From the first day of school to your first day of work, change can be a scary proposition. Not all changes are bad, though. Sometimes a simple change can help you be more efficient, flexible and place you on the path to make a greater impact. That’s what our rebranding effort is all about. We […]
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Wake Education Partnership has a proud 32-year history as a leading facilitator for connecting business and community resources with the Wake County Public School System (WCPSS). Our efforts to create a better school system have put more than a million dollars directly into the hands of teachers, encouraged best practices throughout the school system, and
A lot of things can change over two decades. For example, hundreds of thousands of people can move to Wake County, surging our population past one million residents. Education itself has changed and so have the voices wanting input on the way students are educated. Wake County is now more diverse than at any point
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On February 5, the NC Department of Public Instruction released the new school report cards. The report cards are new because they feature a letter grade for each school. The letter grade is known as the School Performance Grade, and it is determined by a formula that considers an achievement score and a growth score
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At the February 3 WCPSS school board meeting, board members unanimously approved consolidating East Wake’s four individual high schools back into one, comprehensive East Wake High. The move is the first official step in what will be the complete redesign of East Wake High. At a prior Student Achievement Committee meeting (Jan. 12, 2015), staff
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You remember long division, yes? In this instance, the math goes something like this: How much of a teacher supplement increase can $3.75 million provide for just about 10,000 teachers? The short answer is: about $375. Per year. Pre-tax. Which, divided over 10 months, equals about $37.50 per month. Now check your work. And consider
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