SCRANTON, Pa., April 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Penn Foster High School — one of the oldest and largest distance learning institutions in the world - - continues to renew its commitment to help the 1.2 million recent high school dropouts earn their high school diplomas.
Penn Foster is well equipped to deal with this year’s staggering […]

IOWA CITY, Iowa, April 9, 2008 /PRNewswire/ — Just in time for the spring student assessment season, Pearson has added new resources and tools to Perspective(TM), the company’s powerful online remediation and enrichment tool for students. Perspective provides students, families and educators with a roadmap to student improvement through enrichment and remediation resources tailored […]

DUBAI, UAE, April 3, 2008 /PRNewswire/ — The 2008 World Summit of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (WSIE) — the most inspiring gathering of its kind in Dubai — concluded this afternoon, calling for improving the role of innovation as a catalyst for peace and development to improve the quality of lives for billions of people […]

BOSTON, March 27 /PRNewswire/ — PASCO scientific today kicks off its Science-with-Technology Education Pioneer (STEP) program, open to school districts that want to explore ways to accelerate the development of 21st century science skills. The announcement comes on the opening day of the National Science Teachers Association’s national conference that runs today through Sunday […]

BOSTON, March 27 /PRNewswire/ — The Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts today was joined by Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino and Comcast to announce the recipients of its annual awards, recognizing community members and organizations who have served as beacons of inspiration for the Greater Boston community. Comcast, whose top New England executive, Kevin […]

WASHINGTON, March 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) will sponsor the first Green design workshop tomorrow for Kentucky high school teachers at Toyota Motor Manufacturing in Georgetown, Kentucky.
The one day meeting and auto factory tour is designed to give teachers the tools to encourage innovative student thinking about solutions to community […]

PLYMOUTH, Mass., March 26 /PRNewswire/ — The Rock Educational Cooperative has secured exclusive screenings across the nation for youth groups, educational and faith based organizations to see Walt Disney Pictures’ and Walden Media’s The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian on May 16, 2008.
Through the Rock Educational Cooperative, youth groups and faith based organizations will […]

DENVER, March 26 /PRNewswire/ — eCollege, the nation’s leading provider of comprehensive eLearning technology and services to education, today announced an early access release of Enterprise Reporting-a powerful reporting suite that delivers extensive program information in an accessible, Web-based tool. Enterprise Reporting places student activity, course progress and a variety of online data […]

CHICAGO, March 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Columbia College Chicago has launched a national video competition on YouTube for a new American Sign Language (ASL) symbol to represent the English language word “poverty.” The competition, Signs of Our Ideas, was conceived out of discussions by students and faculty in Columbia’s ASL English Interpretation department that centered […]

NEW YORK, March 25 /PRNewswire/ — Girl Scouts of the USA has announced the appointment of Laurel Richie as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, effective March 24th. In her new position, Richie will be responsible for Girl Scouts of the USA brand, communications, publishing, marketing, and Web-based initiatives.
“We are delighted to have […]