Declaration of Independence Road Trip Spurs Press Coverage

As you may already know, approximately 200 copies of the Declaration of Independence were originally created on July 4, 1776 to spread the word among the 13 colonies of independence from the British Empire. Now, through support from Pearson Foundation, this powerfully important document is on tour through the "Declaration of Independence Road Trip" and recently made a stop at Anderson High School in Northwest Austin Friday. The document is one of only 26 surviving copies of the Declaration of Independence and predates the original, hand-written and signed Declaration of Independence housed at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. 

To read more about this historic and unique showing, please visit: http://www.news8austin.com/content/your_news/default.asp?ArID=265960

Pearson Foundation Partners with New Leaders for New Schools

We're proud to announce that we'll be supporting the New Leaders for New Schools organization during the next three years. Part of this partnership will be used to fund the three-year training terms of 15 new high school principals under the auspices of a program to be known as Pearson Fellows. NLNS will select the individuals who will participate in the program, and these "principals in training" will participate in urban school leadership development programs in New York, Baltimore, and Washington, DC, to improve student achievement and educator leadership.

To learn more about why New Leaders for New Schools is unique in its efforts, watch the short video below:

JGI and Google Partner to Make a Difference

Our friends at the Jane Goodall Institute recently released a highly informative video, "Speaking for the Forests: Indigenous Communities & Google Earth -- Partnering in REDD," which highlights how local communities can use the latest technology to help save their forests, support each other and inform national and global decisions regarding climate change, regardless of their geographic location.  To learn more about this interesting venture, take a few moments and check out the eye-opening video below:            

Pearson Foundation Teams Up with Oxfam

Thanks to all of your generous contributions for aid for the typhoon disaster in Vietnam, we have been able to contribute to the massive, worldwide efforts currently being endeavored by Oxfam.  To learn more, watch the short video below:

How It All Began for PeaceJam

We've been involved with the PeaceJam organization for quite some time now, and we recently noticed that the video below has been marked as a "Favorite" on pages throughout Facebook.  We thought you'd enjoy watching a brief history of the organization's inception and impact:

Greensboro Students Help Pennies for Peace Mission

Pennies for Peace continues to inspire children across the world in many different ways. Today, we learned of a unique story about students in North Carolina who are creating their own pottery, which they'll then glaze, fire and auction off to support the Pennies for Peace program.  If you haven't been following this innovative and inspiring program, here's a video that helps tell the story:

JGI Receives Grant for Conservation Efforts in Tanzania

We learned this week that our friends at The Jane Goodall Institute will be receiving a four-year grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The grant, totaling more than $5.5 million (USD) will enable the Institute-in partnership with the Tanzanian District Councils of Kigoma and Mpanda, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the Frankfurt Zoological Society-to expand its existing community-centered conservation programs in western Tanzania, home to important populations of chimpanzees and other endangered species.

To get a better idea of some of the wonderful work JGI is doing, watch this video:

Technology Helps New Orleans Read for the Record

On Sunday, some of the innovative work that helped create yet another record-breaking year for Jumpstart's Read for the Record campaign was featured in the New Orleans-based Times-Picayune newspaper. Through video conferencing, Read for the Record participants were able to conduct a conference at two different sites, using computer networks for audio and video transmission. In turn, the campaign extended its reach further than ever.

Check out the entire article here:

http://www.nola.com/picayunes/t-p/riverparishespicayune/index.ssf?/base/news-17/1262499646180700.xml&coll=1