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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

Empowering Teachers: West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District Launches Initiative to Transform Student Data into Academic Growth

Charlotte, NC (Friday, June 27, 2025) —In a first of its kind agreement, New Jersey’s West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District (WWP) today announced a new partnership with Otus , ...

SMART Technologies Debuts Premium Interactive Display the SMART Board® GX Plus at ISTE

CALGARY, AB – June 25, 2025 – SMART Technologies is raising the bar on what affordable classroom technology can deliver—the all-new SMART Board® GX Plus redefines entry-level interactivit...

New Go Direct Sensors from Vernier Science Education Help High School- and College-Level Students Explore Real-World Phenomena

The Go Direct 2-Axis Force Plate and Go Direct Turbidity Sensor help STEM and CTE students easily collect and analyze data during a wide range of hands-on investigations

Students Using Lexia Core5 Reading Outperformed Their Peers On the Smarter Balanced English Language Arts/Literacy Assessment

New Lexia Study Examines Performance of More Than 1 Million California Students to Ascertain the Impact of Literacy Program

Rapid City Area Schools to Enhance Science and Social Studies Instruction Through Expanded Partnership with Discovery Education

Charlotte, NC (Wednesday, June 18, 2025) —South Dakota’s Rapid City Area Schools (RCAS) today announced an expansion of its partnership with Discovery Education , the creators of essentia...

Epson to Showcase Power of Laser Displays and Collaborative Classroom Tools for K-12 Educators at ISTELive 2025

LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. – June 17, 2025 – With classrooms evolving and student engagement more important than ever, educators are looking for innovative solutions to enhance learning, boost ef...

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...

Cellairis Launches Solution for Distraction-Free, Tech-Savvy Classrooms

Mobility Solutions Provider addresses the restrictions or mandates to ban cellphones in schools

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...


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