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PBLWorks Announces its 2021 PBL Champions

District, school and individual champions are recognized for their commitment to high quality Project Based Learning

New Features Added to Discovery Education’s K-12 Learning Platform Gives Teachers New Ways to Engage Students with Digital Content Everyday

  Discovery Education   announced new features and enhancements to its  award-winning K-12 learning platform . The latest Discovery Education platform combines dynamic new tools with the amaz...

Leading EdTech Learning Platform Launches Major Upgrades for Back-to-School

New Interactive Features, Greater Personalization, and More Culturally Relevant Content Power Achieve3000’s PreK-12 Fall Release

Vernier Software & Technology Publishes New E-book to Support Middle School Students in Exploration of Climate and Weather

‘Climate and Meteorology Experiments’ features 11 Earth science investigations that engage students with data-collection technology and hands-on experimentation

Lexia Learning Rebrands Award-Winning Rosetta Stone English as Lexia English Language Development; Releases Version 2.0 to Enhance the User Experience

  Lexia Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group company, today announced the official rebrand of Rosetta Stone® English to  Lexia® English Language Development™  (Lexia English). The name change f...

Association for Middle Level Education, American Student Assistance Launch Digital Playbook for Career Exploration in the Middle Grades

       The Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE) and American Student Assistance (ASA) announced the launch of  Career Exploration in the Middle Grades: A Playbook for Educators ....

National Lexile Study Shows Accelerated Reading Growth Across Ethnic Groups

     Student engagement yields success for kids using Achieve3000 Literacy during COVID The National Lexile Study, a respected and recognized independent research analysis conducted by ...

Arizona Department of Education Announces Partnership with Discovery Education to Bring Flexible Digital Resources to All Students

This press release was originally distributed by the Arizona Department of Education. You can find the Department’s online version here .    PHOENIX - The Arizona Department of Education (A...

GG4L Acquires Stackup

GG4L's School Passport® iPaaS will Bundle Stackup's Patented Learning Engagement Measurement and Reporting Technology

Homeschool Applications Double in California

The number of home school applications submitted to the California Department of Education (DOE) soared during the 2020-2021 school year, state data indicates.

New Mexico Public Education Department Names Curriculum Associates to Its High-Quality Professional Learning Marketplace List for 2021

Educators to receive robust, high-quality professional learning during the implementation and ongoing use of i-Ready® Classroom Mathematics and Ready® Reading

Galaxy Next Generation’s G2 Visual Alerts Wins New Product Award from Spaces4Learning

G2 Visual Alerts, an instant, takeover communications system, earned gold in the best K–12 “Emergency Communication” category

PresenceLearning Wins Two Stevie® Awards in 2021 American Business Awards

Therapy Essentials honored as Gold and People’s Choice Stevie® Award winner for favorite solution serving students with special needs

Learning.com Introduces EasyCode Virtual Robotics Through Partnership with Robotify

New block-based computer programming offering unveiled at ISTE 2021

ALAS Opens a Women Superintendents Policy Leadership Academy

Female superintendents can apply through July 31, 2021 for year-long program focused on developing leadership in policy and advocacy

Connecticut’s Bristol Public Schools Deepens Long-Term Partnership with Discovery Education to Enhance Civic Literacy

  Connecticut’s  Bristol Public Schools  (BPS)  announced it is deepening its long-term partnership with  Discovery Education , the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platf...

One-time Emergency Connectivity Fund application window is open

Funds For Learning encourages schools and libraries to apply for the federal aid program designed to provide off-campus internet access

MobileMind Launches the Industry's First Crowd-Sourced Professional Learning Hub: MobileMind Community

MobileMind brings districts together to collaborate with the industry's first crowd-sourced professional learning hub

Massachusetts Mayflower Academy Celebrates 2021 Graduates

     Massachusetts Mayflower Academy (MMA), a nonprofit full-time online private high school powered by VHS Learning, is honoring the Graduating Class of 2021, its fourth class of graduates...

Epson Now Shipping Eight New PowerLite Laser Projectors Built to Captivate and Impress Audiences in Virtually any Environment

New Laser Projectors Deliver Ultra-Bright, Impactful Displays for Education, Signage, Corporate, and Entertainment


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