Pearson Foundation
Pearson (NYSE: PSO) is the global leader in educational publishing, assessment, information and services, helping people of all ages to learn at their own pace, in their own way. For students preK-12, Pearson provides effective and innovative curriculum products in all available media, educational assessment and measurement for students and teachers, student information systems, and teacher professional development and certification programs. Our respected brands include Scott Foresman, Prentice Hall, SuccessMaker, Waterford, AGS, PowerSchool, Chancery SMS, SASI, Pearson Inform, Teachervision.com and many others. Our comprehensive offerings help inform targeted instruction and intervention so that success is within reach of every student. Pearson's other primary businesses include the Financial Times Group and the Penguin Group.
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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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02-03-09
'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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01-22-09
Students' Cautionary Views of Global Warming and Water Pollution Take Top Honors in Pearson Foundation and Nokia's Mobile Learning Institute Earth Day Challenge
ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- A visually arresting look at the plight of the Polar Bears, and a fact-filled journey through the deterioration of our water supply, earned Grand Prize awards in the 2008 Mobile Learning Institute Earth Day Challenge, sponsored by The P...
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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 ...
