Intel Corporation is launching a new program titled “Intel Winning Technology” for Houston Latinos that responds to concerns about the role of technology in their lives.
Education
AD Council Launches Campaign To Encourage Parents To Be More Involved In Schools.
The Advertising Council, in partnership with National PTA (Parent Teacher Association), announced today the launch of new public service advertisements (PSAs) designed to encourage parents to become more involved in their children’s school and education. Created pro bono by ad agencies J. Walter Thompson-Chicago and Mendoza Dill on, the campaign targets English and Spanish-speaking parents of school-age children. The English-language television PSAs, directed by actor James Woods, feature various celebrities including actors Chewy Chase and Lou Diamond Phillips. All of the PSAs are being distributed to coincide with the back-to-school season.
George Lopez Joins ‘Smartest Card’ Library Campaign.
George Lopez – celebrated author, writer, producer and star of ABC-TV’s hit sitcom ‘George Lopez’ will lend his support to a new national advocacy effort to make the library card the most valued and used card in every wallet.
Bilingual Roadmap To College.
The Princeton Review, an educational services company, and the Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF), the nation’s leading organization supporting Hispanic education, announced the availability of a free Spanish-English Roadmap to College. The two organizations partnered to provide the free, bilingual resource to demystify the college admissions process among Spanish-speaking students and their families.
Education For Rural People To Boost Agricultural Productivity In LatAM.
An international campaign on education for rural people aims to improve agricultural productivity and reduce hunger, malnutrition and poverty in Latin American, FAO announced.
