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Independent Research Team Awarded $4 Million IES Grant to Study the Impact of Lexia LETRS Professional Learning on K-3 Literacy Outcomes

BOSTON (Aug. 8, 2024) – A team of three independent researchers has been awarded a $4 million grant from the Institute Of Education Sciences (IES) to investigate the impact of a widely ...

CTL Introduces the Next-Generation 11.6” Chromebook: the CTL Chromebook PX111E Series

● Purpose-built for students, these two new Chromebook models deliver faster processing and connectivity in a ruggedized and sustainable clamshell form factor ● Available CTL services add va...

New White Paper from MiEN Explores How to Redesign Learning Spaces for Neurodiverse Learners

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Aug. 8, 2024 – While there are neurodiverse students in every school in the country, many learning environments are not designed to address their unique gifts and need...

Students Across Granville County Public Schools to Begin 2024-2025 School Year with New Resources Enhancing Science Education

Charlotte, NC (Tuesday, August 6, 2024) —Students in North Carolina’s Granville County Public Schools (GCPS) will begin the 2024-2025 school year with a host of new digital resources from w...

Discovery Education Sends Teachers and Students Nationwide Back to School with a Host of Free New Resources

Charlotte, NC (Monday, August 5, 2024) — Global edtech leader Discovery Education and a selection of partners are sending students across the country back to school with a host of new, fre...

MiEN Appoints Avron Levin as Senior Director of Furniture Innovation

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Aug. 1, 2024 – MiEN Company has announced that Avron Levin is joining the company as its Senior Director of Furniture Innovation. In his new role, Levin will lead Mi...

Students Across California’s Dunham School District Return to Classrooms this Fall with Innovative New Resources Enhancing Science Education

Charlotte, NC (Wednesday, July 31, 2024) —Students across California’s Dunham School District (DSD) will return to classrooms this fall with new resources enhancing science education in their ...

States with the Most At-Risk Youth in 2024 – WalletHub Study

With 13% of young Americans neither working nor in school, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on the States with the Most At-Risk Youth in 2024 , ...

Texas’ Winters Independent School District Selects Innovative Digital Resource to Enhance Science Instruction in Classrooms Districtwide

Charlotte, NC (Wednesday, July 24, 2024) —Texas’ Winters Independent School District (WISD) today announced that it has selected the Science Techbook for Texas by Discovery Education to enha...

iCEV Launches New Eduthings Interface for the 2024-25 School Year

Groundbreaking platform revolutionizes how Career & Technical Education (CTE) leaders collect, manage, and analyze critical CTE data

School-Home Communications Checklist From ParentSquare Gives Administrators a Free Tool To Prepare for Back to School

SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. July 23, 2024 —Getting school-home communications ready for the new school year takes time, teamwork, and a plan for success. To help district and school administrators pre...

MiEN Announces New Division, Professional Development by MiEN; Taps Katelyn Forcucci to Lead Division as Chief Education Strategist

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – July 17, 2024 – As classrooms are updated to reflect the collaborative work environments students will encounter, educators have found that teaching practices need to keep...

New Texas-Specific CoderZ Computer Science Courses Are Fully Aligned to the Revised TEKS for Technology Applications

Built from the ground up to help Texas teachers meet updated state standards, the new courses provide students in grades three through six with hands-on learning that lays the foundation for STEM careers

75 Students Selected to Participate in Special Field Trip Experiences Celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the Founding of the United States

CHARLOTTE, N.C.  (Monday, July 15, 2024)  – America250 – the official nonpartisan entity charged by Congress with planning the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independen...

Slooh Launches New Grant to Make Space Exploration Accessible to 100,000 Students in Urban School Districts

District leaders to apply by August 9, 2024 to receive a free district site license providing access to Slooh’s online telescopes, curriculum, and PD for the 2024-25 school year

New LearnPlatform by Instructure Report Finds Increases in More Unique Digital Tools Accessed by K-12 Institutions, Students, and Teachers

The seventh EdTech Top 40 report highlights the reliance on edtech in our schools and the importance of maintaining an interoperable technological ecosystem

Renaissance Launches Powerful New Teacher Experience for the 2024‒2025 School Year

Renaissance Next transforms instruction, provides real-time, actionable recommendations for teachers

BenQ Education Lets Educators Teach Their Way at ISTELive 24

BenQ Will Be a Must-See, With Ed Influencer Demonstrations of the BenQ Board Highlighting “Your Way” Innovations and Partnerships With Leading Educational Apps

Growing Number of K-12 Districts Add ParentSquare to Strengthen Family Engagement Efforts

Advanced features including Smart Sites and Virtual Phone spur increased communications platform adoption

Texas’ Pine Tree Independent School District Expands Partnership with Global Edtech Leader to Support Innovative Science Instruction

Charlotte, NC (Tuesday, July 9, 2024) —Texas’ Pine Tree Independent School District (PTISD) today announced an extension of its multi-year collaboration with global edtech leader Discovery Ed...


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