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Alumni in the news

Read about our RTE alumni (Paly Class of 2017) Michel-Ange Siaba who is currently doing a PhD program and working on a summer experiential program at Northwestern University's Jail-to-Jobs Initiative.

The Campanile RTE article

April 18, 2023

"From tuition payments to course selection to internships, entering college is a confusing and chaotic process and even more so for many low-income students. Rise Together Education, a 501(c) (3) nonprofit that focuses on Paly students, aims to level the playing field..."

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RTE Announces Tida Violante as President

January 12, 2023

Rise Together Education (RTE) provides support to Palo Alto High School’s graduates from low-income families to get to and through college. The Board of Directors of RTE is pleased to announce...

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Thank you to Palo Alto Players

Palo Alto Players theater company has a tradition of giving back to the community by partnering with a local nonprofit for each of their productions. Rise Together Education was selected as their Charity of Choice for the 2019 season opening production, Bright Star. Donations collected in the lobby during the performances of Bright Star were received by Dawn Billman, Rise Together Education's Fundraising Chairperson. Rise. We are thrilled to receive $3053 from Palo Alto Players' Marketing and Patron Services Manager, Stefanie Wilen. ​THANK YOU Palo Alto Players! ​

Palo Alto Weekly Holiday Fund Award

May 8, 2020

The Palo Alto Weekly Holiday Fund raised a record-breaking $465,000 in donations this year to support nonprofits serving children and families on the Midpeninsula. That amount is the most...

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Dawn Billman becomes RTE’s New President

May 30, 2020

​The Board of Directors of Paly’s Rise Together Education (RTE) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dawn Billman as the President effective April 21, 2020, when she was unanimously...

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RTE Provides Dozens of College Scholarships

December 6, 2019

The non-profit Rise Together Education provided 52 college scholarships to low-income Paly students this fall. The program, whose members consist of Palo Alto residents and Paly staff...

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Read How it All Began

June 25, 2015

For 33 of the 471 seniors who graduated from Palo Alto High School on Wednesday, the moment for celebration has not yet quite come.
These 33 low-income students have been accepted to a...

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Mentoring, Scholarships, and more

March 16, 2016

​Rise Together Education, a newly formed nonprofit that aims to support low-income students through the college process, has begun to accept mentorship and scholarship applications from...

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