LAS VEGAS, NEVADA (July 11, 2006) – Singer/songwriter and international recording artist Fred Nassiri, founder of Nassiri Music and Entertainment, The Public Education Foundation, and Lee Antonello Elementary School are developing a pilot program that will introduce Nassiri’s title track and debut album, “Love Sees No Color,” into the ethnic diversity curriculum at the school. The pilot program will be funded by a grant from Nassiri to The Public Education Foundation.

“We are very thankful to Mr. Nassiri, not only for his generous donation, but also for his commitment to our public school children,” says Judi Steele, president of The Foundation. “The partnership we’ve developed between The Foundation, Mr. Nassiri, the Clark County School District (CCSD) and Lee Antonello Elementary School will strengthen our children’s understanding of diverse cultures.”

“‘Love Sees No Color’ is a compilation of 12 original compositions that speak musically, lyrically and spiritually to the common bonds of the races of the earth,” says Nassiri. “Love, hope and unity are the recurring themes of the songs that resonate with the instruments and rhythms of countless cultures and musical genres. Children are the key to any movement for world peace, and this next generation must be exposed to uplifting music with a positive message,” adds Nassiri.

The principal, Linda Reese, and 14 teachers at Lee Antonello Elementary School, one of the CCSD’s new Empowerment Schools, have been working with Nassiri for several months on the pilot program. They are developing teaching materials to be used with the “Love Sees No Color” pilot program that will strengthen the school’s ethnic diversity curriculum.

Once the program has been developed and tested at Lee Antonello Elementary School, The Public Education Foundation and Nassiri Music will make it available to other CCSD schools. Nassiri and his organization plan to take the program statewide and then to the national and international level. An outreach initiative is also underway by Nassiri Music to offer complementary singing and music lessons to children in need.

CCSD Superintendent Dr. Walt Rulffes selected Lee Antonello Elementary School and three other CCSD elementary schools as Empowerment Schools within the new Superintendent’s School Region. The principals and teachers will have greater decision-making authority over such things as budget, staff improvement, staff selection, curriculum delivery, professional development and scheduling and performance incentives with fewer central requirements. The three other Empowerment Schools are Rose Warren Elementary School, Kirk Adams Elementary School and Paul Culley Elementary School.