'Get Schooled' Draws 12.7M Viewers to Viacom Nets Sep 12, 2009
It aired commercial-free, in partnership with AT&T, Capital One Financial Corporation and NYSE Euronext. It marked the launch of "Get Schooled," a five-year national initiative co-developed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Viacom that creates a platform for corporate and community stakeholders to address the challenges facing America's public schools. (Multichannel News)
Jesse McCartney and Monica to Perform at Sept. 8th 'Get Schooled' Launch Sep 3, 2009
Get Schooled is also supported by corporate partners AT&T, Capital One Financial Corporation, and NYSE Euronext, which have signed on to the initiative in order to promote education reform efforts and develop innovative ways of engaging communities and supporting students. The block party and concert on Sept. 8 will include more than 400 Los Angeles-area public school students, parents, teachers and school administrators as well as various special guests and celebrities. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Viacom To Host Get Schooled Conference and Documentary Premiere at Paramount Pictures Lot Aug 28, 2009
At the event, the Gates Foundation and Viacom will welcome corporate partners AT&T, Capital One Financial Corporation and NYSE Euronext, which have each signed on to the Get Schooled initiative in order to promote education reform efforts and develop innovative ways of engaging communities and supporting students. "Get Schooled brings together the immense creativity and ingenuity of leaders in business and the entertainment industries to inspire students to pursue an education that has real... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
