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Frozen Funds, Real Consequences for Wake County Students

By Keith Poston, President, WakeEd Partnership As families across the country wrapped up Fourth of July celebrations, school districts like Wake County Public Schools were working to address a serious funding blow—one that could immediately disrupt critical support for students and educators. On June 30, the Trump Administration abruptly froze nearly $6.8 billion in federal […]

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Federal Education Cuts Could Devastate Wake County Public Schools—Here’s Why You Should Care

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By Keith Poston, President, WakeEd Partnership Most Americans may not follow the daily political drama in Washington, but one alarming proposal demands your attention: the push to slash federal education funding and eliminate the U.S. Department of Education. This plan, championed by President Trump and advanced through budget cuts and layoffs led by Elon Musk

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Governor Cooper visits Tools4Schools

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Governor Roy Cooper visited Tools4Schools, a classroom supply store operated by WakeEd Partnership that provides free school supplies to Wake County Public School teachers.

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WakeEd Partnership Urges Passage of School Supplies Act of 2023

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Bill restores decade of funding cuts for classroom supplies RALEIGH, N.C. — WakeEd Partnership, a business-backed nonprofit organization committed to supporting teachers and students in Wake County Public Schools, today called on the North Carolina General Assembly to pass the School Supplies Act of 2023 (HB510), a bill introduced last week by Rep. Julie von Haefen,

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Wake County School Board Candidate Forums Now Available Online

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Wake County, NC- The Wake County PTA Council, together with WakeEd Partnership (WakeEd) and Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, co-hosted Wake County School Board candidate forums this week, October 4 through 7, 2022. There are candidate forums for each of Wake County’s 9 School Board districts, moderated by community members including past Wake County PTA presidents. Forums were recorded and are

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WakeEd Partnership Board of Directors Urges Action on Leandro Plan, Adopts Resolution Calling for Full Funding from NC General Assembly

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WakeEd Partnership\’s Board of Directors has adopted a resolution urging the North Carolina General Assembly to fully fund the Leandro Action Plan. The resolution calls on the NC General Assembly to “fully enact the policy and funding reforms included in the Leandro Plan to ensure that all North Carolina students have access to a sound basic education by the 2028 school year.”

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COVID Gives North Carolina a Chance to Scrap a Bad Grading Policy

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Gov. Roy Cooper’s recent signature on a bill that includes a waiver of school performance grades for 2020-21 has opened an unexpected window of opportunity.

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Learning from COVID-19: What Principals Told Us

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In our first two articles on learning from COVID-19, we showcased the concerns and considerations of students and teachers in relation to their experiences with reentry to schools in the midst of the pandemic. As school building leaders, principals also have their own set of experiences and thought processes they bring to the table.

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Learning from COVID-19: What Teachers Told Us

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It has been more than a month since Wake County Public Schools returned to full-time in-person learning with twice-monthly remote learning days. The turnaround for full reentry came at such a quick pace that there has been little time for teachers and other school personnel to learn and critically evaluate the most effective ways to deliver a hybrid model of learning.

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Learning From COVID-19: What Students Told Us

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As North Carolina — and the country — debated how and when to return to in-person instruction, the primary focus was often on teachers and adult staff members, as they are more vulnerable than students when it comes to contracting severe cases of COVID-19. But too often, the voices that were noticeably absent were those of students themselves.

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