Target Donation for Children’s Literacy Initiative
Children’s Literacy Initiative (CLI) kicks off work made possible by a $500,000 donation from Target, which will be used to expand CLI’s Model Classroom program in Chicago Public Schools and create an online professional development portal. This contribution is part…
Music Education Programs in Public Schools
The Music Empowers Foundation and platinum recording artist and American Idol-winner Kris Allen announced Monday a new program to support music education programs in public schools. Allen and Music Empowers have partnered to provide a major grant to DonorsChoose.org, the…
Free Fetch! Lunch Rush App for Kids
PBS KIDS has announced its first augmented reality app for iPhone and iPod touch, Fetch! Lunch Rush, which is now available on the App Store. Available for free, the app uses the camera on iPhone or iPod touch to overlay…
How Educators Use Technology in the Classroom
During an award ceremony at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, National Portrait Gallery, Microsoft Corp. announced the winners of the 2011 Global Forum Educator Awards. This year’s winners were selected from more than 115 projects, narrowed from more than 200,000…
Books Donation for the Soar with Reading Program
The library donation initiative is a part of Soar with Reading, a joint project launched this summer by JetBlue and PBS KIDS. Soar with Reading aims to keep children reading throughout the summer, harnessing a combination of in-flight and online…
Read to Succeed Program for K-6 Students
The Read to Succeed website equips teachers and parents with the tools they need to instill students with a passion for reading. The site offers classroom and at-home resources provided by Discovery Education, which focuses on extending that passion beyond…
Playgrounds for the Welfare of Poor Children
Rebuilding Together, a leading nonprofit working to preserve affordable homeownership, is officially kicking off the annual NFL-sanctioned event, Kickoff to Rebuild, with a playground pre-build. With the help of local volunteers, sponsors and the NFL community, Kickoff to Rebuild occurs…
Popular Web and TV Hangouts for Youth
YouTube is the highest ranked social media brand in equity among Americans 13 to 24 years old, based on results from the 2012 Harris Poll Youth EquiTrend study from Harris Interactive. However, when social media is compared to television, Kids…
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