NBC News Launches Spanish-Language Version of PARENT TOOLKIT

NBC News launched today the Spanish-language version of its digital Parent Toolkit, produced by NBC News and sponsored by Pearson. The Parent Toolkit was unveiled at NBC News' "Education Nation" Summit in October 2013, and is designed to educate and empower parents with the resources they need to navigate their child's development in today's school system and have a positive impact on their academic career. The entire website and mobile app have been translated into Spanish as part of NBC News and Pearson's commitment to provide the resource to a wide and diverse audience.

The comprehensive Toolkit serves as a one stop shop for parents with accessible resources and information to help them better understand their child's academic expectations and support their success and personal growth. Using the Toolkit, parents can access grade-by-grade academic benchmarks for Pre-K through 12th grade in Math and English Language Arts, a guide to parent-teacher conferences and school counselor meetings, and tips for ways to encourage their child's learning outside the classroom. NBC News Enlisted academic experts, teachers, and parent advisers from across the country to help shape and guide the content. To view a welcome video of the Spanish-language Parent Toolkit from NBC's Natalie Morales, and to download the app, visit es.ParentToolkit.com.

"It's incredibly important for me to play an active role in my children's education," said Natalie Morales, News Anchor and Co-Host of NBC News' TODAY and mother of two school-age children. "As a bilingual mother, it's wonderful to have the Parent Toolkit available in both English and Spanish. It will help more parents that are eager to get involved understand what our kids are learning and how we can do a better job supporting them."

"Education is the key that can unlock any door. Providing the Parent Toolkit in Spanish and English helps to support parents across our diverse school communities in pursuit of one shared goal: to empower all our children to find their passion and fulfill their potential," said Shilpi Niyogi, senior Vice president of corporate affairs at Pearson.

The public is invited to join the discussion online with #ParentToolKit. NBC News and Pearson will continue to roll out new features for the Parent Toolkit, including benchmarks focused on Health & Wellness in Spring 2014, and Social & Emotional development in Fall 2014.

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