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U.S. at Risk of Not Reaching 90 Percent Graduation Rate Goal by 2020

Grad Nation report highlights how equity gaps are hindering progress; Responds to questions of skepticism

The Virtual High School Announces New Computer Science Pathways Certificate Program

Last year, the White House reported that despite the growing importance of computing to America’s economy, cybersecurity and national security, only 40 percent of K-12 schools offered a comput...

Voyager Sopris Learning’s LANGUAGE! Live program makes significant impact on literacy gains for An Achievable Dream Academy students in Virginia

When students struggle to read, every aspect of their academic life is affected. Timely intervention is the only way they can catch up to their peers. At An Achievable Dream™ Academy Middle and...

Vernier Announces 2017 Engineering Contest Winners

Science teachers win $5,500 in prizes for creatively using Vernier sensors to introduce engineering concepts

PR with Panache! Becomes First PR and Inbound Marketing Firm to Serve the Education Marketplace

The award-winning PR firm offers a unique, effective combination of creative storytelling and data-driven marketing

itslearning Webinar Alert: Powering Student Engagement and Standards Mastery With A Successful OER Strategy

WHAT: 60-minute webinar on Powering Student Engagement and Standards Mastery With A Successful OER Strategy WHO: Andrew Marcinek, former Open Education Advisor for the U.S. Department of E...

ClassFlow Lesson Delivery Software Offers New Desktop Version

Promethean TM , a global education technology company, announced today that ClassFlow Desktop is now the software of choice for use with all Promethean interactive panels and displays. Class...

myON Named Best Digital and Media Literacy Solution by the Association of American Publishers

The personalized literacy solution was selected as a 2017 REVERE Award honoree in the Classroom category

Reimagining Credit Recovery Curriculum to Motivate Students to Stay on

Designed for the “at-promise” student who needs to earn credit, FuelEd’s new adaptive curriculum features rich multi-media and motivational learning objects

If the environment was a game, would we win?

Neste develops educational AR game based on Paris Agreement on climate change, to teach kids about CO2 emissions

Haleyville Elementary School Receives the Third Charlotte F. Lockhart Award for Excellence in Literacy Education

Reading Horizon honors Haleyville for its substantially increased achievement rate among young, impassioned readers

Nonprofit HITN Learning Launches New Award-winning Educational Apps For Preschools At Head Start Conference

Inexpensive and highly appealing Pocoyo Playset apps make a world of difference helping Spanish-speaking preschool children develop math and literacy skills for Kindergarten

Microsoft, McDonald’s and TiViTz Partner on Office 365 Classroom Challenge

With 16,000 games played so far, this unique collaboration allows students to compete for prizes while playing the TiViTz math and strategy game through Microsoft Office 365

Podcasts offer new way for students to use digital media content in the classroom

StudySync Debuts New Podcast Feature, Showcases Student Perspectives on 21st Century Learning

Essay Contest with $1,000 College Scholarship Prize

Interested students submit an essay describing the non-academic skills that helped them get through high school

Evolving the Teaching/Learning Environment

Enhancements allow for a seamless experience of Google Drive within Schoology

SolidProfessor Expands Technology Grant Program to $10.5 Million

SolidProfessor , an online learning company focused on the tools and technologies used in engineering and design, last year provided more than $10.5 million in Technology Grants to schools, up ...

ClassFlow™ Announces New Digital Content Partnerships to Promote Collaborative & Immersive Learning

New 1.6M+ Resources and Tools Include Science Simulations and 3D Content


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