USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism Celebrates 50th Anniversary
Today represents an indelible milestone for the Annenberg legacy, marking the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Annenberg School for Communications and Journalism at the University of Southern California. This institution, its educators, and its students – past and present – represent the ideals of the Annenberg Foundation and its emphasis on the importance of communications […]
Forbes: Meet the Mathematician Turned Startup Founder Who’s Helping Black Girls Build Their Confidence in Math
This post was first published at PledgeLA.org. Perhaps no area within modern education is more promising and future-proof than STEM, but the ‘M’ for math is rightly seen as the foundation for all of these related disciplines. When it comes to young women, the very real issue of math anxiety – invoking a mixture of […]
Los Angeles Unified, Annenberg Learner and Discovery Education Launch New Partnership Bringing Dynamic Digital Resources to Los Angeles Unified Students, Teachers and Parents
This announcement was originally published at LAUSD.net. LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles Unified School District (Los Angeles Unified), Annenberg Learner and Discovery Education today launched a new partnership providing educators, students and families access to high-quality digital resources. Through this new partnership, Los Angeles Unified educators, students and families are empowered to interact with more […]
Annenberg Foundation and Two Bit Circus Foundation Ignite Lifelong Love for Arts and Sciences with Free STEAM-Based Online Projects
This press release is cross-posted at Annenberg Learner. Over 150 Innovative Experiments Available For Educators, Kids, and Families Throughout the Summer and School Year LOS ANGELES – Two Bit Circus Foundation, a nonprofit educational organization, announced today it is collaborating with the Annenberg Foundation’s educational division, Annenberg Learner, to provide free access to over 150 hands-on […]
NOLA-PS Partners with Annenberg Foundation to Provide Free Educational Programming to Families and Teachers
This press release is cross-posted at Annenberg Learner. Annenberg Learner programming will reach 45,000 local students through NOLA-PS TV NEW ORLEANS – NOLA Public Schools (NOLA-PS) and the Annenberg Foundation have partnered to broadcast Annenberg Learner programming on NOLA-PS TV free of charge to help support continued distance learning needs over the summer impacting over 45,000 local […]
Educational Support Available from Annenberg Learner
A message for K-12 teachers, students, and parents and guardians: We hope that you are safe and healthy at home. While schools are closed due to the corona virus (COVID-19), many of you will be looking for online materials so that your students can continue learning. Annenberg Learner has free content resources you can use […]
Mayor Garcetti Launches ‘Connect to Success’ to Provide Free Laptops to LA College Promise Students
LOS ANGELES — Mayor Eric Garcetti today was joined by the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD), the Annenberg Foundation, through its AnnenbergTech initiative, and other partners to launch ‘Connect to Success’ — a new program to provide free laptops to every first-year student participating in LA’s College Promise. “We can’t expect students to stay […]
LA Standard: Coding Our Future L.A. Hosts South L.A. students for a Tech Camp
The Los Angeles Standard Newspaper kindly shone a spotlight on our collaboration with iD Tech to provide weeklong tech camps at UCLA and Loyola Marymount University to South L.A. students. With a desire to increase opportunities for underserved youth in technology spaces, iD Tech and the Annenberg Foundation, whose initiative “AnnenbergTech” has been focused on […]
New STEM Initiative Sends 200 South LA Students to World-Class, Summertime Tech Camps
“Coding Our Future LA” is a collaboration of iD Tech Camps, Annenberg Foundation, and the LA Promise Fund LOS ANGELES – June 18, 2019 – “Coding Our Future LA,” a groundbreaking collaboration between leaders in tech education, philanthropy and the Los Angeles community, will provide free, week-long STEM camps this summer for 200 students from […]
Annenberg Foundation Funds “Hamilton” Education Program for 7,800 Students in Los Angeles
Annenberg Foundation joined the Rockefeller Foundation and the Toys R Us Children’s Fund in sponsoring performances of the hit musical “Hamilton” for 7,800 Los Angeles high school students. Organized by the Gilder Lehman Institute of American History, the program, detailed in Variety, included original student musical performances: Thursday’s program kicked off with original student performances […]