May 2015 - dayforessay.com

Third Annual Partner Summit Brings Top Supporters to NYC

Mykal7Views 0Likes 0CommentsMay 29, 2015

This month, we invited our most generous corporate partners to join us in New York City for our third annual Partner Summit. The two-day event began in Chinatown at PS 126 Jacob August Riis Elementary school, with a cocktail reception and dinner catered by five award-winning NYC food trucks. Guests included Craig Newmark (founder of…

Classroom Speaker Panel: “Race in Education”

valerie11Views 0Likes 0CommentsMay 28, 2015

By: Valerie Edouard and J. Alex Pruner DonorsChoose.org staff was recently visited by an engaging speaker panel from E.L. Haynes Public Charter School in Washington, D.C. The event was a panel discussion about their recent classroom field trip, Tracing the Movement to Draw a Different Future: Civil Rights Tour of the South. The panelists shared their…

Teach Computer Programming Thanks to Infosys Foundation USA

Kirk Smiley10Views 0Likes 0CommentsMay 27, 2015

We’re excited to announce a partnership with Infosys Foundation USA—an organization passionate about making computer science more accessible for under-represented communities in America. Starting today, certain classroom projects teaching computer programming will be eligible for a half-off match offer. Though Infosys is a global technology services company, they’ve created a new Foundation to improve computer science educational…

Announcing the Winners of PwC Charitable Foundation, Inc.’s Financial Literacy Innovation Challenge!

Kirk Smiley7Views 0Likes 0CommentsMay 27, 2015

In January, we kicked off PwC Charitable Foundation, Inc.’s Financial Literacy Innovation Challenge, and we were impressed by the quality of the more than 1,000 projects submitted. Our panel of expert judges spent two weeks reviewing the qualifying projects, and after thoughtful deliberation we’re excited to announce the winners: The PwC Charitable Foundation, Inc. believes in…

Looking for a Way to Teach for the Planet?

Jason Yun9Views 0Likes 0CommentsMay 15, 2015

Last fall, the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation and DonorsChoose.org partnered to launch the Teach for the Planet challenge, asking teachers to come up with their most innovative ideas to teach students about sustainability, climate change, and the environment. More than 500 teachers answered this call, and after a review process from teachers and industry…