RALEIGH, NC, June 24, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- NC Beautiful has announced the dates for its annual golf event and silent auction. The 25th NC Beautiful Golf Classic will be held July 23-25, 2010 at Pinehurst Resort and Spa, one of the world's finest golf resorts located among the Sandhills of North Carolina. Attendees will be playing the resort's No. 4 and 5 courses. The Silent Auction will be held on Saturday, July 24th in the Grand Ballroom.

ANKENY, IA, June 24, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- QA Graphics, a provider of educational solutions for green buildings, is proud to announce Nichols School as the winner of their Showcase Your School's Green Efforts contest. QA Graphics will award the school with an Energy Efficiency Education Dashboard that can be used to educate students, parents and the community about the school's sustainable initiatives.

EAU CLAIRE, WI, June 24, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Realityworks, Inc., the leader in education simulation technology, will have its Pregnancy Profile Vest appear in Episode 105 of VH1's Dad Camp, set to premiere on June 28, 2010.

Dad Camp features six irresponsible fathers-to-be and their pregnant girlfriends working together to prepare for their future as parents. With the help of relationship expert Dr. Jeff Gardere, the couples participate in intense therapy sessions, instructional parenting classes and a number of challenges. This program's aim is to help the fathers-to-be understand the commitment and responsibility it takes to be a parent.

FREMANTLE, WA, AUSTRALIA, June 24, 2010 /Stanford Who's Who/ -- Paul Stenson has been accepted among the ranks of leading professionals with Stanford Who's Who as a result of his exceptional effort in the Education Industry. As CEO of Fremantle Education Centre, as well as throughout his incredible 30 plus year career, Mr. Stenson has routinely exhibited the passion, vision and dedication necessary to be considered among the best.

Childhood obesity is now considered one of the greatest health threats to the future of America's children. Michelle Obama's Let's Move initiative is leading the way towards a healthier future. In tandem with this program, LearningZoneXpress has introduced a new poster to inspire school children to follow the lead of Michelle Obama.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN, June 25, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Seward Inc. has begun work on the Malawi Teacher Professional Development Support (TPDS) project, a USAID-funded project. The three-year project aims to assist the Malawian Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) in implementing teacher education support and systems management. The project will emphasize completing and reinforcing the introduction of the Primary Curriculum and Assessment Reform (PCAR). Under the reform, the new primary curriculum is a major paradigm shift within the Ministry of Education from objective-based curriculum to outcome-based education.
This project will engage teachers and school administrators nationwide. Key components of the effort will focus on:
• Strengthening teacher management and support systems
• Enhancing teacher performance
• Improving early grade literacy and numeracy for school children
• Improving primary education-related monitoring and evaluation systems and quality

UNION CITY, NJ, June 25, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Joan Yanashusky, Support Teacher at the Hudson School, has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership and excellence in elementary education.

With a professional background that spans over 40 years, Joan Yanashusky specializes in elementary education - specifically, language arts and mathematics. As a support teacher at the Hudson School, she is responsible for teaching various subjects including reading, writing and mathematics to first- through fourth-grade students. She enjoys working with children and feels a sense of gratification in watching students progress. Ms. Yanashusky attained her multi-sensory teaching skills through participation in the Orton-Gillingham Program, a method of teaching children to read using phonics. She attributes her success to the support she receives from her family and friends, and considers receiving the Governor's Teacher Recognition Award to be her greatest professional accomplishment.

FLEMINGTON, VIC, AUSTRALIA, June 25, 2010 /Stanford Who's Who/ -- Stanford Who's Who welcomes Lesley J. McCarthy to the ranks of leading professionals as a result of her extraordinary effort in the Education Industry. As Principal of Flemington Primary School for the past 5 years, Lesley has routinely exhibited the passion, vision and dedication necessary to be considered among the best.

LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND, June 26, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Promethean, a world leader in the rapidly growing global market for interactive learning technology, has unveiled a new-look Promethean Planet to provide members with a faster, easier and more enhanced user experience.
Available free in 11 languages, this next generation of Planet aims to provide its 600,000 plus teaching members with new functional enhancements. These include a one-click mega-menu and enhanced resource search and filtering, making it quicker to search for and access over 20,000 free teaching resources.

CHICAGO, IL, June 27, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Doctors for Visual Freedom Laser Center is offering a discount of $1,000 per eye off their best Lasik procedure to the "American Heroes" who make our lives better and safer. This includes policemen, firefighters, paramedics, military personnel, and teachers.

With a history of more than 22,000 successful procedures, Dr. Mark Golden and his staff are fully aware of "on-the-job" vision problems faced daily by soldiers and first responders. "Extreme physical activity, dust, smoke and sweat make it difficult for most eyeglass and contact lens wearers to function properly in their jobs," said Dr. Mark Golden, "Add to that fact that on a daily basis, many of these professionals are also risking their lives, or are responsible for the lives of others, and you have more than enough reason to believe that freedom from glasses and contacts can become a critical issue."