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 […]
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RALEIGH – More than 900 Wake County public school students will take the stage and work behind the scenes tonight (March 7) at 7 p.m. in the 24th annual Pieces of Gold at the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts. Pieces of Gold is an annual arts extravaganza produced by the Wake County Public
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RALEIGH – Local student artists will be honored at a Gifts of Gold reception today from 4:30-5:30 p.m. hosted by Wake Education Partnership at the Progress Energy Center for Performing Arts, including a medal ceremony at 5 p.m. for the winning artists. The artwork of 90 students, from 70 Wake County schools will be featured
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RALEIGH – Wake Education Partnership today announced a grant from Target for sponsorship of its 2007 performance of Pieces of Gold. The 24th annual Pieces of Gold performing arts extravaganza, produced jointly with the Wake County Public School System, will feature more than 800 visual and performing arts students at Memorial Auditorium on March 7
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RALEIGH – A panel of judges selected winners this week in the 14th annual Gifts of Gold art show. Ninety Wake County students from 70 schools showcased their artistic abilities in the competition, which serves as the visual arts component of Pieces of Gold, the annual performing arts extravaganza produced by Wake Education Partnership and
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Wake Ed Releases Post-Bond Survey Data and Announces Community Engagement Initiative RALEIGH – Wake citizens want more ways to pay for schools and more accessible information about how the money is funded and spent, according to results of an online survey conducted in November by Wake Education Partnership. Wake Ed, a local education advocacy organization, released
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RALEIGH – More attention should be paid to what happens inside Wake County’s classrooms, and not only to how or where we build more classroom space, according to an annual independent review of the public’s schools from Wake Education Partnership. Wake Ed, a local education advocacy organization, released Quality Matters 2006 today at a meeting
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RALEIGH – Five Broughton High School teachers have been awarded Jenrette Teacher Growth Grants. The grants, administered by Wake Education Partnership, were delivered in December 2006. “These grants are important as a tangible way that our teachers can enhance their professional growth. The Partnership is committed to supporting teacher professionalism and student achievement by administering
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WAKE COUNTY – More than 800 students representing 31 groups from 30 Wake County public schools (16 elementary, five middle and 12 high schools) have been selected to perform in the 2007 Pieces of Gold. Sixty-eight groups auditioned at Southeast Raleigh High School on Nov. 28-29 for the chance to shine in the 24th annual
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WAKE COUNTY – Voters must approve the $970 million school bond on Nov. 7 to continue building on the 30-year legacy of the merged Wake County Public School System, say business leaders representing North Carolina’s premier local education fund. Wake Education Partnership shared this message with more than 600 business leaders, elected officials, parents, educators
