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ALAS Partners with Scholastic to Create Latino-inspired Book Collection

The “Rising Voices: Elevating Latino Stories” collection for grades K-5 features Latinos as leading characters to help Latino students see themselves within texts

DPS STEAM Launches Innovative Discovery Education Program

New Education Program to Enrich K-12 Education in the Classroom and Beyond

High School Skilled Trades Teachers Can Apply for $1.5 Million in Cash Prizes

Deadline to Apply for Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence is May 5

IXL Learning Acquires Teachers Pay Teachers, the World’s Largest Platform for Educator-Created Content

The acquisition of Teachers Pay Teachers expands IXL Learning’s ability to connect educators with relevant and engaging learning materials that help PK-12 students succeed academically

VHS Learning Is Awarded Teaching with Primary Sources Grant from Library of Congress

Grant will support creation of U.S. history lessons and professional development

Wisconsin’s Stevens Point Area Public School District Renews Partnership Supporting Science Education in Grades K-5

Wisconsin’s Stevens Point Area Public School District today announced it has renewed its multiyear partnership with Discovery Education supporting science education in grades K-5. This co...

Lexia Partners with the RAND Corporation for an External Evaluation of Lexia Core5 Reading

Externally-led evaluation will extend rigor to existing Core5 research documenting it helped accelerate students’ post-pandemic learning

Kami Forms Advisory Group to Support the Diverse Needs of U.S. Educators

Consisting of former superintendents and thought leaders, members of the Kami Advisory Group will help Kami better support U.S. education systems

Software & Information Industry Association Announces Innovation Showcase 2023 Finalists

10 Promising education technology companies recognized for their positive impact on teaching and learning

Washington OSPI Recommends Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready® as a Rapid Automatized Naming (RAN) Assessment for Early Screening of Dyslexia

Districts can now use the award-winning program with its additional offline assessment tasks to screen all literacy skills associated with dyslexia required for Grades K–2

Renaissance Releases All-New Edition of World’s Largest Annual Study of K–12 Reading Habits

Celebrating 15 years of highlighting what students are reading, Renaissance’s latest report includes in-depth data on 5.4 million students’ reading habits

North Harrison Community Schools Adopts Innovative Career Advancement Program for Teachers to Earn Master’s Degrees

The on-the-job program, offered by BloomBoard and its university partner network, offers 18 teachers the opportunity to gain essential skills while teaching in the classroom

ParentSquare Wins Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence Best of 2022 for Secondary Education

The annual award recognizes edtech solutions that excel at aiding educators, students, and teachers

Eduverse Expeditions Named Winner in the Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence: Best of 2022

The third K-12 education award Eduverse Expeditions has won since its launch!

Skriware Academy Now Available in Every Polish Primary School

Skriware partners with the Educational Research Institute to support Poland’s Future Labs program

Explore Interactive Announces Partnership with Award-Winning Curriculum Developer, EiE

Explore Interactive Join Forces with Museum of Science, Boston’s EiE Team to Expand Research-Proven, Digital Resources for Elementary STEM Teaching and Learning

Todd Bloom Joins the Kami Team as Chief Learning Officer

The new role further expands Kami’s impact on teaching and learning across the globe

Illinois’ Shiloh CUSD #1 Adds New, Cutting-Edge Edtech Tool to Middle School and High School Curriculum to More Deeply Engage Students in Science

Illinois’ Shiloh CUSD #1 today announced an expansion of its partnership with Discovery Education that adds a new, cutting-edge resource to the district’s middle school and high school sc...

Ignite Reading! Announces $10M Series A Financing to Meet Accelerating School Demand for its Virtual 1:1 Literacy Tutoring Program

High-dosage tutoring program teaches 1st-8th grade students to read at twice the rate expected in traditional classrooms with no achievement gaps

ASCD Unveils Witsby™, Its Next-Generation, Mobile Optimized Professional Learning Platform

On-demand professional learning platform provides teachers with just-in-time support, and helps school leaders recruit, retain and develop educators.


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