ASPIRA and the Verizon Foundation to Announce National Educational Program on April 22 to Assist Latino Charter Schools
PHILADELPHIA, April 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The ASPIRA Association will announce a significant grant from the Verizon Foundation on Thursday (April 22) at the ASPIRA Antonia Pantoja Charter School, 4101 North American St. The grant will fund the creation of an innovative national model charter school program to improve access to educational resources and teacher training opportunities for charter schools serving Latino students. In addition, a teacher and students from the school will demonstrate some of the new Earth Day resources available through Verizon Thinkfinity (www.thinkfinity.org).
WHO: |
Ronald Blackburn-Moreno, president and CEO of the ASPIRA Association |
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Alfredo Calderon, executive director of ASPIRA of Pennsylvania |
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Alison Clothier, teacher at Antonia Pantoja Charter School |
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Yolanda Cooper, master teacher at Antonia Pantoja Charter School |
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Patrick Gaston, president, Verizon Foundation |
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Gale Given, Verizon Pennsylvania president of public policy and external affairs |
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Evelyn Nunez, principal of Antonia Pantoja Charter School |
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Magda Yrizarry, Verizon vice president -- workplace culture and diversity |
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WHAT: |
Announcement of national program to provide educational resources and improve student achievement at charter schools serving Latino students |
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WHEN: |
10 a.m. to 11 a.m. |
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11 a.m. tour of the school |
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WHERE: |
ASPIRA Antonia Pantoja Charter School |
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4101 N. American St. |
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Philadelphia |
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BACKGROUND: |
ASPIRA and the Verizon Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Verizon, have a long history of working together on improving educational opportunities for Latino students. Verizon Thinkfinity (www.thinkfinity.org) is a free educational website that provides tens of thousands of free educational resources for teachers, students and parents. |
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SOURCE Verizon
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