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WakeEd Partnership Seeking Business Partners for Wake County Student Career Programs

RALEIGH, N.C. — WakeEd Partnership (WakeEd), a business-backed nonprofit organization committed to supporting teachers and students in Wake County, is seeking business partners of any size and from all industry sectors throughout the Wake County area to support its...

WakeEd Partnership Celebrates Teacher Appreciation Week by Announcing $50,000 Matching Grant for Free Classroom Supply Store

RALEIGH, N.C. — WakeEd Partnership (WakeEd) is celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week by announcing a new $50,000 matching grant from the 4Others Foundation for its free classroom supply store for Wake County Public Schools teachers. The 4Others Foundation will match...

WakeEd Partnership Urges Passage of School Supplies Act of 2023

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...

New Wake County Public School Student “Emerging Star Award”

Student to be honored at Stars of Education Gala at Raleigh Convention Center on October 12, 2023 RALEIGH, N.C. — WakeEd Partnership, a business-backed nonprofit organization committed to supporting teachers and students in Wake County Public Schools, today announced...

WakeEd Partnership Announces New Career Pathways Program for Wake County Middle School Students

RALEIGH, N.C. — WakeEd Partnership (WakeEd), a business-backed nonprofit organization committed to supporting teachers and students in Wake County, today announced the expansion of its “Accelerate” initiative with a new program for middle school students called Career...

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WakeEd Partnership Seeking Business Partners for Wake County Student Career Programs

WakeEd Partnership Celebrates Teacher Appreciation Week by Announcing $50,000 Matching Grant for Free Classroom Supply Store

WakeEd Partnership Urges Passage of School Supplies Act of 2023

New Wake County Public School Student “Emerging Star Award”

WakeEd Partnership Celebrates 40 Years of Supporting Wake County Public Schools

Wake Education Partnership Held Its First Meeting on March 16, 1983 RALEIGH, N.C. — WakeEd Partnership, a business-backed nonprofit organization committed to supporting teachers and students in Wake County Public Schools, is celebrating its 40th anniversary this...

WakeEd Partnership Announces New Career Pathways Program for Wake County Middle School Students

WakeEd Partnership’s Partners Read Program Reaches Milestone, Surpasses Pre-COVID Numbers for Schools Served

RALEIGH, N.C. — Last Friday, more than 300 WakeEd Partnership’s (WakeEd) volunteers fanned out across Wake County to 60 elementary schools to read with struggling first grade readers as part of WakeEd’s Partners Read program. With 60 Wake County Public Schools System...

Jadah Smith Joins WakeEd Partnership as Director of Marketing & Communications

RALEIGH, N.C. — WakeEd Partnership (WakeEd), a business-backed nonprofit organization committed to supporting teachers and students in the Wake County Public School System (WCPSS), announced today that Jadah Smith has joined WakeEd Partnership as Director of Marketing...

WakeEd Partnership Distributed More Than $230,000 in School Supplies in its First Year of Tools4Schools

RALEIGH, N.C. — Leaders from WakeEd Partnership (WakeEd) will mark the one-year anniversary of the opening of its free classroom supply store for Wake County teachers Tools4Schools, with a presentation before the Wake County Board of Education later today. ...

4Others Foundation To Double All Donations to WakeEd Partnership’s Tools4Schools with new $25,000 Matching Grant

4Others Foundation To Double All Donations to WakeEd Partnership’s Tools4Schools with new $25,000 Matching Grant RALEIGH, N.C. —WakeEd Partnership (WakeEd) has announced a new $25,000 matching grant from the 4Others Foundation. The 4Others Foundation will match any...

Wake County School Board Candidate Forums Now Available Online

Wake County School Board Candidate Forums Now Available Online Wake PTA, WakeEd Partnership, and The Raleigh Chamber Co-Hosted Candidate Forums This Week Wake County, NC- The Wake County PTA Council, together with WakeEd Partnership (WakeEd) and Raleigh Chamber...

Sponsorships and Tables Now Available for WakeEd Partnership’s 2022 Stars of Education Gala

Sponsorships and Tables Now Available for WakeEd Partnership’s 2022 Stars of Education Gala WakeEd Partnership’s Stars of Education returns this fall as an in-person event for the first time since 2019 to celebrate Wake County’s public schools and public education...

WakeEd Partnership’s Community Supply Drive Collects More Than 125,000 School Supply Items and $50,000 for Wake County Public Schools

WakeEd Partnership’s Community Supply Drive Collects More Than 125,000 School Supply Items and $50,000 for Wake County Public Schools School Supply Items Are Distributed at Tools4Schools, WakeEd’s Free Classroom Supply Store for Teachers RALEIGH, N.C. — WakeEd...

WakeEd Partnership Announces 2022 Stars of Education Honorees

WakeEd Partnership Announces 2022 Stars of Education Honorees Boys & Girls Clubs President Ralph Capps, Academy Award Winner Ariana DeBose, Harlem Globetrotters Great Twiggy Sanders, PNC Bank Leader Jim Hansen Among Recipients RALEIGH, N.C. — WakeEd Partnership...

WakeEd Partnership and Wake County Public Schools “Career Accelerator” Summer Program Kicks Off Monday

WakeEd Partnership and Wake County Public Schools “Career Accelerator” Summer Program Kicks Off Monday RALEIGH, N.C. — Career Accelerator, WakeEd Partnership’s new summer program developed in partnership with Wake County Public Schools, kicks off on Monday,...

4Others Foundation Boosts WakeEd Partnership’s Tools4Schools Classroom Supply Drive with $25,000 Matching Grant

4Others Foundation Boosts WakeEd Partnership’s Tools4Schools Classroom Supply Drive with $25,000 Matching Grant RALEIGH, N.C. — WakeEd Partnership (WakeEd) kicked off “Back to School with Tools4Schools” today at an event in Holly Springs and announced a new $25,000...

WakeEd Partnership’s SummerSTEM Program for Wake County Teachers is Next Week

WakeEd Partnership’s SummerSTEM Program for Wake County Teachers is Next Week WakeEd Partnership (WakeEd) along with the Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) will kick-off the 7th year of SummerSTEM on Monday, July 11. This is the first summer since 2019...

WakeEd Partnership Community School Supply Drive Launch Event Monday, July 11th

WakeEd Partnership Community School Supply Drive Launch Event Monday, July 11th WakeEd Partnership (WakeEd) is launching “Back to School with Tools4Schools” on July 11, a five-week community-wide school supply drive to stock the shelves at WakeEd’s free classroom...

Sheneika Simmons Joins WakeEd Partnership as Manager of Programs

Sheneika Simmons Joins WakeEd Partnership as Manager of Programs RALEIGH, N.C. — WakeEd Partnership (WakeEd), a business-backed nonprofit organization committed to supporting teachers and students in Wake County Public Schools, announced today that Sheneika Simmons...

WakeEd Partnership Launching Community School Supply Drive in July

WakeEd Partnership Launching Community School Supply Drive in July Collected Items will go to stock the shelves at Tools4Schools, WakeEd’s Free Classroom Supply Store for Teachers RALEIGH, N.C. — WakeEd Partnership (WakeEd), a business-backed nonprofit organization...

WakeEd Partnership Awards $175,000 in Scholarships to Local Student Athletes

WakeEd Partnership Awards $175,000 in Scholarships to Local Student Athletes Students from Apex High School and Green Hope High School named 2022 Pittard Scholars RALEIGH, N.C. — WakeEd Partnership (WakeEd), a business-backed nonprofit organization committed to...

Triangle Business Leaders Join WakeEd Partnership Board of Directors, Parker LORD’s Seth Carruthers Elected Board Chair

Triangle Business Leaders Join WakeEd Partnership Board of Directors, Parker LORD’s Seth Carruthers Elected Board Chair RALEIGH, N.C. — WakeEd Partnership (WakeEd), a business-backed nonprofit organization that supports public schools in Wake County, announced today...

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.”

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

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.