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Learning Counsel Offers New ‘EduJedi Leadership’ for Executive Professional Development

  Sphero is a contributing founding sponsor of the program, which will empower educational leaders to understand, plan, and execute digital transformations in their schools   (SACRAME...

Project Pals Launches Visual Collaboration Platform for Project-Based Learning

The platform enables students to build the critical-thinking and collaboration skills they need for the 21st century   (CHATSWORTH, CA) February 28, 2018 — Project Pals, Inc. today ann...

SOS Brooklyn Launches New EdTech Division, Backpack Interactive

The award-winning creative agency focuses on the learner experience to increase engagement and achievement for today’s tech-savvy students and teachers    (BROOKLYN, NY) February 14, 201...

The Virtual High School Opens Registration for Summer School 2018

Boston – Feb. 26, 2018 – The Virtual High School (VHS Inc.), a non-profit organization empowering schools with the industry’s most extensive variety of online and blended learning programs, ...

Fuel Education Expands Reading Literacy Platform for Schools and Districts

Big Universe adds 2,000 eBooks to help schools improve reading proficiency, particularly in early grades Herndon, Virginia, February 26, 2018 — The online literacy platform from Fuel Educ...

PAPERbasket Providing Patent-Pending New Approach to K-12 Edtech Metering Adoption

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 21 February 2018 A New patent-pending solution collects data at the device level, capable of distinguishing active vs. inactive use AUSTIN, TEXAS – With K-12 schools ...

Lexia Learning Releases New White Paper for Educators

Supporting Non-Proficient Adolescent Readers: Identifying and Addressing Why They Struggle

ASSIST Integrated K-12 Education Management System Announces Integration with Scantron® Online Diagnostic Student Assessment

Education assessment leader Scantron joins the fully integrated instructional content of ASSIST’s cloud-based program RENO, NV, Feb. 13, 2018 —ASSIST Education announced the recent inte...

Lexia Debuts New PowerUp Literacy Program, Enhancing Core English Language Arts Instruction for Non-Proficient Readers in Grades Six and Above

  PowerUp rounds out Lexia’s pre-K–12 literacy offerings, giving district administrators a trusted partner for their literacy instruction and assessment needs across all grade levels  ...

Vernier Software & Technology Adds 15 New Wireless Sensors to Its Popular Go Direct® Sensor Family

Students and educators can use the 15 new sensors with the free Graphical Analysis™ 4 app and more than 300 teacher-tested STEM experiments

Virginia Department of Education Names Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready® an Approved Student Growth Assessment

Schools and districts across the state can use the online program aligned to Virginia’s Standards of Learning to report measures of student growth

Promethean Expands Educational Display Portfolio to Create Immersive Classroom Experiences

(SEATTLE – January 24, 2018) Promethean TM , a global education technology company, announced expansions to its interactive flat panel portfolio which includes the market-leading ActivPanel...

Edthena Leverages New Google Chrome Technology to Develop a Browser-Based Video Record and Upload Experience

Now teachers can quickly record and reliably upload classroom video for professional learning from devices running Google Chrome

SAS® powers new report cards for more than 2,600 North Carolina schools

Analytics, data visualization provide unprecedented insights for parents, educators, state leaders

Fuel Education Joins as Latest Renaissance Growth Alliance Partner

Adaptive, assessment-driven digital learning solution motivates and rewards students with games

Thousands of Innovative Educators to Arrive in Austin in February for the 2018 TCEA Convention & Exposition

The 38 th annual TCEA Convention & Exposition will kick off on Monday, February 5 and run until Friday, February 9, 2018. Thousands of educators from around the world will come together to ...

Illuminate Education Acquires eduCLIMBER, Improves Data Analysis for Teachers and Districts

eduCLIMBER extends Illuminate Education’s ability to provide efficient and accurate data, saving teachers’ time and informing district decisions


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