needs children who have severe intellectual …
Schools need money. As a 30-year veteran of the Wake County Public School System, I know that far better than most. In the last 7 years, spending on students in North Carolina has dropped by 13 percent per student, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Like many industries, schools are making up …
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 on May 6, sponsored by Pierce Group Benefits. Awarded annually by Wake Education …
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Wake County – Sixteen Wake County public school teachers have been awarded over $31,000 in grants for classroom use during the upcoming school year through the Food for Thought teacher grants program. Awarded annually by Wake Education Partnership for the past 24 years, Food for Thought grants are designed to promote effective teaching and to …
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RALEIGH –Wake County public school teachers and other full-time support personnel are invited to apply for a Food for Thought grant from Wake Education Partnership. Teachers can apply for the grants, which will be awarded in amounts up to $2,000, through March 28 on the Partnership’s website at www.WakeEd.org. Since 1983, Wake Education Partnership has awarded more …
