PNC Foundation investment leverages resources of Detroit Public Schools Foundation, Detroit Science Center and Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts on behalf of underserved children
Shmoop Launches Online Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Prep Courses, Offers Free AP Exam Prep Courses for 20 Urban US School Districts
Shmoop Announces its New Online AP Exam Prep Courses for $12.95 Per Student Per Course. Shmoop Also Announces that its Online AP Exam Prep Courses Will Be Free of Charge This Year for Students at 20 Urban US School Districts.
The Fund For Public Schools Announces This Year's Shop For Public Schools
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For over fifty years, public-school officials and politicians have tried one education fad after another. They have all failed.
Stamford Public Schools Launches Newly Redesigned Website for Improved Information Access
Stamford Public Schools today launched a new web presence that is more accessible to all of its stakeholders - teachers, students, parents, community members, and prospective parents. In partnership with QScend Technologies, the school system redesigned its site to be easier to navigate, more intuitive, and more flexible than its old site.
The NYC Fund for Public Schools Announces This Year's Shop for Public Schools Program October 1-8, 2008
The Fund for Public Schools announced today that its annual Shop for Public Schools program will take place from October 1 through October 8 this year. Formerly known as Shop for Class, the program was developed in 2004 by New York City's retail community and The Fund's Vice-Chair Caroline Kennedy to raise money for improvement and revitalization of public school libraries. For one week in the fall, participating merchants will pledge a percentage of proceeds or a flat donation to The Fund for Public Schools. The funds are awarded through a competitive grant program, Library REACH, which awards schools up to $10,000 to purchase books, furniture, technology and other resources to improve their libraries.
Public-School True Believers with a Mission
One reason public schools get away with educational failure, year after year, is because they are run by school officials who passionately believe in what they are doing. As the great English writer C.