Goalbook significantly improves goals written for IEPs, research shows
Tuesday, March 4, 2014When special education teachers write learning goals for their students, measurable details are important, but often hard to identify. According to a recent study by San Francisco...
View ArticleEdStart.com acquires student response system from LPS
Tuesday, March 4, 2014PR WebEdStart.com announced today that it has successfully acquired ExitTicket (http://www.ExitTicket.org), a rapidly growing student response system, from Leadership Public...
View ArticleNew partnership to combine music curriculum and mobile reading
Tuesday, March 4, 2014Reading Rainbow and Kindermusik International, two of the most trusted brands in childhood education, today announced a partnership that combines Kindermusik International’s...
View ArticleHUMAN becomes official service partner of the NSBA
Wednesday, March 5, 2014HUMAN ("Helping Unite Mankind and Nutrition"), America’s fastest growing healthy vending franchise and the leading distributor of convenient healthy foods, announces that it is...
View ArticleStudy shows Benchmark Literacy program improved reading achievement
Wednesday, March 5, 2014Literacy publisher Benchmark Education Company announced results of a scientific research study that documented dramatic effectiveness of its Benchmark Literacy comprehensive...
View ArticleNepris connects STEM professionals & classrooms virtually
Wednesday, March 5, 2014STEM professionals from throughout the country are meeting face-to-face with students to talk about their jobs in science, technology, engineering and math, and they don’t have...
View ArticleNew skills assessment feature with Atomic Learning
Thursday, March 6, 2014Atomic Learning, a leader in online professional learning, launches a skills assessment feature for its award-winning technology training solution. The interactive skills...
View ArticleDell names Dell Youth Innovation Advisors
Thursday, March 6, 2014Dell today announced that it has named a group of 12 young leaders under the age of 22 Dell Youth Innovation Advisors (YIA) to contribute to the development of the company’s...
View ArticleLa., N.Y. and Wash. districts earn top national honors in NSBA's 2014 Magna...
Thursday, March 6, 2014St. Charles Parish Public Schools in Luling, La., Orleans/Niagara Board of Cooperative Educational Services in Medina, N.Y., and Kent School District in Kent, Wash., have been...
View ArticleAfter-School All-Stars receives $4M grant from New York Life
Friday, March 7, 2014After-School All-Stars (ASAS), a national nonprofit organization providing comprehensive afterschool programs, announced today a $4,000,000 grant from the New York Life Foundation...
View ArticleVetica launches new professional learning platform Chalk.com
Wednesday, March 12, 2014Vetica, an education technology company, is presenting its newest product, Chalk.com, at the 2014 SXSWEdu. As a private online collaborative environment, Chalk.com creates a...
View ArticleWorld’s Worst Pet named 2014 Parents’ Choice Recommended Award winner
Wednesday, March 12, 2014World’s Worst Pet, an i-Ready iPad app, has been named a winner of the 2014 Parents’ Choice Recommended Award in the Mobile Apps category. The reading app, designed for...
View ArticleH&R Block running a "How Big is a Billion?" contest
Friday, March 7, 2014H&R Block (NYSE: HRB) recently introduced the "How Big is a Billion?" contest, a new educational program that asks teachers to turn the idea of $1 billion into a math...
View ArticleNSLA and Capstone's myON announce summer reading partnership
Friday, March 7, 2014The National Summer Learning Association (NSLA) is pleased to announce that seven school districts, which are part of its New Vision for Summer School Network (NVSS), will include...
View ArticleEarly Numeracy Success seminar offered by SDE
Monday, March 10, 2014The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) have specifically laid out the mathematical strands teachers must teach to meet state benchmarks and curriculum goals. But the challenge...
View ArticleExtron's PoleVault Digital Systems launches
Monday, March 10, 2014Extron Electronics is pleased to announce the immediate availabilty of PoleVault Digital Systems, a family of complete, easy-to-use AV switching and control systems that...
View ArticleFCC reveals proposed E-rate program updates for funding year 2015
Monday, March 10, 2014The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today issued a Public Notice revealing E-rate program reform actions under consideration by the agency. Changes are slated for Funding...
View ArticleVideo Insight awards second security grant to Colorado Springs school
Tuesday, March 11, 2014Video Insight – a leading developer of enterprise IP video surveillance software – is awarding the second in a year-long $250,000 School Security In-Kind Grant Program to...
View Article10 Ohio schools connect directly to first responders with radio system
Tuesday, March 11, 2014Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: MSI) and Chardon Area Schools today announced the launch of the SchoolSAFE Solution, providing school district staff with an instantaneous link to...
View ArticleKnowre named in Fast Company’s top 10 innovative ed companies
Tuesday, March 11, 2014Education technology company KnowRe (www.knowre.com) was listed in Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies 2014 series as one of “The World’s Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in...
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