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- Cybersecurity is top priority for K-12 edtech leaders - May 8, 2024
- New group targets AI skills in education and the workforce - May 6, 2024
- Friday 5: Teacher stress - May 3, 2024
N.C. recommends STEMscopes for state science adoption
Accelerate Learning announced that STEMscopes™ North Carolina, its digital K-12 science solution built to meet the North Carolina science standards, has been recommended by the North Carolina Department…
Computer scientist uses robots to draw students to STEM
A University of Texas at Arlington computer scientist and his students are using assistive robots to spur the interest of local middle- and high-school students toward STEM. Gian-Luca…
EXO U, Clever partner for secure digital learning platform
EXO U Inc., developer of the newly launched EXO U Digital Education Platform, announced a partnership agreement with Clever, Inc., a provider of secure single sign-on access for…
Global policy report touches on reduced testing reliance
ASCD, a global community dedicated to excellence in learning, teaching, and leading, released its first Global Policy Agenda, which makes recommendations to promote the success of students, educators,…
K-12 education: 6 trends, 6 challenges, 6 incoming technologies
On May 12, the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) and the New Media Consortium (NMC) gave a small online audience a taste of the nation’s K-12 education technology…
Decision sciences firm launches high school analytics curriculum
Mu Sigma, a big data analytics and decision sciences provider, has launched an analytics curriculum for high school students. The program, known as The Mu Sigma High Decision…
Report looks preparing teachers to lead statistics courses
The American Statistical Association (ASA) has issued the Statistical Education of Teachers (SET) Report, which calls on mathematicians, statisticians, mathematics educators and statistics educators to collaborate in preparing…
Report outlines how to shift to tech-enabled personalized learning
Last year, more than 100 education leaders attended the Technology-Enabled Personalized Learning (TEPL) Summit hosted by the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at NC State University in collaboration…
Ohio district extends language software to all students, parents
For the past six months, Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) has been reaping the rewards of a comprehensive online language learning partnership designed to bridge linguistic differences, improve academic…
5 conditions that support great teaching
The National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future is will lead a positive, collaborative, action-oriented initiative to support great teaching. The initiative will focus on equitable access to…
Gale launches Research In Context for middle school research
Gale, a part of Cengage Learning, today announced Research In Context, a new online resource geared specifically to middle school students. Built entirely on feedback from librarians and…
Quick Key integrates with SIS PowerSchool for data flow
Quick Key, the mobile assessment software that targets student performance and aims to eliminate hand grading, has announced a collaboration with Pearson, the world’s leading learning company, through…
STEM innovation contest to award schools up to $100k
Northrop Grumman Foundation today announced it is launching an online STEM contest to encourage today’s students to become tomorrow’s innovators by creating classrooms and science labs that inspire.…
Odysseyware releases 16 new CTE courses
Odysseyware is launching 16 additional CTE courses for the 2015-16 school year. With these new courses, the company now offers courses in each of the 16 national CTE…
Smart upgrades its IWB-compatible projector
SMART Technologies Inc., a provider of collaboration solutions, announces a new upgrade to its line of interactive whiteboard systems. At the heart of the next-generation SMART Board® interactive…
SunGard K-12 Education partners with InfoSnap
InfoSnap, Inc., a provider of online registration management solutions for K-12 schools, announced an alliance with SunGard K-12 Education, a software and technical services provider, to support SunGard…