At the Board of Education work session on Tuesday, staff led a discussion on the student enrollment process for the 2016-2017 school year. Yes. It’s that time already. WCPSS expects to add 19,600 students between now and 2020 – that’s more than 3,200 new students every year. And from 2016-2019, WCPSS will open fourteen schools. […]
2016-2017 Student Enrollment Conversation Begins Read More »
We hope you’ll join us next Thursday for “Beyond the Bucks: What Matters Most to Teachers” next Thursday, May 28th at 8:00a.m., co-hosted by WakeEd Partnership and the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce. This year’s program will focus on teacher recruitment, retention, and development and what can be done to improve the teacher experience. Barnett
Beyond the Bucks: What Matters Most to Teachers Read More »
Without teachers there would be no other professions. Teachers are tasked with guiding students to see beyond their current status to future careers. The paradox for many K-12 educators is that they will prepare hundreds of students for various careers, while their profession is based in the classroom. A math teacher prepares future engineers without
Preparing for SummerSTEM Read More »
Five months ago, more than 100 businesses and educators gathered in a cafeteria to have a conversation. The official name for the event was the STEM and Global Studies World Café, sponsored by Biogen. The partnerships that came from the event have caused educators and business leaders to rethink the public-private partnership. Last month we talked
How World Café is Changing Schools Read More »
I have been very fortunate to be part of the WakeEd Partnership over the past seven years, first as a volunteer and now as a member of the board. Providing opportunities in education is a true passion of mine as well as our partners and staff at PwC. In the past year, PwC Carolinas partners
Why PwC Invests in WakeEd Read More »
Johnny Carson often used a classic setup for jokes. He would open with, “Boy, was it hot today!” Then he would wait for the audience to respond with, “How hot was it?” Then he would deliver the punchline by starting with, “It was so hot…” It was a dark humor that had this particular setup
The Cost of Construction Growth Read More »
