YMCA of the Triangle Named Inaugural “Valedictorian” as More Than 100 Community Drop-Off Locations Help Fuel WakeEd’s Largest Supply Drive Ever RALEIGH, N.C. — WakeEd Partnership today announced the winners of its first-ever Back-to-School Supply Drive Competition, capping the organization’s largest and most successful summer school supply drive to date. The YMCA of the Triangle
President’s Note For decades, one of Wake County’s greatest challenges was keeping up with extraordinary growth. We built schools — lots of them — because thousands of new students were arriving every year. Today, the challenge is changing. Wake County is still growing and we still need new schools in some parts of our community.
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Green Hope High School senior Izabella Marek and Mt. Vernon Middle School educator counselor Teresa Brown to be honored at annual Stars of Education Gala RALEIGH, N.C. — WakeEd Partnership today announced the recipients of its 2026 Emerging Star and Star Among Us awards, recognizing an outstanding Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) student and
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Contribution from Amazon’s Garner robotics fulfillment center supports free supply store for Wake County teachers GARNER, N.C., AUGUST 26, 2026 — Amazon’s robotics fulfillment center in Garner, N.C. is contributing nearly $30,000 in cash and school supplies to Tools4Schools, a free supply store operated through the WakeEd Partnership that gives Wake County teachers access to the
WHEN:Wednesday, August 19, 20261:00–4:00 p.m. WHERE:Tools4Schools at WakeEd Partnership1816 Capital Blvd.Raleigh, NC 27604 WakeEd Partnership’s Tools4Schools, the free classroom supply store for Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) teachers, will reopen Wednesday, August 19, for the new school year. Teachers will be shopping from 1:00–4:00 p.m., and media are invited to visit, interview teachers, staff
Community-wide campaign aims to stock free classroom supply store serving thousands of Wake County teachers RALEIGH, N.C. — As thousands of Wake County teachers begin preparing their classrooms for the new school year, WakeEd Partnership joined Wake County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Robert Taylor, Wake County Board of Education Chair Tyler Swanson and Staples General
