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05-28-09
Pearson and Jumpstart Recognized as One of America's Best Business/Nonprofit Partnerships
CHICAGO, IL. - May 28, 2009 - Pearson and Jumpstart were honored today with the Cause Marketing Forum’s Halo Award, the industry standard for companies and causes that do well by doing good. The two founding partners of Jumpstart’s Read for the Record Campaign were recogniz...
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05-11-09
Pearson Foundation Supports Incoming LSU Biology Students With 21st Century Learning Tools
BATON ROUGE, La., May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pearson Foundation today announced plans to support, for the second year in a row, Louisiana State University's (LSU) Biology Intensive Orientation for Students (BIOS) program with scholarships and digital arts equipment. The 2009...
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05-06-09
Jumpstart and Pearson Foundation Announce Fourth Annual Read for the Record Campaign
MINNEAPOLIS, May 6 /PRNewswire/ -- On October 8, more than one million children and adults are expected to team up with a single "Hungry Caterpillar" to help break a world record and draw attention to the early education crisis affecting millions of at-risk young children he...
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04-15-09
The Pearson Foundation Congratulates Author Greg Mortenson and His Pennies for Peace Organization for Receiving The Mom’s Choice Awards
NEW YORK, April 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin, coauthors of Penguin's best-selling Three Cups of Tea, have been selected as The Mom's Choice Awards' Authors of the Year, and Mortenson's Pennies for Peace has been recognized as Volunteer Organizatio...
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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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03-02-09
Pearson Foundation President Mark Nieker Selected as NEA Foundation Ambassador
WASHINGTON, March 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pearson Foundation president Mark Nieker has been selected as one of the leaders from business, education, philanthropy, and government to serve as NEA Foundation 40th Anniversary Ambassadors. These 35 Ambassadors will spend 200...
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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
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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02-09-09
David Korten urges Citizens to Declare their Independence from Wall Street in order to Build a New and Sustainable Economy
