Expanding access to career-connected learning for K-12 students in underserved communities.
WHY8 Foundation is being organized as a Texas nonprofit corporation for charitable and educational purposes. Its purpose is to expand access to career-connected learning, career exploration and workforce-readiness education for students in kindergarten through grade 12, with emphasis on students in underserved and economically disadvantaged communities; to develop, provide, sponsor and fund educational programs, curricula, instructional materials and educational technology that connect academic instruction to career and technical education, industry-recognized credentials and postsecondary pathways; to support educators and school districts through professional development, training and instructional resources; and to conduct and publish research on career-connected learning and student outcomes.