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PresenceLearning Earns 2022 Great Place to Work Certification™

Based entirely upon employee feedback, this designation positions the company as one of the best to work for in the country

Renaissance and Hillsborough County Celebrate 10 Years of Equitable Access to Thousands of Books

The decade-long community reading program has provided access to thousands of digital books for more than 250,000 students every year since 2012.

Stronger Than Hate Challenge Inspires Student Activism and Creative Expression

  The fourth annual  Stronger Than Hate Challenge  is now open and offers students the opportunity to win $10,000 in prizes. Students aged 13-18 are encouraged to submit a project by May 26, 2...

EdisonLearning Reinforces Virtual Instruction with Professional Development Courses for Teachers

  With school closures and associated remote learning stemming from the pandemic creating an unprecedented need for professional learning opportunities for teachers and administrators, EdisonL...

New AI Coach by Edthena Expands Access to Coaching for All Teachers

With the AI Coach platform, all teachers can access an on-demand coach who is ready to guide their evidence-based reflection

Epson Launches New Generation of Pro Series High Lumen Projectors

New Laser Projectors Include World’s Lightest and Smallest 20,000-Lumen Projectors for Exceptional Power and Installation Flexibility

Schools in All 50 States and Two U.S. Territories Offer Students Access to Quality Online Courses from VHS Learning

With the addition of 44 new school partners in 2021, VHS Learning reaches new milestone

Vernier Software & Technology Introduces Five New Go Direct® Products for College-Level Science

New spectrometers and wide-range pressure sensor help students collect and analyze data during chemistry, biology, and physics investigations

Honoring Black History Month by Celebrating Black STEM Leaders with Career Readiness Resources for Students from the STEM Careers Coalition

  The  STEM Careers Coalition ™ – the first-of-its-kind national STEM initiative powered by corporate leaders and anchored in schools by  Discovery Education  – is connecting students to a cur...

Salt Lake City School District Partners with Vector Solutions to Manage its Staff Training

District adopts the Vector Training online training management system and the Safety & Compliance course library

Epson Wins Two Top Education Product Awards

THE Journal and Campus Technology honor Epson’s latest software and hardware solutions

KidWind Launches 2022 Simulation Challenge

Organization partners with Flinn Scientific to allow students to construct and test virtual turbines and wind farms using WhiteBox Learning

EarlyBird Education Raises Funding from Lobby Capital for Game-Based Pre-Literacy Assessment

  EarlyBird Education, developer of the EarlyBird game-based early literacy assessment, has raised $3.5 million in funding, led by venture capital firm Lobby Capital. In addition, David Hornik...

Slooh Brings Space Exploration to Classrooms Worldwide with ‘The Online Telescope for Teachers’

Scalable online telescope makes space within reach for all schools for first time ever

K-12 Districts Nationwide Expand Usage of ParentSquare to Strengthen Family Engagement

Advanced features including Community Groups, Secure Documents and Health Screening spur increased communications platform adoption

Kansas’ Shawnee Mission School District Initiates New Partnership with Discovery Education Supporting Elementary Science Instruction

  SILVER SPRING, MD (Wednesday, January 19, 2022) — Shawnee Mission School District  (SMSD) in Johnson County, Kansas has initiated a new partnership with  Discovery Education  supporting sci...

Curriculum Associates Selects 35 Standout Teachers for Its 2022 Class of Extraordinary Educators

Grades K–8 educators chosen for their exemplar teaching practices and best-in-class use of i-Ready®, i-Ready Classroom Mathematics, and/or Ready®

7 Mindsets Announces Investment by Gauge Capital

7 Mindsets, the leading provider of online social-emotional learning (SEL) curriculum and professional development to K-12 districts and schools, has partnered with middle-market private equity ...

Gale and California State Library Partner to Provide K-12 Students and Educators Access to STEAM Digital Resources

Gale STEAM Digital Resources Now Available to Millions of Students and Thousands of Educators at All Schools and Public Libraries Across California

Panasonic and Olympian Katie Ledecky Partner to Inspire Student STEM Innovation and Unlock the Power of Technology

Together with Discovery Education, Panasonic to help promote STEM Forward Program


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