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Glendale Unified Joins Verizon Innovative Learning Schools Program
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MEDIA RELEASE Glendale Unified School District |
Media Contact: GUSD Public Information Office Kristine Nam, Communications Director (818) 241-3111 x1218 |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
Glendale Unified Joins Verizon Innovative Learning Schools Program
Glendale Unified School Distrist is comprised of 32 schools serving more than 25,000 students in transitional kindergarten through high school and beyond. We prepare our students for their future by offering a wide range of programs, including STEAM, visual and performing arts, athletics, dual languge immersion in seven languages, and more than 21 Career and Technical Education pathways. Nine Glendale Unified schools have earned the U.S. Office of Education’s highest designation, the National Blue Ribbon. Additionally, 26 Glendale Unified schools have been recognized as California Distinguished Schools and 17 of our district’s 18 Title I schools have been named Title I Achieving Schools. Glendale Unified has been named an Educational Results Partnership Honor Roll District for three consecutive years.
Verizon Innovative Learning, Verizon's education initiative targeting Title 1 middle schools, addresses barriers to digital inclusion. The program provides free 1:1 devices, free internet access and a technology-driven curricula with the goal to transform the learning experience. Through exposure to cutting-edge technology, the program enables students to develop the skills, knowledge, and confidence needed to build an innovative workforce of the future. Since 2012, Verizon Innovative Learning has committed a total of $400 million in STEM education efforts in support of digital inclusion. In 2019, Verizon launched its first 5G-enabled Verizon Innovative Learning classroom, with the goal of 100 by 2021. For more information visit Verizon.com/Responsibility or find us on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. |