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News July 18, 2022

Per Scholas Newark Receives Grant from Panasonic

Per Scholas is thrilled to announce our recent grant from Panasonic to support our Newark campus as we continue to train individuals underrepresented in tech with skills needed to advance their tech careers.

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Press Release March 16, 2022

Per Scholas Newark to Train More than 200 Technologists in 2022

Per Scholas Newark recently welcomed Jessica Zorola as Managing Director, leading the national nonprofit’s technology training efforts in Newark, New Jersey. Per Scholas Newark is set to train more than 200 technologists in the year ahead in skills ranging from IT Support, Software Engineering, AWS re/Start, and Cybersecurity.

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Per Scholas Newark and Prudential together at first day of hybrid learning.

News November 29, 2021

Per Scholas Newark Returns to Campus with Support from Prudential

Per Scholas Newark returned to campus for the first time since the pandemic hit, in a hybrid model that includes both in-person and remote learning. Prudential has been present throughout our remote training and also joined to welcome our learners back to in-person training.

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News coverage of Per Scholas with a learner on site.

News September 29, 2021

Per Scholas in the News – September 2021

September was a busy month for Per Scholas! We were featured in various media outlets that showcased our President and CEO Plinio Ayala and the impact of a few of our seventeen locations.

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Per Scholas featured in New Jersey Business Magazine.

News September 15, 2021

New Jersey Business Magazine Features Per Scholas Newark

Read Per Scholas Newark's feature in New Jersey Business Magazine, where the article focuses on Newark's commitment to equitable access to bridge the digital divide. Per Scholas Newark's Managing Director LaToya Ball notes, “Per Scholas collaborates with industry-leading employers to build more diverse talent pools, directly connecting our graduates to new career opportunities in fields such as IT support, cybersecurity, AWS re/Start, and software engineering.”

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Press Coverage April 12, 2021

Equitable Apprenticeships: Pioneering a More Inclusive Future of Work

Per Scholas and TEKsystems partnered to train, educate and certify underrepresented communities in the tech sector, allowing employers to access a more diverse workforce. Per Scholas partners with TEKsystems in the fight to overcome the digital divide between Americans.

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Press Coverage April 7, 2021

Job Training That’s Free Until You’re Hired Is a Blueprint for Biden

We need investment in workforce development programs to help bridge the skills divide in America. Per Scholas is Honored to be included in the New York Times article among other programs supporting workforce training. Per Scholas offers fully cost-free tech training that builds skilled tech talent and connects our graduates to tech employment opportunities across the country.

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News March 30, 2021

Google.org Provides Per Scholas with a $1.5 Million Grant to Advance an Equitable Recover

As we mark one year since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic put tens of millions of Americans out of work, we’re starting to see signs of hope. But while vaccinations and reopenings suggest a return of normalcy, many of our most vulnerable community members risk being left behind.

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Press Release March 29, 2021

Per Scholas and ITSMF Refresh Diverse by Design with Dedicated Director to Drive Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts Across Technology

Diverse by Design, powered by Per Scholas and ITSMF, promotes solutions-driven conversations about diversity, equity, and inclusion within tech, produces meaningful content that empowers c-suite leaders to make both valuable and socially impactful business decisions, and provides access to sophisticated customized training and talent sourcing solutions to meet companies’ talent demands while transforming the diversity landscape of their organizations.

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News March 26, 2021

Seven Funders Look to the STARs to Advance Economic Mobility and Racial Equity

With growing awareness of the disparate impact labor market practices have on STARs, this funding round affirms the promise of a STARs-centered approach to address both economic mobility and race equity. Importantly, we are dedicating a portion of this funding to support STARs-focused initiatives in partnership with organizations such as Per Scholas and the SkillUp Coalition.