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03-17-09
Net Impact and FEDEX Select Finalists for the Access Student Essay Contest
SAN FRANCISCO, CA. - March 17, 2009 - International nonprofit Net Impact and FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) announced today the finalists of the Access student essay contest designed to engage the next generation of business leaders on the issue of access. The goal of the co...
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03-11-09
Pearson Foundation and By Kids For Kids Announce Digital Arts Challenge Winner
STAMFORD, Conn., March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pearson Foundation and By Kids For Kids (BKFK) today announced that Alyssa Hansen, 15, of Irvine, California won the Digital Arts Challenge's Grand Prize of $10,000 for her graphic novel, "The GUARDians." As part of her "C...
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03-04-09
Pearson Foundation and National Education Association Foundation Celebrate Award-Winning Teachers Through Student-Created Short Films
WASHINGTON, March 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Illinois high school teacher Joseph Fatheree received the $25,000 NEA Member Benefits Award for Teaching Excellence at the annual NEA Foundation Gala in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 6, 2009. Presented by the Pearson Foundation and the National...
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02-25-09
The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) and Pearson Foundation Highlight Transformative Role of Technology in K-12 Education
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Learning to Change/Changing to Learn: Student Voices, a new video public service announcement launched today from the Pearson Foundation and The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), spotlights students as they share their though...
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02-20-09
Siemens Sponsors Northeast Florida Education Consortium Visit to Austin Texas School District's Engineering Career Academy
BUFFALO GROVE, Ill., Feb. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Over the past few years Siemens Building Technologies, Inc., through its Building Education program has developed a strong relationship with Lake Travis School District in Austin, Texas by helping the District establish an Enginee...
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02-20-09
PeaceJam and The Pearson Foundation's Global Call to Action Challenge: Winning School Welcomes Nobel Peace Laureate Rigoberta Menchu Tum
DENVER, Feb. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Nobel Peace Laureate Rigoberta Menchu Tum, the world famous advocate for peace and human rights, will visit the Grand Prize winning team of the Global Call to Action Challenge, co-sponsored by PeaceJam and The Pearson Foundation. The Global Ca...
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02-10-09
EABIS and EFMD Launch Gateway to Profile Corporate Responsibility in Management Development
BRUSSELS,BELGIUM. - 10, February 2009 - The European Academy of Business in Society (EABIS) and the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) are pleased to announce the formal launch of their new Business in Society Gateway website (
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02-10-09
First Book Celebrates Lincoln Legacy Initiative to End Illiteracy
CHICAGO, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- First Book, a nonprofit providing new books to children in need, held a reading party to honor Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday at local Clara Barton Elementary School this morning, where sponsors Wal-Mart and Motorola announced gr...
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02-03-09
'Letters to the Next President: The Video Campaign' Encourages Teen Filmmakers to Address Obama Administration
BERKELEY, Calif., Feb. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Letters to the Next President: The Video Campaign, sponsored by the Pearson Foundation and the National Writing Project (NWP), encourages filmmakers ages 13"“18, with the support of their teachers, to voice their points of v...
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01-28-09
Sodexo Partners With Leading Chefs to Bring Authentic Mexican, Thai and Vietnamese Cuisine to College Campuses
GAITHERSBURG, Md. - January 28, 2009 - Chefs Mai Pham and Roberto Santibañez, have joined with Sodexo to bring their respective culinary specialties, Thai and Vietnamese and authentic Mexican, to 600 college campuses served by Sodexo, a leading food service and facilities m...
