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State Education Officials, Verizon New England President to Announce Partnership and $50,000 in Grants to Improve Student Achievement

Posted on: Thursday, 9 July 2009, 11:08 CDT

WARWICK, R.I., July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- State education officials and Verizon New England President Donna Cupelo will announce on Monday (July 13) a unique educational partnership between the state and the company with a $25,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation, and will also announce the five Rhode Island public schools that will receive grants totaling an additional $25,000. The grants are being awarded to educators who are using Verizon's innovative Thinkfinity.org online education tool in the classroom.

WHEN: Monday, July 13, 10 a.m. WHERE: Pilgrim High School 111 Pilgrim Parkway Warwick WHO: Carolyn Michaud, program director, Rhode Island Teachers and Technology Initiative Holly Walsh, instructional technology and communications, Rhode Island Network for Educational Technology (RINET) Donna Cupelo, president of Verizon in New England NOTE TO REPORTERS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS: -- Teachers will demonstrate Thinkfinity.org. -- Training sessions for teachers will follow. -- Interviews with all participants can be arranged.

BACKGROUND: The two state educational organizations, which have been designated as the Verizon Foundation's Thinkfinity state education partner, will collaborate to provide professional-development opportunities to classroom teachers statewide to improve student achievement through on-site and online training, and create a statewide network of Thinkfinity trainers.

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Source: PR Newswire

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