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VHS Learning Opens Fall 2020 Registration

In the 2021 academic year, nonprofit VHS Learning celebrates its 25 th year as a supplemental online high school program – the first nationwide online program in the United States. Enrollment f...

Apperson Offers Early Bird Pricing for its Online Character Education Program – The Character Tree

     Discounted 2020/21 subscriptions allow teachers to provide students with character skills, whether they are in classrooms or teaching remotely  After a successful launch in 2019...

Stanley Black & Decker and Discovery Education Announce 2020 Making for Good Challenge Winners

  Innovative STEAM Solutions to Societal & Environmental Issues Earns Students One-of-a-Kind Virtual Mentorship Opportunity and $30,000 in Prizing Stanley Black & Decker and Di...

Funds For Learning Invites Feedback in 10th Annual E-rate Survey

The 2020 survey is now open for applicants to submit confidential feedback about federal E-rate funding program

Secretary DeVos Approves 10 Additional Perkins Career and Technical Education Plans

  U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced the Department of Education has approved 10 additional career and technical education (CTE) plans. Arizona, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Missou...

Captivate, Engage and Inspire Classrooms with Epson Education Display Solutions

Epson’s New BrightLink and PowerLite Laser Displays Create Immersive, Laser-Focused Learning for Today’s Classrooms

VHS Learning Announces 2020 College Scholarship Winners

Nonprofit provides $5000 in scholarships to twelve high school seniors

Illustrative Mathematics Appoints Kristin Umland as President

Two additional leadership team changes announced for key product strategy and program management roles

Louisiana Public Broadcasting Renews Long Term Partnership with Discovery Education Serving Educators and Students Statewide

–17 Year Collaboration Between LPB and Discovery Education is Playing a Critical Role Educating Louisiana’s Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond–

Impero Launches Website-Filtering Software to Further Protect Students Online

Impero Web:check scans approximately 150 million new URLs every day, catching and filtering on average 408,000 webpages for inappropriate content

Bloomz Introduces Robocalling, Allowing Schools to Deliver Audio Messages to Parents

The app continues to deliver on its promise to provide a single, comprehensive solution for school-home communication

Vernier Software & Technology Releases New Lab Book for High School and College-Level Human Physiology

The lab book’s 15 hands-on investigations utilize Vernier Go Direct® data-collection technology to teach students about various physiology concepts

New Initiative from Discovery Education Helps Students Continue Learning During the Summer Months and Prepares Educators for the Coming School Year

  Discovery Education —the global leader in standards-aligned digital curriculum resources, engaging content, and professional learning for K-12 classrooms—today announced the launch of its n...

TGR Foundation and Discovery Education Launch New Digital Professional Development Series

Resources from TGR EDU: EXPLORE Empowers Educators with Access and Tools Necessary to Transform Teaching During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond

Curriculum Associates’ Updated i-Ready® Personalized Instruction Aligns to WIDA PRIME V2 Correlation Criteria for English Language Learners

Online reading and mathematics program now includes more than 1,150 culturally responsive lessons to support English Language Learners (ELLs)

The Character Tree Hosts Webinar on how to Incorporate Character Development across the Curriculum

     Free June 11, 2020 webinar features early elementary school teacher Sara VanderWel who plays the role of “Miss Sara” in The Character Tree videos   Character education in the ...

SchoolStatus Launches Notify a District-Wide Messaging Solution

Administrators can schedule, automate and distribute mass messages directly to all parents and guardians via phone call, text and email

Arizona’s Peoria Unified School District Selects Discovery Education Experience to Support Classroom Instruction and Distance Learning

Expanded Partnership Connects Students in All District Schools to Award-Winning Digital Service

KinderLab Robotics Announces KIBO Resources and Curriculum to Support Blended and Distance Learning for Early Childhood

In this time of educational disruption, KinderLab’s solutions help educators continue their STEAM programs and meet computer science standards through creative coding, arts, and imaginative play

Gale Relaunches Kids InfoBits as Gale In Context: Elementary with Enhanced User Experience to Deliver Better Learning Outcomes

Kid-Friendly Database Improves Student Engagement and Personalizes Instruction In and Out of Classroom, Developing Future-Ready Skills in Young Learners


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