Legendary Actor James Earl Jones to Read to Students at Hampton Cove Elementary Nov. 1; Verizon Foundation to Announce Innovative Partnership With the Alabama Learning Exchange

Legendary Actor James Earl Jones to Read to Students at Hampton Cove Elementary Nov. 1; Verizon Foundation to Announce Innovative Partnership With the Alabama Learning Exchange

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Legendary actor and Verizon brand ambassador James Earl Jones will read to Hampton Cove Elementary School children Thursday (Nov. 1) at an event at the school to announce a statewide partnership of the Verizon Foundation's Thinkfinity.org and the Alabama Department of Education's Alabama Learning Exchange (ALEX). The two organizations will bring innovative online education resources to teachers, parents and students -- free of charge -- through Thinkfinity.org.

Also at the event, the Verizon Foundation will present a sizable grant to the Alabama Department of Education to support the ALEX Web site, curriculum materials and training for Alabama teachers.

WHO: Legendary actor James Earl Jones
The 5th grade pupils of Hampton Cove Elementary School
Michelle Robinson, senior vice president
-- Southern region, Verizon
Dr. Ann Roy Moore, superintendent, Huntsville City Schools
Dr. Ruth Ash, deputy state superintendent, Alabama Dept.
of Education
Dr. Michael Froning, dean, UAB, School of Education
Dr. Fillis McGee, principal, Hampton Cove Elementary

WHAT: Thinkfinity.org state partnership announcement; demonstration
of interactive online educational resources available through
ALEX and Thinkfinity.org

WHEN: 10 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 1

WHERE: Hampton Cove Elementary School
261-A Old Highway 431
Hampton Cove, Ala. 35763

BACKGROUND: Thinkfinity.org is the signature education and literacy
program of the Verizon Foundation, providing free access to
55,000 educational resources, including standards-based,
grade-specific, K-12 lesson plans and interactive tools and
materials for students provided in partnership with many of
the nation's leading educational and literacy organizations.
On Thursday, the Verizon Foundation will announce funding to
expand a special Web site/portal and training for teachers to
access resources aligned to state standards and fully
searchable on ALEX.

CONTACTS:

Brian Malina
Verizon Media Relations
908-559-6434
Brian.c.malina@verizon.com

PRNewswire -- Oct. 29

Source: Verizon

Web site:

http://www.verizon.com/
http://thinkfinity.org/

Company News On-Call:

http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/094251.html

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