Verizon Wireless Awards Kansas Department of Education a $30,000 Grant

If students in Kansas are about to sign up with a cell phone provider, they should probably consider signing on with Verizon Wireless. This isn’t based on the cost of quality of cell phone service that the provider offers in the state, but instead it based on a somewhat strange factor. What is this factor? The fact that the cell phone company recently announced plans to donate $30,000 to the Kansas Department of Education in a grant.
The grant will be given to the state in order to help fund the training of teachers on the Common Core Standards for English Language Arts and Mathematics. These standards were adopted by the state of Kansas in October 2010 and the funds will be used in the implementation of the plan.
“Verizon Wireless is proud to support the Kansas Department of Education and its undertaking to implement the Common Core Standards in classrooms across the state,” said Brendan Fallis, the Verizon Wireless president of the Kansas/Missouri region. “The standards are designed to be robust and relevant to the real world, reflecting the knowledge and skills needed for success in college and careers. With American students fully prepared for the future, our communities will be best positioned to compete successfully in the global economy.”
What exactly are the Common Core Standards? This initiative will provide a clear and constant set of goals concerning what students in grades K-12 should learn, giving teachers and parents a curriculum for what to teach. The standards are designed to prepare the students for college and careers, while also being internationally benchmarked. The standards should be implemented statewide and will hopefully improve and equalize the standards of learning that students throughout the state receive.
Via GNOM.ES