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OverDrive to Acquire RBdigital from RBmedia
Acquisition follows recent sale of OverDrive to KKR from Rakuten
RANDA Releases The Teacher Wallet API to Licensure Vendors
RANDA Solutions announced today the release of an API Integration for The Teacher Wallet solution. The API release is available to any existing teacher credentialing or licensure system in the United States.
Apex Learning Brings Critical Social and Emotional Learning and Mental Health Programming to Districts through Partnership with Evolution Labs
Partnership enables districts to support the health and wellbeing of students, addressing the needs of the whole child
3M Young Scientist Challenge Announces 2020 National Finalists
3M and Discovery Education congratulate finalists; announce 2020 shift to a virtual competition in response to COVID-19
Secretary DeVos Launches New Student-Centered Grant Competition to Spur Short-Term Education Opportunities, Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth as America Reopens
U.S. Department of Education U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced today a new higher education discretionary grant program designed to provide students the opportunity to deve...
Swing Education Names its 2020 Inductees into the Substitute Teacher Hall of Fame
Three exemplary educators were chosen based on their contributions to the classroom and greater school community
Apperson Offers Early Bird Pricing for its Online Character Education Program – The Character Tree
Discounted 2020/21 subscriptions allow teachers to provide students with character skills, whether they are in classrooms or teaching remotely After a successful launch in 2019...
Texas' Ector County Independent School District Selects Discovery Education Experience to Support Student Learning Over the Summer and Beyond
Texas' Ector County Independent School District (ECISD) announced the selection of Discovery Education Experience to support both its current Virtual Summer School program and K-12 tea...
VHS Learning Opens Fall 2020 Registration
In the 2021 academic year, nonprofit VHS Learning celebrates its 25 th year as a supplemental online high school program – the first nationwide online program in the United States. Enrollment f...
Stanley Black & Decker and Discovery Education Announce 2020 Making for Good Challenge Winners
Innovative STEAM Solutions to Societal & Environmental Issues Earns Students One-of-a-Kind Virtual Mentorship Opportunity and $30,000 in Prizing Stanley Black & Decker and Di...
PBLWorks Creates New eBook Featuring 21 Projects to Help Families Keep Children Engaged in Learning this Summer
“This Teachable Moment” eBook provides an introduction to Project Based Learning and ready-to-go projects for children of all grade levels
Louisiana Public Broadcasting Renews Long Term Partnership with Discovery Education Serving Educators and Students Statewide
–17 Year Collaboration Between LPB and Discovery Education is Playing a Critical Role Educating Louisiana’s Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond–
Impero Launches Website-Filtering Software to Further Protect Students Online
Impero Web:check scans approximately 150 million new URLs every day, catching and filtering on average 408,000 webpages for inappropriate content
Bloomz Introduces Robocalling, Allowing Schools to Deliver Audio Messages to Parents
The app continues to deliver on its promise to provide a single, comprehensive solution for school-home communication
Secretary DeVos Approves 10 Additional Perkins Career and Technical Education Plans
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced the Department of Education has approved 10 additional career and technical education (CTE) plans. Arizona, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Missou...
Illustrative Mathematics Appoints Kristin Umland as President
Two additional leadership team changes announced for key product strategy and program management roles
VHS Learning Announces 2020 College Scholarship Winners
Nonprofit provides $5000 in scholarships to twelve high school seniors
Captivate, Engage and Inspire Classrooms with Epson Education Display Solutions
Epson’s New BrightLink and PowerLite Laser Displays Create Immersive, Laser-Focused Learning for Today’s Classrooms
Funds For Learning Invites Feedback in 10th Annual E-rate Survey
The 2020 survey is now open for applicants to submit confidential feedback about federal E-rate funding program
Vernier Software & Technology Releases New Lab Book for High School and College-Level Human Physiology
The lab book’s 15 hands-on investigations utilize Vernier Go Direct® data-collection technology to teach students about various physiology concepts
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