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Swing Education Launches Substitute Teacher Hall of Fame to Recognize Exceptional Educators
The Hall of Fame will recognize three educators during National Substitute Teacher Appreciation Week, held May 6-10, 2019
President’s 2020 budget proposes a historic investment in America’s students: Education Freedom Scholarships
The following are prepared remarks delivered by Secretary DeVos to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and related agencies...
Norwalk Public Schools in Connecticut Expands Fast ForWord Implementation to Close Gaps and Build a Growth Mindset in Reading
OAKLAND, CA (March 26, 2019) After successfully implementing the neuroscience-based Fast ForWord® program to close gaps in reading among struggling readers and students with special needs, N...
StudySync and Poetry Northwest Partner to Foster Students’ Analysis, Comprehension and Appreciation of Poetry
NEW YORK — March 26, 2019 — Today, StudySync announced a new content partnership with Poetry Northwest , one of the longest-running poetry journals in America. StudySync will be using the...
New Edthena Dashboard Helps Decision Makers Understand the Use and Impact of Video Coaching in Their Organization
Organization Stats provides actionable data and evidence-based insights about the professional learning conversations occurring among teachers and coaches
Walch Mathematics Launches Curriculum Engine Platform, Enabling Districts to Create Aligned, Coherent Math Courses On Demand
New “Curriculum as a Service” platform lets educators tailor existing core and supplemental resources to their needs, or design and publish new courses
EdgeMakers and STEM Learning Lab Announce Merger
New company will empower both teachers and learners to become changemakers through STEM 2.0―the combination of high-quality STEM programs with a groundbreaking innovative thinking curriculum
2019 Curiosity Conference Will Define the Human-Machine Coevolution Process
As AI evolves, thought leaders will convene to determine how the global education system must ensure integration, rather than competition, between man and machine Palo Alto, California - Mar...
CDI Technologies is Awarded an Expanded School Purchasing Contract by the Alabama Department of Education
School districts can now benefit from more classroom technology options from CDI
New Partnership Promotes Social-Emotional Learning Tools to Hispanic-Serving School Districts
Partnership between Love In A Big World and the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities will increase access to social-emotional learning curriculum and resources NASHVILLE, TN and...
New report from GreatSchools.org reveals whether or not states are providing easy access to high-quality education data
Education data transparency varies widely across the U.S.; Michigan, Massachusetts, and Georgia top state rankings.
VHS Improves National Standards for Quality Online Learning with Virtual Learning Leadership Alliance and Quality Matters
VHS executives contributed to all three areas of the newly-revised National Quality Standards
FETC 2019 Features Increased Attendance and Record-Setting Expo Hall
More than 10,000 educators from all 50 states and 75 countries attended the annual event, along with a record-setting 470+ exhibiting companies
New eBook by Swing Education Helps Schools and Districts Navigate Teacher Shortages
eBook covers causes of teacher shortages and provides proactive steps school and district leaders can take to address it
Montgomery County Public Schools Adopts LearnZillion Illustrative Mathematics 6-8 Math As Its Core Middle School Math Curriculum
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- On January 8, 2019, Montgomery County Public Schools announced the adoption of LearnZillion Illustrative Mathematics 6-8 Math as its core math curricu...
Los Angeles Unified School District Approves Curriculum Associates to Support English Learners and Students in Need of Intervention
i-Ready® and Ready Mathematics® for Grades 6–8 chosen as instructional materials for ELs and i-Ready for Grades K–8 chosen as an evidence-based intervention for state-identified schools
Lexia Learning Partners with MetaMetrics to Offer Lexile Measures from Lexia RAPID Assessment
Lexia RAPID Assessment will report popular reading metric side-by-side with students’ scores in word recognition, academic language, and reading comprehension
Idaho State Department of Education Approves IXL English Language Arts for Statewide Adoption
SAN MATEO, Calif. — February 20, 2019 — IXL Learning , the K-12 personalized learning platform used by 7 million students, today announced that the Idaho State Department of Education h...
Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready® Wins a Tech & Learning TCEA 2019 Best of Show Award
Panel of tech-savvy educators selected online diagnostic and instructional program for showing the greatest promise in today’s classrooms
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Ebook and Audiobook Usage in Schools Sees Record Growth The new student reading app Sora, audiobooks and growing digital libraries lead to students reading more. SAN ANTONIO at the TC...
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