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		<title>National Louis University Awarded $750K Grant from the Robert R. McCormick Foundation for Education to Employment Initiative</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:51:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[National Louis expands long-standing commitment to active duty, veteran and other underserved students CHICAGO, Jan. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ &#8212; National Louis University announced today the Education to Employment (E2) Initiative, funded through assistance from the Robert R. McCormick Foundation. The E2 Initiative aims to increase the percentage of students within at-risk groups such as active [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NASA Helps Kick Off 2012 First Robotics Competition</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:54:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ &#8212; An international robotics competition aimed at developing a new generation of technology leaders kicks off at 10:30 a.m. EST Saturday, Jan. 7. NASA, the largest sponsor of the FIRST Robotics Competition, and its centers across the nation will join local technology firms to launch the event. The main competition [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The GRAMMY Foundation Launches Online Applications for GRAMMY in the Schools</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 01:42:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oct. 22 is the Deadline to Apply for GRAMMY Camp® &#8211; Jazz Session, GRAMMY Signature Schools and Early Decision for GRAMMY Camp SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ &#8211; The GRAMMY Foundation® is currently accepting applications for its 2012 GRAMMY Camp®, GRAMMY Camp® – Jazz Session, (formerly GRAMMY® Jazz Ensembles) and GRAMMY Signature Schools [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation Awards $5 Million in Scholarships</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 03:46:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ &#8212; On September 13th, at its 2011 Scholarship Announcement Ceremony and Reception, the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation will recognize more than 1,600 scholarship recipients and their Marine families – who are being awarded nearly $5 million for their higher education from the Foundation for this academic year. The ceremony, which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PA CLEAR&#8217;S 1.1 Million Working Pennsylvanians Urge Lawmakers to Focus on Impact of Gov. Corbett&#8217;s Budget Proposal</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 20:25:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HARRISBURG, Pa., June 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ &#8212; The PA CLEAR Coalition is urging lawmakers to return the taxpayer&#8217;s surplus and prevent sweeping cuts to public schools in every corner of the Commonwealth. &#8220;All you have to do is read the papers to understand what is happening in virtually every school district in the state. Class [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Philadelphia Mayor Nutter, School District Superintendent Ackerman and Students To Join NBC News at Official Opening of the &#8220;Education Nation Experience&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2011 00:48:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[State-of-the-art exhibit open to visitors through Sunday, June 12th NEW YORK, June 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ &#8212; Mayor Michael Nutter and Philadelphia Superintendent Arlene Ackerman will join Philadelphia students and representatives from NBC News, NBC 10 and Telemundo at the official opening of the &#8220;Education Nation Experience&#8221; on Monday, June 6th at 9:15 am/et. NBC 10&#8242;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Education Opportunities for Servicemembers, Veterans and their Spouses</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 23:11:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD, Va., May 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ &#8212; The National Association for Uniformed Services (NAUS), a national military advocacy organization, announces an online higher education partnership between NAUS and Excelsior College, a nonprofit, accredited distance education college in Albany, NY.  The partnership provides NAUS members with access to reduced tuition and fees for associate and bachelor&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tiger Woods Foundation Launches Summer Academy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 21:55:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Students Nationwide Can Spend A Week Living Like a College Student, Studying STEM with First-Class Instructors or Learning to Play Golf IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ &#8212; For the first time, students from around the country will have the opportunity to attend the Tiger Woods Learning Center (TWLC) in Anaheim, Calif., as part of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fattah Announces Major Grants for Philadelphia Education</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 19:11:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ &#8212; Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA) today announced major grants totaling in the millions of dollars for educational institutions and programs in Philadelphia that he has championed – including the Children&#8217;s Literacy Initiative and Mastery Charter Schools. &#8220;This is a great day for education in Philadelphia,&#8221; Fattah said. &#8220;These grants will fund [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft Helps Prepare U.S. Veterans for Jobs</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Elevate America&#8217;s Veterans Initiative to provide technology skills, other resources to veterans and their spouses. WASHINGTON, March 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ &#8212; Building on its Elevate America program to provide technology training to help prepare people for 21st-century jobs, Microsoft Corp. today announced an initiative to bring together a coalition of public, private and nonprofit organizations to [...]]]></description>
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