Education
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04-21-14
Practice Makes Perfect Hosts First College Send-Off Reception
Practice Makes Perfect www.practicemakesperfect.org, the non-profit organization dedicated to narrowing the scholastic achievement gap among inner city students, will celebrate its first cohort of college-bound high school seniors....
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04-15-14
DataWind Rolls Out an Affordable Bridge to Education
DataWind, a leading developer of wireless web access and products, and the manufacturer of the world’s lowest cost android tablet PC, announced that it has joined the Business Call to Action (BCtA).
DataWind plans to bridge the digital divide by providing an affordable tablet thus e...
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04-14-14
Pinchot, a University For the Common Good, Launched by the Bainbridge Graduate Institute and Organization Systems Renewal
The Bainbridge Graduate Institute (BGI), a pioneer in sustainable business and leadership education, broadens its educational reach by co-founding Pinchot, a university for the common good. Under this new institution, BGI will be one of several schools including Organizational Systems Renewal, Pi...
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03-18-14
The Columbia Water Center Releases White Paper on Groundwater for World Water Day
The Columbia Water Center, part of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, announced today the release of a new white paper, “Assessment of Groundwater Level Trends across the United States,” that ...
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03-07-14
Local Buick GMC Dealers Surprise Students with New Backpacks Filled with School Supplies
All too often, teachers routinely spend money out of their own pocket purchasing supplies for children who come from families unable to buy school necessities. More than 16 million children in the United States – 22 percent o...
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03-06-14
Eight O’Clock® Coffee Fuels Much-Needed Transformation at Queens High School
Publicolor’s mission is to counter New York City’s alarming low graduation rate by engaging disconnected and under-achieving students, ages 13-24, in their education through a continuum of design-based programs and academic support. Unique to Publicolor—and central to its mission—is the beautific...
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02-28-14
Adobe Commits Over $300 Million in Software and Teacher Training to President Obama's ConnectED Initiative
Adobe (Nasdaq:ADBE) announced today it is answering President Barack Obama’s challenge to bring technology education and teacher training to American schools by committing over $300 million in software and professional development to the White House’s
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02-11-14
CA Technologies Continues Support of DonorsChoose.org STEM Initiatives
CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA) today announced that the company, in partnership with DonorsChoose.org, has helped bring more than 350 science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) projects to life and helped 26,855 high need students receive learning materials through
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01-22-14
Multi-Million Dollar Gift to Help USC Marshall School of Business Address Global Social Challenges
A $5 million gift from the Brittingham Family Foundation will name the USC Marshall School of Business’ Society and Business Lab and expand the reach of its programs, the University of Southern California and USC Marshall announced.
The newly named Brittingham Social Enterprise Lab will be...
