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Financial Resiliency Foundation & Si Puedes Launch Bilingual Lifeonaire Financial Literacy Summer Camp for Students
Students from the Si Puedes Program are learning how to manage their money and increase their financial capability through an innovative weeklong Lifeonaire financial literacy summer camp held at the Madison Public Library at 222 Park Street. Throughout the weeklong Lifeonaire financial literacy... - July 30, 2014 - Financial Resiliency Foundation
Epicure Digital Introduces "MyPlate Smart Snacks" A-la-Carte Dry Erase Menu Boards for K12 Schools
With the implementation of the "Smart Snacks" legislation in schools, Epicure introduces its line of "MyPlate Smart Snacks" A-La-Carte dry erase menu boards to help school open the school year with a new healthier look of food served in schools. - July 29, 2014 - Epicure Digital
Epicure Digital Introduces Its "MyPlate Today" Style Dry Erase Menu Boards at WSNA Annual School Nutrition Conference in Spokane
With the Epicure newly introduced "MyPlate Today" style boards, Smart Magnet Strips, Magnet Blocks and reusable Clings, schools can avoid handwriting and spelling errors, using the strips and blocks over and over again, saving precious time and money. - July 26, 2014 - Epicure Digital
BC Hoops Presents Walt “Clyde Frazier Basketball Camp" Sponsored by Coop’s Hoops Foundation July 25, 2014
The Walt “Clyde” Frazier Basketball Camp presented by BC Hoops is taking place at Baruch College, July 28th thru August 1st. The camp will provide boys and girls ages 7-17 with a structured basketball learning experience that encourages team participation and personal development. - July 25, 2014 - BC Hoops
Defensive Back Standout Among America’s Top Prep Football Athletes to Gather at Football University’s TOP GUN in Dublin, Ohio
Michael Griffin selected among the nation’s best. - July 23, 2014 - Michael Griffin
iGrad Places 2nd Among San Diego’s Fastest-Growing Companies
iGrad, the nation’s leading online financial literacy educator, placed second on the San Diego Business Journal’s list of the 100 Fastest Growing Private Companies. “We’re humbled to make this prestigious list of emerging growth companies,” says iGrad President Rob... - July 22, 2014 - iGrad
Geoff Notkin, Host of TV's "STEM Journals," Celebrates Series' Two Telly Awards
Science celebrity Geoff Notkin will hit the road this week to film new episodes of "STEM Journals" with an added bounce in his step: the educational TV series, which Notkin hosts, was recently awarded two 2014 Tellys, honoring the very best in film and video production. Notkin has... - July 21, 2014 - Aerolite Meteorites, LLC
NexLearn Announces Kickstarter Campaign to Fund Small Change: Kids’ Financial Life Skills Course
Educational courseware developer seeks crowdfunding to update successful financial literacy curriculum. - July 20, 2014 - NexLearn
Acclaim Academy Orange Campus Opening August 2014
Enrolling 750 students in first year. - July 20, 2014 - Acclaim Academy
Sharon Tower Recognized by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Sharon Tower of Columbus, Indiana has been included in the Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of education. About Sharon Tower Ms. Tower has almost 20 years experience in the education field. She is the Dean of... - July 17, 2014 - Strathmore Worldwide
McKim & Creed Participates in STEM Summer Camp
McKim & Creed, Inc., an engineering, surveying and planning firm headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, recently introduced third, fourth and fifth graders to the concepts of civil and site engineering at a Triangle-based STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) summer... - July 17, 2014 - McKim & Creed, Inc.
Texas Trust Youth Advisory Council Accepting High School Applicants for Fall 2014 Term
North Texas High school students interested in the 2014 Fall Texas Trust Youth Advisory Council can apply through July 31, 2014. - July 14, 2014 - Texas Trust Credit Union
Epicure Digital Introduces New Line of MyPlate Dry Erase and Digital Menu Boards at the ANC Annual School Nutrition Conference in Boston
Epicure Digital is introducing a comprehensive product line to meet USDA and state agencies’ expectations to have compliant menu boards in place when school begins this fall and for their yearly reviews. - July 12, 2014 - Epicure Digital
Holocaust Survivor Recounts Hiding as a Christian to Escape Nazi Persecution
Holocaust survivor Erna Kamerman Perry's memoirs, "Christian By Disguise," is an excellent learning tool to add to school libraries and history class rooms. The book details Mrs. Perry's experiences during World War II in Poland as a Jewish child who managed to hide as a Christian to escape Nazi persecution. Mrs. Perry will be signing her book at the U.S. Holocaust Museum in Wash., D.C. Aug. 3-4, 2014. - July 11, 2014 - Erna Kamerman Perry
Marianna Gleger, Founder Recognized by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Marianna Gleger of Pikesville, Maryland has been recognized as a Professional of the Year by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the fields of education and math. About Marianna Gleger, Founder Ms. Gleger has almost 40 years experience... - July 11, 2014 - Strathmore Worldwide
2nd Annual Financially & Physically Fit Kidz Workshop
Kidz Count Inc will host its 2nd Annual “Financially & Physically Fit Kidz” Workshop on Saturday, July 26, 2014 from 12pm-4pm. Over 500 students and parents will join in for a day of fun, finance, fitness and business, all with a kid-friendly approach. Did you know that it’s... - July 11, 2014 - Kidz Count Inc
Math Monkey Education Center (Hung Hom) Announces Grand Opening Event in Hung Hom on July 13
Math Monkey Education Centers in Hong Kong, focuses on mathematics learning with unique game based curriculum that boosts logic reasoning and critical thinking skill to develop MathBrain in every child, celebrates the grand opening of its newest Education Center in Hung Hom. Math Monkey Education Center (Hung Hom) is the 7th center to open in Hong Kong. - July 11, 2014 - Math Monkey Education Center
Montessory Discovery School Announces Launch of New Website
MDS’s new website offers a new design, easy navigation and comprehensive information for parents looking for pre-school and elementary programs in the Norwich, CT area. - July 11, 2014 - Montessori Discovery School
Virtual Education Software Announces Partnership with National Education Association
VESi and NEA are partnering to provide online credit and non-credit education courses to teachers across the nation. - July 11, 2014 - Virtual Education Software, inc.
Exceptional Science Shows Now Available for North Carolina Schools
Dennis Regling is bringing his exceptional science and math school shows to North Carolina. 14 years experience means a great show every time. - July 11, 2014 - Dennis Regling Wonder Shows
Avon Local Schools and Joe Firment Chevrolet Announce Naming Rights Partnership for High School Football Stadium
Avon Local Schools announce naming rights for football stadium. - July 09, 2014 - Hunter Education Capital
Drug-Free South: “Every Penny Counts When You are Saving Lives”
Volunteers with the Drug-Free South are saying that every penny counts in the struggle to end drug abuse. - July 05, 2014 - Drug Free South
Unschooling Paradise Encourages Readers to Follow Their Unschooler Family Across the United States
Unschooling Paradise is encouraging parents that are practicing or interested in an unschooler lifestyle to follow their family as they travel across the United States and continue to teach their two children successfully on the road. - July 02, 2014 - Unschooling Paradise
New Award-Winning Children's Book Combines "Gamification" with Important Life Lessons
Award-Winning Workbook for Kids! Parents and Educators have called The SMART Playbook a perfect summer workbook to teach your kids social skills and manners in this fast-paced digital world. A simple and effective game plan to teach relevant life skills for a modern world- no nagging required. Written in a relatable style and chock full of games, the book will lead you and your child in a collaborative effort to bring manners to a new generation. - July 01, 2014 - The SMART Playbook
Trilingual Cartoon Movie Produced by First Grade Students
First grade students at the International School of Arizona (ISA), a full language-immersion Primary and Middle school, proudly produced a trilingual cartoon movie while practicing and demonstrating competence in several key areas which are preparing them to become global leaders. The cartoon movie gave students the opportunity to use their creative competence to further their foreign language fluency, technical skills, and ability to work in a collaborative environment. - June 29, 2014 - International School of Arizona
Financial Literacy Gets "Flipped" as Sharon Lechter & iGrad Publish Classroom Curriculum
To continue their efforts to improve student financial literacy, iGrad announced that they have partnered with bestselling author Sharon Lechter and Pay Your Family First to release a much-anticipated college-level financial literacy curriculum. The curriculum is designed around the "flipped" classroom concept and is aimed to modify the behaviors that are most related to poor financial management. - June 28, 2014 - iGrad
"A Book of Questions to Jumpstart Your Career Search" -- Interactive eBook and Paperback Now Available
Looking for a career and a new job? Need a career change but you don’t know where to start? Are you ready for an encore career? Stuck in a rut? - June 27, 2014 - College Path, LLC
"Meteorite Men" Star Geoff Notkin Unveiling Exhibit Additions at Challenger Space Center on Saturday, June 28
New items include authentic space suits, lunar meteorite from Heinlein Prize Trust. - June 17, 2014 - Aerolite Meteorites, LLC
New for Fall 2014 from Speeding Star an Imprint of Enslow Publishers, Inc.
Speeding Star announces the publication of four new books in a new series, The Baseball Geeks Adventures. Written for the upper elementary/lower middle school reader, each title includes humorous scenarios and funny dialogue, while also recounting fascinating and funny baseball lore. - June 11, 2014 - Enslow Publishers, Inc.
Forrest County Agriculture High School Will Produce Biodiesel in the Classroom with Renewable Energy Equipment
Florida Biodiesel, Inc. has delivered a B-60 Biodiesel Processor to Forrest County Agriculture High School, MS. The Biodiesel production equipment will be used in the classroom to instruct students on green fuel technologies. - June 11, 2014 - Florida Biodiesel, Inc.
21 Yr Old CEO Novelist Philanthropist Inspires Actress Cicely Tyson's Finest to "Be Limitless"
21 Yr Old Business Guru RJ Tolson Leads by Example for America's Youth as he Autographs with Excellence and Envisions & Executes Beyond the Status Quo. - June 10, 2014 - R.J. Tolson
Ronnie L. McGehee, Ph.D. Recognized by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Ronnie L. McGehee, Ph.D. of Madison, Mississippi has been included in the Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of education. About Ronnie L. McGehee, Ph.D. Dr. McGehee has over 36 years experience in the education... - June 10, 2014 - Strathmore Worldwide
Champions of Character Dinner June 18, 2014, Washington, DC
National Capital Area Council, Boy Scouts of America will hold the Champions of Character Dinner in Washington, DC on June 18th. Honorees are, Dr. Jorge Ribas, President & CEO of Mid-Atlantic Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; Susan Au Allen, National President & CEO of U.S. Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce; Mike Enzi, U.S. Senator (R-WY); Angela Franco, President & CEO of Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and Michael Melton, President, 100 Black Men of Greater Washington, DC. - June 08, 2014 - Washington, DC District, National Capital Area Council, Boy Scouts of America
Camp Pillsbury Offers Special Introductory Rate for Inaugural Summer Camp
New Sleep-Away Camp Answers the Question of What Kids Can Do this Summer. - June 07, 2014 - Camp Pillsbury
Barbara R. Taber Has Been Named to the Strathmore’s Who’s Who Honor Roll
Barbara R. Taber, of Suffolk, Virginia, has recently been recognized as a member of the Strathmore’s Who’s Who Honor Roll for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of Education. - June 05, 2014 - Strathmore Who's Who
AIDS Research Alliance Announces “Lunch with LeVar Burton” Winner
AIDS Research Alliance is pleased to announce its winner of the “Lunch with LeVar” Giveaway. Athena Tang, a music teacher in the Fremont Unified School District in Northern California, will be having lunch with LeVar Burton at one of his favorite L.A. hotspots later this summer. The... - June 05, 2014 - AIDS Research Alliance
The Grauer School Reaches Capital Campaign Fundraising Goal at 2014 Gala
The project is set to break ground in summer of 2014. - June 05, 2014 - The Grauer School
EmpowHer STEMDAY Bringing Science and Technology to Low-Income Students in Los Angeles; Funding for Stem Programs Grows
Sixty students of the EmpowHer Institute participated in a UCLA hosted event designed to expose middle-school girls to career opportunities in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) on Tuesday, May 28, 2014. - June 04, 2014 - EmpowHer Institute
Bird Conservation Leaders and International Migratory Bird Day Sponsors Recognized
Leaders in bird conservation and International Migratory Bird Day were recognized by Partners in Flight, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Environment for the Americas. Recipients from Puerto Rico, Canada, the United States, and Mexico work to protect habitat, offer community education programs, study rare and imperiled birds, and improve methods of coffee production. - June 01, 2014 - Environment for the Americas
Pet Expo Fun Results in Donation to Teacher Grant Program
The Pets in the Classroom grant program will be able to provide 65 teachers with funding to purchase classroom pets thanks to money raised during America’s Family Pet Expo. - May 31, 2014 - Pet Care Trust
Award Winning Documentary Film on Mindfulness, "Room to Breathe," Now on iTunes
"Room to Breathe", the award winning documentary film about the efficacy of mindfulness in the classroom is now available on iTunes. - May 30, 2014 - Room to Breathe
Unschooling Paradise Announces New Posts in Unschooling Blog
Unschooling Paradise has just announced that they their unschooling blog has new articles and information that assists parents with homeschooling using the unschooling philosophy and methods which can include allowing children to learn the subjects they are interested in and making everyday experiences a chance to learn and thrive academically whether it is a road trip or grocery shopping. - May 29, 2014 - Unschooling Paradise
Enslow Publishers, Inc. Announces a New Novel in Its Scarlet Voyage imprint
Paul B. Thompson adds a new young adult novel, "Lost Republic," to his list of published books. He has co-written sixteen novels in the popular Dragonlance series and has authored six books for Enslow Publishers, including two historical fiction novels: "Liberty’s Son and The Devil’s Door." - May 28, 2014 - Enslow Publishers, Inc.
myBlee Unveils iPhone Companion App for myBlee Math
Parents and caretakers can now follow and encourage kids learnings with the new myBlee Math companion app for iPhone. - May 25, 2014 - myBlee
The Massachusetts Jump$tart Coalition Presents Educate the Educator Program for Financial Literacy in Conjunction with Fidelity Investments and Boston Federal Reserve
The all-volunteer Massachusetts Jump$tart Coalition, in partnership with Fidelity Investments and the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, is pleased to offer a content-based teacher training event in the area of personal finance June 25-27. Topics will include Economics and Personal Finances, Spending and Financial Planning, Saving and Investing, Enhancing Your Earning Capacity, Financial Services, Identity Fraud, Manage Credit and Debt and Risk Management and Insurance. There is a nominal fee. - May 24, 2014 - Jump$tart
ESOL/UAS Green Club Celebrates International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB)
The Universal American School in Dubai is an internationally accredited IB World School, offering a high-quality education to a student body of 1300, representing 75 nationalities. UAS is managed by Educational Services Overseas Limited (ESOL), a leading school management organization that operates some of the region’s finest international schools. - May 24, 2014 - SynergY
Groovy Lab in a Box Wins Prestigious Parents’ Choice® Award
The "Lunar Launch" box wins silver in the Spring 2014 Toys list. - May 23, 2014 - Academics in a Box Inc
International School of Arizona Students and Parents Travel Around the World at International Fair
Students and parents at the International School of Arizona will travel around the world May, 22nd at the second annual International Fair. Attendees should expect to travel to six different environments from the beach to the arctic while learning about different cultures and parts of the world. The event will also signal the close of an on-line global student art auction being held at www.helpisa.com. - May 21, 2014 - International School of Arizona
For the Third Year in a Row Price Chopper Sponsors the High School Lacrosse Championships to Assist High School Athletics in Section III (Syracuse)
Price Chopper supports Section III Athletics with their sponsorship of high school lacrosse sectional championships. - May 20, 2014 - School Sports Media
Glendale Lutheran School Launches Smartphone App
First school in the area to build an iPhone/Android app to streamline communication with parents and the community. - May 20, 2014 - WhizFish