Announcements
16 May 2013Spring College Enrollment Drops 2.3 Percent
9 May 2013Pearson Foundation and OECD Release Two New Documentary Films
29 April 2013New Report Confirms Students Want to Do Well in School and that Getting Good Grades Is Important
5 April 2013Pearson Foundation and WWE® Name Wrestlemania® Reading Challenge Finalists
19 March 2013We Give Books and LeapFrog Announce Nationwide Read for My School Campaign
13 March 2013Otis by Loren Long Selected as Official Book for Jumpstart’s Read for the Record 2013
26 February 2013Pearson Foundation Recognizes Outstanding Civic Education Projects
06 February 2013Pearson Foundation Launches LEARNING STARTS
04 February 2013P21 and Pearson Foundation Launch 21st Century Learning Exemplar Program
25 January 2013WWE® and Pearson Foundation Take the Wrestlemania® Reading Challenge Online
19 November 2012Digital Storymakers Award to Recognize New Forms Of Nonfiction Storytelling
13 November 2012Speaker Quinn, UFT President Mulgrew Launch Major Effort to Help Thirty Thousand Displaced NYC Students
07 November 2012Young People Cast Their Vote in World’s Largest Student Mock Election
01 November 2012Ohio To Improve Schools Using Students' Views and My Voice
29 October 2012We Give Books’ Digital Readers Join the Bug Squad and Set a New World Record
25 October 2012Santa Fe Student Group Youth United Wins Global Call To Action Challenge
23 October 2012Students Head to the Polls Beginning October 25 to Vote in My Voice™ National Student Mock Election
11 October 20122012 Pearson Fellows Launch Youth Empowerment Projects Worldwide
11 October 2012EFA Crowdsourcing Challenge Prize winners
25 September 2012We Give Books Helps Children Read, Give and Share Books by Supporting Jumpstart’s Read for the Record
28 August 2012Who Will Students Elect in 2012?
10 July 2012Transferable Knowledge and Skills Key to Success in Education and Work
06 July 2012New Film Series Documents the Role of 21st Century Skills in Classrooms
27 June 2012Pearson Foundation Launches Five Things I’ve Learned
12 June 2012Rising to the STEM Challenge 10: Finalists announced!
07 June 2012We Give Books Announces Read for My Summer
04 June 2012Sachin Tendulkar Inaugurates 50th Pearson Foundation Library in Mumbai
31 May 2012We Give Books Announces New "Million Book Challenge"
23 May 2012Pearson Foundation and OECD Launch skills.oecd.org
26 April 2012Project RED Launches Proven Method for Effective Education through Properly Implemented Technology
16 April 2012Schools and Students Across the Country to Receive Free Children's Books and Access to Free Digital Library
28 March 2012Ladybug Girl and the Bug Squad Selected as Official Book for Jumpstart’s Read for the Record 2012
14 March 2012New Survey Finds Dramatic Increase in Tablet Ownership Among College Students and High School Seniors
12 March 2012Pearson Foundation Announces Winners of New Jersey GO GREEN! Challenge
12 March 2012Pearson Foundation and OECD Expand Strong Performers and Successful Reformers Video Series
06 March 2012New National Report Finds Students Pushing Themselves to Achieve in Both School and Life
23 February 2012Pearson Foundation Announces Application for 2012 Pearson Prize for Higher Education
21 February 2012Students, Families and Schools Read and Donate 150,000 Books in Just Five Days
14 February 2012We Give Books Announces Nationwide Read for My School Campaign
03 January 2012Chesterton Elementary School Gets a One-Day School Make-Over
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 2011Young 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
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
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
27 April 2011Pearson Foundation Partners with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to Create Digital Learning Programs
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
15 March 2011CoSN Launches New Mobile Learning Leadership Initiative
10 March 2011NSBA Joins President Obama in Combating Bullying
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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 2007American Red Cross Joins Pearson Foundation’s Digital Arts Alliance
25 June 2007Digital Arts Alliance Adds Adobe Systems to Member Companies
