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School Specialty and the College Football Playoff Foundation Collaborate to Award Five Classroom Makeovers
School Specialty and the College Football Playoff Foundation Collaborate to Award Five Classroom Makeovers.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n GREENVILLE, Wis., Nov. 14, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- School Specialty, Inc. (OTCQB:SCOO) (“School Specialty”, “SSI” or “the Company”) through its continued partnership with the College Football Playoff  (CFP) Foundation, is excited to announce the awarding of two major classroom makeovers to the M. Agnes Jones Elementary School and M.R. Hollis Innovation Academy in Atlanta, Ga., as part of the CFP Foundation’s Extra Yard Classroom Makeover Project and SSI’s 21st Century Safe School initiative.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n This transformative program and collaboration between School Specialty and the CFP Foundation aims to help schools and teachers with much-needed resources to support holistic, forward-thinking and secure educational environments for students in Atlanta as well as across the country.  Three additional schools will be chosen to receive makeovers in coordination with the Extra Yard for Teachers Summit on Saturday, January 6, 2018 at the Georgia World Congress Center ahead of the College Football Playoff National Championship on January 8 in Mercedes-Benz Stadium. “Recognizing that a sound education cannot exist without a safe environment that inspires all students to learn, School Specialty is honored to work with the College Football Playoff Foundation to enable educators to create innovative, reliable spaces that foster meaningful experiences and support the critical skills our children require to be leaders in the 21st century,” stated Joseph M. Yorio, President and Chief Executive Officer. “The Company has been a leader in education for decades, and we take great pride in knowing that our solutions and services help drive positive student outcomes, while making education easier for those responsible for our youth. The 21st Century Safe School’s sole mission is to enhance education by addressing the emotional, mental, social, and physical perspectives of a quality education. We look forward to growing our partnership with the CFP Foundation to make a difference in improving our nation’s schools and advancing opportunities for students to succeed.” School Specialty, featuring its safety and security subsidiary, SSI Guardian, and the CFP Foundation will provide classroom makeovers that includ...