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1 - Voucher Programs Grow by 8 Percent in 2008-09, National Report Shows
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 10, 2009 - More than 171,000 children are benefiting from school voucher and scholarship tax credit programs this year, according to the national nonprofit Alliance for School Choice. The Alliance today released its School Choice Yearbook 2008-09, the school...
2 - School Choice Group Recruits 10,000 New Supporters in Just Five Weeks
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-December 17, 2008 - More than 10,000 people signed up to join a coalition supporting school vouchers and scholarship tax credit programs over the past five weeks, the Alliance for School Choice announced today. The Alliance, a nonprofit organization headquartered in...
3 - CyberData and AcroVista Meet a School District’s Paging Need, and Deliver a Cost-Effective Solution
MONTEREY, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 30, 2009 - CyberData, the leading manufacturer of VoIP endpoints for Unified Communications announced today that Centennial School District in Bucks County, Pennsylvania installed CyberData's VoIP Ceiling Speakers and AcroVista's BellCommander to provide...
4 - Ohio’s Leading Education Reform Organization Launches New Web Site, Vows Continued Protection of State’s School Choice Programs
COLUMBUS, Ohio-(Business Wire)-January 23, 2009 - School Choice Ohio, the Buckeye State’s leading organization promoting and protecting educational freedom, kick-started 2009 today with the launch of an interactive new Web site. The organization also unveiled a bright and powerful new logo. The...
5 - Roman Gumina Chairman & CEO of Brunswick Bank & Trust Has Been Elected to the Rutgers Business School Board of Advisers
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - Brunswick Bancorp, parent company of Brunswick Bank & Trust, announced today that its Chairman and CEO, Roman T. Gumina, has been elected to the Rutgers Business School Board of Advisers. Membership on the Board is extended to a limited...
6 - Murad Helps Sponsor Teacher ‘Mini-Grant’ Program for Local Schools
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-November 18, 2008 - Murad, Inc. announced today that it has joined the El Segundo Chamber in offering a grant donation as part of the region’s Teacher Mini-Grant Program. Designed to fund the purchase of special materials not allocated in school budgets...
7 - Hendrick Construction Wins Contract to Expand Carl A. Furr Elementary School
CONCORD, N.C.-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - Hendrick Construction, Inc. was awarded a contract to build a 12,500-square-foot addition to Carl A. Furr Elementary School in Cabarrus County, which will increase student capacity in a rapidly growing area. Carl A. Furr Elementary School on Clover...
8 - Photos of Office Depot Partnering with the Miami Heat to Help More Than 800 Students at Riverside Elementary Get Ready for the School Year are Available on Business Wire's Web Site and AP PhotoExpress
-(Business Wire)-August 24, 2009 - Office Depot partnered with the Miami Heat this morning to help more than 800 students at Riverside Elementary get ready for the school year. Office Depot and vendors Mead, Sanford and Topzip International provided hundreds of backpacks, notebooks, pens and other...
9 - Fitch Rates Assured Guaranty Insured Issues 'AA'; Watch Negative
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-August 26, 2009 - Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA' rating and placed on Rating Watch Negative the following Assured Guaranty insured issues: East Stroudsburg Area School District (PA) —$3,660,000 general obligation bonds series 2009; —$12,075,000 general...
10 - Fitch Rates Assured Guaranty Insured Issues 'AA'; Watch Negative
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA' rating and placed the following Assured Guaranty insured issues on Rating Watch Negative: Cook County School District No. 100 (Berwyn South) (IL): —$2,465,000 general obligation (GO) limited refunding school...
11 - Fitch Rates Assured Guaranty Insured Issues 'AA'; Watch Negative
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA' rating and placed the following Assured Guaranty insured issues on Rating Watch Negative: Jacksboro Independent School District (TX), —$5,000,000 general obligation (GO) unlimited tax school building bonds series...
12 - Loyola Law School and Greene Broillet & Wheeler Announce Schools That Will Compete in Its 8th Annual National Civil Trial Competition
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - Loyola Law School (www.lls.edu) and Greene Broillet & Wheeler (www.greene-broillet.com) are pleased to announce the law schools selected to compete in the 8th annual National Civil Trial Competition (NCTC) which will be held November 12-14, 2009 in...
13 - UC Davis MBA Applications Up 50 Percent
DAVIS, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 31, 2009 - Mirroring a national trend, applications to the UC Davis Graduate School of Management's two-year Daytime MBA program are up 50 percent from last year, the school's admission office reports. The nationally ranked management school has received 377...
14 - The Online Press Kit for HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3: SENIOR YEAR is Now Available Online
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-October 10, 2008 - The online press kit for HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3: SENIOR YEAR is now available at www.WDSFilmPR.com. The world’s favorite high school students head to the big screen this time with new music, big dance numbers and a compelling story with all the...
15 - New Technology That Improves Student Performance to Be Unveiled at Santa Clarita Elementary School
-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2008 - Media Advisory: WHEN: 9 a.m. Friday, Sept. 26 WHERE: Golden Oak Community School, 25201 Via Princessa, Santa Clarita, CA 91321 (Thomas Brothers Page 4551, J-6) WHAT: Smart boards, surround sound systems, digital cameras and other technological...
16 - Fitch Affirms NV Permanent School Fund Bond Guarantee Program at 'AAA'
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - In the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings affirms the 'AAA' rating of the Nevada Permanent School Fund Bond Guarantee Program. The Rating Outlook is Stable. The bond guarantee program's 'AAA' rating is based on the program's conservative...
17 - Fitch Affirms & Withdraws Wyoming School District's 'AAA' Bond Guarantee Program Rating
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-October 31, 2008 - In the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings has affirmed the 'AAA' rating of the Wyoming School District's Bond Guarantee Program and simultaneously withdraws the rating. Fitch will no longer provide rating coverage of the Wyoming School...
18 - $5,000 Prize to Be Awarded for Celebrating Eco-Friendly Energy
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - The Scottsdale Artists' School announced a call for entries for its Spark! Igniting the Power of Art event. The contest challenges artists to celebrate environmentally friendly energy resources through their respective medium. “The School...
19 - School Choice Movement Launches Major National Campaign to Recruit 10,000 Activists
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-November 11, 2008 - The national school choice movement today launched an aggressive campaign to recruit 10,000 new activists. Coordinated by the nonprofit Alliance for School Choice, the School Choice Works campaign will promote the benefits of school vouchers and tax...
20 - Fitch Issues Correction: Mesquite ISD (TX) School Bldg Bonds Series 2003-A
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-August 26, 2009 - An error was found in the rating on Fitch's web site for the bond listed below: —Mesquite Independent School District (TX) variable-rate unlimited tax school building bonds series 2003-A, 'F1+'. The rating for the above bond was incorrectly entered in...
