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PBLWorks Partners with the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) on a Four-Year Initiative to Scale Gold Standard PBL Across State

March 30, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

Novato, CA (March 30, 2022)– PBLWorks, the leading provider of professional development for high-quality Project Based Learning (PBL), has partnered ... Read more

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Discovery Education Introduces New, TEKS-Aligned Edition of Mystery Science

March 30, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

SILVER SPRING, MD (Wednesday, March 30, 2022) — Discovery Education—the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever ... Read more

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7 Mindsets Acquires Lessons For SEL

March 16, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

ROSWELL, Ga. – March 16, 2022 – 7 Mindsets, the leader in online Pre-K-12 social-emotional learning (SEL) programs, announced the ... Read more

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Savvas Delivers New Summer Solutions for Math and Literacy to Move Learning Forward

March 16, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY — March 16, 2022 — Savvas Learning Company, a K-12 next-generation learning solutions leader, launched today several ... Read more

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YouScience Releases Career Insights Report on Women, STEM, and the Talent Shortage

March 9, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

AMERICAN FORK, Utah, March 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — YouScience, a leader in aptitude-based assessments, personalized career guidance, and industry-recognized certifications that support ... Read more

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Renaissance and Hillsborough County Celebrate 10 Years of Equitable Access to Thousands of Books

February 10, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

Bloomington, Minn. (Feb. 10, 2022) – Renaissance, the global leader in pre-K–12 education technology, is honored to celebrate the 10th ... Read more

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Siemens Foundation and Discovery Education Open 2022 Possibility Grant Sweepstakes

February 4, 2022February 4, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

Silver Spring, MD (Friday, February 4, 2022) – The 2022 Possibility Grant Sweepstakes, which offers five K-12 schools across the United ... Read more

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Virtual, Interactive Expeditions for Black History Month Provide Students with a Diverse and Multi-Dimensional Look at African Americans Throughout History

January 28, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

North Mankato, Minn. (January 28, 2022) – The Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration, a veteran expert and thought leader ... Read more

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Don Johnston Incorporated Joins Texthelp Group; Edtech Giants Join Forces to Help Students Across North America and the Globe

January 14, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

WOBURN, Mass., Jan. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Texthelp, a global leader in literacy and accessibility technology, today announced that they will acquire ... Read more

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Texthelp Names Christine Mullin as Chief Operating Officer

December 20, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

WOBURN, Mass., Dec. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Texthelp, a global leader in literacy and accessibility technology, announced that it has named Christine Mullin as ... Read more

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Savvas Introduces Experience Physics, a New Program that Uses Phenomena-Based, Experiential Learning to Drive Students’ Real-World Inquiry

December 12, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY — December 7, 2021 — Savvas Learning Company, a K-12 next-generation learning solutions leader, today announced the ... Read more

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ParentSquare Appoints Derick Sutton as Chief Financial Officer

December 6, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Santa Barbara, CA — Dec. 6, 2021— ParentSquare Inc., provider of the premier unified school-to-home engagement platform for K-12, announced ... Read more

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Texthelp’s Literacy Support Tool, Read&Write, Hits New Milestone of 35 Million Users

December 3, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

WOBURN, Mass., Dec. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Texthelp, a global leader in literacy and accessibility technology, today announced that its literary support tool, Read&Write, ... Read more

SEL & Well-Being

Could digital citizenship be the most important pandemic lesson?

December 2, 2021 by Katie Salen, Professor, Department of Informatics, University of California at Irvine

As our world becomes increasingly connected, the basic elements of digital citizenship will prove critical for students’ continued success

Practicing good digital citizenship should include a pathway of communication and online community rules to build a safe place for everyone involved.

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Renaissance Announces Significant Growth Investment from Blackstone

November 12, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

NEW YORK, SAN FRANCISCO, WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. November 9, 2021 – Renaissance® (“Renaissance” or the “Company”), a global leader in ... Read more

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Renaissance Releases Updated Focus Skills and Launches Math Trip Steps to Support Accelerated Learning

November 5, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (Nov. 4, 2021) — Renaissance, a global leader in pre-K–12 education technology, has updated its collection of free ... Read more

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Industry-Leading Charging Cart Company Launches new Caddy to Support Classroom Technology

October 27, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

To provide safety to children and their technology in classrooms across the United States, an industry leader in charging solutions ... Read more

COVID-19 Update

Measuring Some Sort of Pandemic Progress

October 12, 2021 by Kevin Hogan

The COVID-19 pandemic is still very much with us and continues to affect millions of teachers and students who wrestle with the challenges of hybrid, virtual, and full…

Building & Campus Security

This S.C. district leader made student safety and mental health a top focus during COVID

December 7, 2022September 27, 2021 by Laura Ascione

The eSchool Media K-12 Hero Awards, sponsored by Trox, highlights inspiring examples of education during the COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, and that means educators across the globe are still finding inventive and innovative ways to support and teach students in classrooms,…

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New Mexico State Department of Education Partners with 7 Mindsets to Launch New Online Social Emotional Learning Portal

September 15, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

ATLANTA – Sept. 14, 2021 – 7 Mindsets, the leader in online social emotional learning (SEL) solutions, and New Mexico’s ... Read more

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Commemorate the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 with a New Virtual Field Trip hosted by NBC’s Jenna Bush Hager from 9/11 Day and Discovery Education

September 2, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Silver Spring, Md. (Thursday, September 2, 2021) – To honor the 20th anniversary of 9/11, Discovery Education and the 9/11 ... Read more

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Illinois’ Decatur Public Schools Selects 7 Mindsets for District-wide Implementation

September 1, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

ROSWELL, Ga. – Sept. 1, 2021 – Decatur Public Schools in Decatur, Ill., has selected 7 Mindsets, the leader in ... Read more

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Territorium Launches First AI-Powered Comprehensive Learner Record for Higher Ed and K-12, TerritoriumCLR™

August 5, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 3, 2021 — Territorium, a global education technology leader with 9 million users worldwide, today announced the U.S. launch ... Read more

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New Hampshire Department of Education Selects Innovative K-12 Platform to Bring High Quality Instructional Materials to All Students, Families and Teachers

July 15, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

CONCORD, NH (July 14, 2021)—The New Hampshire Department of Education (Department) today announced the selection of Discovery Education’s award-winning K-12 learning platform to ... Read more

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Leading EdTech Learning Platform Launches Major Upgrades for Back-to-School

July 14, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Red Bank, NJ, July 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Achieve3000, the leader in differentiated instruction and learning acceleration for students ... Read more

District Management

Post-pandemic tools are focusing on engaging digital content for all learning scenarios

July 13, 2021 by Laura Ascione

Discovery Education updated its K-12 learning platform to offer new ways to immerse students in digital content at home or in the classroom.

New updates to Discovery Education's K-12 learning platform combine engaging new tools with the timely, vetted, and easy-to-access content. The updates give educators and students new ways to seamlessly create…

District Management

5 ways IT leaders can inspire digital transformation post-pandemic

July 5, 2021 by Lauren Basile, Senior Marketing Communications Professional, ENA

As districts prepare for next school year, IT leaders continue to push technology progression forward

After a year of awe-inspiring progress, Hillsborough County Public Schools CTO Jeremy Bunkley believes K-12 IT leaders need to keep the momentum going to ensure the year’s gains…

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MobileMind and ClassLink Partner to Provide Districts with Seamless Professional Development

June 23, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Atlanta, Ga. (June 21, 2021) MobileMind, the modern professional learning hub for schools, is now a certified ClassLink partner, a leader ... Read more

COVID-19 Update

5 ways to make the summer count for students

June 21, 2021 by Amy Jenkins, Head of Schools and Distribution, OutSchool

Summer break is short, but students can have fun while they keep their learning skills strong

Whether you’re working to engage kids at home, or planning for how to engage them in school, we’ve rounded up tips for schools and parents to make the…

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Siemens Foundation and Discovery Education Announce the 2021 Possibility Grant Sweepstakes Winners

June 18, 2021June 18, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

In its sixth year, the Possibility Grant Sweepstakes has expanded to include five schools across the country to impact more ... Read more

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Aircuity Introduces New ‘Airside’ Energy Dashboard

June 17, 2021June 17, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

New ventilation analytics provide insight, down to room level, to measure key areas of energy consumption NEWTON, Mass., USA, June, ... Read more

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Emeritus Expands into K12 through Acquisition of iD Tech Bringing Equitable STEM Education to Adults and Youth Globally

August 3, 2023May 19, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

The companies will bring expert instruction in STEM fields to individuals worldwide,with a shared goal of bridging the STEM opportunity ... Read more

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Mackin Announces Global Partnership with Ad Fontes Media

May 12, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Virtual learning presents an entirely new set of challenges, and at the top of the list is checking in on students’ mental and physical health

Mackin’s Global Partnership with Ad Fontes Media to Provide 130,000 K-12 Schools with Access to In-Depth News Literacy Curricula and ... Read more

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Lexia Names Kerri A. Larkin as Senior Education Advisor, Education Partnership

May 11, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

BOSTON (May 11, 2021) – Lexia Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group company, today announced the appointment of Kerri A. Larkin ... Read more

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Edthena Names Winners of the 2021 Teacher Leader Impact Awards

May 6, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Educators from across the country recognized for their measurable impact within the school community SAN FRANCISCO (May 6, 2021) – ... Read more

Digital Literacy

Is digital citizenship the most important takeaway from distance learning?

December 7, 2022May 3, 2021 by Katie Salen, Professor, Department of Informatics, University of California at Irvine

Practicing good digital citizenship should include a pathway of communication and online community rules to build a safe place for everyone involved.

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National Achievement Report Finds Varied Rates of Recovery from COVID-19 Impact

April 20, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

$Connecting with students and boosting engagement during remote learning is key--especially in STEM classes such as math$

Based on the assessment data of 3.8 million students from all 50 states, Renaissance’s midyear How Kids Are Performing report ... Read more

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Planar Expands Portfolio of Fine Pitch LED Display Solutions

April 6, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Planar, a global leader in visualization technology, today announced an expansion to the company’s portfolio of fine pitch LED display ... Read more

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7 Mindsets Introduces SELEQUITY Platform to Help K-12 Schools Prioritize SEL and Equity

March 25, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

While social emotional learning (SEL) and equity have always been important, the events of the past year have brought these ... Read more

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Sharp NEC Display Solutions Upgrades ME and MC Series Projectors for Classrooms

March 18, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

NEC’s breakthrough lamp technology lasts up to 20,000 hours, effectively eliminating lamp maintenance requirements for the life of the projector ... Read more

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