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11-20-08
'Why I Teach,' Series of Teacher-Made Films, to Be Distributed to Schools by The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and The Pearson Foundation
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and the Pearson Foundation will promote and distribute a new collection of personal films created by winners of the 2008 CCSSO Teacher of the Year program. The more than 50 films, each ...
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11-20-08
Film Featuring Latino Superintendents and Administrators Advocates Value of Networking, Advocacy, and Mentoring for Student Performance
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- In Familia: Action, Support, and Leadership, a new short film from The Pearson Foundation, Latino educators from some of California's largest school districts and the California Dept. of Education discuss their ongoing commitment to helping...
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11-20-08
Report and Recommendations for Education Policy Leaders, From The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), Says World’s Educators Should Learn From Singapore’s Success in Science and Math
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report from the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and the Pearson Foundation identifies key factors in Singapore's success in teaching science and mathematics and recommends that educators around the world extend and ...
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11-17-08
National PTA, Visa and OneCause Launch the National PTA Credit Card
CHICAGO, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The National PTA, the nation's largest child advocacy organization, announced today that it has selected OneCause, a simple program allowing schools to earn contributions from everyday shopping, to provide the official PTA Visa(R) Platinum cr...
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11-12-08
Toys For Tots Literacy Program Turns Dollars Into Books
SAN DIEGO,CA. - November 12, 2008 "“ While known for giving toys to under-privileged children during the holidays, the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation is teaming up with The UPS Store(R) and Mail Boxes Etc.(R) ...
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11-11-08
Dr. Jon Strauss Appointed President of Bainbridge Graduate Institute
- November 11, 2008 - Bainbridge Graduate Institute (BGI) in Washington, which offers a unique MBA in Sustainable Business program, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Jon C. Strauss as President of the Institute.
Dr. Strauss co...
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11-06-08
Bayer to Host STEM Education Diversity Forum for Business Leaders on the West Coast
BERKELEY, CA. - November 6, 2008 - Bayer Corporation will host a STEM Education Diversity Forum in December, the second such forum the company has held in the last three years. (STEM = science, technology, engineering and mathematics).
The purpose of the f...
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11-05-08
Teachers-In-Training Make A Difference To Young Children In Need
DALLAS, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Fifteen recent college graduates dedicated to making a difference in the lives of young children have been accepted into the 2008-2010 class of Pearson Teacher Fellows, working with Jumpstart, a national nonprofit organization, to teach prescho...
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11-03-08
JCPenney Afterschool Fund Distributes More Than $9 Million in Grants to Afterschool Programs
PLANO, Texas, Nov. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- This school year, more than 20,000 children across the nation are participating in safe, life-enriching afterschool programs thanks to the JCPenney Afterschool Fund and its contribution of more than $9 million through the organi...
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10-31-08
Research Center for the Global Compact to Be Launched
NEW YORK, NY. - October 31, 2008 - The UN Global Compact has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with The Neil D. Levin Graduate Institute of International Relations and Commerce to create an international rese...
