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ParentSquare’s New Buyer’s Guide Helps Districts Effectively Evaluate K-12 School-Home Communication Platforms

“Selecting a K-12 Communications Platform” guide includes a checklist of criteria and addresses common communication challenges that educators encounter when trying to engage student families

Discovery Education Offers New Professional Learning Resources to Prepare Educators for Back-to-School Success

Charlotte, NC (Monday, June 16, 2025) – Discovery Education , the creators of essential PreK-12 learning solutions used in classrooms around the world, now offers a new collection of summe...

ParentSquare Founder and President Anupama Vaid Named a Winner of Chief’s The New Era of Leadership Awards

SANTA BARBARA, CA—June 12, 2025— Today, Chief, the most powerful network of senior executive women, revealed the winners of its second-annual The New Era of Leadership Awards, recognizing A...

We invite you to share your Feedback on the draft AI Literacy Framework

Background AI increasingly impacts our society, how we work and learn, and many other aspects of our lives. As education prepares students to succeed and contribute to the world, we must an...

Epson’s New PowerLite L-Series Portable Projectors Now Available and Compatible with Apple AirPlay

10 New Fixed Lens Projector Models with up to 8,000 Lumens Allow for Easy Sharing of Content from Apple Devices

VHS Learning Celebrates Partnerships with 11 Schools in Four States

More than 500 schools around the world take advantage of VHS Learning’s 250+ online high school courses

State policies on cellphone use in K-12 public schools

School leaders and educators began grappling with the role handheld electronic devices should play in educational spaces in the 1980s, when students brought pagers to schools in increasing num...

The Choice Chatter Continues: States, Voters and Education Choice

Introduction In 2024, education choice— policies that allow families to choose the school their child attends, outside of the one for which they are zoned —remained a pronounced topic of di...

Birmingham City Schools Leads Groundbreaking Research on Student Motivation and Math Achievement

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., May 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Birmingham City Schools (BCS) is spearheading an innovative research initiative to explore the critical link between student motivation and...

Oregon’s Tillamook School District 9 to Enhance Science Curriculum with New EdTech Resources

Charlotte, NC (Wednesday, May 21, 2025) —Oregon’s Tillamook School District 9 (TSD) today announced that it has selected a suite of engaging edtech resources from Discovery Education to ...

Renaissance Launches New Core Publisher Experience to Transform Classroom Instruction

Powered by Renaissance Next, this dynamic solution will use AI to help guide instruction and help educators create personalized learning plans

Indiana News: Discovery Education’s Science Techbook Approved for Use by Department of Education

Charlotte, NC (Monday, May 19, 2025) — Discovery Education, the creators of essential K-12 solutions trusted by teachers and students around the world, today announced that the Science Tec...

Smarter, Simpler Security —New Lenovo ThinkShield Solutions Offering

Research Triangle, NC – May 13, 2025 – Today, LenovoTM announced the introduction of ThinkShield Solutions, security offerings tailored to protect small and medium sized business (SMBs), sc...

Indiana’s Wawasee Community School Corporation Strengthens Science Instruction Through New Collaboration with EdTech Leader

Charlotte, NC (Thursday, May 8, 2025) —Indiana’s Wawasee Community School Corporation today announced a new collaboration with Discovery Education that brings to the district engaging, n...

ClassDojo for Districts Launches Inaugural Customer Advisory Board

K-12 communications, technology and administrative leaders will provide critical input on school communications issues and engagement initiatives

Edthena Named One of the ‘World’s Top EdTech Companies’ by TIME Magazine and Statista

Organizations reviewed and scored more than 7,000 companies based on industry impact and financial strength

VHS Learning Opens Registration for Fall 2025 Courses

Boston – May 8, 2025 – When VHS Learning ’s fall 2025 course registration opens on May 8, schools will find new course selections for the 2025-26 school year. The nonprofit has added more ...

Texas Makes History with Landmark School Choice Law

SB 2 creates a universal ESA program, empowering families with flexible education funding

ParentSquare Now Used by 8 of Arizona’s 10 Largest School Districts

Adoption of ParentSquare’s unified communication platform now reaches more than half of Arizona’s K-12 students, driving stronger family engagement and more efficient district communication.


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