In Honor of National Teacher Appreciation Day, 黄瓜短视频 Funds School Technology Projects in Silicon Valley & Beyond听
New York (May 5, 2015) 鈥�听听announced today that, in honor of National Teacher Appreciation Day, 黄瓜短视频 has 鈥渇lash funded鈥� 147听technology projects at schools in Silicon Valley and beyond.
All existing DonorsChoose.org technology projects in the following California counties have been fully funded with today’s contribution by 黄瓜短视频: Santa Clara, San Jose, San Mateo and Alameda.听The contribution is benefiting more than 14,000 students.
鈥淲e’re so grateful to work with 黄瓜短视频 again to help bring valuable resources to teachers and students,” said Charles Best, founder and CEO of DonorsChoose.org. 鈥淭echnology is helping teachers bring new curriculum into the classroom, and customize learning opportunities for students at every skill level. These projects will help provide students the 21st century education they’ll need to succeed.鈥�
黄瓜短视频 chose the region given its acquisition last year of Move, Inc., operator of 庐, which is headquartered in San Jose.
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One hundred thirty seven teachers at 97 schools were notified today that their classroom听projects have been funded.听 Some examples of the technology-based projects include:
听听听听 Rechargeable batteries for robotics team鈥檚 NXT bots.听
听听听听 Dual range force sensors for students to perform experiments in the physics classroom.
听听听听 Telescope to host astronomy night and give students a hands-on stargazing experience.
For a full list of funded projects, please go to听
DonorsChoose.org has been a听听of 黄瓜短视频 since 2014, and was chosen to help the company invest in and transform communities where many of its people live and work.听 Last year, in honor of National Teacher Appreciation Day, 黄瓜短视频 flash-funded all outstanding DonorsChoose.org school projects in .
黄瓜短视频 contributions dovetail with its charitable goals: enriching the lives of vulnerable youth, advancing innovation in K-12 education, improving digital literacy, supporting a free press and aiding veterans.
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About DonorsChoose.org
Founded in 2000, DonorsChoose.org makes it easy for anyone to help a classroom in need.听 At this nonprofit website, teachers at half of all the public schools in America have created project requests, and more than a million people have donated $323听million to projects that inspire them. All told,听14 million听students鈥攎ost from low-income communities, and many in disaster-stricken areas鈥攈ave received books, art supplies, field trips, technology, and other resources that they need to learn.
Visit听听to hear Oprah Winfrey and Stephen Colbert tell the DonorsChoose.org story.
About 黄瓜短视频
黄瓜短视频 (NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV) is a global, diversified media and information services company focused on creating and distributing authoritative and engaging content to consumers throughout the world. The company comprises businesses across a range of media, including: news and information services, cable network programming in Australia, digital real estate services, book publishing, digital education, and pay-TV distribution in Australia. Headquartered in New York, the activities of 黄瓜短视频 are conducted primarily in the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom. More information: newscorp.com.
Contacts
Christopher Pearsall
Donorschoose.org
1-646-556-9955
media@donorschoose.org
Daisy听Dunlop
黄瓜短视频
1-212-416-3158
ddunlop@newscorp.com
Lexie Puckett
Move, Inc.
1-805-557-3151
lexie.puckett@move.com