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The Pearson Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Pearson plc, one of the world's leading media and education companies.
Pearson Foundation extends Pearson’s commitment to education by partnering with leading nonprofit, civic, and business organizations to provide financial, organizational, and publishing assistance across the globe.
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Citi-FT Financial Education Summit 2010
1-2 December, Sheraton on the Park, Sydney, Australia
The seventh annual Citi-FT Financial Education Summit will break new ground by focusing on the psychology behind personal financial decision-making and the ways in which behavioral economics can positively impact financial education programs around the world. Join co-organizers the Citi Foundation, the Financial Times, and the Pearson Foundation this December in Sydney, Australia.
The Million Voice Project
As the name suggests, the Million Voice Project aims to capture the perspectives of 1 million students in grades 6-12. Unlike other polls, this effort will be completed with the active support of thousands of schools and communities across the country.
News
“Pearson Fellowship for Social Innovation” To Provide Financial Grants and Mentoring to Young People for Worldwide Social Service Projects
TakingITGlobal and Pearson Foundation's Sprout e-Course Social Innovation Curriculum To Help Promote Lasting Change
Pearson Foundation Donates Another $1 Million To Expand Teacher Training Programs at National Academy Foundation’s Public High Schools
2010 Grant Invests in Innovative Professional Development for Career Academy Faculty
Spotlight Initiatives
Team Up for 21st Century Teaching & Learning
The National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future (NCTAF) has released Team Up for 21st Century Teaching & Learning: What Research and Practice Reveal about Professional Learning. This volume contains the latest research on how learning teams can positively affect school culture, teacher retention, teacher effectiveness, and student achievement.
Report from Scotland and the Netherlands: Real Investment/Real Innovation
In November, 2009, the Pearson Foundation helped sponsor a delegation of US education leaders lead by CoSN as they visited the Netherlands and Scotland to facilitate a global conversation of the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ITC) in education. The resulting report–which identifies innovative policies and practices in Scotland and the Netherlands that might be replicated in the US, and articulates common challenges in using ICT to transform learning–is now available on the CoSN website.
