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Three New Members Join VHS Learning’s Board of Directors

For almost three decades the accredited, nonprofit has empowered high schools with an extensive offering of high-quality, teacher-led online courses

Discovery Education Invites Teachers and Administrators Around the World to Attend the 2023 Fall VirtCon

Worldwide edtech leader Discovery Education invites teachers and administrators around the globe to participate in its 12th annual Fall VirtCon, which will be held on Saturday, October 21st f...

Slooh Launches Its Next-Gen Platform to Engage Students in Space Exploration

New upgrades to the platform allow for more interactivity, personalization, and student-driven learning this school year

Follett Literacy Program Provides Opportunity for Classroom to Connect with Noted Children’s Author

Teachers Have Until Sept. 29 to Enter for Chance of Live Video Conference with Ana Aranda (‘Our Day of the Dead Celebration’)

3P Learning’s Mathseeds and Reading Eggs Programs Satisfy Level II and Level III ESSA Requirements

Both independent studies with LearnPlatform confirm 3P Learning’s reading and math programs are connected to improved math and reading performance

Tutor.com Announces Launch of Round-the-Clock Online Tutoring for South Orange and Maplewood Students

Partnership Provides Unlimited 24/7 Academic Support for Learners in Grades 3 Through 12

DEA and Discovery Education Present a New Virtual Field Trip Empowering Students to Address Substance Misuse

Discovery Education and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) today announced a new virtual experience – An Ounce of Prevention Virtual Field Trip – empowering students in grades 9-12 to ...

Intelligent.com Survey Reveals 8 in 10 High School Teachers and College Professors Give Into Students’ Grade Change Requests

Results of a new research survey show that “grade grubbing” – the practice of students negotiating with educators for higher grades – has become exceedingly common

DK Poll: Support for Public School Teachers Soars Across the Country

David R. Schuler, executive director of AASA, The School Superintendents Association , issued the following statement today following the release of the 55th annual PDK Poll of the Public’...

New Report from Curriculum Associates Shows Slow Rebound in Reading and Math Proficiencies

Despite small increases in Grades 1 and 2 reading, achievement levels remain largely stagnant from the prior school year and below pre-pandemic levels

Clearlake Capital-Backed Discovery Education to Acquire DreamBox Learning

Latest Acquisition Will Expand Discovery Education’s Solution Suite Supporting Math and Reading

New Jersey DOE Selects Tutored by Teachers to Support Statewide High-Impact Tutoring Program

Educators in the Garden State can leverage Tutored by Teachers this school year to implement high-impact tutoring and better support their students’ academic needs

Gale and SirsiDynix Announce Partnership That Will Expand CloudSource Index by More Than One Billion Records

Gale , part of Cengage Group, a global provider of research and learning resources, and SirsiDynix , a global leader in library technology solutions, are excited to announce a strategic par...

KinderLab Robotics Debuts AI Curriculum for Young Learners

Featuring five lessons, the new curriculum is designed to help students in grades 1–3 understand how artificial intelligence works and what its limitations are

PragerU Kids is now in Texas schools

Texas is now the second state to officially approve PragerU as an educational vendor just one month after the announcement of the nonprofit’s partnership with Florida’s Department of Education. ...

Vernier Science Education Launches Two New Sensors for High School and College-Level Environmental Science

The Go Direct® Pyranometer and Go Direct® PAR (Photosynthetcally Active Radiation) Sensor enable students to easily and accurately collect and analyze scientific data

Districts Brace for Fiscal Cliff in Final Year of COVID Relief Funding Inflation, Educator Feedback Among Top Considerations in Adjusting Spending for the New School Year, AASA ARP Survey Finds

With one year remaining to spend close to $200 billion in federal COVID relief funds, more than half of school district leaders are shifting their American Rescue Plan spending decisions due ...

New Back-to-School Surveys: Parents Believe More Work Needs to Be Done to Address Unfinished Learning and Educators List It as One of Top Three Concerns

Nationwide surveys reveal parents’ and educators’ concerns and hopes regarding students’ ongoing unfinished learning

T-Mobile’s Project 10Million is helping to close the digital divide in education by offering free internet connectivity, mobile hotspots and low cost hardware to millions of eligible student households

As students around the country return to school, the lack of access to home internet remains an issue for millions of American kids: According to a Dec. 2020 study , “up to 12 million K–1...

Scribbles Software Announces “Mass Lottery” Feature to Help Schools and Districts Quickly Manage Complex Lotteries

Scribbles Software , a leading provider of K-12 records and enrollment software, announces significant updates to streamline and improve lottery management for schools and districts – especi...


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