by Supporting Education | Jul 26, 2016 | Other, Student Issues
Study after study has shown that children from poor families, especially those living below the poverty line, tend not to perform as well as children from wealthier families. There have been a lot of arguments to explain this, and it’s not uncommon for those arguments...
by Sarah Green | Jan 30, 2014 | Parent Issues, Profiles, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO) celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2013, commemorating the occasion by raising more than $6 million to bolster their already impressive education programs. The organization is committed to mentoring underserved students who...
by Sarah Green | Nov 18, 2013 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
Paul Tudor Jones II, the head of Tudor Investment Corporation, is an incredibly successful hedge fund manager. Tudor Investment Corp is worth around $132 billion today, and Jones spends his days watching his fund’s market positions projected on the wall above his...
by Supporting Education | Jun 3, 2013 | News, Profiles, Student Issues
Not all students have it easy in life, and that’s why Seattle Education Access is working to support at-risk youth as much as they can. They understand that when students are socioeconomically disadvantaged, school can be the last thing on their minds. If you...
by Supporting Education | Oct 15, 2012 | Profiles
While others are doing it the old fashioned way with gracious monetary donations, 10 x10 is creating a new way to support education: through a film. What is 10 x 10? 10 x 10 is a feature film called “Girl Rising” and a social action campaign for the education of...
