Covid’S Hit on Education and Literacy Levels Will Impact a Generation – Can Ebooks Help Us?
Scholastic US research indicates that of children who had read an eBook, 26% of boys and 16% of girls said ... Read more
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National Leaders in Clean Energy Education Convene Virtually to Kick Off Efforts to Foster an Equitable Clean Energy Economy
Leaders in clean energy education– the KidWind Project, REpowering Schools, and CE – Clean Energy. Bright Futures – are hosting ... Read more
NFL PLAY 60 Kids Day keeps kids active in advance of Super Bowl LV
The American Heart Association, the world’s leading nonprofit organization focused on ensuring longer, healthier lives for all, and the National ... Read more
Zaner-Bloser Partners with Listenwise to Sell Its Listening Skills Platform
Zaner-Bloser, a publisher of early literacy resources, has entered into an agreement with ed-tech company Listenwise, an award-winning platform that ... Read more
Flinn Scientific Partners with the Virginia Technology Student Association to Support Virtual STEM Competitions
Flinn Scientific, a flagship provider of science lab materials and safety and STEM solutions for the K-16 education market, has ... Read more
VHS Learning Students Once Again Exceed National Averages on Advanced Placement Exams
Students taking Advanced Placement® courses through VHS Learning maintained their decade-plus record of exceeding the national average pass rate on ... Read more
The National Mentoring Partnership Celebrates January as National Mentoring Month
January is National Mentoring Month and this year, MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership, is announcing its Mentoring Amplifies campaign in ... Read more
EmpowerU Secures Funding for National Launch of Tech-Powered Solution to Address Student Anxiety and Depression
EmpowerU today announced that the company has secured $1 million in seed funding to launch its highly personalized, tech-powered, social-emotional ... Read more
AEPA Awards National Security Solution Bid to Deledao
On December 1st, 2020, the Association of Educational Purchasing Agencies (AEPA) awarded Deledao a national bid in their Security Solutions ... Read more
VHS Learning Commits to CSforALL Movement for the Fifth Year
VHS Learning renewed its commitment to expand access to computer science education for all students at the 2020 CSforALL virtual ... Read more
EMC Health Foundation and Hazel Health Partner to Provide Behavioral Health Services to Students
EMC Health Foundation (EMCHF) is partnering with Hazel Health, the national leader in school-based healthcare, to fund a new program that ... Read more
10 educator suggestions to instill a love of reading in students
My husband quite often reminds me not to use my behavior as a child OR an adult as an indicator of others’… because I’m weird. From the moment…
Laredo Independent School District and IXL Partner to Support In-Person and At-Home Learning
IXL Learning, the K-12 personalized learning platform used by 11 million students, today announced a three-year agreement with Laredo Independent ... Read more
Flinn Scientific Partners with the Texas Technology Student Association to Support Virtual STEM Competitions
“Whether in person or remote, WhiteBox Learning allows students to experience the STEM engineering design process in a dynamic and ... Read more
Xello Partners with National ACTE to Launch Student Career Development Content Series
Xello, a modern K-12 college, career and future readiness program, is partnering with the Association for Career and Technical Education ... Read more
mindSpark Learning Impacts Record Number of Eductors Amid COVID-19 with 207% Rise in Professional Learning Participants
Education has been significantly impacted by COVID-19. Educators have been tasked with pivoting from in-person to remote learning more than ... Read more
STEM Careers Coalition Marks First Anniversary and New, No-Cost Digital Resources
The STEM Careers Coalition – the first-of-its-kind national STEM initiative powered by corporate leaders and anchored in schools by Discovery Education ... Read more
CoderZ Contributes to the National Computer Science for All Movement
The CSforALL movement, to bring computer science to all US students, marked a major growth milestone today. Along with 126 ... Read more
Super Duper’s Jeepers Peepers Game Wins 2020 NAPPA Award
Super Duper Publications’ Jeepers Peepers The “Ask and Answer” Question Game has earned a 2020 National Parenting Product Award (NAPPA). ... Read more
The Association of Latino Administrators Announces its New Executive Board
The Association of Latino Administrators & Superintendents (ALAS) has announced its new executive board members. They are: Dr. Francisco Duran, ... Read more
Aircuity Celebrates National Energy Awareness Month
Aircuity (www.aircuity.com), the indoor air quality company, today celebrated National Energy Awareness Month by recognizing the work done by Aircuity’s ... Read more
10 policy recommendations for educator preparation programs
Ten new recommendations from the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) address critical state policy changes necessary to support innovative improvement in educator preparation programs and…
Future of School and Digital Learning Collaborative Announce 10 Member Districts of the Resilient Schools Project
Future of School (FoS) and the Digital Learning Collaborative (DLC), two national organizations leading the way toward effective district transformation, today announced the ... Read more
Samsung Launches Annual $2 Million Solve for Tomorrow Contest
Samsung today announced the launch of the 11th annual $2 million* Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest, which challenges students in ... Read more
Gaggle Releases New Cyberbullying eBook for National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month
Cyberbullying is one of the greatest threats to student safety, with nearly 15% of students ages 12–18 having reported being ... Read more
Texthelp Launches WriQ to Automate and Standardize Writing Assessment
Texthelp®, a leading education technology company focused on helping learners of all ages and abilities improve their reading, writing, and ... Read more
Savvas Learning Company Launches Culturally Responsive Learning Initiative
Savvas Learning Company, a next-generation learning solutions provider for K-12 education, is proud to announce the launch of its Culturally ... Read more
mindSpark Learning Expands Grad-level STEM Certification Program to Educators Nationally
mindSpark Learning, a Denver-based national nonprofit dedicated to empowering educators with industry-oriented professional learning experiences, announced today STEMpath will be ... Read more
Newly Minted Career Sparks National Nonprofit Links Kids with Professionals
Today marks the official launch of Career Sparks, a nonprofit organization aimed at connecting real-world career professionals with K-12 students, ... Read more
National Network Launches to Connect Students in Crisis
InsideTrack — the national student success nonprofit that established the use of coaching for higher education enrollment, completion and career ... Read more
Scholastic brings civics education to the forefront with new 2020 U.S. election website
Drawing upon 100 years of experience covering news for kids, Scholastic is launching a new free website to help students ... Read more
Future of School Awards Scholarships to Students from 23 States
Future of School (FoS), a national public charity focused on access to quality public education, today announced its 2020 Student ... Read more
Bridging the gap in cybersecurity education
Experience Education (ExperienceAmerica.com), a leading organization in experiential learning, has partnered with Education Service Center (ESC) Region 20 in Texas ... Read more
Remote Science Instruction White Paper Series
National K-12 science education experts contribute ideas and inspiring guidance for educators preparing to return to school and teach hands-on science ... Read more
mindSpark Learning Announces mSL futureS, Next-Generation Fellowship for Educators
mindSpark Learning (mSL), a Denver-based national nonprofit dedicated to empowering educators with industry-oriented professional learning experiences, today announced the launch ... Read more
PebbleGo Health, Offers Special Educator Preview in June
Capstone, innovative publisher of children’s educational content for schools and home, announces the release of PebbleGo™ Health, a curricular content ... Read more
Support the Nation’s School Leaders Navigate 2020-2021
mindSpark Learning, a Denver-based national nonprofit dedicated to empowering educators with industry-oriented professional learning experiences, announced today the launch of ... Read more
How Owen J. Roberts School District made the remote transition
That COVID “where were you when” moment from last March is still fresh in Paul Sanfrancesco’s mind. Watching neighboring districts announce closures and realizing his own faculty would…
Free resources for middle and high school.
Philippe Cousteau, Jr.’s environmental youth leadership organization EarthEcho International offers its free environmental education resources to teachers, students, and families ... Read more
7 keys to effective online learning
Online learning’s reputation has taken a hit in recent years amid reports of poor academic performance and concerns over lax regulation. While there is certainly some cause for…