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Fatal Blaze Emphasises the Demand for National Fire Safety Campaign

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After six people were fatally killed in a tower block this weekend, The Fire Fighters Charity and the Communities and Local Government Fire Kills Campaign urges teachers to make Planning A Safe Escape part of their Key Stage 1 learning programme.
Latest statistics have shown that 29 children under the age of 11 are killed in [...]

Brink’s Celebrates 150th Anniversary with 150 Scholarships

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In honor of the company’s rich Chicago heritage and to commemorate 150 years of success, The Brink’s Foundation has established a special program to fund $150,000 in scholarships for Chicago-area public high school students in 2009. Michael T. Dan, chairman, president and chief executive officer of The Brink’s Company, made the announcement last week during [...]

IBM to Connect 225,000 NSW Students and Teachers Under Smart Education Wireless Services Contract

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IBM announced it has been awarded a services contract by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training to implement wireless connectivity across 463 secondary schools under the Australian Federal Government’s Digital Education Revolution initiative.
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Under the contract, valued at AU$70m, IBM will roll out secure, scalable wireless connectivity at public secondary and [...]

Thousands of DaVita Teammates Raise Over $100,000 for CKD Programs

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In an effort to raise money for The Kidney TRUST(TM) — a nonprofit organization aimed at prevention and awareness of chronic kidney disease (CKD) — DaVita Inc., the nation’s largest independent provider of kidney care, announced today that the 3rd annual “Kidney Awareness Time(TM)” Walk-a-thon (The KAT Walk(TM)) reached more than 250,000 people, and raised [...]

Oakland Tech ‘Academic All-American’ Grad Accepts Scholarship and Attends UC Berkeley

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Oakland Tech ‘08 Graduate Alexia Thompson, an OAL Basketball Champion and Academic All-American athlete has enrolled at UC Berkeley on an “Academic Scholarship” this fall ‘08, and will become a Senior Academically in Spring ‘09!
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Oakland Unified has produced an academic over-achiever that shattered record books and raised the bar for Oakland students. A [...]

Ohio Prepares Next Generation of Green Collar Workers With New Masters Degree Program

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Ohio is pioneering the development of “green collar” workers and creating new business opportunities by offering the state’s first masters degree program in advanced energy. According to the Ohio Business Development Coalition, the nonprofit organization that markets the state for capital investment, Ohio’s universities and colleges are preparing a gearing up to meet the need [...]

Past4Ward Licenses Exclusive Rights to Rome Reborn for K12 Game-Based Education Platform, Video Games

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Past4Ward, LLC, an Atlanta-based startup, has licensed the exclusive rights to use Rome Reborn, an interactive 3D model of the ancient, historic city, for the first module of its game-based supplemental education platform as well as video game applications, from Past Perfect Productions srl., a Rome, Italy-based company that reconstructs archaeological and historic sites from [...]

Comerica Inc. Grants Allow Restoration of After-school Programs at Lincoln Elementary in Oakland’s Chinatown

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Comerica Inc. announced two grants totaling $20,000 to Lincoln Elementary School in Oakland. The grants will enable the award-winning school to restore after-school programs that had been the victim of city budget cuts.
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“This generous gift from Comerica means that many of our children with working parents will be able to have a safe, [...]

The Harvard Business School Club of Philadelphia Hosts Area Nonprofit Executives for its Fifth Annual Social Enterprise Conference

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The Social Enterprise Initiative of the Harvard Business School Club of Philadelphia (HBSCP) hosted its fifth annual conference for nonprofit executives on Nov. 13 at Comcast Center in Philadelphia. 60 CEOs, Executive Directors, and other senior leaders from major nonprofit organizations attended the conference, titled ““Implementation – Translating Strategy into Results.” The goal of the [...]

NetCom Offers Free Hotel and Free Airfare for IT Certifications and Hands-on Training Classes in Vegas

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NetCom announced that it is offering free hotel and free airfare to students seeking IT Training along with IT Certification, at its Vegas location on the Strip. This offer comes at a very critical time in today’s economy, where more and more people are looking to cut costs and maximize resources.
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