FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn to Visit ADE’s Learning Without Walls(TM) Program at North Clayton Middle School
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ATLANTA, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — On Wednesday, October 7, 2009, Federal Communications Commission Commissioner Mignon L. Clyburn will join Alliance for Digital Equality(TM) (ADE) Chairman Julius H. Hollis for a site visit of ADE’s Learning Without Walls (LWOW) Program at North Clayton Middle School in suburban Atlanta, Georgia.
Last year Georgia’s Clayton County Public Schools were the first in 40 years to lose accreditation, and after a long public battle, their accreditation was restored in May of 2009. ADE’s Learning Without Walls(TM) is aimed at enhancing student performance, literacy and self-esteem, while enabling families to get the career development services they need to thrive and remain competitive professionally. Online tutoring, career help, homework help, GED prep, and resume writing are just some of the free services being offered to the students and parents of the Clayton County area through the LWOW Program.
The LWOW Program is a joint initiative organized by ADE, Qualcomm, AT&T, SMART Technologies and Saywire to provide wireless education technology tools to students at North Clayton Middle School.
The site tour will begin at 9:00 a.m. and will include the following participants: FCC Commissioner Mignon L. Clyburn; ADE Chairman Julius H. Hollis; Clayton County Commission Chairman Eldrin Bell, North Clayton Middle School Principal Clarence E. Jackson; and 7th Grade participants in the Learning Without Walls(TM) Program.
WHO: FCC Commissioner Mignon L. Clyburn and The Alliance for Digital Equality(TM)
WHAT: Learning Without Walls(TM) Site Visit
WHEN: Wednesday, October 7, 2009, 9:00 a.m.
WHERE: North Clayton Middle School
5517 West Fayetteville Road
Atlanta, Georgia, Clayton County, Georgia 30399
About The Alliance for Digital Equality(TM):
The Alliance for Digital Equality is a non-profit consumer advocacy organization that serves to facilitate and ensure equal access to technology in underserved and un-served communities. The Alliance also serves as a bridge between policymakers and minority individuals in order to help the public understand how legislative and regulatory policies regarding new technologies can impact and empower their daily lives. For more information on The Alliance for Digital Equality, please visit www.alliancefordigitalequality.org.
SOURCE Alliance for Digital Equality