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Trustees adopt balanced budget, lower tax rate

  The Longview Independent School District Board of Trustees unanimously adopted a lower property tax rate and new district budget for the 2022-23 year during a special meeting Wednesday, Aug....

Thrive Alliance Group Unveils New Professional Development Series, Helping Educators Support Students’ Mental Health

Thrive Alliance Group’s new professional development series helps educators create a web of support for students this fall and beyond

New Physics E-Book Helps High School and College Students Explore Mechanics Concepts Using Video Analysis

Vernier Video Analysis: Conservation Laws and Forces features 12 hands-on investigations that use award-winning app from Vernier Science Education

Alabama’s Huntsville College Preparatory School Selects Discovery Education to Support the Creation of Individualized Academic Experiences for All Students

  Alabama’s  Huntsville College Preparatory School  (HCPS) today announced a new partnership with  Discovery Education , the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform sup...

Homeschool Buyers Club launches new Curriculum Selection Engine

This free resource matches homeschool curriculum and products to a child’s learning needs and style.

More than 200,000 Students and Educators Across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Use Lexia Learning’s Programs to Boost Literacy Rates

More than 90% of students using Lexia PowerUp Literacy improved their skills while the percentage of Lexia Core5 Reading students working in or above grade level nearly doubled from 48% to 87%

Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready® Assessment Named to the Georgia Department of Education Approved List of Gifted Identification Screeners

Districts across the state can now use data from the i-Ready Assessment for Mathematics and Reading to help identify students eligible for gifted education programs

Connecticut’s Jumoke Academy Charter School Selects Discovery Education Social Studies Services to Propel Student Success

  Connecticut's  Jumoke Academy  Charter School today announced a new partnership with  Discovery Education , the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learn...

FEV Tutor Students Achieve Higher Growth Scores in ELA and Math on NWEA MAP Growth, STAR, and i-Ready Assessments

Students who received FEV Tutor’s scalable, personalized, high-dosage tutoring showed more growth from fall to spring, and students who were the furthest behind benefitted the most

Schools Across the U.S. and Around the World Partner with VHS Learning to Open a World of Opportunities to Students

  Schools across the U.S. and in eight countries have started or renewed partnerships with VHS Learning this year to provide teacher-led, high school online courses in a variety of disciplines...

TutorMe Partners with Columbia Public Schools, Providing Students with Tailored Instruction for Academic Advancement

The partnership between TutorMe and Columbia Public Schools provides students with high-impact tutoring through on-demand and one-on-one online instruction

Vernier Software & Technology is now Vernier Science Education

New name reflects company’s commitment to building a STEM-literate society

Flinn Scientific Offers New Laboratory Safety Certification Courses for Teachers for Free

Flinn Scientific releases updated free laboratory safety courses designed specifically for middle and high school science teachers.

Pilot Point ISD Selects Innovative System Go-To-Green to Protect Students and Staff in case of Active Shooter or Other Emergency

  Pilot Point ISD Superintendent Todd Southard and the district’s Board of Trustees has made the decision to equip the district’s facilities with Go-To-Green, the country’s most innovative eme...

Harris Poll Results Show School Staff Shortages Top the List of Parents’ Concerns for Upcoming School Year

Lexia Learning Commissioned Survey to Understand Back-to-School Expectations

Discovery Education Announces Latest Enhancements to Award-Winning K-12 Learning Platform

  Discovery Education —the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place—today announced a host of new enhancements to its award-wi...

VHS Learning Students Earn Gold and Silver Medals on the 2022 National Latin Exam

  Two  VHS Learning  students earned top honors on the 2022  National Latin Exam  (NLE), with one achieving a perfect score and earning a gold medal. Both students took VHS Learning’s  Advance...

MoneyLion and Zogo Team Up to Provide an Unparalleled Financial Education Experience

Partnership with MoneyLion is Zogo’s Largest Fintech Platform Integration, Offering Financial Education to More Than Three Million Users

Vernier Software & Technology Launches E-Book to Support Hands-On Science Learning for Middle School Students

The free Light & Matter: Vernier Supplement to OpenSciEd Unit 6.1 helps teachers incorporate data-collection technology into OpenSciEd’s NGSS-aligned lesson

ClassTag Awards $10,000 Community Engagement Grant

The Community Engagement Grant recognizes US school districts for the most creative ways ofengaging their community during 2021 - 2022 school year


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