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U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Geoffrey Canada, Founder of the Harlem Children’s Zone, to Address Nation's Largest Gathering of Education Funders
Grantmakers for Education — Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Philanthropists from across the country will convene October 5-7 in Chicago at the annual meeting of Grantmakers for Education, a national network of nearly 250 foundations and corporate giving programs that support education. Read More »
Connecting Education with Innovation: Leaders Honored with the 22nd Annual McGRAW Prize in Education
The McGraw-Hill Companies — Tuesday, September 29, 2009
The 2009 Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education honors Sarita Brown, Linda Darling-Hammond and Joseph Renzulli for their guiding work in accelerating educational success among Latinos, teacher training, and gifted and talented enrichment, respectively. Read More »
CoSN Releases 2009 Leadership Monographs for District Leaders
Consortium for School Networking — Monday, September 28, 2009
The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) today announced that its 2009 Compendium, which provides in-depth guidance and professional development resources on key issues facing education technology leaders, is now available online... Read More »
SchoolDude.Com Wins Best of SaaS Showplace Award
SchoolDude.com — Monday, September 28, 2009
SchoolDude.com, the nation’s leading provider of on-demand software designed exclusively for educational facility, technology and business operations, announced today that it has been named the latest winner of the Best of SaaS Showplace (BoSS) Awards program, which is aimed at promoting the measurable business benefits delivered by today's Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions. Read More »
Contest Seeks Innovation In 4G Wireless Broadband; Educators To Be Rewarded For Creative Ideas
The Source for Learning, Inc. — Saturday, September 26, 2009
Two organizations—one a non-profit leader in education and the other a commercial leader in 4G wireless technology—have teamed to sponsor a contest that will explore exciting educational uses for the next revolutionary technology: 4G wireless broadband. Read More »
Turning Technologies’ Turning Foundation Partners with Study Island and Performance Matters To Launch Grant Initiative
The Turning Foundation — Saturday, September 26, 2009
The goal of this joint effort is to help educators develop 21st Century classrooms and improve achievement by providing technology and professional development tools from multiple industry leading companies. Read More »
Four Global Kids Youth Selected To Participate in United Nations High Level Summit On Climate Change
Global Kids — Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Four students from Global Kids -- the premiere non-profit organization in New York City that teaches underserved high school students about international issues and civic engagement -- are among only 12 youth delegates selected to attend the Secretary General High Level Summit on Climate Change at the United Nations. Read More »
ExxonMobil Partners with Dr. Sally Ride To Promote Math and Science Education & Careers
ExxonMobil — Tuesday, September 22, 2009
The Sally Ride Science Academy brought to you by ExxonMobil will encourage student interest in math and science education though curriculum augmentation, programs to make math and science more relevant, constructive feedback skills training and tools to promote careers in math and science. Read More »
Inspiration Software Sweeps 14th Annual Educational Software Review Awards
Inspiration Software, Inc. — Monday, September 21, 2009
Inspiration Software®, Inc., the leader in visual thinking and learning, was a triple-crown winner in the 14th Annual Education Software Review Awards (EDDIE Awards), with honors for Kidspiration®, Inspiration® and InspireData®. Read More »
Parents’ Choice Announces Website and Small Screen Awards
Parents' Choice Foundation — Saturday, September 19, 2009
Designed to help parents and caregivers make informed decisions about which new products are right for their children, the Parents' Choice Awards is the nation's oldest nonprofit program created to recognize quality children's media. Read More »
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