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Eight U.S. School Districts Receive $100,000 Best Buy Teach Awards

Posted on: Friday, 30 May 2008, 12:00 CDT

Eight school districts across the U.S. have each received a $100,000 Best Buy Teach Award. The 2008 Best Buy Teach Awards honor the efforts of schools and districts nationwide to engage K-12 students through exceptional, creative use of interactive technology in the classroom.

Earlier this year 1,300 schools were awarded $2,000 Teach Awards in the form of Best Buy gift cards. An additional 50 schools were recognized with awards of $10,000 each, earning the opportunity for their school district to compete for one of the eight $100,000 Teach Awards.

The following districts were selected for the top honor based on the strength of their programs and plans to expand those programs in the next year.

-- Bend LaPine School District - Bend, OR

-- Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District - Santa Ynez, CA

-- Springdale Public Schools - Springdale, AR

-- Saint Paul Public Schools - St. Paul, MN

-- Monroe County Community School Corp. - Bloomington, IN

-- DeKalb County Schools - Decatur, GA

-- Spartanburg District Two - Boiling Springs, SC

-- Nazareth Area School District - Nazareth, PA

Visit www.BestBuy.com/Teach for summaries of each winning district's program, as well as a list of all 2008 Teach Award-winning schools.

Since 2004, the Best Buy Teach Award program has awarded over $17 million to over 6,000 K-12 schools nationwide. Winning schools may use their Teach Awards to purchase additional consumer technology at Best Buy to extend, expand, or enhance current and future classroom curricula.

Applications for the 2009 Teach Awards will be available in July 2008.

About Best Buy Co., Inc.

Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) operates an international portfolio of brands with a commitment to growth and innovation. Our employees strive to provide customers around the world with superior experiences by responding to their unique needs and aspirations. We sell consumer electronics, home-office products, entertainment software, appliances and related services through approximately 1,300 retail stores across the United States, throughout Canada and in China. Our multi-channel operations include: Best Buy (BestBuy.com, BestBuy.ca, BestBuy.com.cn and BestBuyMobile.com), Future Shop (FutureShop.ca), Geek Squad (GeekSquad.com and GeekSquad.ca), Pacific Sales Kitchen and Bath Centers (PacificSales.com), Magnolia Audio Video (Magnoliaav.com), Jiangsu Five Star Appliance Co. (Five-Star.cn) and Speakeasy (Speakeasy.net). Best Buy supports the communities in which its employees work and live through volunteerism and grants that benefit children and education.

Source: Business Wire

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