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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03-14-08
The Pearson Foundation and SAP Bring Literacy Alliance to Clark County
LAS VEGAS, NV "“ March 14, 2008 "“ The Pearson Foundation today announced a donation of more than $150,000 in new books to the Clark County School District (CCSD), in partnership with SAP America, Inc., a subsidiary of SAP AG (NYSE: SAP), the world's leading provider of bus...
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03-07-08
The Pearson Foundation and the Jane Goodall Institute Form Digital Arts Partnership
NEW YORK, NY "“ March 7, 2008 "“ The Pearson Foundation today announced commitments to support digital arts and environmental and humanitarian education for youth around the world. Pearson Foundation President Mark Nieker made the announcement at the WNET/Thirteen and WLIW21...
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12-13-07
History in the Making
BOSTON, MA "“ December 13, 2007 - The Pearson Foundation and the non-profit group Facing History and Ourselves today announced the launch of an innovative digital arts initiative for students in the Boston Public Schools.
Throughout the 2007-08...
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12-05-07
International Summit Tackles Financial Literacy for Underserved
New Delhi, INDIA - December 5, 2007 - Policy-makers, practitioners and advocates from 30 countries are gathering in New Delhi, India today and tomorrow for the Citi-FT Financial Education Summit 2007, the most significant international conference ever held to discuss ways to...
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10-09-07
BKFK and Pearson Foundation Launch the "Digital Arts Challenge" Winner To Take Home $10,000
STAMFORD, CT - October 9, 2007 - By Kids For Kids (BKFK) and the Pearson Foundation (LSE: PSON; NYSE: PSO) today announced the "Digital Arts Challenge," a nationwide digital arts competition created to recognize and reward exceptional young storytellers who make use of digit...
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09-28-07
USO Helps Pearson Set New Record In Global Reading Campaign
ARLINGTON, VA - September 28, 2007 - The USO partnered with Pearson to help families of service members serving in Iraq and Afghanistan take part in Jumpstart's Read for the Record 2007 Campaign, which set a new world record for the number of people reading the same book on ...
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09-21-07
Pearson Helps Break World Record for Largest Shared Reading Experience
NEW YORK, NY - September 21, 2007 - Pearson people helped set a new world record yesterday for the largest "shared reading experience" as part of Jumpstart's Read for the Record 2007, breaking the world record for the number of people reading the same book on a single day. ...
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09-21-07
Global Reading Campaign Makes History While Raising Awareness and Funding for Early Education in Low-Income Communities
NEW YORK - September 21, 2007 - The Pearson Foundation helped make history yesterday as hundreds of thousands of children and adults read the classic The Story of Ferdinand across the U.S. and in Latin America. The reading campaign raised more than $1 million for the...
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09-20-07
Follett Book Stores Across the Country Partner with The Pearson Foundation to Support National Reading Campaign
WOODBRIDGE, IL - SEPTEMBER 20, 2007 - Today, Follett Higher Education Group bookstores along with the Pearson Foundation, made history joining hundreds of thousands of children and adults across the country to break the world record for the number of people reading the same ...
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09-20-07
Global Reading Campaign Makes History While Raising Money and Awareness for Early Education in Low-Income Communities
NEW YORK, NY - September 20, 2007 - Jumpstart's Read for the Record campaign made history today by breaking a world record for the second year in a row with an early morning kick-off on Rockefeller Plaza with NBC's TODAY Show hosts Matt Lauer and Meredith Vieira participatin...