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By Large Majorities and Across Demographic Lines, Americans Support Afterschool Programs

      News Release  October 22, 2018                                                                                                                                                   ...

Lexia Releases White Paper on How Teachers Can Ensure Equity in Literacy Education

BOSTON (Oct. 16, 2018) – While the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) has put forth criteria for providing all students with a high-quality education that will prepare them for college, career,...

Curriculum Associates Sponsors ALAS Scholarship Awards to Help Latino Administrators Earn Advanced Degrees in Education

Maribel Taboada of Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89 receives $10,000 and Roberto Rios of Chualar Union School District receives $2,000 in scholarship funds NORTH BILLERICA, ...

From North America to South, Soundtrap Celebrates Expansion in the Americas

At the BETT conference in Mexico City this week, Soundtrap, is reaching out to Spanish-speaking teachers all over the Americas.  The online collaborative music and podcast recording studio, is i...

State Contract Win Brings Impero Software’s Multi-device Remote Monitoring and Management Solution to New York Schools

Impero, in conjunction with Education Networks of America (ENA), has been selected for a state software contract serving New York school districts Austin, TX, Oct. 10, 2018 – Impero Sof...

Stepwell reveals updates to digital platform, increasing efficiency and flexibility for state and local education agencies

Posted October 4, 2018 stepwelladmin ‘Site visit’ management module allows for results-driven accountability for special education programs OKEMOS, Mich. (October 4, 2018) – Stepwel...

Carolina Science Online Launches New Digital AP® Biology Course for High School Students from Blending Education

Carolina Biological Supply teams with Blending Education to deliver interactive K-12 education content for teachers and students through Carolina Science Online portal BURLINGTON, NC, Oct...

Achieve3000 Acquires Actively Learn

  Acquisition combines the companies' complementary strengths, expanding the Achieve3000 offering to include fiction and teacher-sourced content LAKEWOOD, N.J. (PRWEB) Octobe...

Call for Applications Now Open for the 2019 Vernier/NSTA Technology Awards

  STEM educators to win $5,500 in prizes for their innovative uses of data-collection technology in the classroom BEAVERTON, Oregon, October 1, 2018 — Vernier Software & Technology ...

Education Design Lab Adds Innovative Leaders to Executive Team

Marta Urquilla and Isaac Agbeshie-Noye to support organization's vision and growth through diverse skillsets and experience WASHINGTON (PRWEB) October 01, 2018 Education Design Lab (the Lab...

Intelitek and Connecticut Computer Science Teachers Association Partner to Host Cyber Robotics Coding Competition

  Intelitek will host another CRCC in collaboration with the Connecticut CSTA to attract students to explore computer science opportunities and STEM subjects DERRY, N.H. – Sept. 26, 2018 –...

YMCA of the USA Selects Aperture Education as a National Preferred Vendor for Social-Emotional Learning Assessments

  Aperture Education’s DESSA Comprehensive SEL System helps after-school programs identify students’ SEL strengths and needs Charlotte N.C. (Sept. 25, 2018) — Social-emotional learnin...

New Book Published by ASCD and the Buck Institute for Education Outlines Essential Practices for Teaching Project Based Learning

  “Project Based Teaching: How to Create Rigorous and Engaging Learning Experiences” is authored by Suzie Boss with John Larmer Novato, California (Sept. 24, 2018) – Project Based Learni...

Illustrative Mathematics and Khan Academy Collaborate to Support Educators

  Tucson, AZ – Sept. 20, 2018 — Illustrative Mathematics (IM) today announced it has partnered with Khan Academy to provide free practice exercises tightly aligned to its highly-regarded...

New Report Defines Opportunities for Engineering in K-12 Education

  Report draws from science and STEM leaders across multiple states who participated in Catapult X focus groups conducted at the 2018 NSTA STEM Forum BEAVERTON, Ore. (September 18, 2018)...

Huntington Beach City School District Uses Boxlight’s MimioSpace to Transform Classrooms into Forward-Thinking, Collaborative Learning Environments

  New Installation Part of District’s Growing Technology Initiative L awrenceville, GA – Sept. 13, 2018 – California’s Huntington Beach City School District (HBCSD) will be adding ...

Ohio Department of Education Names Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready® Diagnostic an Approved Assessment Provider

Award-winning assessment approved for use in four categories starting in the 2018–2019 school year NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., September 10, 2018—Curriculum Associates’ award-winning online prog...

Impero Software partners with Illinois Learning Technology Purchase Program to Provide Schools with Student Safety and MDM Software

  Austin, TX, Sept. 6, 2018 – Impero Software, global specialists in remote monitoring and management software for education, has partnered with the Illinois Learning Technology Purchase Pro...


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