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Slooh Brings Space Exploration to Classrooms Worldwide with ‘The Online Telescope for Teachers’

Scalable online telescope makes space within reach for all schools for first time ever

K-12 Districts Nationwide Expand Usage of ParentSquare to Strengthen Family Engagement

Advanced features including Community Groups, Secure Documents and Health Screening spur increased communications platform adoption

KidWind Launches 2022 Simulation Challenge

Organization partners with Flinn Scientific to allow students to construct and test virtual turbines and wind farms using WhiteBox Learning

EarlyBird Education Raises Funding from Lobby Capital for Game-Based Pre-Literacy Assessment

  EarlyBird Education, developer of the EarlyBird game-based early literacy assessment, has raised $3.5 million in funding, led by venture capital firm Lobby Capital. In addition, David Hornik...

Epson Wins Two Top Education Product Awards

THE Journal and Campus Technology honor Epson’s latest software and hardware solutions

Kansas’ Shawnee Mission School District Initiates New Partnership with Discovery Education Supporting Elementary Science Instruction

  SILVER SPRING, MD (Wednesday, January 19, 2022) — Shawnee Mission School District  (SMSD) in Johnson County, Kansas has initiated a new partnership with  Discovery Education  supporting sci...

Curriculum Associates Selects 35 Standout Teachers for Its 2022 Class of Extraordinary Educators

Grades K–8 educators chosen for their exemplar teaching practices and best-in-class use of i-Ready®, i-Ready Classroom Mathematics, and/or Ready®

Gale and California State Library Partner to Provide K-12 Students and Educators Access to STEAM Digital Resources

Gale STEAM Digital Resources Now Available to Millions of Students and Thousands of Educators at All Schools and Public Libraries Across California

7 Mindsets Announces Investment by Gauge Capital

7 Mindsets, the leading provider of online social-emotional learning (SEL) curriculum and professional development to K-12 districts and schools, has partnered with middle-market private equity ...

Panasonic and Olympian Katie Ledecky Partner to Inspire Student STEM Innovation and Unlock the Power of Technology

Together with Discovery Education, Panasonic to help promote STEM Forward Program

EdisonLearning Joins with Digital Learning Collaborative to Improve Online Education

EdisonLearning will help guide DLC’s activities and strategy to evaluate, amplify and implement best practices in digital learning across the U.S.

ParentSquare Appoints Derick Sutton as Chief Financial Officer

Sutton brings experience in the SaaS field and in supporting rapid business expansion to fast-growing school-to-home communications and engagement company

Head into the Holiday Season with New Dynamic Digital Experiences from Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners

  To support continued student engagement anywhere during the winter holiday breaks, Discovery Education and leading social impact partners are introducing new flexible and engaging learning r...

The Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents (ALAS) Announces New Regional Directors

Pedro Rivera and Dr. Frank Rodriguez bring a wealth of experience to their new roles as part of the ALAS board

IRIS Wins ‘Educators Pick Best of STEM 2021’ Award for Earth Science

Organization offers real-world data and teaching resources to entice middle through college level students to study earthquakes

American Student Assistance Announces Second Annual "Solve Together" Career Exploration Competition for Middle School Classrooms and Students

Digital-first, student-directed contest challenges participants to tackle real-world problems including Climate Change and Colonizing Mars, and present innovative solutions

MiEN Company’s New KIO Tinker Table Quickly Switches from a Bookcase to a Workstation and More

New table adapts to multiple learning needs in classrooms, media centers, makerspaces and STEAM labs

Innovative EdTech Solutions Chosen as Winners of ‘Educators Pick Best of STEMTM 2021’ Awards

Panel of educator judges selected winning products, technologies, and services for their positive impact on student learning and STEM education

UWorld Launches AP® Exam Prep Resources for Students

Created by educators with more than 170 cumulative years of experience teaching AP content, the online resources help students succeed on their exams and master important concepts

New Executives Appointed to GG4L Leadership Team

Retired IBM EdTech Executive and Former President of ScholarChip Join Global Grid for Learning's Executive Team


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