In The News
See below for coverage of WEF in the news…
TAPinto WESTFIELD
“Westfield Education FunD HONORS 200 TEACHERS WITH PLACEMENT ON ORGANIZATION’S TEACHER HONOR ROLL AND ‘PINS FOR HEROES’!”
JUNE 22, 2021
“Through End-of-Year Teacher Appreciation Fundraising Effort, Local Families Donated More Than $10,000 to WEF in Honor of Teachers Across the District”
TAPinto WESTFIELD
“Westfield Education FunD: let’s pin our westfield teacher heroes!”
JUNE 15, 2021
“The Westfield Education Fund is encouraging families to honor a “hero” teacher of their choice. Nominated teachers will receive two “Pins 4 Heroes” custom-designed by elementary school aged kids, along with a tribute letter, which will include the nominating family’s name.”
TAPinto WESTFIELD
“How Do I Talk About Race With My Kids? Westfield Schools Learning Night to Address”
MARCH 18, 2021
“The school district in partnership with the Westfield Education Fund will host a virtual community learning night for parents of elementary and middle school students to discuss practical strategies for having conversations about race with children, the district announced.”
TAPinto WESTFIELD
“With Lawn Signs, Westfield Education Fund Showing Appreciation of Teachers”
november 18, 2020
“With timing anchored around Thanksgiving, the WEF is hoping to spread a positive sentiment throughout the community at a trying time.”
WESTFIELD MONTHLY
“THANK TEACHERS WITH LAWN SIGNS”
november 2020
“With the proceeds from the sale of these signs, the WEF will fund grants to strengthen and enrich students’ academic experience. For instance, during 2020-2021, WEF is funding nearly $40,000 to sponsor the Racial Literacy Initiative, impacting all schools in the district.”
WESTFIELD LEADER
'WeSTFIELD EDUCATION FUND SPREADING THANKS TO TEACHERS’’
OCTOBER 15, 2020
“…is encouraging families to display lawn signs as a public thank you to teachers and students for being true heroes in this challenging year.”
PATCH
'Westfield Nonprofit Encourages Lawn Signs To Thank ‘True Heroes’’
OCTOBER 13, 2020
“The WEF is hoping to spread a positive sentiment throughout the community at a trying time…We see the incredible energy and dedication teachers are committing to make this challenging year an effective one, and wanted to find a way to publicly recognize these efforts," said Nicole Breslow, President of the WEF.”
WESTFIELD LEADER
'WeF PARTNERS WITH PUBLIC SCHOOLS ON RACIAL LITERACY’’
OCTOBER 1, 2020 (p3)
“With the support of the Westfield Education Fund (WEF), the Westfield Public School District has unveiled a new educational initiative aimed at improving discussions of race in classrooms across the district. ”
PATCH
'Westfield Public Schools Unveil Plan To Improve Racial Literacy’
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020
“With the support of the Westfield Education Fund, the Westfield Public School District recently announced it has unveiled a new educational initiative aimed at improving discussions of race in classrooms across the district.”
TAP INTO WESTFIELD
'Westfield Education Fund Grants to Boost Students’ Racial Literacy’
SEPTEMBER 25, 2020
“Grants from a nonprofit that supports education in Westfield's public schools will go toward racial literacy — teaching students how to recognize, respond to and counter forms of everyday racism, school officials said Thursday.”
PATCH
'Innovative' Education Film, Panel Chat In Westfield Wednesday
FEBRUARY 25, 2019
“The program highlights project-based learning, critical thinking, problem solving, collaboration, and communication.”
TAP INTO WESTFIELD
Film Screening, Panel in Westfield to Explore Meaningful, Engaging Learning
FEBRUARY 25, 2019
“A goal of the event is to give the audience new ideas about what meaningful and engaging student learning can look like and to cultivate an interest in bringing more of these opportunities to the children in our community.”
WESTFIELD LIVING
FEBRUARY 2019
February’s “What’s Up Westfield” includes Westfield Education Fund’s upcoming screening of the award-wining documentary Most Likely to Succeed. The film focuses on innovation in education.