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Discovery Education Continues Supporting Educators During the COVID-19 Pandemic with Hundreds of No Cost Daily Activities

  In an effort to continue its support of educators during the COVID-19 pandemic,  Discovery Education —the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wh...

The Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents (ALAS) Announces Recipients of its 2021-2022 Leadership Awards

18 outstanding leaders to be recognized at the ALAS 18th Annual National Gala and Awards Dinner Oct. 9th in Washington, D.C.

SESP Launches New Research-Practice Partnership with $5.8-Million Grant

New partnership connects Northwestern researchers with Curriculum Associates and school districts to better understand and address learning needs

STUDY: Millennials and Gen Z Say They are Bigger Victims of Cybercrime

The  National Cybersecurity Alliance  and  CybSafe , a behavioral security and data analytics company that’s transforming the way organizations manage human cyber risk, today announced the relea...

Dynamic New Virtual Field Trips from Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners Help Students Explore STEM in the World Around Them

  To help students explore the exciting the many ways STEM is shaping the world around them, Discovery Education—the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art K-12 digital platform suppor...

ParentSquare Earns iKeepSafe COPPA Safe Harbor, FERPA, and California Student Data Privacy Certifications

Provider of the premier unified school-to-home engagement platform for K-12 passes rigorous certification process to meet the tech industry’s highest standards of privacy and security

Lexia Learning Presents 2nd Annual Emergent Bilingual Week Event

Unbound President & CEO Lacey Robinson to deliver “GLEAM of It All” keynote address

OverDrive Education Strengthens Curriculum Focus with Acquisition of TeachingBooks.net

     Combines expansive collection of supplemental materials with industry’s largest digital book catalog and award-winning Sora reading app   OverDrive , the leading digital reading pl...

New $1.5-Million Innovation Fund Supports Video Coaching and Video Observation Initiatives

Fund to support school districts with implementing the award-winning Edthena platform for up to three academic years

Aperture Education Hires Stacey Preator as its New Vice President of Customer Experience

Preator brings more than a decade of experience to new leadership role

National Report Reveals Educators Are Concerned About Student Preparedness This Year

Most Teachers Cite Technology as Key Ingredient to Support and Accelerate Student Learning

Vector Solutions Wins in the Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence Program for its Student Safety & Wellness Courses

Online Courses Support Student Safety and Social-Emotional Learning and Promote Discussions on Topics Such as Bullying, Suicide Awareness, Drug Prevention, and More

PresenceLearning Makes Its Teletherapy Platform Available to Individual Clinicians and Group Practices

Online platform offers clinicians a secure, efficient, and engaging way to deliver therapy, along with exclusive access to a content library that includes assessments and activities

Discovery Education Collaborates with AWS to Enhance Recommendation Engine

  Discovery Education—a worldwide edtech leader supporting learning wherever it takes place—today announced that it has enhanced its K-12 learning platform with Amazon Web Services (AWS) machi...

Francisco Partners Acquires Follett School Solutions

  Follett Corporation  today announced the sale of Follett School Solutions (FSS), the company’s K-12 software and content division, to  Francisco Partners , a leading technology-focused glob...

Illinois’ Decatur Public Schools Selects 7 Mindsets for Districtwide Implementation

  Decatur Public Schools in Decatur, Ill., has selected 7 Mindsets, the leader in online social emotional learning (SEL) solutions, to support the emotional wellbeing of its students and teach...

Engaging New Virtual Field Trips from Discovery Education and Partners Welcome Students and Teachers Back to School

  To welcome K-12 students and teachers back to school, Discovery Education—the worldwide EdTech leader whose state-of-the-art K-12 digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place—a...

The 2021 National Literacy Summit Presents a Distinguished Lineup of Experts Addressing What’s Next for Literacy Instruction

For the third consecutive year, the 2021 National Literacy Summit will take place virtually Tuesday, November 9, 8:30 am until 7 pm. Presented by Achieve3000 and Successful Practices Network, th...

OverDrive Education Donates Juvenile & Young Adult Titles to Schools Worldwide

Over 280 high-interest, always-available titles from Sourcebooks, Abrams, Lerner and more in updated Sora Starter collection

STUDY: Demand for Real-Time, Interactive Digital Video & Audio Has Exploded in 2021

New analysis is from Agora, who powers 50 billion minutes of video and audio engagements each month for the world’s top apps


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