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Introducing The Edge, a Breakthrough SEL and Life Skills Curriculum for Middle and High School Students

March 12, 2025January 31, 2025 by ESchool News Staff

Los Angeles, CA — As students navigate an increasingly complex world defined by artificial intelligence, social media, and rapid technological ... Read more

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Lingokids Partners with Moonbug Entertainment to Bring Beloved Blippi Characters to the Leading Early Learning App

January 16, 2025 by ESchool News Staff

LOS ANGELES (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lingokids, the #1 early learning app trusted by over 100 million families worldwide, has teamed ... Read more

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PRP Group and K20 Connect Partner to Offer Full Suite of Communications Solutions

November 1, 2024 by ESchool News Staff

Los Angeles, CA – PRP Group, a Hawke Media Company, and K20 Connect announced a strategic partnership to provide a ... Read more

Lingokids Launches New Animated Learning Series “Baby Bot’s Backyard Tales”

October 7, 2024 by ESchool News Staff

LOS ANGELES (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lingokids, the top early learning app for children, today announced the launch of its new ... Read more

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Tieks Expands Support for Educators with Tieks for Teachers: Clear the List Campaign to Fulfill Teacher Wish Lists

August 20, 2024 by ESchool News Staff

LOS ANGELES – Tieks, a Los Angeles-based shoemaker, announced the launch of Tieks for Teachers: Clear the List, a heartfelt ... Read more

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ColdVentures Unveils First-of-its-Kind, Class 1 FDA Medical Device ColdVest to Prevent Heat-Related Deaths

June 27, 2024 by ESchool News Staff

LOS ANGELES – With annual heat-related deaths projected to increase 370 percent by 2050, rising temperatures and extreme heat events ... Read more

District Management

5 education insights from LAUSD’s Alberto Carvalho

May 20, 2024 by Thomas Lapping, JDLHorizons

Recently, I caught up with Carvalho at the AESA Conference in Anaheim, CA, to hear what’s on his agenda and how he’s transforming learning at LAUSD.

AI in Education

LAUSD launches revolutionary AI tool

June 10, 2024March 26, 2024 by Laura Ascione

LAUSD is the first district to systematically leverage AI through a new tool called Ed, opening access to students, families, and teachers.

The Los Angeles Unified School District has launched an innovative AI-fueled learning acceleration platform named Ed, a first-of-its-kind tool designed to support the district's 540,000 students.

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GoGuardian Launches Pear Deck Learning, a Comprehensive Ecosystem of Innovative Learning Tools

January 22, 2024 by ESchool News Staff

LOS ANGELES (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — GoGuardian, the leading company delivering proven solutions to create effective, engaging, and safer learning environments, ... Read more

K-12 Cybersecurity

4 back-to-school cybersecurity tips

December 11, 2023August 15, 2023 by James Turgal, VP of Cyber Risk, Strategy & Board Relations, Optiv

By focusing on achievable cybersecurity basics, schools can fight back by building a solid security and resilience foundation.

Due to budget and resource constraints, many schools and other academic organizations are only able to implement very basic cybersecurity tools and processes, and this leaves them extremely…

K-12 Cybersecurity

3 ways MDM helps fight school cyberattacks

May 3, 2023 by Sami Makiniemela, Chief Security Officer, Miradore

Districts across the U.S. are prime targets for cyberattacks, underscoring the need for robust, cost-effective cybersecurity support like MDM

Last September, the Los Angeles Unified School District was hit by a ransomware attack at the start of the new school year. The second-largest educational district in the…

Machine Learning in Education

Adapting to the ChatGPT era in education

April 11, 2023 by Joe Janey, Dual MBA-MPP Candidate, Fuqua School of Business and Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University

Educators must view ChatGPT as a way to enhance, rather than undermine, the learning process in education.

ChatGPT has rapidly begun to infiltrate K-12 classrooms nationwide. A recent survey by study.com found that nearly 90 percent of students admitted to using OpenAI’s chatbot in some…

K-12 Cybersecurity

4 steps to avoid a ransomware attack

March 30, 2023 by Ahsan Siddiqui, Director of Product Management, Arcserve

Every school can build a robust, cost-effective data security strategy as they protect themselves, their students, and their data

Educational institutions have an urgent reason to put data security and backup at the top of their agenda: the rising threat of ransomware. Security firm BlackFog reports that the education…

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TutorMe Partners With Snowline Joint Unified School District to Provide One-on-One Tutoring Support

March 29, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

LOS ANGELES (PRWEB) — TutorMe, an online tutoring solution creating access and opportunity for all students, announces a partnership with Snowline ... Read more

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FEV Tutor Names Two New Executive Leadership Team Members

March 1, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

WOBURN, Mass. – FEV Tutor, the market-leading provider of the most comprehensive virtual tutoring solution in K-12, recently announced the ... Read more

Understanding Compliance and Security in Education

May 17, 2023February 23, 2023 by Jeff Festa

Understanding the meaning of a comprehensive, effective, risk-based compliance strategy is the first step in achieving it. Industry standards and ... Read more

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TutorMe Partners With West Virginia School District to Provide One-on-One, Individualized Tutoring Support

December 29, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

LOS ANGELES (PRWEB) — TutorMe, an online tutoring solution creating access and opportunity for all students, today announced a partnership with ... Read more

K-12 Cybersecurity

How to be proactive in your cybersecurity strategy

January 25, 2023December 21, 2022 by Michael McKerley, President, ENA by Zayo

Three steps can help IT teams ensure schools are prepared for cyberattacks, particularly as education is experiencing a cybersecurity crisis.

Keeping K-12 schools safe from cyberattacks has become a growing concern for educational institutions, especially as these attacks increase in sophistication and frequency nationwide.

K-12 Cybersecurity

Protecting your schools as cyberattacks rise

January 25, 2023December 7, 2022 by Helen Patton, Chief Information Security Officer, Security Business Group, Cisco

No industry is immune to the cybersecurity threats--schools must protect student data and maintain critical services

The number of cyberattacks only continue to grow. Virtually every business you can think of has been hit--cybercriminals have targeted the pipelines we rely on for oil and…

K-12 Cybersecurity

Ransomware attackers head back to school

January 26, 2023November 18, 2022 by Rob Cataldo, Managing Director, North America, Kaspersky

Ransomware gangs have become very effective at going after vulnerable targets, and schools have countless pieces of critical information that must be protected

Just when we thought the painful trend of ransomware attacks on public schools might be waning, news arrived of a massive incident. Over Labor Day weekend, the country’s…

K-12 Cybersecurity

Forget flat networks–tighten your security

January 25, 2023November 16, 2022 by Ryan Cloutier, CISSP, President, SecurityStudio

A properly segmented network reduces the speed at which a cyber criminal can move across your network--get rid of flat networks.

If you heard about the attack on the Los Angeles Unified School District in early October, you probably heard that 400,000 students’ private data was put at risk…

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New Storybooks and Companion Stuffed Animals Support Children’s Mental Wellness

November 2, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

Los Angeles — Silver Lining Stuffies launched its inaugural line of storybooks and companion stuffed animals crafted to provide children ... Read more

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TutorMe Partners with Columbia Public Schools, Providing Students with Tailored Instruction for Academic Advancement

August 25, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

LOS ANGELES (PRWEB) — TutorMe, an online tutoring solution creating access and opportunity for all students, announces a partnership with Columbia ... Read more

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TutorMe Partners with Rural Wyoming School District, Providing Students with Diversified Academic Support

July 27, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

LOS ANGELES (PRWEB) JULY 27, 2022 — TutorMe, an online tutoring solution creating access and opportunity for all students, announces a ... Read more

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ALAS Congratulates Alberto M. Carvalho on being named the Next Superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District

December 14, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 13, 2021) – The Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents (ALAS) congratulates Alberto M. Carvalho on being ... Read more

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Twig Education Launches Twig Science Next Gen for Middle School

November 12, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

(Los Angeles, Calif.) October 28, 2021 — Twig Education, creators of the leading elementary level science program Twig Science, today ... Read more

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TutorMe Donates $100,000 in Tutoring Services to Racine Unified School District

September 23, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

LOS ANGELES (Sept. 23, 2021) — TutorMe, the online tutoring solution of the future, announced today that after a nationwide ... Read more

Classroom Innovations

How esports can boost teamwork skills

August 26, 2021 by Dennis Pierce, Contributing Writer, eSchool News

Students are also developing self-confidence as they learn key 21st century skills through esports

Teamwork and communication are the top skills employers are looking for, a new survey of hiring managers reveals. That bodes well for the students at a Los Angeles…

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Experience the Power of a Spoken Word Poetry

August 12, 2021August 11, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Good Deed Entertainment announced today that their spoken word, Rotten Tomato certified-fresh hit film SUMMERTIME, directed by Carlos López Estrada ... Read more

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Illustrative Mathematics, Family Engagement Lab, and Partnership for Los Angeles Schools Collaborate to Support Family Engagement in Math

February 25, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

$Two students jumping up and down on a blackboard with math problems$

Illustrative Mathematics (IM) and Family Engagement Lab have partnered to bridge classroom curriculum and at-home learning in elementary school mathematics. ... Read more

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Hand2Mind Delivers Custom, Screen-Free Solutions to Los Angeles Unified School District to Support At-Home Learning

February 17, 2021February 16, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

21st-century students are certainly surrounded by technology, but they still need some guidance as they grow

Hand2mind, a family-owned educational resource company, is delivering custom solutions to help solve the complex challenges faced by the Los ... Read more

Game-Based Learning

Learning through gaming

December 7, 2022December 21, 2020 by Dennis Pierce, Contributing Writer, eSchool News

By playing the popular online video game League of Legends and then reflecting on their gaming performance, Horace Mann students will be learning critical life skills

When students are so deeply engaged in a task that they can’t wait to dive in — and at the same time, they’re learning fundamental skills that are…

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ST Math and Los Angeles USD Partner to Bring Math Program District-Wide

October 12, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

MIND Research Institute has announced a partnership with Los Angeles Unified School District to bring ST Math®, MIND’s patented approach to math ... Read more

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Los Angeles Unified, Annenberg Learner and Discovery Education Launch New Partnership Bringing Dynamic Digital Resources

September 4, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Los Angeles Unified School District (Los Angeles Unified), Annenberg Learner and Discovery Education today launched a new partnership providing educators, ... Read more

21st Century Skills

How to bring global learning to your classroom

January 30, 2018January 30, 2018 by Susan Tate

The sun was high overhead as we stood in the open, slowly baking in the hundred- degree heat, which was abnormally hot for late October, even by southern…

21st Century Skills

TED-ED clubs give students a platform for sharing ideas

March 22, 2016March 22, 2016 by Stephen Noonoo

The clubs are fashioning the next generation of TED speakers one big idea at a time One of Mitzi Stover’s ... Read more

Teaching Trends

Case Study: Chromebooks for Education: KIPP Academy of Opportunity, Los Angeles, CA

December 22, 2015October 5, 2015 by Jeff Festa

Chromebooks for Education connect students and teachers at KIPP Academy of Opportunity with the power of the web.

District Management

Report: Los Angeles Schools Supt. Deasy to resign

October 25, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

John Deasy, the superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District who has been at the center of a troubled $1 billion technology initiative, has told Board of…

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