Education

NEW YORK, May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pearson Foundation today announced that it is committing $1 million to provide high school teachers and administrators involved in National Academy Foundation (NAF) career-themed Academies with innovative new training and classroom re...

BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA - May 19, 2008 - Bainbridge Graduate Institute's (BGI) President Gifford Pinchot III was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree by the University of Puget Sound at their commencement ceremonies. Mr. Pinchot delivered the address for the University's...

MINNEAPOLIS, May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Nonprofit organizations now employ a sizable and increasing share of the nation's workforce, and Walden University, one of the largest online providers of graduate degrees, is offering an M.S. in Nonprofit Management and Leadership to prep...

PHILADELPHIA, PA - May 7, 2008 - /PRNewswire/ -- Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. announced today that it is celebrating its ongoing partnership with the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and their work to eradicate cancer in children. The celebration will be held at th...

WASHINGTON, May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced that Santa Monica High School from Santa Monica, Calif. is the winner of the 2008 DOE National Science Bowl(R). Santa Monica High School beat Mira Loma High School from Sacramento, Calif. ...

ORLANDO, FL "“ April 22, 2008 "“ The Pearson Foundation and Nokia today announced a global, environmental filmmaking competition that gives young people the chance to share their views on the earth's future and the importance of combating climate change. The Mobile Learning ...

BURLINGTON, VT "“ April 17, 2008 "“ Seventh Generation, the country’s leading provider of environmentally safe household products, is celebrating Earth Day where it matters most: in classrooms from coast to coast, where teachers are presenting the company’s unique Ear...

NEW YORK - April 7, 2008 "“ The Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), a UN-backed global initiative developed to promote corporate responsibility and sustainability in business education, has now been endorsed by more than 100 business schools and universit...

DEAD SEA, JORDAN - April 1, 2008 - Media executives and publishers must exercise bold leadership to foster understanding between Arabs and Americans. "New media" such as weblogs, social networks (Facebook) and virtual worlds (Second Life) provide innovative approaches to thi...

SILVER SPRING, MD - March 27, 2008 - Encouraging 21st century educators to LIVE GREEN-Discovery Education and General Motors will award forty educators in public Middle and Junior High Schools across America $1,000 each to implement inventive classroom lessons on the environ...