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NEWS: CPEP Receives Neotrope Non-Profit PR Grant Award for 2013

MIDDLETOWN, Conn., April 18, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Catalysts Powering Educational Performance (CPEP) of Middletown, Connecticut is pleased to announce it is a recipient of Neotrope’s 2013 J.L. Simmons Non-Profit PR Grant award. With this commitment, Neotrope(R) will provide public relations support to CPEP over the next year to raise awareness around its programs and […]

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San Bernardino County Workforce Investment Board

Workforce Investment Board recruiting unemployed young adults for launch of Linking Innovation Knowledge and Employment

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — The County of San Bernardino Workforce Investment Board is recruiting unemployed young adults, ages 18 to 24, for the launch of the Linking Innovation Knowledge and Employment project (@LIKE). @LIKE is a collaborative effort among three of the region’s Workforce Investment Boards, San Bernardino, Riverside and Imperial Counties.

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miamisburg school earns energy star certification

Miamisburg School Building Earns Energy Star Certification

TIPP CITY, Ohio (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — David Vail, Superintendent of Miamisburg City Schools, announced that La-Veta Bauer Elementary School has earned the ENERGY STAR certification, scoring better than 91 percent of other similar buildings nationwide. To qualify for the ENERGY STAR certification, a building must earn a 75 or higher on the EPA’s 1-100 energy […]

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Resources with Children with Special Needs

Winter is the Time to Plan for Summer Camp says Resources for Children with Special Needs

NEW YORK, N.Y. /CitizenWire/ — Parents can meet experts from over 70 summer programs serving children and teens with special needs at the FREE 28th Annual RCSN Special Camp Fair on Saturday, January 26, 2013 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Over 4,000 people attend the Fair every year. The Fair is presented by Resources […]

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LAKEWOOD, Ohio (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Lakewood College is pleased to announce its continued effort and support to improve educational funding opportunities for spouses of military personnel. The Military Friendly awarded school is helpful in assisting spouses find no-cost funding, utilizing available benefits received by families where one spouse serves in the armed services. When military [...]

Lakewood College Continues to Support Military Personnel and Their Families

LAKEWOOD, Ohio (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Lakewood College is pleased to announce its continued effort and support to improve educational funding opportunities for spouses of military personnel. The Military Friendly awarded school is helpful in assisting spouses find no-cost funding, utilizing available benefits received by families where one spouse serves in the armed services. When military […]

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World Savvy

Non-Profit World Savvy Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary, Commemorating a Decade of Global Education Programs

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — Tickets are now available for the World Savvy 10-Year Anniversary Celebration on Thursday, April 26, 2012 at the Terra Gallery in San Francisco. With the mission to educate and engage youth in community and world affairs, World Savvy is a nonprofit organization serving youth and educators nationally from offices in […]

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Adoptions of Textbook ‘Construction Project Management – a Managerial Approach’ Accelerate for Construction Management, Architecture and Real Estate College Programs

CHICAGO, Ill., March 27, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — “Construction Project Management – a Managerial Approach” (ISBN: 978-0-9799969-1-7) sales by Pareto Publishing have increased 400 percent each semester since publication in December 2010. This text uniquely provides the integration of construction management, project management and business […]

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EcoHouse Construction

Arkansas Sunroom scheduled for demolition finds new use as greenhouses for local food gardens

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. /CitizenWire/ — When a local Hillcrest resident asked EcoHouse to remodel his 60 foot sunroom, architect and custom home builder Rodney Collins suggested donating the glassed room to local educational gardens. Not only will the material be reused, but the local food system movement will benefit by better educating our school children […]

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Softway Solutions

Softway Solutions give local Houston College Students Tour and Presentation

HOUSTON, Texas /CitizenWire/ — Softway Solutions is a company that deals directly with the next most important frontier of business: the web. Having been in operation since 2003, Softway Solutions now employs more than 110 individuals throughout the globe. Its far-reaching network allows the company to function at its peak potential.

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RSA Conference: Treadstone 71 Announces Certified Cyber Intel and Counter-Intelligence Analyst Boot Camps

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., /CitizenWire/ — Treadstone 71 announced at the RSA Conference two new certification tracks. The Cyber Intelligence Analyst and the Cyber Counterintelligence (CI) Analyst Certifications focus upon real world, practical activities coupled with theory. The certifications enhance the overall cybersecurity posture of the United States by accelerating the availability of educational and training […]

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Pareto Building Improvement

JF McCarthy’s Award Winning Text ‘Construction Project Management – a Managerial Approach’ Has Sales Increase 400 Percent

CHICAGO, Ill. /CitizenWire/ — Sales of the textbook ‘Construction Project Management – a Managerial Approach’ (ISBN: 978-0979996917) from Pareto Publishing, have increased 400 percent each semester since publication in December 2010. The text is now increasingly used in United States 2-year, 4-year and graduate university construction management, architecture and real estate programs.

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76 film and TV production personnel from key Hollywood unions and guilds receive dax Certification

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — A total of 76 film and TV production personnel from key Hollywood unions and guilds received official certification as qualified users of Sample Digital’s dax platform, the industry’s leading digital production workflow and media management application, during a course conducted January 28 at Pickwick Gardens in Burbank.

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U.S. Department of State and the USC School of Cinematic Arts Announce Films for 2012 American Film Showcase

WASHINGTON, D.C. /CitizenWire/ — The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts (SCA) announced today the 29 films selected for the American Film Showcase, an international cultural diplomacy initiative that brings people together worldwide through film. The Showcase, a partnership between the […]

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Association of American University Presses

AAUP announces ‘University Press Week’ for Fall 2012

NEW YORK, N.Y. /CitizenWire/ — The Association of American University Presses (AAUP) celebrates the 75th anniversary of its founding in 1937. AAUP is an organization grounded in a tradition of service, whose members engage in forward-looking publishing programs and innovations. Both the history of the association and the future of scholarly communications will provide focus […]

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Girls Incorporated of Metropolitan Dallas

‘What is a Girly-Girl?’ Lecture Discusses Implications of Media-driven Young Self-objectification for Body Image, Self-Esteem and Healthy Sexuality

DALLAS, Texas /CitizenWire/ — Girls Incorporated of Metropolitan Dallas will hold its third lecture, "What is a Girly-Girl?," in its 2011-2012 series on Wednesday, February 1, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. in partnership with The Dallas Institute for Humanities and Culture. Author Peggy Orenstein will discuss today's "girly-girl" culture that influences them from infancy onward: from […]

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Christopher Zoukis

Americans should support education in our prison system, says author Christopher Zoukis in new book

PETERSBURG, Va. /CitizenWire/ — Why should the American taxpayer care about people who are incarcerated in our prison system? Simple, it is a true cost-saving measure that should be discussed. In "EDUCATION BEHIND BARS" (ISBN: 978-1934597774; Sunbury Press) author Christopher Zoukis makes the case for why all Americans should support education in our prison system. […]

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Girls Incorporated of Metropolitan Dallas

Girls Inc. of Metropolitan Dallas Alumna Bianca Bailey Honored as White House Champion of Change

DALLAS, Texas /CitizenWire/ — Girls Inc. of Metropolitan Dallas congratulates their alumna Bianca Bailey on her selection as a Champion of Change by the White House. Bianca is one of 12 recipients nationwide of the Champions of Change honor for being leaders in the effort to recruit and retain girls and women in science, technology, […]

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World Mind Network

Social network Mightybell and World Mind Network encourage Stanford, Berkeley Students to Compete for Web 2.0 Prize

PALO ALTO, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — The World Mind Network, in conjunction with social network Mightybell (www.mightybell.com), is holding a contest between Stanford and UC Berkeley students to find the best example of the use of Mightybell software to create an experience around a fresh approach to planetary problems like climate change, poverty, disease, sustainability, and […]

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‘A Workbook For Young Inventors’ features Dreamalings that are used to educate and motivate children

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — Inventive Minds continues to add useful and inspirational media products to its line of tools for inventions. Most recently, it has created and released "A Workbook For Young Inventors" (ISBN: 978-0983344803). This workbook for kids incorporates colorful characters known as the "Dreamalings(R)" that are used to educate and motivate children […]

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Iron Workers Union

Ironworker Management Progressive Action Cooperative Trust ensures ironworkers best at job with new training modules

AUSTIN, Texas /CitizenWire/ — The Iron Workers International Union, teaming with the Ironworker Management Progressive Action Cooperative Trust (IMPACT), released a series of new architectural and ornamental training modules designed to replicate real-world assembly and installation challenges ironworkers face on jobsites.

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Idaho Dairymen's Association

With education costs skyrocketing, an overwhelming number of Idaho’s dairy youth apply for scholarship assistance

TWIN FALLS, Idaho /CitizenWire/ — When the dairy producer leaders of the United Dairymen of Idaho (UDI) and its two branches – the Idaho Dairy Products Commission and the Idaho Dairymen’s Association – agreed to establish a scholarship program this year, they intended to award $1,500 scholarships to seven deserving students of Idaho dairy farm […]

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U.S. Department of State Announces new interactive website to introduce students to the world of diplomacy

WASHINGTON, D.C. /CitizenWire/ — The U.S. Diplomacy Center – an office in the Bureau of Public Affairs, U.S. Department of State has launched a new interactive website to introduce the world of diplomacy and the work of the Department to high school and college students. Through the use of video clips, audio tracks, images and […]

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KidSpirit Online

Best of KidSpirit Online: KidSpirit’s new print issue released today

BROOKLYN, N.Y. /CitizenWire/ — What do teens think about cheating? How do youth approach depression or becoming vegetarian? How do traditional religious backgrounds influence young people’s choices and character development? These questions and more are tackled by teens in the pages of KidSpirit’s new print issue released today, the Best of KidSpirit Online.

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World Mind Network

The University of California at Berkeley, in partnership with the World Mind Network, is becoming the nexus of a new movement

BERKELEY, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — The University of California at Berkeley, in partnership with the World Mind Network, is becoming the nexus of a new movement aiming to maximize the vast power embedded in commonly used Web and Smart phone technologies to effect useful change in the world.

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KnowledgeAdvisors

KnowledgeAdvisors Performance Solutions Suite Tracks Sustainable Impact Measurement of Leadership

CHICAGO, Ill. /CitizenWire/ — KnowledgeAdvisors, which provides learning measurement software that improves the effectiveness and business impact of learning, today announced that it has designed three performance measurement solutions specifically targeting leadership, sales and on-boarding training programs to provide clients with the reporting and analytics required to accelerate performance improvement.

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Teen Rapper Baby Jay Headlines the ‘Fort Hood Teen Back to School Bash and Carnival’

HOUSTON, Texas /CitizenWire/ — Roland Entertainment announced today that teen rapper Baby Jay has been invited for a second time to perform at Fort Hood for their ‘Teen Back to School Bash and Carnival’ per recommendation from the Grammys organization Texas Chapter. The event is presented by The U.S. Army Child, Youth and School Services […]

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ADF Solutions Inc.

ADF Triage-Examiner(R) and HTCI expert instruction prove to be a powerful combination to accelerate detection of digital evidence and reduce forensic backlogs

BETHESDA, Md. /CitizenWire/ — ADF Solutions, the global leader in site exploitation and digital forensic triage, today announced a partnership with High Tech Crime Institute, the global leader in the field of computer crime investigation and computer forensics, that will provide law enforcement investigators high quality training and education on the industry’s leading forensic triage […]

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Cyndi Fischer

The impact of the digital divide on California’s Latino students featured in workshop by Cyndi Fischer, Publisher of Family Literacy Journal

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (CitizenWire) — In a workshop held at the California Latino Superintendent’s Association, Summer Institute, Business Management Consultant, and Publisher of Family Literacy Journal, Cyndi Fischer, addressed school administrators on the impact of the digital divide on California’s Latino students.

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Energy Optimizers, USA

Energy Optimizers, USA has been working with both Miami County school districts to develop complete turn-key energy conservation solutions

TIPP CITY, Ohio (CitizenWire) — Superintendents at Bethel Local and Covington Exempted Village Schools announce that the districts will be implementing energy conservation projects to reduce energy usage and cost and to save taxpayer dollars. Energy Optimizers, USA has been working with both Miami County school districts to develop complete turnkey energy conservation solutions.

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Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Hosts EducationUSA Forum, June 22-24, 2011

Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Hosts EducationUSA Forum, June 22-24, 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C. (CitizenWire) — The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs will host its second EducationUSA Forum to promote U.S. higher education overseas June 22-24 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC. With increased global competition in the field of international education, students […]

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U.S. Department of State Launches TechWomen Initiative

U.S. Department of State Launches TechWomen Initiative

WASHINGTON, D.C. (CitizenWire) — The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announced today that Assistant Secretary Ann Stock will launch “TechWomen” – an international exchange that uses technology as a means to empower women and girls worldwide. For five weeks, 37 women from Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, and the Palestinian […]

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Georgia Humanities Council

2011 Student Freedom Ride: 40 college students retrace the route of the original rides from Washington D.C. to New Orleans

ATLANTA, Ga. (CitizenWire) — The Georgia Humanities Council, in partnership with the PBS series American Experience, Morehouse College and 16 other Atlanta area organizations are pleased to announce that the forty 2011 Student Freedom Riders will join us for Freedom Riders – Atlanta.

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KnowledgeAdvisors

Whitepaper, ‘Talent Development Reporting Principles: Proving Value with Consistent, Clear and Uniform Reports’ released by KnowledgeAdvisors

CHICAGO, Ill. (CitizenWire) — KnowledgeAdvisors, a provider of learning measurement software that improves the effectiveness and business impact of learning, today announced the release of its new white paper, ‘Talent Development Reporting Principles: Proving Value with Consistent, Clear and Uniform Reports,’ available for immediate complimentary download.

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Marinello Schools of Beauty

Marinello Schools of Beauty Donates $25K for Disaster Relief Efforts in Japan

WHITTIER, Calif. (CitizenWire) — Marinello Schools of Beauty, the leading West Coast beauty school, is proud to present the American Red Cross with $25,000 to help rebuild Japan after the devastating earthquake and tsunami. The funds are a result of a company wide Cut-A-Thon fundraiser, which took place March 29 – April 2.

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