Five Creative Classroom Projects Vie for 2013 “Inauguration” in WeAreTeachers and Pearson Program Designed to Immerse Students in Civics Education, Build Collaboration and Problem-Solving Skills 

NEW YORK – Nov. 1, 2012 – As the 2012 Presidential Election campaign draws to a close, a new crop of candidates has emerged from five elementary schools around the country – finalists in the “If We Were President” contest, sponsored by Pearson and WeAreTeachers. Now the public has until November 9 to view these stellar projects at http://www.weareteachers.com/grants-contests/grants/pearson-election-contest/vote/ and cast their votes for the class that they think has the creativity and vision to lead the nation. The winner will be announced on Nov. 16 at the National Council for the Social Studies Conference in Seattle.

Free Middle-Grades Math Site Adds New Channel

NEW YORK – Nov. 6, 2012 – Practicing math will now seem like a trip to the arcade for middle school students when they visit the new Funbrain^™ channel on myMathUniverse, a free site developed to support Pearson's award-winning middle-grades math program, digits. The original home of the bestselling "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" by Jeff Kinney, Funbrain is a fun and safe website with learning-based games. The games from Funbrain's Math Arcade that are featured on myMathUniverse are specifically designed to reinforce middle-grades math skills.

Nine K-20 Digital Learning Tools Named the Best of 2012 in Prestigious Ed-Tech Awards Program

NEW YORK – Nov. 7, 2012 – Nine of Pearson’s K-20 digital learning tools are winners in the 2012 “Tech & Learning” magazine Awards of Excellence. Leading the prestigious competition for the third consecutive year, Pearson’s collection of online and mobile products illustrates its commitment to supporting schools, colleges and universities as they make the bold transformation to digital. Celebrating its 30^th year, this recognition program honors K-12 technology products that break new ground, as well as those that added significant enhancements to proven education tools.

In recognition of America Recycles Day, November 15, FundingFactory is sponsoring the “Care2Collect Just 1” campaign to help schools, nonprofits and businesses in protecting the environment while supporting their local communities. Participants are encouraged to recycle one e-waste item through FundingFactory, and donate one non-perishable food item to their local food bank.  For every 100 recyclable items collected, FundingFactory will donate $1 to Second Harvest Food Bank with the goal of raising more than $3,000. Additionally, the free recycling fundraiser aims to raise awareness for America Recycles Day by collecting and recycling more than 300,000 recyclables by the end of November.

CyberBully Hotline Enables Students To Report Bullying Or Cyberbullying Anonymously; Schools Get Effective Reporting Solution and More Rapid Response and Intervention

Company Founder Cited for Her Role in Building Online Education Leader

LAKEWOOD, N.J. – Nov. 27, 2012 – Saki Dodelson, co-founder, president and CEO of Achieve3000^®, has been named 2012 Private Company CEO of the Year by the New Jersey Technology Council (NJTC). Dodelson, who received the award at the council’s Executive Leadership Summit in late October, was recognized for her vision, leadership and ability to take Achieve3000 to new levels of growth.