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New Mexico Public Education Department Names Curriculum Associates to Its High-Quality Professional Learning Marketplace List for 2021

Educators to receive robust, high-quality professional learning during the implementation and ongoing use of i-Ready® Classroom Mathematics and Ready® Reading

Galaxy Next Generation’s G2 Visual Alerts Wins New Product Award from Spaces4Learning

G2 Visual Alerts, an instant, takeover communications system, earned gold in the best K–12 “Emergency Communication” category

PresenceLearning Wins Two Stevie® Awards in 2021 American Business Awards

Therapy Essentials honored as Gold and People’s Choice Stevie® Award winner for favorite solution serving students with special needs

Learning.com Introduces EasyCode Virtual Robotics Through Partnership with Robotify

New block-based computer programming offering unveiled at ISTE 2021

ALAS Opens a Women Superintendents Policy Leadership Academy

Female superintendents can apply through July 31, 2021 for year-long program focused on developing leadership in policy and advocacy

Connecticut’s Bristol Public Schools Deepens Long-Term Partnership with Discovery Education to Enhance Civic Literacy

  Connecticut’s  Bristol Public Schools  (BPS)  announced it is deepening its long-term partnership with  Discovery Education , the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platf...

One-time Emergency Connectivity Fund application window is open

Funds For Learning encourages schools and libraries to apply for the federal aid program designed to provide off-campus internet access

MobileMind Launches the Industry's First Crowd-Sourced Professional Learning Hub: MobileMind Community

MobileMind brings districts together to collaborate with the industry's first crowd-sourced professional learning hub

Massachusetts Mayflower Academy Celebrates 2021 Graduates

     Massachusetts Mayflower Academy (MMA), a nonprofit full-time online private high school powered by VHS Learning, is honoring the Graduating Class of 2021, its fourth class of graduates...

Epson Now Shipping Eight New PowerLite Laser Projectors Built to Captivate and Impress Audiences in Virtually any Environment

New Laser Projectors Deliver Ultra-Bright, Impactful Displays for Education, Signage, Corporate, and Entertainment

Updated and Expanded Second Edition of Free-Range Kids Provides All-New Insights for Parents and Educators

Author Lenore Skenazy expands on Free-Range Kids and reflects on the impact of the movement over the past decade

EarlyBird Education Introduces Game-Based Screener to Help Schools Identify Children at Risk for Dyslexia and Reading Difficulties — Even Before They Learn to Read

  Two-thirds of U.S. fourth graders are not reading at a proficient level, and reading difficulties are often identified too late for students to catch up with their peers, even with intervent...

KidWind Awards Top Student Teams in 2021 National KidWind Challenge

Winners were best of 58 teams to prove their renewable energy skills

Louisiana Public Broadcasting and Discovery Education Renew Long-Term Partnership Serving Educators and Students Statewide

Louisiana Public Broadcasting  (LPB) today announced the renewal of its long-term partnership with  Discovery Education , a leader in standards-aligned digital curriculum resources and engaging...

Moshi Offers U.S. Educators Free Social and Emotional Learning Tools to Support Students’ Return to the Classroom

Addresses Anticipated Post-Pandemic Mental and Emotional Health Needs of K-5 Students

Flinn Scientific Updates Science2Go to Further Engage High School Students in Science Exploration

New videos, labs, assessments, and more to support biology, chemistry, environmental science, and physics teaching and learning

edmaven, A Networking Platform for Education Innovation, Launches Crowdfunding Campaign

  The Center for Education Reform (CER), a foundation dedicated to expanding educational opportunities, together with partner Global Silicon Valley (GSV), a growth investment platform powering...

Big Hearted Celebrities Paint Eco-Totes to Help Children from Kibera Slum Go to School

  Madonna, Naomi Campbell, Halle Berry, Lenny Kravitz, Zoe Kravitz, Paris Jackson, Usher, Lionel Richie, Eddie Murphy, Evan Ross, Maggie Q, Raquel Bitton, Chrome Hearts and more, come togethe...

Florida Department of Education Approves Lexia Learning for ELA Intervention Courses

Rigorous review process confirms Lexia Core5 Reading and PowerUp Literacy programs are strongly aligned to Florida’s newest standards

Aperture Education Wins 2021 EdTech Breakthrough Award

Aperture Student Portal, which supports social and emotional learning in high school, is named “Best Competency-based Education Solution”


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