Opening Minds INNOVATION Awards application deadline nears
Friday, December 13, 2013Individuals and organizations interested in submitting a nomination for the Opening Minds INNOVATION Awards™, sponsored by Follett, have until Friday, Dec. 13 to apply online....
View Article$100,000 in sight, nation’s brightest students head to Washington, DC for...
Tuesday, December 10, 2013WHAT: Twenty of our nation’s brightest high school students will present their original research projects and compete for the highest science honor awarded to American high...
View ArticleePals announces commercial launch of new learning products in China
Monday, December 16, 2013ePals Corporation (TSX-V: SLN), an education media company and leading Global Learning Network, today announced the commercial launch in China of a new product line for...
View ArticlePerformance Matters Assessment and Data Management Solution named a Readers’...
Monday, December 16, 2013For the second year in a row, Performance Matters™, a web-based solution that provides an integrated platform for student assessment, data management and teacher effectiveness,...
View ArticleStruggling students in Hoke County Schools achieve significant gains after...
Monday, December 16, 2013Scientific Learning Corp. (OTCQB:SCIL) has named Hoke County Schools in North Carolina a National Reference Site due to strong student gains achieved after the use of the Fast...
View ArticleMcGraw-Hill Education expands efforts to ensure a fully interoperable future...
Monday, December 16, 2013Reaffirming its commitment to the industry-wide adoption of universal interoperability standards for education technology to help digital platforms and devices work together...
View ArticleRourke Educational Media introduces 100 new dual-language Spanish Titles for...
Thursday, December 19, 2013Rourke Educational Media announced today that it will release 100 new science titles in Spanish in January. The announcement comes on the heels of test data results from the...
View ArticleGrand Prairie Independent School District expands Fast Forword and Reading...
Thursday, December 19, 2013After successfully introducing the Fast ForWord® online reading intervention in 2011, Grand Prairie Independent School District (ISD) in Texas plans to expand its Fast...
View ArticleDiscovery Education gives students VIP access to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue...
Friday, December 20, 2013Discovery Education announced today that it will launch a new Virtual Field Trip series, “Of the People: Live from the White House,” designed to offer middle and high school...
View ArticleIntroducing ClassFlow -- A new platform for teachers that makes lesson...
Friday, December 20, 2013Promethean announces ClassFlow™ -- a transformative, cloud-based classroom orchestration tool that enables teachers to create lessons, deliver interactive content across...
View ArticleBretford introduces Fluid Power for MOTIV Soft Seating
Friday, December 20, 2013Bretford Manufacturing, Inc.® today announced its MOTIV™ Soft Seating products are now available with a complete daisy chain-style power system that increases the number of...
View ArticleKilgore ISD undergoes seamless installation for new campuses with Hitachi...
Friday, December 20, 2013Kilgore Independent School District (ISD) in eastern Texas recently passed a bond to build two new campuses—one primary school and one middle school. When it came to selecting...
View ArticleComcast and Khan Academy announce multi-year, multi-million dollar partnership
Monday, December 23, 2013Today, Comcast’s Executive Vice President David L. Cohen and Salman Khan, founder of the non-profit Khan Academy, announced a comprehensive partnership that will combine the...
View ArticleTeach For America and Buffalo Public Schools partner to build capacity in...
Monday, December 23, 2013Teach For America and Buffalo Public Schools tonight announced a partnership agreement slated to begin next fall. Under the agreement, Teach For America would recruit, train,...
View ArticleSIIA announces Innovation Incubator Award winners
Monday, December 23, 2013The Education Division of the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) showcased some of the leading growth companies in the education technology market, and...
View ArticleUpdated SchoolReach mobile app provides multimodal messaging and reporting...
Monday, December 23, 2013SchoolReach, a leader in desktop and mobile school notification systems, recently released an updated version of its SchoolReach mobile app.“We’re pleased to announce that our...
View ArticleVantis Life Insurance Co. hosts “Actuarial Boot Camp”
Monday, January 6, 2014They weren’t wearing camouflage, they didn’t have to wade across swamps, march in rhythm or do push-ups, and no one screamed orders at them. Still, a group of young recruits was...
View ArticleEdgenuity launches student “Tweet of the Month” award
Monday, January 6, 2014Edgenuity, a leading provider of online and blended learning solutions, today announced its new student “Tweet of the Month” Award to showcase success stories and accomplishments...
View ArticleFollett expands PreK-12 ebook offerings with Macmillan Partnership
Monday, January 6, 2014Follett has announced a partnership with Macmillan Publishers to distribute Macmillan’s collection of popular ebook titles for PreK-12 students. The collection adds to the more...
View ArticleHoughton Mifflin Harcourt honored in Center for Green Schools at USGBC’s Best...
Monday, January 6, 2014The Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) today announced its third annual “Best of Green Schools” list, recognizing Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)...
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