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MiEN Appoints Avron Levin as Senior Director of Furniture Innovation

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Aug. 1, 2024 – MiEN Company has announced that Avron Levin is joining the company as its Senior Director of Furniture Innovation. In his new role, Levin will lead Mi...

Students Across California’s Dunham School District Return to Classrooms this Fall with Innovative New Resources Enhancing Science Education

Charlotte, NC (Wednesday, July 31, 2024) —Students across California’s Dunham School District (DSD) will return to classrooms this fall with new resources enhancing science education in their ...

States with the Most At-Risk Youth in 2024 – WalletHub Study

With 13% of young Americans neither working nor in school, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on the States with the Most At-Risk Youth in 2024 , ...

Texas’ Winters Independent School District Selects Innovative Digital Resource to Enhance Science Instruction in Classrooms Districtwide

Charlotte, NC (Wednesday, July 24, 2024) —Texas’ Winters Independent School District (WISD) today announced that it has selected the Science Techbook for Texas by Discovery Education to enha...

iCEV Launches New Eduthings Interface for the 2024-25 School Year

Groundbreaking platform revolutionizes how Career & Technical Education (CTE) leaders collect, manage, and analyze critical CTE data

School-Home Communications Checklist From ParentSquare Gives Administrators a Free Tool To Prepare for Back to School

SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. July 23, 2024 —Getting school-home communications ready for the new school year takes time, teamwork, and a plan for success. To help district and school administrators pre...

MiEN Announces New Division, Professional Development by MiEN; Taps Katelyn Forcucci to Lead Division as Chief Education Strategist

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – July 17, 2024 – As classrooms are updated to reflect the collaborative work environments students will encounter, educators have found that teaching practices need to keep...

New Texas-Specific CoderZ Computer Science Courses Are Fully Aligned to the Revised TEKS for Technology Applications

Built from the ground up to help Texas teachers meet updated state standards, the new courses provide students in grades three through six with hands-on learning that lays the foundation for STEM careers

75 Students Selected to Participate in Special Field Trip Experiences Celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the Founding of the United States

CHARLOTTE, N.C.  (Monday, July 15, 2024)  – America250 – the official nonpartisan entity charged by Congress with planning the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independen...

Slooh Launches New Grant to Make Space Exploration Accessible to 100,000 Students in Urban School Districts

District leaders to apply by August 9, 2024 to receive a free district site license providing access to Slooh’s online telescopes, curriculum, and PD for the 2024-25 school year

New LearnPlatform by Instructure Report Finds Increases in More Unique Digital Tools Accessed by K-12 Institutions, Students, and Teachers

The seventh EdTech Top 40 report highlights the reliance on edtech in our schools and the importance of maintaining an interoperable technological ecosystem

Renaissance Launches Powerful New Teacher Experience for the 2024‒2025 School Year

Renaissance Next transforms instruction, provides real-time, actionable recommendations for teachers

BenQ Education Lets Educators Teach Their Way at ISTELive 24

BenQ Will Be a Must-See, With Ed Influencer Demonstrations of the BenQ Board Highlighting “Your Way” Innovations and Partnerships With Leading Educational Apps

Growing Number of K-12 Districts Add ParentSquare to Strengthen Family Engagement Efforts

Advanced features including Smart Sites and Virtual Phone spur increased communications platform adoption

Texas’ Pine Tree Independent School District Expands Partnership with Global Edtech Leader to Support Innovative Science Instruction

Charlotte, NC (Tuesday, July 9, 2024) —Texas’ Pine Tree Independent School District (PTISD) today announced an extension of its multi-year collaboration with global edtech leader Discovery Ed...

Discovery Education’s Science Techbook for Florida Approved for Use in Classrooms Statewide

Charlotte, NC (Monday, July 8, 2024) — Discovery Education , the worldwide edtech leader, today announced that the Science Techbook for Florida has been added to the Florida Department of Educ...

3M Young Scientist Challenge Announces 2024 National Finalists

ST. PAUL, Minn. & CHARLOTTE, N.C.  (Thursday, June 27, 2024)  – 3M (@3M) and Discovery Education (@DiscoveryEd) today announced the 2024 3M Young Scientist Challenge ( #YoungScientis...

3M and Discovery Education Recognize 26 State Merit Winners and Four Honorable Mentions in 2024 3M Young Scientist Challenge

ST. PAUL, Minn. & CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Wednesday, June 26, 2024)  – 3M (@3M) and Discovery Education (@DiscoveryEd) today announced the 2024 3M Young Scientist Challenge ( #YoungScientist )...

New Cart Fan from Vernier Science Education Helps Students Easily Conduct Hands-On Kinematics and Dynamics Experiments

Cart Fan provides a simple way to create constant acceleration when using the Dynamics Cart and Track System and the Go Direct® Sensor Cart

Elementary Educators Nationwide Invited to Help Develop Discovery Education’s New Writing Product for Grades K-5

Charlotte, NC (Tuesday, June 25, 2024) —Global education leader Discovery Education today announced that it is offering elementary educators nationwide the unique opportunity to participate in...


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