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GPB and the Georgia Forestry Foundation Continue Partnership With Launch of Georgia Forests .
Georgia Public BroadcastingFebruary 18, 2021 GMT
Atlanta, Feb. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) GPB Education and the Georgia Forestry Foundation (GFF) are partnering again for the launch of Georgia Forests Virtual Learning Journey II, an interactive experience for high school students.
Georgia Forests Virtual Learning Journey II is the third resource in GPB’s Georgia Forests collection, which also includes Georgia Forests Virtual Field Trip I - an introduction to forestry designed for grades 3-6, and Make That Paper!, an online game designed to help high school students learn about the forestry industry and career employability skills.
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Patrick J. McGovern Foundation awards $4.1 million to expand tech education and build an inclusive tech workforce
February 18, 2021 GMT
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BOSTON, Feb. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The full promise of a digitally enabled society can be achieved through educational opportunity for all students and potential tech workers. To advance this vision, the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation is announcing $4.1 million in new grants that strengthen the pipeline of technology education and workforce development, from K-12 through college and beyond.
“Right now, power and control of technology rests in too few hands. This round of grants aims to change that by closing the opportunity gap in education and skills development,” said Patrick J. McGovern Foundation President Vilas Dhar. “Everyone should have access to the knowledge, skills and frameworks to shape our t
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Donations pour in to rebuild Newman s camp for sick kids
Less than a week after a fire tore through Hole in the Wall Gang camp for seriously ill children in Connecticut, almost $3 million has been raised to help rebuild the facility that was founded by the late actor Paul Newman
By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press
February 18, 2021, 9:36 PM
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A early evening fire destroyed several buildings at the Hole In The Wall Gang Camp, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021 in Ashford, Conn. A fire on Friday evening destroyed four buildings at Paul Newman s Hole in the Wall Gang Camp for seriously ill children in Connecticut. (Mark Mirko/Hartford Courant via AP)
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Headwater Streams in the Rio Grande and Gila River Watersheds to Benefit from Nearly $600,000 .
National Fish and Wildlife FoundationFebruary 16, 2021 GMT
WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced more than $584,000 in grants to restore, protect and enhance aquatic and riparian species of conservation concern and their habitats in the headwaters of the Rio Grande and Gila River watersheds. The five grants will generate more than $980,000 in matching contributions for a total conservation impact of $1.56 million.
The grants were awarded through the Southwest Rivers Program, a partnership between NFWF and the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Trinchera Blanca Foundation, an affiliate of The Moore Charitable Foundation, founded by Louis Bacon.