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IXL Learning Acquires Rosetta Stone

The deal adds renowned language-learning brand to IXL’s portfolio of educational offerings

PresenceLearning Hits Three Million Teletherapy Sessions Delivered

Company reaches milestone as it continues to help schools provide remote special education services as the pandemic crosses the one-year mark and students continue distance learning

Flinn Scientific and ITEEA Form Strategic Alliance to Increase Student Participation in Engineering Education

       Students can learn new STEM concepts and practice their engineering skills using WhiteBox Learning and Engineering byDesign™   Flinn Scientific, a flagship provider of science l...

Discovery Education Brings Together Thought Leaders to Amplify Social-Emotional Learning

  Educators, students, and families are invited to explore social-emotional learning with dynamic digital resources from Discovery Education and its diverse network of partners. In recognition...

KidWind and Flinn Scientific Partner to Launch the KidWind Simulation Challenge

New partnership provides students the opportunity to construct and test virtual turbines and wind farms using WhiteBox Learning

Financial Literacy Challenge from Jackson Charitable Foundation and Discovery Education Inspires Community Collaboration to Win $10,000

  Jackson Charitable Foundation , a nonprofit with the mission to advance financial knowledge on a national scale, and  Discovery Education  today opened the 5 th  annual Cha-Ching TM  Money ...

EdisonLearning and Pointful Education Partner to Expand Access to Online Career and Technical Courses

Pointful Education’s suite of CTE and elective offerings are now available to all secondary students enrolled in eCourses through EdisonLearning

Kidskintha Announces World Early Years Summit with High-Quality Learning for Teachers and Parents

Free registration is now open for the 2021 summit, taking place March 23-24, which will feature more than 30 expert presenters on a range of educational topics

VHS Learning Partners with Continental Han Feng Network Technology to Develop Chinese Language Program

Chinese 1 and Chinese 2 high school courses to begin in September 2021

Curriculum Associates Launches Magnetic Reading™ to Help Students Build Confidence While Mastering Critical Reading Skills

New supplemental reading program for Grades 3–5 engages students with grade-level content using culturally relevant texts

Vernier Software & Technology Uses Food Experiments to Engage Students in Chemistry Exploration

New high school- and college-level chemistry lab book features 14 ready-to-use hands-on investigations

CoderZ Announces CoderZ League World Champions

  CoderZ announced the winners of the all-new  CoderZ League: the Virtual Cyber Robotics Competition  (formerly the Cyber Robotics Coding Competition or CRCC). Students in grades four through ...

Discovery Education’s Flexible K-12 Learning Platform Honored Among Tech & Learning’s Best Remote & Blended Learning Tools of 2021

  Discovery Education’s  flexible K-12 learning platform  was recently honored as one of  Tech & Learning’s 2021 Best Remote & Blended Learning Tools  in the Secondary (6-12) Education...

World’s Largest Annual Study of K–12 Reading Habits Finds Digital Reading Doubled from Fall 2019 to Fall 2020

This year’s edition of the What Kids Are Reading report includes in-depth data and analysis on how students’ reading habits changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Future of School Announces Microsoft as the Newest Resilient Schools Project Partner

Microsoft’s commitment to supporting educators and students by increasing access, equity and expertise will support the RSP’s ambitious goals

Cambium Learning® Group Carries Momentum into 2021 with Strong Growth Numbers and Strategic Acquisitions

Digital education leader is poised for a successful 2021 by building on its 2020 achievements

ISTE awards Hāpara & its Champion Educator program the ISTE Seal of Alignment

After an extensive review process of the  Hāpara Champion certification program  and the Hāpara Instructional Suite product, ISTE recently announced that it is awarding both the teacher bad∂ging...

Illustrative Mathematics, Family Engagement Lab, and Partnership for Los Angeles Schools Collaborate to Support Family Engagement in Math

FASTalk text messages, aligned with the IM K–5 Math curriculum, help parents support their child’s math skills at home

ParentSquare Expands Executive Team With Amazon Web Services Education Leader Joining as Chief Strategy

Dr. Chad A. Stevens Brings Expertise in Education and Cloud Services to Fast-Growing School-to-Home Communications and Engagement Company


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