California USD granted $4.7 million for efficiency upgrades with Schneider...
Thursday, August 21, 2014Schneider ElectricSchneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management, today announced Vista Unified School District became the third of San Diego County’s 42 school...
View ArticleLeapFrog launches new Learning Friends brand
Thursday, August 21, 2014LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: LF), the leader in children's educational entertainment, has debuted the Learning Friends brand, an all-new collection of friendly characters...
View ArticleASCD offers new resources for educators
Friday, August 22, 2014ASCD, a global community dedicated to excellence in learning, teaching, and leading, is pleased to offer teachers and administrators a selection of high-quality professional...
View ArticleMobile County system rolls out state's first propane autogas bus fleet
Friday, August 22, 2014AL.comThe Mobile County school system has purchased 30 buses that will use propane autogas instead of diesel fuel.Lt. Gov. Kay Ivey joined school officials Thursday morning for a...
View ArticleSprite Kids introduces Speaktacular Sight Words
Friday, August 22, 2014Award-winning children’s app developer, Sprite Kids, today announced the launch of Speaktacular Sight Words available exclusively for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Speaktacular...
View ArticleSpellex releases new type font for those with dyslexia
Monday, August 25, 2014Spellex Corporation, a leading global provider of assistive technology software for people with Dyslexia, today announced the DysLex font for dyslexia which is the newest...
View ArticleNew back-to-school templates offered at TemplateHaven.com
Monday, August 25, 2014As the summer draws to a close, children around the country will be heading back to the classroom. In some parts of the country, the bell has already sounded and students are...
View ArticleFuture of Privacy Forum launches student privacy resource website
Monday, August 25, 2014As schools increasingly rely on data to improve education, and as teachers increasingly rely on technology in the classroom to improve the learning experience, privacy concerns...
View ArticleCapstone acquires Engage Literacy program
Tuesday, August 26, 2014Capstone, a leading publisher of children’s books and digital products and services, has acquired the assets of Engage Literacy, a comprehensive K-3 literacy program, from...
View ArticleSeventh largest district adopts Follett’s Destiny Library Manager
Tuesday, August 26, 2014Houston Independent School District (HISD), the seventh largest K-12 school district in the country, has adopted Follett’s Destiny Library Manager for its new centralized,...
View ArticleLearnZillion releases Common Core-aligned lesson plans
Wednesday, August 27, 2014LearnZillion, a digital curriculum and professional learning platform valued by over 450,000 educators, announces the addition of more than 750 free, standards-aligned lesson...
View ArticleTexas Education Agency approves SPARK Coordinated School Health program
Tuesday, August 26, 2014SPARK, provider of the world’s most-researched physical education programs, was selected by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) as one of only three state-approved Coordinated...
View ArticlePanorama teams with Harvard to open source its student survey
Wednesday, August 27, 2014Tech CrunchPanorama Education, the Y-Combinator education startup backed by the likes of Mark and Priscilla Zuckerberg’s Startup:Education, Google Ventures and other notable...
View ArticleAchieve3000 releases NWEA MAP informed learning path
Wednesday, August 27, 2014Achieve3000, the leader in online differentiated instruction, today announced the release of Informed Learning Paths (ILPs), built using results from the Measures of Academic...
View ArticleNew schools pick up Discovery Education's digital textbooks
Thursday, August 28, 2014This school year, students nationwide will be challenged to read, write and think like historians with Discovery Education’s Social Studies Techbook series, a complete digital...
View ArticleAdaptive learning solutions released by McGraw-Hill Education
Thursday, August 28, 2014Back-to-school season is here, and parents and students are looking for resources to make this school year the best one yet. To get a leg up this academic year, students and...
View ArticleApp Partner facilitates launch of educational iPad app
Thursday, August 28, 2014App Partner, a Brooklyn-based mobile application developer, has completed the iOS programming for a just-launched app, NGAkids Art Zone for iPad. The app was produced in...
View ArticleMinnesota district adds Performance Matters' online assessment platform
Friday, August 29, 2014As Minnesota gears up for the next generation of online student proficiency tests, districts are searching for new ways to help students prepare for the tests while giving...
View ArticleSchoolReach and COPA partner to improve parent communications
Friday, August 29, 2014SchoolReach, a leading provider of school notification and mobile app solutions to K-12 schools and Pre-K programs, and COPA, a leading provider of program management and...
View ArticleTruenorthlogic joins Digital Learning Alliance
Friday, August 29, 2014Truenorthlogic, the leading talent management solution for K-12 school districts and state departments, joins the Digital Learning Alliance (DLA). The partnership will promote...
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