Poverty News Blog (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
The U.S. Census Bureau recently released statistics that measured poverty for the nation's school districts. For the state of Oregon, the census figures show that rural areas of the state have the highest levels of poor children. Meanwhile, the Portland metro area and other towns had lower levels of the poor. From The Oregonian, writer Betsy Hammond breaks down the numbers. Oregon Live also...
Practical Theory (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
So last night, the Science Leadership Academy Home and School Association threw the first huge fundraising night in our history. In a true collaboration between home and school, the school had a silent auction last night which raised a sizable chunk of money, but just as importantly, brought over 150 parents, teachers and friends together for an evening to celebrate and support...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
The oil once used to fry grouper and conch fritters in Key West restaurants is now fueling an old Mercedes-Benz and soon could be powering a school bus.
Sramana Mitra on Strategy (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
While at Apple I was involved in the acquisition of an educational software company in the K-12 space that did student information systems for K-12, which was PowerSchool. After the acquisition I was asked to manage PowerSchool, so I was ironically in a large company being asked to work in a small business again. My real passion in the K-12 space is not in the administration or student...
Domestic Fuel (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Gloucester County Virginia recently unveiled the states first propane school bus fleet during an event attended by the state’s Department of Environmental Quality, Congressman Robert Wittman and Delegate Harvey Morgan. Five diesel school buses were replaced with propane power during an event at Page Middle School in Gloucester County designed to celebrates the school...
Baristanet (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Created with Admarket's flickrSLiDR . In my next life, I want to come back as a student at MSU's John J. Cali School of Music. During a recent visit to the new 53,000 square foot building, I was moved by the sounds of marimba, guitar, piano, violin, drums. Creative energy is bouncing off the sound-proofed walls; students are swarming like ants in and out of rehearsal rooms, engrossed by musical...
PRWeb - Daily News Feed (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
... Prentice Hall, Addison Wesley, Benjamin Cummings, PEMSolutions, Stanford 10, SuccessNet, MyLabs, PowerSchool, SuccessMaker and many others. Pearson's comprehensive offerings help inform targeted instruction and intervention so that success is within reach of every student at every level of education. Pearson's commitment to education for all is supported by the global philanthropic initiatives...
Rhymney Valley Express (icWales) (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
PUPILS at Lewis Girls’ school are leading the fight against global warming thanks to a £20,000 grant.
icWales (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Rooftop solar panels add power to green lessons by , Western Mail INCORPORATING green issues into children’s education has long been recognised as important.But for some Welsh schools, renewable energy sources are not just included in the curriculum, – they are actually powering the schools themselves.Solar panels and wind turbines are increasingly being established...
California Energy Blog (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
The key to building grassroots support for any issue is public education. PG&E is taking that seriously when it comes to solar energy and is going back to school-- literally. Through the "Solar Schools" program, the company has spent more than $8 million on a 125 schools in California, outfitting them with 1.3 KW solar arrays sufficient to power school...
PRWeb - Daily News Feed (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
... Prentice Hall, Addison Wesley, Benjamin Cummings, PEMSolutions, Stanford 10, SuccessNet, MyLabs, PowerSchool, SuccessMaker and many others. Pearson's comprehensive offerings help inform targeted instruction and intervention so that success is within reach of every student at every level of education. Pearson's commitment to education for all is supported by the global philanthropic initiatives...
Environmental Leader (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Schools in New York, Texas and Maryland top the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s inaugural ranking of the top 20 primary and secondary schools nationwide that use the most power from renewable energy sources. The top EPA Green Power Partner schools are buying nearly 113 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of renewable energy annually, equivalent to carbon dioxide...
Eco Friendly Mag (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
EPA Names the Top 20 Green-Powered Schools The greenest schools in the K-12 grades got high marks from the EPA for being the best in class in their purchase or use of electricity from renewable energy sources. The top five school leaders in green power hailed from Texas, New York, and Maryland. Visit the original post at: Energy News
Environmental Protection Agency (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
U.S. EPA Names Two Northern California Schools as Top 20 Green Powered SAN FRANCISCO -- For the first time, the U.S
Paramus Post (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Environmental and Engineering Management Firm Will Present With Parette Somjen Architects and Others on the Benefits of Solar Power for New Jersey Schools Whitman, New Jersey's leading environmental and engineering management firm, has announced that it will be presenting at the Solar Power for Schools Symposium, taking place Thursday, Oct. 29, at the Sheraton...
