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Solved Social Science CBSE X Board Paper 2011 Absolutely Free on Meritnation.com
Meritnation.com now offers solved Social Science board paper (2011) absolutely free. - March 13, 2011 - Meritnation
Sortis Publishing Releases New Children’s Book Aimed at Motivating Young Readers to Follow Their Dreams
Sortis Publishing will release Dream by Adam Montierth on April 1st 2011. This is Emmy award winner Adam Montierth’s first in a series of children's books that will be published by Sortis. - March 12, 2011 - Sortis Publishing
8th Annual Maryland Charter School Conference Held April 8, 2011 at the Tremont Grand in Baltimore
Maryland Charter School Network (MCSN) welcomes two education reform leaders- Steve Barr and Dr. Andres Alonso as featured speakers at the Maryland Charter School conference. The Conference will be held at the Tremont Grand in Baltimore on April 8, 2011. - March 05, 2011 - Maryland Charter School Network
Catapult Learning Pilots Innovative Reading Technology Academy in Camden’s Catto Community School
At-risk sixth grade students afforded opportunity to strengthen learning skills - March 05, 2011 - Catapult Learning
Pacific Ridge School Jazz/Rock Ensemble and Student Band Dirty Gold Attract Crowds and Raise Funds at Youth Helping Youth Concert Series Event
Students from the Carlsbad Non-Profit, Independent School Raise over $800 for Music Therapy Scholarships for Youth with Special Needs - March 04, 2011 - Pacific Ridge School
Fairfax Students Get Focused
This year the Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS), Fairfax Education Association (FEA) and the Fairfax Host Lions joined forces to Get Focused on Reading, a campaign designed for students to help promote literacy throughout the world. - March 04, 2011 - Lions Clubs District 24-A
The Founders Fund, Inc. Holds Annual High School Counselors Breakfast for 2011 Scholarships
Collier County High School guidance counselors met with The Founders Fund members as the 2011 scholarship application process begins for graduating seniors. - March 03, 2011 - The Founders Fund, Inc.
Adelphi History Department Holds 38th Annual High School Social Studies and History Teacher’s Conference on April 4, 2011
The free conference at Adelphi for High School History teachers will feature a Pulitzer Prize-winning speaker, presentations from faculty, and an open forum. - March 02, 2011 - Adelphi University
Camp Sagemont, Summer Day Camp in Broward, Celebrates 14 Years with New Additions
Camp Sagemont has been changing it’s programming to better fit the needs of the community. Families now need more flexibility for weekly scheduling and online registration options. - February 28, 2011 - The Sagemont Schools
NUAGE Gymnastics & Dance Kicks-Off After School Program
NUAGE Gymnastics & Dance will be starting after-school care with pick-up services. There will be pick-up services from the following schools: Ojus Elementary School, Hillel Community Day School, Aventura Charter School, Aventura Waterways Elementary, Highland Oaks Elementary School, St. - February 25, 2011 - NU AGE Gymnastics & Dance
McGill University Selects Pulse Energy to Cut Campus Energy Use by 12%
McGill University and Pulse Energy partner to reduce campus building energy use. - February 24, 2011 - Pulse Energy
duCret School of Art Holds It's Statewide High School Art Show on February 25th
Marking it's 32nd year, high school artist's from all over the state are invited to attend duCret's Annual Statewide High School Art Show on February 25th from 7:30 - 9PM. - February 23, 2011 - duCret School of Art
Tutors International Reports Increased Demand for Tailored Pre-University Private Tuition from Families Who Need More Flexibility Than the IB Can Provide
Leading private tuition provider Tutors International reports that more families are seeking alternatives to A-levels and GCSEs that are less geographically restrictive than the International Baccalaureate - February 23, 2011 - Tutors International
Grauer School Selected to Participate in Dreyfuss Initiative
The Dreyfuss Initiative has enlisted the participation of The Grauer School in advancing its mission to reestablish civics education in American classrooms. - February 20, 2011 - The Grauer School
North Carolina's Biggest Chess Tournament by Chess Achieves
The entire K-12 and Collegiate Chess Community will be heading to the Raleigh Convention Center this weekend for then NC K-12 and Collegiate Chess Championship Feb 18-20. Event is open to the public and is free to observers. - February 17, 2011 - Chess Achieves
Brookhaven Academy of Allen, Texas Announces Parent Advisory Board for Spring 2011
The Parent Advisory Board reflects the Brookhaven Academy’s focus on parents and family involvement in curriculum and school activities. - February 16, 2011 - Brookhaven Academy
SFK-Success for Kids Expands to Costa Rica by Providing Unique Program to Empower Future Generations of Leaders
SFK-Success for Kids (SFK) today announced that it is launching its 10-year-old social emotional learning program in public schools in Costa Rica to assist students in completing their education and avoid falling into patterns of addiction, alcoholism and delinquency. SFK will deliver its... - February 16, 2011 - SFK-Success for Kids
Milton Hershey School Chooses Projectmates Online Construction Project Management Software to Manage 2,640 Acre Campus
Systemates today announced Milton Hershey School as the newest client of its online construction project management software, Projectmates. With a 2,640 acres campus to upkeep and numerous capital projects going on at any given time, the school’s Planning and Design Department chose... - February 16, 2011 - Systemates, Inc.
E-Waste Recycling Keeps the Music Playing
The Pleasant Grove High Band Boosters have partnered with Y-Not Recycle, a certified California e-waste collector, to offer another free e-waste recycling day on Saturday, Feb. 19. The event is open to all California residents and businesses, and Y-Not contributes $5 to support the school music program for every television, laptop, and monitor/screen recycled. - February 10, 2011 - Pleasant Grove High Band Boosters
Stevens CIESE Executive Director Beth McGrath Accepts Presidential Award
President Barack Obama named Stevens Institute of Technology’s Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education (CIESE), led by Executive Director Beth McGrath, a recipient of the prestigious Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring... - February 10, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Green Education Foundation (GEF) Building Momentum in Sustainability Education (SE)
GEF announces teacher K12 professional development courses and certification program in Sustainability Education - February 04, 2011 - Green Education Foundation (GEF)
Green Education Foundation Announces National Green Week 2011
GEF is calling on schools to participate in sustainability education (SE) now through Earth Day (April 22) 2011 - February 04, 2011 - Green Education Foundation (GEF)
Submissions for duCret’s Annual Statewide High School Art Contest Now Being Received
duCret's 32 Annual Statewide High School Art Show is now accepting submissions for it's upcoming Reception and Open House on February 25th, 7:30PM - 9:00PM. - February 03, 2011 - duCret School of Art
Students Remember Troops on Valentine’s Day
Students at Riverbend Prep Elementary School work to bring a bit of cheer to the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan for Valentine's day. - February 02, 2011 - Riverbend Prep PTSO
Surprise Lake Camp Announces Campership Incentive Program
Surprise Lake Camp in conjunction with Foundation for Jewish Camp and UJA Federation NY is pleased to be able to share with you the Campership Program. - January 29, 2011 - Surprise Lake Camp
De Anza, NSDAR Hosts History Contest Award Ceremony and Colonial Tea
The De Anza Chapter, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR), will host an Award Ceremony and Colonial Tea on Saturday, February 5, 2011, 1:00 p.m., The Church of the Nativity located at 6309 El Apajo Road in Rancho Santa Fe. The prestigious, nationally recognized... - January 29, 2011 - De Anza, NSDAR
School Library Journal and Capstone Partner to Offer Special Promotion to Subscribers
Capstone is partnering with School Library Journal to offer new or renewing SLJ subscribers 10,000 Capstone Rewards Bonus Points. - January 23, 2011 - Capstone
Seaford School District to Launch First New Tech Academy in Delaware
Delaware’s Seaford School District is opening a new technology-based academic high school. The Delaware New Tech Academy will use a project-based educational model that has been proven successful at more than 60 public schools across the nation. Applications are being accepted from regional students through February 1. - January 22, 2011 - Delaware New Tech Academy
Durham Boy Age 5 Wins US National Chess Title by Chess Achieves
Peter Crowley of Durham age 5 won the title of 2010 Kindergarten National Chess Champion in December 2010. - January 22, 2011 - Chess Achieves
AntiVirus Company Thirtyseven4 Helps Educate Schools with New Poster Series
Free Scareware and Hacking themed posters now available. - January 19, 2011 - Thirtyseven4, LLC
Blue Mint Studios Launches an Educational Application for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch
TapTot (http://taptot.com/) offers a fun way for kids to learn their colors, shapes, numbers, and letters. Available now in the iTunes App Store in All Regions Worldwide. - January 15, 2011 - Blue Mint Studios
Nutritional Menu Labeling by Epicure Digital – Simple Way to Meet the New School Nutrition USDA Rules
Epicure Digital with its Nutritional Menu Labeling Systems is a simple and effective way to fight Childhood Obesity, and help school food services in meeting the new School Nutrition USDA rules. Schools can act now and implement this system in existing cafeterias as well as in new construction or remodeling projects. - January 15, 2011 - Epicure Digital
Pacific Ridge School Students Raise Over $1,000 in December "Penny Wars" Fundraiser to Benefit Feeding America San Diego
School-Wide Service Learning Effort One of Many Designed to Make a Contribution to the Local Community - January 14, 2011 - Pacific Ridge School
Presenting Nutritional Menu Labeling by Epicure Digital at the CSNA School Nutrition Exhibition
Epicure Digital presents its Nutritional Menu Labeling Systems and Menu Boards at the California CSNA School Nutritional Association Annual Conference in Pasadena, CA 14-15 January 2011, Booth #415. - January 13, 2011 - Epicure Digital
Return to the Sea with Buster and Friends in New Bugville Critters Picture Books from Reagent Press and Author Robert Stanek
When Robert Stanek saw that certain concepts were a struggle to learn using traditional approaches, he started writing the Bugville Learning Adventures. These stories help children learn important concepts and the latest releases are Undersea 2, 3 with Buster and Friends, Undersea 4, 5 with Buster and Friends, and Undersea 6, 7 with Buster and Friends. - January 11, 2011 - RP Books & Audio - Reagent Press
Seattle Law Firm Launches School Teacher Supplies Gift Giving Program
Davis Law Group Awards $100 Office Depot® Gift Card Each Week to a Seattle Public School Teacher - January 11, 2011 - Sprouts
Private Elementary School in Weston, FL Raises Funds to Help Create New Soccer Field for Children’s Harbor
The Sagemont School in Broward Florida created a “healthy living” themed community service event to help raise funds for the construction of a soccer field for children in need. - January 11, 2011 - The Sagemont Schools
Mt. Diablo Unified School District Seeks Irrigation Company for Water Conservation
As many school districts in California struggle with finances, districts like MDUSD are taking initiative with resource conservation as a means to aid their budget. Taking another step today with centralized irrigation. - January 09, 2011 - Mt. Diablo Unified School District
Janice Cutler of North Raleigh Florist Co-Organizes Wake County Business Alliance Job Shadowing Week
Wake County Business Alliance Chair and Owner of North Raleigh Florist Connects Local Students with Industry Professionals - January 09, 2011 - North Raleigh Florist
FACS Program of Houston's Founder and CEO Kevin Price Shares Insight on Education in His Published eBook "Education in America: Together, We Can Put It Back On Track"
Smashwords provides another platform for Kevin Price to inform others about solutions for at-risk and dropouts. - January 08, 2011 - FACS Program of Houston
K-12 Digital Menu Boards with Nutritional Labeling - Simple and Effective Way to Fight Obesity
Epicure Digital, a leader in digital menu boards, presents the K12 Epicure Digital Menu System with special emphasis on nutritional labeling at the California SNA School Nutrition Association 2011 Annual Conference, Pasadena, California, Booth #415 - January 08, 2011 - Epicure Digital
Football Video Game Tackles Primary School Reading Crisis
Nine percent of boys in England reach the age of 11 with, at best, the reading skills of an average seven-year-old. This figure equates to over 18,000 boys with seriously substandard literacy. The shocking stats, obtained by the BBC’s Today programme also revealed that in some areas, such as... - January 08, 2011 - MotivatEd
13yr Old Mary-Pat Hector Partners Up with Multiplatinum Producer Kevin "Khao" Cates to Make One of the Biggest Youth Movements in History
13 yr old Mary-Pat Hector, national president and founder of "Youth In Action" partners up with one of the music industry's most well known producers, multiplatinum producer Kevin "Khao" Cates and founder of "Bridge Da Gap" with one goal in mind and that's to save the lives of our youth. - January 07, 2011 - Bridge DA Gap
Goffstown High School Students Get Life Lesson in Dollars and Sense
Bellwether Community Credit Union delivers program to 150 local students. - January 05, 2011 - Bellwether Community Credit Union
AM2 Kids Presents: Kids Pop 2.0, Music for Generation Z “The Digital Natives”
Thanks to the internet anything a child wants to see is just a point and click away. Kids have outgrown music that once appealed to them as infants and toddlers, yet they are far too young for what they hear on most urban and suburban radio formats. That’s where AM2 Kids steps in with its new game changing music genre called Kids POP. It aims to fill the void in the music industry for kids ages 5-12, and the songs are made to appeal to parents and kids alike. - January 03, 2011 - AM2 KIDS MUSIC
Young Readers Take a Journey Under the Sea with Reagent Press and Author Robert Stanek in New Bugville Critters Books with Unique Educational Focuses
Help celebrate Robert Stanek’s birthday today (Jan. 3) by taking a journey to Bugville. Share the joy of Bugville by reading and sharing the new book Buster Explores the Sea or any other Bugville Critters book. Buster and Lass are little bugs with Big dreams. Their dreams take them to... - January 03, 2011 - RP Books & Audio - Reagent Press
Ronna Martin Announces Campaign for Eanes ISD (Texas) School District Board of Trustees.
Ronna Martin of Austin and Westlake (Texas) has announced that she will run for a Trustee position on the Eanes ISD School Board in the May 2011 election. Martin established a campaign network officially on January 1, 2011 and the website address is http://www.voteronna.com and is actively seeking donations. Also a Facebook page for the campaign is located at http://www.facebook.com/voteronna. - January 02, 2011 - Don Martin Public Affairs
Edward Fleming of Longmeadow Inducted Into St. John's Prep Athletic Fall of Fame
Edward Fleming of Longmeadow was inducted into the St. John’s Prep Athletic Hall of Fame on November 24, 2010. Fleming, who is a 1948 graduate of St. John’s, was honored for outstanding achievement in football, hockey, and baseball. He is also a graduate of the University of Notre Dame. - December 30, 2010 - St. John's Prep School
Reagent Press and Author Robert Stanek Take Young Readers on Really Great Adventures at the Biggest Little Show on Earth with Buster and Friends in New Bugville Books
Buster and Lass are little bugs with Big dreams. Their dreams take them to extraordinary places. In Buster’s Really Great Big Top Show, Buster and Lass’s dreams take them to the Biggest little show on earth. Buster’s Really Great Big Top Show and the related books are published by Reagent Press and Bugville Publishing under the Bugville Jr. imprint. The Bugville Jr. books, written for children ages 6 months and up, keep with the unique educational outlook of the original Bugville books. - December 28, 2010 - RP Books & Audio - Reagent Press
Algebra Learning Game Finder Released
The current focus of the Learning Game Finder is on online math games, especially Algebra I learning games. With over 100 Algebra educational games reviewed and sorted, the Learning Game Finder is a great source for teachers of Algebra. - December 28, 2010 - Media Match LLC