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District Leaders Sound the Alarm on Family Engagement: New National Poll Reveals Widening Communications Gap
Districts are missing the tools to build trust with families — ClassDojo for Districts is stepping in with scalable, trusted communication tools
Bloomz Unveils Immersive Translation and Conversational AI to Simplify and Strengthen the School-Home Connection
A wave of new features includes AI-powered shortcuts to clear communication and the ability to translate the entire app into more than 250 languages
DreamBox Reading by Discovery Education Expands PreK–5 Literacy Tools for Back-to-School 2025
Charlotte, NC (Monday, June 30, 2025)— Discovery Education , the creators of essential PreK-12 learning solutions used in classrooms around the world, today announced significant enhancemen...
ClassDojo for Districts Unveils New Features for 2025–26 School Year
Built with customer input, ClassDojo’s new tools unify communication, streamline oversight, and introduce AI to save teachers time while helping districts navigate budget uncertainty at no cost
New Partnership Between Georgia’s Pickens County School District and Discovery Education Enhances Science and Social Studies Learning
Charlotte, NC (Tuesday, July 15, 2025) —Georgia’s Pickens County School District (PCSD) today announced a new partnership with edtech leader Discovery Education that will enhance science...
Discovery Education’s Florida Techbook Launches in Volusia County Classrooms for Grades K-8
Charlotte, NC (Wednesday, July 9, 2025) —Florida’s Volusia County Schools (VCS) has announced the adoption of the Science Techbook for Florida for use in the district’s K-8 classrooms. B...
Texas District Chooses Adaptive Tech to Boost Elementary Math Learning
Charlotte, NC (Wednesday, July 2, 2025) —Texas’ McKinney Independent School District (MISD) today announced that it has selected DreamBox Math by Discovery Education , an adaptive and en...
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
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...
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...
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