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The New York Times Knowledge Network (www.nytimes.com/knownow) announced today a milestone in the Texas Education Agency – Project Share initiative. Since Project Share’s launch in August 2010, more than 250,000 Texas educators have had access to professional development resources available from The New York Times Knowledge Network.

Project Share is designed to leverage existing and new professional development resources for K-12 teachers across the state and build professional learning communities where educators can collaborate and participate in online learning.

As part of The New York Times Knowledge Network’s collaboration with the Texas Education Agency, teachers and students have full access to The New York Times Knowledge Network’s digital content repository and Epsilen, an online learning environment with global networking, learning management tools and ePortfolios. Epsilen is majority-owned by The New York Times Company.

“The combination of Epsilen’s innovative technology and The New York Times Knowledge Network’s top quality content enables us to help K-12 and higher education providers meet the challenges of this new education landscape,” said Felice Nudelman, executive director of education, The New York Times Company.

“Project Share includes many resources for Texas educators, including content from The New York Times, Texas Education iTunes U and PBS,” said Anita Givens, associate commissioner for standards and programs, Texas Education Agency. “By providing a Web 2.0 e-learning environment for Texas teachers to collaborate, share best practices and access digital content, we are pleased to make available new and powerful tools for professional development and 21^st-century teaching and learning.”

Project Share will be featuredat SXSWedu’s inaugural education conference, “Project Share: Knowledge Knows No Boundaries,” to be held March 8 to 10 at the AT&T Conference Center in Austin, Texas. For more information, please visit www.sxswedu.com.

The New York Times Knowledge Network, which uses the Epsilen^TM platform, was launched in September 2007 to deliver lifelong learning programs on timely subjects. Through The New York Times Knowledge Network, extensive resources from The Times and other participating universities and institutions are readily available to students online, whether they are enrolled in an on-campus course or continuing their education through a distance learning program (www.nytimes.com/knownow).

About The Texas Education Agency

The mission of the Texas Education Agency is to provide leadership, guidance and resources to help schools meet the education needs of all students. TEA supports public policy initiatives from pre-kindergarten to college and career readiness, with a focus on efforts that support the academic achievement of all students (www.tea.state.tx.us).

About The New York Times Company

The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT), a leading media company with 2009 revenues of $2.4 billion, includes The New York Times, the International Herald Tribune, The Boston Globe, 15 other daily newspapers and more than 50 Web sites, including NYTimes.com, Boston.com and About.com. The Company’s core purpose is to enhance society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news, information and entertainment.

Contacts:

The New York Times Company
Uchenna Hicks, 212-556-1757;
hicksul@nytimes.com
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Source: The New York Times Company