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Georgia’s Cobb County School District Launches Virtual Professional Learning Initiative Supported by Discovery Education

Face-to-Face Professional Learning Initiative Moved Online to Support Continued Professional Development During COVID-19 Pandemic

Gaggle partners with districts nationwide to increase student safety while learning remotely

Provides frontline support in protecting nearly five million students against cyberbullying, self-harm, offensive content, and many other harmful situations

Underwriters Laboratories Xplorlabs® Launches New Virtual Education Resource

Connecting Communities to the Science, Safety and Sustainability of Lithium-ion Battery Life Cycles

Eduplanet21 Announces New Marketplace Builder Solution to Help K-12 Educational Service Centers

Updates will provide new collaborative learning and marketplace distribution tools

eBOARDsolutions Announces Free Access to Simbli Meetings Module for School Districts

New ‘Virtual Board Meeting Guide’ website resource accompanies free meeting software offering

A Sweet Treat of Free School-Approved Popular Ebooks for Students

Thousands of schools globally participating in OverDrive Sora Sweet Reads program to avoid early “summer slide”

Illuminate Education Expands Personalized Support to K-12 Districts

Services include virtual training and consultative services to support teaching and learning during the COVID-19 crisis

Educator Team Releases Book on Teacher Wellness Just in Time for Corona Crisis

A key chapter of Whole: What Teachers Need to Help Students Thrive is available to download at no cost as a resource for educators and parents in this turbulent time

Secretary DeVos Announces $3 Billion in Emergency Education Block Grants for Governors

Encourages them to focus the funding on continuing education for students of all ages

CatchOn Joins the Google for Education Integrated Solutions Initiative

CatchOn’s new integrations available with Google Drive, Sheets, and Google Data Studio will provide school districts with more visibility into their application usage data

Swing Education Partners with Outschool to Provide Job Opportunities for its Substitute Teachers during School Closures

Outschool’s flexible work environment allows Swing subs to support students and teach live online classes during COVID-19 pandemic

PBL World 2020 Moves to New Online Format while Delivering Same Immersive 3-day PBL Experience

Conference brings together a community of peers and experts to do deep, focused and real work to prepare teachers to deliver quality Project Based Learning to students

Nearpod & Utah Education Network Announce State-Wide Access to Digital Learning for Utah Schools

The partnership ensures that every Utah school district has access to Nearpod, bringing more than 658,000 students in grades K-12 and their teachers access to the company’s engaging learning experiences until 2024.

Curriculum Associates’ Ready® Classroom Mathematics Named a Highly Rated Program by EdReports.org

Core mathematics program for Grades K–5 is the latest Curriculum Associates program to receive an “all-green” rating after an independent evidence-based review

InferCabulary Introduces Enhanced Features and Free Access to Support Schools Through COVID-19

InferCabulary , the innovative web-based visual vocabulary tool, today announced it has unveiled a number of upgrades and improvements to the program. Version 2.0 of InferCabulary features new ...

DIVERSITY in Ed Supports Teachers and Schools with Virtual Teacher Recruitment Fair on April 15, 2020

DIVERSITY in Ed Magazine & Online Service will host their 5th annual Virtual Teacher Recruitment Fair for teachers from 11am-5pm CST.

Ensuring Continuity of Education With Remote Grading Workflows

TORONTO, March 11, 2020 (Newswire.com) - Crowdmark is concerned about how COVID-19 is impacting its community of students and educators and recognizes the immense costs that school closures –...

Wilton Public Schools Moves Special Education-Related Services Online to Meet the Needs of its Students during School Closures

District is providing its clinical teams with teletherapy training and access to the PresenceLearning online therapy platform


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