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Genius Plaza Unveils New Genius Explorers English Language Course At 2017 Virtual Educa In...
BOGOTÁ, Colombia, June 15, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Today, Genius Plaza - an education technology social enterprise working to ignite the genius in every child - launched the Genius Explorer program at Virtual Educa 2017, ...
Latino parents are against children taking on student loans and debt according to MassMutual’s...
SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts, June 15, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Latino parents are opposed to their children obtaining student loans, listing nine other methods to help pay for college ahead of loans, according to new ...
MLB Partners with EVERFI to Launch “Summer Slugger,” A New Baseball-Themed Online Course to...
NEW YORK, June 14, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- EVERFI and Major League Baseball today announced the national launch of Summer Slugger, a free baseball-themed educational course aimed at preventing students from losing critical math ...
Genius Plaza Invites Parents and Students to Participate in the Learning Summer Victory Challenge
CLIFTON PARK, N.Y., June 12, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Genius Plaza unveiled its Learning Summer Victory Challenge as it continues to work to close the achievement gap. Genius Plaza is an education technology social enterprise ...
New Report Sheds Light on Factors Impacting Preschoolers Developmental and Academic Outcomes
PRINCETON, N.J., June 6, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- While there may be no consensus among educators as to how to help 3-5 year-olds develop their attention, working memory, and self-control skills, a new report from Educational ...
Report: States Should Focus on Score Validity When Using Automated Scoring for Assessments of...
PRINCETON, New Jersey, June 1, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- A new report from Educational Testing Service (ETS), urges states, districts and schools to focus on score validity as they move to automate scoring of speaking proficiency ...
Yogome closes investment round of $6.6 million from Seaya Ventures and becomes a global...
MEXICO CITY, June 1, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Yogome, a leader in digital education, closed its Series A round with an investment of USD 6.6M from the Spanish fund Seaya Ventures (investor of Cabify and SinDelantal). Additionally, ...
Goya Foods Announces Recipients Of The Annual Nationwide Goya Culinary Arts And Food Sciences...
JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, May 25, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Goya Foods, America's largest Hispanic-owned food company, announces the nine recipients of Goya's nationwide Culinary Arts and Food Sciences Scholarship awarded to ...
Colgate-Palmolive’s Annual Haz la U™ Educational Grant Program Now Accepting Applications for 2018-2019 School...
NEW YORK, May 25, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Colgate-Palmolive continues its ongoing partnership with the Hispanic Heritage Foundation (HHF) to announce the open application period for this year's Haz la U™ educational grant ...
Hispanic Educational Endowment Fund Receives $25,000 Donation from Northgate Gonzalez Market to Support Dreamers
NEWPORT BEACH, California, May 12, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The Orange County Hispanic Education Endowment Fund (HEEF) is pleased to announce that it will receive a $25,000 gift from Northgate Gonzalez Market, a family-owned chain ...
Laborers’ Women Construction Pre-apprenticeship Training Program
TUOLUMNE, Calif., May 12, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The Tuolumne Collaborative, in partnership with the Laborers' Training Center, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, San Joaquin County of Education, Tuolumne County ...
As Country Grapples with Graduation Gaps, New Research on Mass. Students Whose First Language...
BOSTON, May 11, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Youth whose First Language is Not English (FLNE) represent the fastest growing segment of the United States public school population. Despite evidence that FLNE students display high levels ...
International Institute for Peace and Sustainable Development to be Launched in Costa Rica
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica and DETROIT, May 10, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- A Heads of Agreement was signed and initial underwriting has commenced between GPM Global (GPM), University for International Cooperation (UCI), Village Green ...
U.S. at Risk of Not Reaching 90 Percent Graduation Rate Goal by 2020
WASHINGTON, May 3, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Since 2001, 2.8 million more students have graduated from high school rather than dropping out. In an economy that prizes educational attainment more than ever before, these rising rates ...
Studying in Spanish in the USA improves bilingual skills
WESTON, Fla., April 18, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- SALUD al dia magazine welcomes Keiser University as one of its most recent advertisers and thanks Arthur Keiser, Ph.D., Chancellor and CEO for his trust.
Keiser University is a ...
Rasmussen College Opens Chicago-Based Learning Center, Providing Access to Higher Education
CHICAGO, April 11, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Rasmussen College, a regionally accredited private college, today announced the opening of a new learning center in southwest Chicago. The Rasmussen College Centro de Aprendizaje ...
Nonprofit HITN Learning Launches New Award-winning Educational Apps For Preschools At Head Start Conference
CHICAGO, April 7, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- At the Annual National Head Start Conference today HITN Learning, the educational division of non-profit, Spanish-language media network HITN, demonstrated its new suite of 15 Pocoyo ...
PNC Foundation, DonorsChoose.org Team Up To Fund Hundreds Of Pre-K Requests For Resources, Experiences
PITTSBURGH and NEW YORK, April 4, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The PNC Foundation today funded hundreds of pre-K classroom requests as part of a new $5 million grant to DonorsChoose.org to provide teachers with enhanced...
28th Annual Honda Campus All-Star Challenge Celebrates Academic Prowess of Historically Black Colleges and...
TORRANCE, Calif., March 21, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- After months of rigorous preparation and multiple competitions among 89 schools, students from 48 Historically Black College and University (HBCU) teams are ready to compete for ...
HITN Named Social Good Leader Of The Year
BROOKLYN, N.Y., March 9, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/-- HITN, a non-profit organization with a Spanish-language media network that provides educational and entertainment programming to more than 44 million households around the United ...
Brooklyn’s Only Film Critics Boot Camp For Teens Is Now Taking Applications For Summer...
BROOKLYN, New York, March 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- HITN, the Spanish-language media company that delivers educational programming to more than 44 million homes nationwide, partners for its third year with the Coalition for Quality Children's ...
GM Hosts Discover Your Drive Diversity Journalism Program at NAIAS
DETROIT, Jan. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- General Motors launched its second annual Discover Your Drive diversity journalism program Jan. 7-11, hosting 13 college students and nine journalists from across the country at Detroit's ...
Discovery Education And 3M Search For America’s 2017 Top Young Scientist; Chance For $25,000...
SILVER SPRING, Md. and ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Discovery Education and 3M are proud to announce the opening of the 10th annual Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge, the nation's...
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Goya Foods Offers Four $20,000 Culinary Arts & Food Science Scholarships To Students Nationwide
JERSEY CITY, N.J., Jan. 11, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Goya Foods, America's largest Hispanic-owned food company, will offer a $20,000 nationwide Culinary Arts Scholarship granted annually to four students entering their freshman ...
Sodexo Challenges Students Nationwide to Reduce Food Waste to Landfills with Spark 101 STEM...
GAITHERSBURG, Maryland, Jan. 4, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- With the support of Sodexo, world leader in Quality of Life services, teachers nationwide now have a new resource specifically designed to help students explore ...
