WakeEd Partnership Community School Supply Drive Launch Event Monday, July 11th
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Press Release
Student Registration Now Open for WakeEd Partnership’s “Career Accelerator” Summer 2022 Program
WakeEd has opened registration for all Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) rising 10th – 12th graders who wish to participate this summer in a new workplace immersion program “Career Accelerator”. Career Accelerator, developed in partnership with the Wake County Public School System, will be offered to approximately 1,000 rising 10th –12th grade WCPSS students this summer at no cost to students and families.
New Career Pathways Program for Wake County Students Seeking Business Partners for Summer and Fall 2022
WakeEd is seeking business partners of any size and from all industry sectors throughout the Wake County area to support its new education and workforce development initiative “Accelerate” aimed at helping students explore career opportunities as well as the education and skills needed to get there.
WakeEd Partnership Announces New Accelerate Initiative Focused on Career Pathways and Future-Ready Students
WakeEd\’s Accelerate workforce development initiative brings together both new and existing programs that will help Wake County students become more future-ready for any career and college opportunity.
WakeEd Partnership’s Free Classroom Supply Store for Wake County Teachers Opens Next Week
WakeEd will officially open Tools4Schools, a new free classroom supply store for Wake County Public School System teachers on January 18th. A ribbon-cutting ceremony and first wave of teacher shoppers is scheduled for 11AM.
WakeEd Partnership Hits $50,000 Goal for Matching Grant for Classroom Supply Store for Teachers
WakeEd Partnership announced that it has met the $50,000 goal to secure a matching grant from the 4 Others Foundation to support its new teacher classroom supply warehouse Tools4Schools.
WakeEd Partnership Reaches Halfway Mark for $50,000 Matching Grant for its Free Classroom Supply Store for Teachers
WakeEd Partnership announced today it has reached the halfway point to secure a $50,000 grant from the 4 Others Foundation to support its new teacher classroom supply warehouse Tools4Schools.
WakeEd Partnership Board of Directors Urges Action on Leandro Plan, Adopts Resolution Calling for Full Funding from NC General Assembly
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.”
WakeEd Partnership Launches Back to School Social Media Campaign to Promote COVID-19 Vaccinations
As the vast majority of Wake County’s public school students prepare to go back to school next week, WakeEd Partnership launched a new social media campaign to promote COVID-19 vaccinations.
Lisa Mead Joins WakeEd Partnership as Fundraising Chief
Lisa Mead joins the WakeEd team with two decades of non-profit experience in purpose-driven organizations as both a consultant and staff. In her career, she has been instrumental in raising awareness, cultivating strategic partnerships, and generating the support necessary to impact a variety of meaningful causes.
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