Reading Partners Help Students in Schools for Reading
Every day, thousands of volunteers from the Reading Partners program head into under-resourced schools to work with students who have fallen behind grade level in reading. These volunteer reading partners do more than simply read to the kids. Following a…
The Adventures of Captain Mercaptan for School Students
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE) announces the launch of the 2015 ‘Adventures of Captain Mercaptan, BGE Natural Gas Safety Hero Challenge,’ as a creative and engaging way to educate school-aged children on the importance of natural gas safety. Now…
‘Dream UP’ Program for Students’ Careers
This semester, approximately 23,000 students attending more than 90 schools in 14 states are setting their sights on the future by participating in the Dream UP Program. It was announced by Office Depot Foundation on Thursday, Oct. 24. The program…
Millions of U.S. Students Chronically Absent
Nearly 7.5 million students (K – 12th grade) are chronically absent every school year – missing enough school to put them at severe risk of dropping out or failing to graduate. Chronic absenteeism, which is defined as missing at least…
Kia Motors’ Help for Public School Students
DonorsChoose.org, an online charity that makes it easy for anyone to help students in need, announced Tuesday that Kia Motors America (KMA) has made a $1 million commitment to public schools as part of the citizen philanthropy organization’s first-ever national…
AT&T Aspire to Help Students in Education
As access to skilled workers becomes increasingly vital to the U.S. economy, communications company AT&T is launching a quarter-billion-dollar campaign to help more students graduate from high school ready for careers and college, and to ensure the country is better…
IBM Playbook to Prepare Students for Tech Jobs
Tech major IBM (NYSE: IBM) has released a new playbook designed to outline how to develop an innovative grades 9-14 school that connects education to economic development and good-paying jobs. In conjunction with the release of the playbook, IBM also…
Microsoft Imagine Cup Grants for Students
At the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting on Friday in Davos, Switzerland, Microsoft Corp. announced the winners of the inaugural year of the Imagine Cup Grants program, a three-year, $3 million competitive grant program for student technology and social entrepreneurs….
























