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Wake Ed Partnership and Wake County Public Schools To Kick Off Summer Career Pathways Program

RALEIGH, N.C. — Career Accelerator, WakeEd Partnership’s career pathways summer program developed in partnership with Wake County Public Schools, kicks off on Monday, July 8th and runs through Friday, July 12th. More than 500 rising 10th – 12th graders will participate in this week-long full-day program that features real-world workplace experiences connecting students with employers […]

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Wake Ed Partnership Launching 2024 Tools4Schools Community School Supply Drive on July 9th

Help stock the shelves at Tools4Schools, WakeEd’s Free Classroom Supply Store for Wake County Teachers   WakeEd Partnership (WakeEd), a business-backed nonprofit organization committed to supporting the teachers, students, and families of the Wake County Public School System, is launching “Back to School with Tools4Schools” on July 9, an eight-week community-wide school supply drive to

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Representative Rosa Gill to receive 2024 Vernon Malone Friend of Education Award, 6 new inductees in WCPSS Hall of Fame

Representative Rosa Gill to receive WakeEd Partnership’s 2024 Vernon Malone Friend of Education Award Six New Inductees Will Join Wake County Public Schools Hall of Fame at WakeEd’s Annual Stars of Education Gala on October 30 RALEIGH, N.C. — WakeEd Partnership (WakeEd), a business-backed nonprofit organization committed to supporting teachers and students in Wake County

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Wake Ed Partnership’s Tools4Schools Hits $1 Million in New Classroom Supplies Distributed to Wake County Public School Teachers

(RALEIGH, N.C.) —WakeEd Partnership (WakeEd) announced today it has passed the $1 million mark in new classroom supplies given to Wake County Public School teachers through its free classroom supply store, Tools4Schools. Tools4Schools first opened in January 2022 to provide free classroom supplies to Wake County Public School teachers. More than 7,643 teachers have shopped at

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WakeEd Partnership Awards Scholarships to Local Student Athletes

$175,000 in Scholarships Awarded to Students from Apex High School and Green Hope High School 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), have awarded $175,000 in college scholarships to 14 students from Apex High School and Green Hope

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‘It builds confidence’: Science comes to life in Wake students’ real-world projects

Thousands of Wake County Public School System students this year worked with their classmates on a year-long, hands-on project — work that Superintendent Robert Taylor said is important for learning and career readiness. First-grader Kezia Montague has been telling her parents for weeks about one of her biggest contributions to science so far: A class

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SummerSTEM | Perspectives

SummerSTEM connects educators with STEM-industry professionals to enhance instruction in Wake County. As a result of the collaboration of WakeEd Partnership, the Wake County Public School System, and STEM businesses in North Carolina, educators get the chance to hone their skills by learning about the process and design of Project-Based Learning. Project Based Learning (PBL)

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