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6 Reasons Why K-12 Hispanic Students Should Discover Landscape Architecture
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Here are some top reasons why more Hispanic students should learn about landscape architecture and become landscape architects, according to the American Society of ...
MoneyGram Foundation Joins First Book to Boost Literacy in LA
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- MoneyGram (NASDAQ:MGI), a leading global money transfer and payment services company, celebrated a literacy event in Los Angeles as part of a collaboration between the MoneyGram ...
New Report Highlights the Potential to Use Aggregate Early Care and Education Workforce Registry...
PRINCETON, N.J., Sept. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- With increased attention to ensuring that all young children enter school ready to learn, policymakers face the daunting task of determining the qualifications and training needs ...
Café Bustelo® Announces the 2016 Winners of the Café Bustelo El Café Del Futuro...
ORRVILLE, Ohio, Sept. 7, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Today, Café Bustelo, in partnership with the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU), announced the winners of the Café Bustelo El Café del Futuro Scholarship ...
22 Landscape Architecture Student Projects Win 2016 ASLA Student Awards
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) is excited to announce its 22 student award recipients for 2016. Selected from 271 entries representing 71 schools, the awards honor ...
Secretary of State Carlos Cascos Kicks Off Vote Texas Campaign
AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 31, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Texas Secretary of State Carlos H. Cascos unveiled the state's voter education campaign today to a University of Texas at Austin undergraduate American history class of future and ...
National Education Sunday To Be Celebrated September 4, 2016
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Aug. 30, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC/CONEL), the nation's leading organization for 16 million Hispanic American Evangelicals, invites churches across ...
New Research Shows Nearly Half of American Parents Underestimate the Harm of School Absences
NEW YORK, Aug. 23, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- A student who misses just two days of school each month — 18 days total in the year — is considered to be chronically absent. However, many parents don't realize that, even when excused ...
Direct Auto & Life Insurance to Recognize Outstanding Students During Hispanic Heritage Month
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 22, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Direct Auto & Life Insurance will award more than $2,000 to outstanding high school students during its upcoming Hispanic Heritage Month celebration.
This new initiative ...
The Ad Council and the Dollar General Literacy Foundation Launch Public Service Advertising Campaign...
NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The Ad Council and the Dollar General Literacy Foundation today launched new public service ads (PSAs) to support their national Finish Your Diploma campaign to provide adults with the ...
ClickSafety launches construction industry’s first IACET-certified silica awareness training for Hispanic workers and leaders
WALNUT CREEK, Calif., Aug. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- ClickSafety, a leading provider of online safety training for the construction and general industries, has launched Spanish language versions of its Respirable Crystalline ...
Youth for Justice Academy Kicks-Off in San Rafael’s Canal Neighborhood
Two weeks of leadership training on good nutrition, physical exercise, drug & alcohol use prevention and direct action
SAN RAFAEL, California, July 25, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The 4th Annual Youth for Justice ...
MoneyGram Foundation and First Book Unite to Deliver Thousands of Books to Children in...
KINGSTON, Jamaica, July 19, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- MoneyGram (NASDAQ: MGI), a global provider of innovative money transfer services, along with U.S.-based nonprofit First Book, recently celebrated a $15,000 grant donation from ...
Educators for Fair Consideration (E4FC) Announces FUSE, the Fund for Undocumented Social Entrepreneurs
SAN FRANCISCO, July 12, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Educators for Fair Consideration (E4FC) today launched FUSE, the Fund for Undocumented Social Entrepreneurs, an initiative to foster and provide financial support for the ...
Kadriye Ercikan Appointed Vice President of Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis, and Psychometric Research at...
PRINCETON, New Jersey, July 11, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Dr. Kadriye Ercikan has been appointed Vice President of Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis, and Psychometric Research (SADAPR) within Educational Testing Service's ...
Read Conmigo Hosts “Summer Reading Scavenger Hunt”
LOS ANGELES, July 8, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- During the summer, students are so excited about being outdoors that reading is often overlooked, and educators quickly note that the summer can be a time of learning loss (aka "Summer ...
Academy Award-Nominee Actor Edward James Olmos To Attend Prospanica Conference & Career Expo As...
IRVING, Texas, June 30, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Actor, producer, and director Edward James Olmos will deliver a keynote speech to attendees during the 2016 Prospanica Conference & Career Expo on September 29 thru October 1, ...
Does America Need Pre-K Age 4 National Learning Standards?
PRINCETON, N.J., June 21, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- As the nation mulls over this question, a new report from Educational Testing Service (ETS), explores the benefits and challenges of such an effort just as policymakers and ...
Experts: The Promise of College Requires Sustainable Funding
PRINCETON, New Jersey, June 16, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Over 100 College Promise programs across the nation currently fund responsible students working to complete the first two years of community college. But, the future success ...
MoneyGram Foundation Reinvests in Innovative Educational Organizations in 2016
DALLAS, June 14, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- MoneyGram (NASDAQ: MGI) today announced the MoneyGram Foundation will award seven grants across seven countries for the first grant cycle of 2016. The foundation will renew its support to ...
Hidden Epidemic of Student Homelessness Threatens Futures of More Than 1 Million Young People...
WASHINGTON, June 13, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- More than 1.3 million public school students were identified as homeless in 2013-14, a number that has been rising since 2006, according to the U.S. Department of Education. To learn ...
For Bilingual Hispanic Families, New College Search Tools Shine A Light On Financial Aid
ATLANTA, June 13, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- College Abacus, a free online tool that helps families easily comparison shop for affordable college options, today announced the release of two first-of-their-kind Spanish-language ...
HITN-TV Joins “Family Preschool Night” To Support Bilingual Education
BROOKLYN, New York, June 9, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The Hispanic Information and Telecommunications Network (HITN TV), as part of its commitment to promote bilingual educational content, is sponsoring "Family Preschool Night," an ...
An Examination of Opt-Out
PRINCETON, N.J., June 9, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- As the 2016 testing season winds down and educators look toward implementing the new Every Student Succeeds Act, debates over testing policies and practices continue. One of those ...
U.S. Department of Transportation, Ad Council and Project Yellow Light Announce Winners of the...
WASHINGTON, June 8, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Today the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the Ad Council and Project Yellow Light announced the winners of the fifth annual ...
