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Promoting Equity and Giving Our Best Offer: Why We Removed Salary Negotiations

March 2, 2023

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Careers at Making Waves Foundation: Seven Reasons Our Compensation and Benefits Stand Out

January 30, 2023

Celebrating Your Impact In Our Latest Impact Report

November 15, 2022

Why Making Waves Is Using AI Advising to Support Students

November 3, 2022

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Making Waves Foundation Launches AI College Advisor

October 19, 2022

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New Wave-Maker Success Framework Outlines Path to College Graduation and Beyond

October 7, 2022

Partnering With Tipping Point to Make Bay Area Students’ Dreams a Reality

August 17, 2022

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Celebrating More Than 100 Wave-Makers Graduating College

June 29, 2022

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Making Waves Academy Named Among Top 4.5% of High Schools in U.S.

May 12, 2022

Making Waves Academy CEO Named Among School Leaders of Year

March 17, 2022

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Making Waves Featured on PBS’ Inside California Education

March 16, 2022

Making Waves Foundation core values repeated over and over. The values repeated are: Drive Impact, Promote Equity, Build Community, Do hard Things, and Learn and Grow.

Making Waves Foundation Adopts New Core Values

February 7, 2022

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