Press Releases

3 January 2012Chesterton Elementary School Gets a One-Day School Make-Over

8 December 2011Pearson Foundation Launches Connect Website to Promote Entrepreneurship Education, Fulfills Commitment to White House's Startup America Partnership

28 November 2011Citi-FT Financial Education Summit in Jakarta Focuses on Key Role of Financial Education to Boost Financial Inclusion Efforts

17 November 2011New Survey: Community College Students Shut Out of Classes

16 November 2011Three National Society of Collegiate Scholars Honored with Pearson Prize in Higher Education for Dedication to Community and Service

15 November 2011National Online Teacher of the Year Featured in New Education Video

14 November 2011Learning to Change/Changing to Learn: A Canadian Perspective Premieres at 21st Century Canadian EdTech Leadership Summit

10 November 2011"Young Scientists Tanzania" Launches for High School Students

03 November 2011Florida Students Win Global Call to Action Challenge, Sponsored by the Pearson Foundation and PeaceJam

27 October 2011More Than Two Million People Break World Reading Record to Combat Nation's Early Education Crisis

20 October 2011We Give Books Readers Set New Digital Record During Jumpstart's Read for the Record

06 October 2011We Give Books and Jumpstart's Read for the Record to Set New Digital Reading Record

19 September 2011Pearson Foundation Joins "Support My School" campaign as "Learning Partner"

16 September 2011We Give Books to Help At-Risk Students Support Jumpstart’s Read for the Record

14 September 2011Military Families to Benefit from Now You're Thinking Reading Campaign

13 September 2011Pearson Foundation Announces New Jersey GO GREEN! Challenge for Students

23 August 2011New Award Announced to Recognize Exemplary Literacy Programs

15 August 2001The Pearson Prize in Higher Education Honors Students across the United States

10 August 2011National School Boards Association Launches Board-Student Conversations to Address School Climate

19 July 2011Pearson Foundation Extends Multi-Year Commitment to Provide Regional and National Support for National Academy Foundation's Public Schools

12 July 2011Pearson Foundation Films Document Students Learning to Become Global Citizens

23 June 2011We Give Books Receives Association of Educational Publishers' 2011 Beacon Award

16 June 2011Talloires Network, TakingITGlobal, and Pearson Foundation Announce Partnership to Engage University Officials and Students in Leading Social Change

03 June 2011Pearson Foundation President One of Ednet's Best Leaders to Watch

31 May 2011Kathy Hurley Honored for Education Technology Contributions

25 May 2011New Survey: Students Who Own Tablets More Likely to Favor Digital Textbooks

12 May 2011Llama Llama Red Pajama Selected as Official 2011 Campaign Book for Jumpstart's Read for the Record

05 May 2011Pearson Foundation Announces Outstanding Assistant Principal Award with National Association of Elementary School Principals Foundation

27 April 2011Pearson Foundation Partners with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to Create Digital Learning Programs

27 April 2011Gates Foundation Announces Portfolio of Innovative Grants to Develop New Teaching and Learning Tools that Support Teachers and Help Students

19 April 2011The Aspen Institute Celebrates Winners of 2011 Business Society Case Competition for International MBA Students

07 April 2011Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots Unveils Environmental Service-Learning Curriculum

05 April 2011We Give Books to Share Free Books with School Classrooms Across Florida

28 March 2011New Survey Reveals Twice as Many California Community College Students Are Closed Out of Courses than the National Average

15 March 2011CoSN Launches New Mobile Learning Leadership Initiative

10 March 2011NSBA Joins President Obama in Combating Bullying

09 March 2011The Very Hungry Caterpillar Featured in New Eating Healthy. Growing Strong. Campaign from the Alliance for a Healthier Generation and the American Academy of Pediatrics

03 March 2011Florida Schools and Students to Receive Free Books and Access to Free Digital Library

16 February 2011Pearson Foundation Announces 2011 Pearson Prize for Higher Education

10 February 2011The NEA Foundation to Honor Pearson Foundation for Commitment to Education

09 February 2011SREB, iNACOL Announce Finalists for National Online K-12 Teacher of the Year Award

09 February 2011First-Ever National Survey Reveals Many Community College Students Are Denied Access to Courses

01 February 2011Report Calls for National Effort to Get Millions Of Young Americans onto a Realistic Path to Employability

09 December 2010Pearson Awards International Youth Fellowships For Social Innovation

07 December 2010Investigative Video Series Offers Real-Time Insight into Education Strengths of Top-Performing Countries

30 November 2010Pearson Foundation and America's Promise Alliance's Grad Nation Report Aim at Ending the High School Dropout Crisis

22 November 2010Jumpstart's Read for the Record Makes History, 2,057,513 Set New World Record for Annual Literacy Event

18 November 2010The Pearson Foundation Honors Student Leaders with 2010 Pearson Prize for Higher Education

17 November 2010Maine Student Project Wins Global Call to Action Challenge Sponsored by The Pearson Foundation and PeaceJam

22 October 2010Startl Announces Teams Selected For “Mobile Design Boost Series”

20 October 2010Students to Hit the Polls October 28 for National Mock Election

20 October 2010Texas Students to Get 30,000 Free Books as ReadMobile Rolls Across State

19 October 2010Animals and Nature are Top Page-Turners for Children across Generations, Says New Reader Research

07 October 2010Mayors Nationwide Help Set New World Record By Reading The Children's Classic The Snowy Day

07 October 2010Readers Nationwide Set New World Record By Reading The Children's Classic The Snowy Day

20 September 2010Million Voice Project Invites Students to Share Views on Their School Experience and Helps Improve Education

12 August 2010“Pearson Fellowship for Social Innovation” To Provide Financial Grants and Mentoring to Young People for Worldwide Social Service Projects

12 July 2010Pearson Foundation Donates Another $1 Million To Expand Teacher Training Programs at National Academy Foundation’s Public High Schools

08 July 2010Room to Read and the Pearson Foundation Join Tim Kring and Nokia’s Conspiracy For Good

24 June 2010Startl Announces “Design Boost Series” for Fall 2010, Sponsored by The Pearson Foundation

24 June 2010New NCTAF Publication: Team Up for 21st Century Teaching & Learning

06 May 2010Pearson Foundation Donates $2.2 Million to Smithsonian for Next Generation Learning

28 April 2010Chicago School Children Get Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity to View Rare Copy of Declaration of Independence

26 April 2010P21 Endorses Pearson Foundation's Million Voice Project

20 April 2010Carnegie Middle School Students Honored With Once-In-A-Lifetime Opportunity to View Rare Original Print of the Declaration of Independence

20 April 2010Penguin Group and the Pearson Foundation Launch We Give Books to Help Donate One Million Books to Leading Literacy Campaigns Worldwide

22 March 2010Pearson Foundation Announces Pearson Prize for Higher Education

18 March 2010Best-Selling Authors by Day, Rock Stars by Night: Rock Bottom Remainders to Stage April East Coast Benefit Concert

16 March 2010Million Voice Project to Improve Education by Listening to Students

11 March 2010America Chooses The Snowy Day as Campaign Book for Jumpstart’s Read for the Record 2010

19 February 2010 Phoenix School Children to Get the Ultimate History Lesson with VIP Access to Original Copy of the Declaration of Independence

03 February 2010Pearson Opens New iDEA Innovation Center to Advance PreK-College Mobile and Digital Education

06 January 2010Pearson Foundation Invests $3 Million to Expand New Leaders for New Schools’ Efforts to Transform Urban Schools

16 November 2009Jumpstart’s Read for the Record Makes History, Adults Read to More Than Two Million Children Around the Globe

06 November 2009Colorado Students Win First International Global Call To Action Challenge, Sponsored by the Pearson Foundation and PeaceJam

20 October 2009Booktime and Booked Up Deliver over 2 Million Free Books to Children across the UK

08 October 2009Readers Nationwide Join National Campaign to Combat the Early Literacy Crisis

07 October 2009NYSE Closing Bell Ceremony Celebrates Corporate Support of Jumpstart’s Read for the Record

06 October 2009Leading U.S. Education Associations Join with Pearson Foundation to Support Jumpstart’s Read for the Record Campaign

22 September 2009 Second Annual International Conference on Education Opens in Helsinki

11 December 2009Financial Times Creates the FT Rainforest in Partnership with the Pearson Foundation and Children’s Tropical Forests

17 September 2009 Survey Reveals Americans Unaware of Long-Term Consequences Preschool Children Face Without Early Literacy Skills

15 September 2009Nelly Furtado Joins Jumpstart’s Read for the Record

14 September 2009Pearson’s Kathy Hurley Driving the Agenda for Change as New Chair of Partnership for 21st Century Skills

03 September 2009SAM, Dow Jones Indexes and STOXX Ltd. Announce Results of Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes Review

03 September 2009Pearson Corporate Sponsor of 2nd Annual Boston Public Schools Back-to-School Jamboree

31 August 2009Pearson Foundation’s $1 Million Donation Will Create an Applied Psychometric Research Center at The University of Texas

24 August 2009Pearson Responds to Secretary of Education’s Call for “Continuity of Learning” in Event of H1N1 Outbreak

16 July 2009Business/Nonprofit Partnership Launches New, Innovative Chicago Elementary School

08 July 2009Pearson Foundation Donates $1 Million for Teacher Training at National Academy Foundation’s Public High School Academies

25 June 2009Pearson Foundation Underwrites National Tour of Rare Copy of Declaration of Independence

23 June 2009Boston and Hudson High School Students to Travel to Rwanda with Facing History and Ourselves

16 June 2009Nokia and the Pearson Foundation to Bring Leadership Summits to Cities around the World

01 June 2009San Francisco High School Students to Survey Local Employers to Assess Local Internship Opportunities

01 June 2009 Rare Copy of Declaration of Independence to Visit Six Cities

28 May 2009Pearson and Jumpstart Recognized as One of America’s Best Business/Nonprofit Partnerships

06 May 2009Jumpstart and Pearson Foundation Announce Fourth Annual Read for the Record Campaign

25 March 2009Pearson Foundation Supports Incoming LSU Biology Students With 21st Century Learning Tools

11 March 2009Pearson Foundation and By Kids For Kids Announce Digital Arts Challenge Winner

04 March 2009The Pearson Foundation and National Education Association Foundation Celebrate Award-Winning Teachers Through Student-Created Short Films

02 March 2009Pearson Foundation President Mark Nieker Selected as NEA Foundation Ambassador

25 February 2009The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) and Pearson Foundation Highlight Transformative Role Of Technology in K-12 Education

20 February 2009PeaceJam and the Pearson Foundation’s Global Call to Action Challenge: Winning School Welcomes Nobel Peace Laureate Rigoberta Menchú Tum

03 February 2009Letters to the Next President: The Video Campaign Encourages Teen Filmmakers to Address Obama Administration

29 January 2009Pennies For Peace, Pearson Foundation, NEA Foundation Launch K-12 Service-Learning Curriculum

22 January 2009 Students’ Cautionary Views of Global Warming and Water Pollution Take Top Honors in Pearson Foundation and Nokia’s Mobile Learning Institute Earth Day Challenge

09 January 2009 Joan Ganz Cooney Center Calls for New National Strategy to Invest in Mobile Learning and a Digital Teacher Corps

25 November 2008 Citi-FT Financial Education Summit 2008 reinforces importance of financial literacy in volatile economic times

20 November 2008 Film Featuring Latino Superintendents and Administrators Advocates Value of Networking, Advocacy, and Mentoring for Student Performance

20 November 2008 “Why I Teach,” Series of Teacher-Made Films, To Be Distributed to Schools by The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and The Pearson Foundation

20 November 2008 Report and Recommendations for Education Policy Leaders, From The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), Says World’s Educators Should Learn From Singapore’s Success in Science and Math

12 November 2008 More than 5 Million Young People Cast Ballots in World’s Largest National Mock Election

12 November 2008 Citi-FT international forum in Beijing reflects critical need for financial literacy in turbulent times

05 November 2008 Teachers-In-Training Make a Difference to Young Children in Need

23 October 2008 Record Numbers Now Voting in National Mock Election

23 October 2008 Winners of eSchool News' 2008 "Empowered Education Awards" Tour Washington, DC, Impress Lawmakers with Video Savvy

03 October 2008 America's Children Break Reading World Record

02 October 2008Fordham University Joins Digital Arts Alliance

18 September 2008New Research Reveals Daily Reading to Children Diminishes as Pressures on Parents Increase

08 September 2008National Student/Parent Mock Election To Give Students a Voice in 2008 Election

08 September 2008PeaceJam, Penguin, and Pearson Foundation Announce Global Call to Action Challenge

02 September 2008Partnership for 21st Century Skills Announces New Board Leadership

12 August 2008NGA Celebrates Centennial in Philadelphia

15 July 2008NCTAF and Pearson Achievement Solutions Recognize Exemplary Learning Teams from Georgia, New Jersey, and North Carolina

01 July 2008National Education Association Foundation To Expand Digital Arts Programs in Schools

30 June 2008The Digital Arts Alliance Expands Partnerships, Collaborations

07 June 2008The Pearson Foundation Announces Spanish-Language Literacy Programs At Feria del Libro: A Family Book Fair

03 June 2008Learning To Change/Changing To Learn

02 June 2008Pearson Receives 2008 Spirit of Service Award

29 May 2008Pearson Foundation to Support Teacher Training At National Academy Foundation Schools

29 May 2008Public High Schools Need Private Sector Leadership To Keep America Competitive, Say Business Leaders

27 May 2008USAID and International Youth Foundation Launch Bridgeit

16 May 2008 AmeriCorps’ Best Honored With Spirit of Service Awards

06 May 2008Jumpstart and Pearson Foundation Announce 2008 Jumpstart's Read for the Record Campaign

23 April 2008 Jumpstart to Honor Pearson's Bill Barke for Community Service

22 April 2008The Pearson Foundation and Nokia Announce the Mobile Learning Institute Earth Day Challenge

31 March 2008 CoSN Launches Critical Initiative to Empower 21st Century Superintendents

14 March 2008The Pearson Foundation and SAP Bring Literacy Alliance to Clark County

07 March 2008The Pearson Foundation and the Jane Goodall Institute Form Digital Arts Partnership

13 December 2007History in the Making

10 December 2007Innovative Illustrated Handbook Teaches Refugee Children about Their Right to Education

06 December 2007International Summit Tackles Financial Literacy for Underserved

26 November 2007Financial Education Summit tackles needs of low-income households

16 November 2007 The National Alliance of Black School Educators and the Pearson Foundation launch "Education is a Civil Right" Initiative

09 October 2007 BKFK and Pearson Foundation Launch the "Digital Arts Challenge" Winner To Take Home $10,000

27 September 2007New National Record Set for "Read for the Record" Event

21 September 2007Pearson Helps Break World Record for Largest Shared Reading Experience

14 September 2007Pearson Foundation Provides Fellowship Support for LAUSD Educational Leadership Training at UCLA

18 July 2007Pearson Teacher Fellowship Provides Young Educators Opportunity to Make a Difference

10 July 2007Pearson Wins 2007 ECS Corporate Award

25 June 2007Pearson Education and the Pearson Foundation Create Digital Literacy Fellowship Program for Hispanic Community

25 June 2007Nokia and the Pearson Foundation Triple Mobile Learning Institute’s Commitment to Teachers

25 June 2007Peachpit Promotes Digital Literacy with New Titles, Scholarship Fund

25 June 2007Professional Association for Educators Makes Digital Arts Training a Priority

25 June 2007Pearson Foundation Announces New Digital Arts Alliances

25 June 2007International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Joins Forces with the Digital Arts Alliance

25 June 2007Facing History and Ourselves and the Pearson Foundation to Integrate Digital Arts within Offerings for Teachers and Students

25 June 2007American Red Cross Joins Pearson Foundation’s Digital Arts Alliance

25 June 2007Digital Arts Alliance Adds Adobe Systems to Member Companies