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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07-01-08
National Education Association Foundation to Expand Digital Arts Programs in Schools
SAN ANTONIO, June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Education Association Foundation is joining the Digital Art Alliance. They will sponsor, with The Pearson Foundation, digital arts programs in school districts that are part of the NEA Foundation's Achievement Gap Sites progr...
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06-30-08
Digital Arts Blaze Trail for Oregon, Teachers, Students
SAN ANTONIO, TX - June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- E3: Employers For Education Excellence, in an effort to help teachers become better equipped to lead students into the 21st century, is joining the Digital Arts Alliance, which promotes digital arts in K-12 education through fully fu...
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06-30-08
The Pearson Foundation and The International Society for Technology in Education Expand Partnership Through Digital Arts Alliance Leadership Institute
SAN ANTONIO, TX - June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pearson Foundation announced today at the annual National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) that the International Society For Technology in Education (ISTE) is expanding its partnership with the Digital Arts Alliance.
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06-30-08
The Digital Arts Alliance Expands Partnerships, Collaborations
SAN ANTONIO, TX - June 30 /PRNewswire/ - The Pearson Foundation today announced a series of new partnerships, programs, and funding commitments with members of the Digital Arts Alliance, the consortium that promotes digital arts in K-12 education through fully funded and sta...
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06-03-08
Learning To Change/Changing To Learn
WASHINGTON, June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) and the Pearson Foundation today announced the official launch of a new public service announcement (PSA), "Learning to Change/Changing to Learn." The five-minute video, previewed in Singapore...
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06-03-08
Pearson Receives 2008 Spirit of Service Award
ATLANTA, June 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Corporation for National and Community Service has honored Pearson, the international education and information company, with this year's Corporate Spirit of Service award for outstanding support of national service and volun...
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05-29-08
Pearson Foundation to Support Teacher Training at National Academy Foundation Schools
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...
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05-07-08
Jumpstart and Pearson Foundation Announce 2008 Jumpstart's Read for the Record Campaign
ATLANTA, May 6 /PRNewswire/ --
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04-23-08
Jumpstart to Honor Pearson’s Bill Barke for Community Service
CHICAGO, IL "“ April 23 "“ Bill Barke, CEO of Pearson’s Higher Education Arts & Science Group, will receive the inaugural William Barke Commitment to Excellence Award at Jumpstart's annual "Scribbles to Novels" benefit dinner this evening at Chicago's Harold Washington L...
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04-22-08
The Pearson Foundation and Nokia Announce the Mobile Learning Institute Earth Day Challenge
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 ...