Declaration of Independence on Display in Arizona

As you may already know, The Declaration of Independence exhibit we're supporting is currently making its way across the country and is currently at the state capital of Arizona, where it's receiving a great deal of fanfare and viewings.  The exhibit is made possible by a partnership between the Arizona Secretary of State's Office, Arizona Capitol Museum, National Student/Parent Mock Election, Pearson Foundation and Declare Yourself.

To read an article featured on Phoenix's ABC affiliate Website, please visit: http://www.abc15.com/content/news/phoenixmetro/central/story/Declaration-of-Independence-on-display-at-Arizona/UpbMwb8xo0upbIO7jirAQg.cspx

Bush Family Helps Raise $1.6 Million for Reading Event

President George H.W. Bush, son Jeb, and others from the Bush family provided their support for a Celebration of Reading event held in Estero, Florida last week, helping guide it to success. The Celebration of Reading, now in its tenth year, benefits the Family Literacy Initiative, which funds reading initiatives and helps place books in the hands of families that can scarcely afford them. Other notable figures in attendance included Sharon Robinson, daughter of Jackie Robinson, to best-selling suspense author Mary Higgins Clark, who published her first novel while working full-time and her daughter was still in college. Her daughter, Carol Higgins Clark, now a novelist of her own renown, was also featured. 

To read a feature story and to watch a short video on this successful event, please visit: http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/feb/12/george-hw-bush-jeb-celebrate-reading-estero/

Cast Your Vote for Read for the Record

Along with Jumpstart, we're initiating an online/mobile voting campaign that invites the public to vote for the official campaign book for this year’s Jumpstart’s Read for the Record. The winning book that receives the most votes will be announced in March and will become the centerpiece of Jumpstart’s fifth annual record-breaking campaign that helps combat the crisis in early literacy. We'll post the link to the campaign as soon as it's live!

To learn more, visit:

http://technorati.com/lifestyle/family/article/read-for-the-record/

Three Cups of Tea Makes Houston's KRIV News

Three Cups of Tea author and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Greg Mortenson was in Houston visiting the AWTY international school and was interviewed on a number of television stations, including Fox 26.  His efforts continue to make a remarkable difference in the lives of young children around the world, as there are now greater than 8 million children in school in Afghanistan versus a million a decade ago.

To view a short clip from KRVI, visit
 http://www.criticalmention.com/ctv3-1/landing_email.php?type=email&video=true&random_string=7120f9ba0e7fafca4efcd0a463cd3620
and click the top left blue link that reads, "Click here to play clip".

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: