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Partnership awards nearly $75,000 in Teacher Leadership Grants

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Thirty-four Wake County public school teachers will be awarded $75,000 in classroom grants for the coming year thanks to local business investments in Wake Education Partnership. The Partnership announced grants to individuals and teaching teams in Innovative Instruction at a recent program attended by more than 100 educators and business leaders in downtown Raleigh. The …

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Five Wake County business leaders named to board of Wake Education Partnership

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Five Wake County business leaders were selected this week to serve as the newest members of Wake Education Partnership’s Board of Directors. Those selected for the three-year appointments are: Jeffrey Bane, national dean of The Chef’s Academy. Angela Hampton, Community Affairs Specialist at ABC 11 Doug Hornberger, Managing Director, Raleigh Complex, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. …

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PNC Grants Support Wake Education

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$75,000 in grants to Wake Education Partnership fund  early childhood literacy efforts and ‘Building Leaders’ Initiative PNC has provided Wake Education Partnership with two grants, totaling $75,000, to help fund the local non-profit organization’s Building Leaders initiative and early childhood literacy efforts.One grant of $30,000 will focus on improving early childhood literacy skills in Wake County …

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Virginia Parker receives 2012 Friend of Education Award

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Wake Education Partnership is pleased to announce that Virginia Parker, director of strategic partnerships for the Wake Tech Community College Foundation, is the recipient of the 2012 Vernon Malone Friend of Education Award. A Raleigh resident for more than 30 years, Parker is currently responsible for identifying, cultivating and developing strategic partnerships that bring private …

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Three Wake County business leaders named to board of Wake Education Partnership

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Three Wake County business leaders were recently selected to serve as the newest members of Wake Education Partnership’s Board of Directors. Those selected for the three-year appointments are: Paula Fryland, regional president for PNC Bank, Eastern Carolinas region. Mitch Lower, Director, In-sourcing & Alliance Management at Biogen Idec. Steven Slee, Team Lead at Fifth Third …

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Partnership names new board chair, Executive Committee members for 2012-2013

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Wake Education Partnership is pleased to announce that Chris Bell, Executive Vice President and Commercial Banking Executive for the Central Carolina Region of SunTrust, has been named chairman of the Partnership’s Board of Directors for 2012-2013. Bell began his banking career with Wachovia Bank in 1992, serving in a variety of business banking leadership roles …

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Four Wake County business leaders named to board of Wake Education Partnership

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Four Wake County business leaders were recently selected to serve as the newest members of Wake Education Partnership’s Board of Directors. Those selected for the three-year appointments are: Jason Boyers, national division president of The Chef’s Academy; Rita Jerman, Senior Vice President for Student Services of Wake Technical Community College; Andrew Krieman, leader of the …

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Teachers awarded $80,000 in classroom grants through business investments in Partnership

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Wake County public school teachers in 30 schools will be awarded more than $80,000 in classroom grants for the coming year thanks to local business investments in Wake Education Partnership. Teacher Leadership Grants for 2012-2013 were made possible by Ethicon, Food Lion, Quintiles, LORD Corporation, the Carolina Hurricanes Kids ‘N Community Foundation, GlaxoSmithKline, and Biogen Idec. In …

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Two Wake County business leaders named to board of Wake Education Partnership

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Two Wake County business leaders were recently selected to serve as the newest members of Wake Education Partnership’s Board of Directors. Those selected for the three-year appointments were Patty Briguglio, president of MMI Public Relations, and Art Glasgow, chief information officer and vice president for Duke Medicine. Briguglio is a recognized expert in the public …

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Local leaders offer examples of what it takes to close global achievement gaps

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Broadening students’ exposure to math, science and other cultures is critically important in making sure today’s graduates are competitive in a global economy, according to a panel of community leaders who spoke today at Wake Education Partnership’s 2011 Education Summit. More than 400 business leaders, educators and elected officials attended the event at the Embassy Suites in …

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