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WakeEd Partnership Celebrates 40 Years of Supporting Wake County Public Schools

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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 year. WakeEd Partnership initially founded as the Wake Education Foundation, held its first meeting on March 16, 1983. …

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

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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 Exploration. WakeEd’s Accelerate initiative partners area businesses with teachers and students to bring authentic, real-world learning experiences to …

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

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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 (WCPSS) elementary schools now part of Partners Read, the program officially surpassed the …

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Jadah Smith Joins WakeEd Partnership as Director of Marketing & Communications

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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 & Communications. Jadah joins WakeEd from the AEC industry, where she served as the first in-house designer the …

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

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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. “Thanks to the generosity of this community, our sponsors and volunteers and the partnership with Wake …

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

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RALEIGH, N.C. —WakeEd Partnership (WakeEd) has announced a new $25,000 matching grant from the 4Others Foundation. The 4Others Foundation will match any donation to WakeEd Partnership’s Tools4Schools through the end of the year (December 31, 2022) up to $25,000. All funds raised will help re-stock the shelves at WakeEd’s free classroom supply store for teachers, …

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Wake County School Board Candidate Forums Now Available Online

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Wake County, NC- The Wake County PTA Council, together with WakeEd Partnership (WakeEd) and Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, co-hosted Wake County School Board candidate forums this week, October 4 through 7, 2022.  There are candidate forums for each of Wake County’s 9 School Board districts, moderated by community members including past Wake County PTA presidents. Forums were recorded and are …

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

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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 champions on October 20, 2022, at the Raleigh Convention Center. WakeEd will induct seven new members into Wake County Public School System Hall of Fame and present the …

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

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School Supply Items Are Distributed at Tools4Schools, WakeEd’s Free Classroom Supply Store for Teachers RALEIGH, N.C. — WakeEd Partnership (WakeEd), a business-backed nonprofit organization that supports teachers and students in Wake County Public Schools, announced today they had collected more than 125,000 school supply items and at least $50,000 in monetary donations during its first-ever …

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