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CESA Purchasing Launches Partnership with OnToCollege for Test Prep
CESA Purchasing and OnToCollege announce a partnership to offer video test prep courses and college readiness materials to Wisconsin school districts. - June 02, 2020 - OnToCollege
ChatterHigh Communications Inc. Launches "Home Version" of Their College and Career Exploration Resource, ChatterHigh.io
Chatterhigh is a research-proven college and career exploration resource used in thousands of schools across North America. Named EdTech of the year in 2017, they are excited to announce a "home version" optimized for parents and independent college counselors to use with teens. - May 29, 2020 - ChatterHigh Communications Inc.
Sharp Grossmont Gives Local Students an A+ in Empathy and Appreciation
Fifth grade students at Santa Fe Christian School send drawings and notes of gratitude to health care workers at Sharp Grossmont Hospital, sparking Operation Appreciation. - May 23, 2020 - Santa Fe Christian Schools
EEACS Holding Online School Assemblies to Share News and Information During Virus
Students can see teachers and school leaders online during daily virtual assemblies. - May 20, 2020 - Executive Education Academy Charter School
Milpitas Christian Students Compete in a Virtual Science Fair
Milpitas Christian School students showcase Research at the 2020 Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship (SVSTC). - May 20, 2020 - Milpitas Christian School
New CodeHS Certifications for High School Computer Science Students
CodeHS, a leading computer science educational technology company that has helped teach millions of students, has launched secure industry-relevant certification exams for high school students. - May 20, 2020 - CodeHS
CodeHS Launches New Courses to Expand Your Computer Science Pathway
CodeHS, a comprehensive platform for helping schools teach computer science by providing web-based curriculum, teacher tools and resources, and professional development, is launching a variety of new courses geared towards middle and high school students. - May 20, 2020 - CodeHS
Allentown Charter School Recognizing Teachers and Seniors
Executive Education Academy Charter School is recognizing teachers and seniors with yard signs during the COVID-19 shutdown. - May 19, 2020 - Executive Education Academy Charter School
Glenelg Country School to Celebrate Class of 2020 with Graduation Car Parade
Event replaces traditional commencement ceremony with car parade to celebrate graduating senior class and their families during the COVID-19 pandemic. - May 18, 2020 - Glenelg Country School
Educational Software Company Expands Math Fact Fluency Software Solutions to Aid Distance Learning During COVID-19
Schools, teachers, and homeschool parents can now take advantage of free tools and special discounts during the pandemic. - May 16, 2020 - Math Facts Matter
Allentown Charter School Moving Classes Online for Remainder of 2019-2020 School Year
EEACS in Allentown has moved classes online for grades K through 12 to help them stay engaged while out of the classroom. - May 14, 2020 - Executive Education Academy Charter School
Virtual Mapathon Challenge Launched for Boy Scouts of America
Boy Scouts of America youth have the opportunity to complete a new challenge that promotes community service through humanitarian mapping. - May 12, 2020 - Transatlantic Sea Scouts BSA
Autism in Lockdown - Coming Soon from Future Horizons
Future Horizons offers books that help support teachers, parents, family members and caretakers improve their understanding of ASD and be able to build a foundation of positive growth, both intellectually and emotionally. - May 10, 2020 - Future Horizons, Inc.
Free Kid Astronomy Children's eBook Download & Read-Aloud for Children's Book Week 2020 by Author & Illustrator Carmen Gloria Pérez
Your kids can learn a bit about space and astronomy with a Free eBook download of “The Moon Show” with an online Read-Aloud, this week for Children’s Book Week 2020! Read. Dream. Share.#BookWeek2020AtHome - May 07, 2020 - Uncommon Grammar
edHelper Salutes Teachers - Teacher Appreciation Week
COVID-19 has taken a toll on everyone. With schools shut down, the role of teachers in our lives has become even more important. Teachers are trying to help students work through their online classes and Zoom sessions by providing online and free resources to parents and doing their best even when... - May 05, 2020 - edHelper
Kazio Acrobatics, Gymnastics and Fitness Supports Their Students During Shelter in Place with Online Programming
Small Family Owned Business Shifts and Persists during Shelter in Place. - May 03, 2020 - Kazio Acrobatics Gymnastics and Fitness
Susan Margaret Thomas Recognized as a Professional of the Year for 2020 by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Susan Margaret Thomas of Binghamton, New York has been recognized as a Professional of the Year for 2020 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of education. About Susan Margaret Thomas Susan Margaret Thomas is a secondary... - April 30, 2020 - Strathmore Worldwide
WRIXX Youth Fiction Writing Contest 2020
Young writers have the opportunity to have their short story published as they enhance their writing skills. - April 26, 2020 - WRIXX
NoonyBook.com Becomes a Community Partner with the Asian American Unity Coalition to Assist in COVID-19 Efforts
Online e-commerce and media company, Noony Media Group/NoonyBook.com is pleased to become a community partner with the Asian American Unity Coalition in solidarity fighting COVID-19. The e-commerce media company will provide access to free audio and e-book through Kindle, beginning today and running through July 16, 2020. In addition, the company will donate a portion of proceeds to the AAUC from merchandise and book sales on NoonyBook.com. - April 24, 2020 - Simply Me Box
ABC Foundations Offers Drug Free Therapy for Kids with ADHD, ADD, Dyslexia, ODD, Speech Delay, Executive Dysfunction, Sensory Processing Disorder
ABC Foundations is a drug-free educational remediation center that offers services to children with learning and academic difficulties. Some children struggle with learning and academics due to delay at the brain stem level known as Neuro Developmental Delay (NDD). ABC Foundations' program is backed by years of neurological research and follows the natural order of child development. As parents’ partner with ABC Foundations to guide their children through the process, lives are transformed. - April 22, 2020 - ABC Foundations
William A. Geha Honored as a Professional of the Year for 2020 by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
William A. Geha of Sylvania, Ohio has been honored as a Professional of the Year for 2020 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for his outstanding contributions and achievements for over 50 years in the field of education. About William A. Geha William Geha currently serves as a... - April 22, 2020 - Strathmore Worldwide
PHIT America Launches "50 Million Healthy Kids" Campaign with Online Petition
One Million American Signatures Needed to Create More Active Kids, Place Fitness Programs Back in Schools - April 21, 2020 - PHIT America
Vital Spaces Announces #NMtwinning - A Social Media Art Challenge with Prize Money
Vital Spaces announces the launch of a new social media art challenge inviting New Mexicans to recreate or reinterpret works of art in local collections and post their pictures to Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter using #NMtwinning. Weekly winners and prize money. - April 20, 2020 - Vital Spaces
Prize-Winning Oriental Fairy Tale Returns as Unique Audiobook
A classic Korean lesson in filial piety, respect for one's parents, is presented in an engaging Cinderella story. In an effort to save her father's life a young girl agrees to face death in the form of a deadly giant centipede. Fortunately, thanks to a magical turtle, all ends well. - April 20, 2020 - Soma Han
A Young Sea Otter's True-Life Adventure Teaches Young Readers About Marine Wildlife in New Children's Book "Sabby the Sea Otter"
Young readers will be thrilled with the new children's book "Sabby the Sea Otter," which presents the true story of a how a real-life sea otter pup and his mom were reunited, while teaching fun sea otter facts and an important lesson about how human activity affects wildlife. - April 16, 2020 - Linden Publishing
Nikki H. Pough Honored as a VIP Member for 2020 by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Nikki H. Pough of Queens Village, New York has been honored as a VIP Member for 2020 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Publication for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of education. About Nikki H. Pough Nikki Pough is a preschool teacher at Nurturing Center... - April 14, 2020 - Strathmore Worldwide
App-Garden Provides No Cost Meal/Supply Delivery Software for School Districts
In response to COVID-19 school closures, the App-Garden has developed a new no cost Meal/Supply Delivery Software, built specifically for the new needs that have emerged due to school closures nationwide. - April 11, 2020 - App-Garden
Midwest College Consulting Provides Free Guidance for High School Seniors Making College Decisions Quarantine
Free Webinar Entitled "COVID-19 and the Class of 2020" Counsels Prospective College Students on College Selection, Finances & Mental Health - April 11, 2020 - Midwest College Consulting
"Disinfecting of Schools Like Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities Will be the New Norm Going Forward" - DisinfectSchools.com
Standard routine chemical cleaning and sanitizing are not enough to battle the pathogens found in many different work environments. UV-C surface and air treatments can be used as an additional measure to combat dangerous pathogens as its done in hospitals. DisinfectSchools.com is dedicated to... - April 10, 2020 - DisinfectSchools
An Unscheduled Revolution is Taking Place at Canadian Independent Schools
Our Kids Media launches new online portal to tell the story of how the COVID-19 crisis; is changing education as we know it. - April 09, 2020 - Our Kids Media
Student from Milpitas Christian School Makes Face Shields
Terry H., a middle school student from Milpitas Christian School, learned about a critical need to protect community frontline workers at the local food bank, Milpitas Food Pantry. After some online research, he adapted a face shield design and began printing it using his new 3D printer. After working late into the night, he completed his first two face shields--less than 24 hours from the time he first heard about the need. - April 09, 2020 - Milpitas Christian School
Inde Ed Project Reaches 4 Million Free Downloads
Douglas J. Alford nominated for 2020 Yidan Prize (which is like the Nobel Prize for Education) based on self-funding Inde Ed Project for over 20 years which creates over 150 titles of free, easy Science and English Digital Content. - April 07, 2020 - Inde Ed Project
Learning American History Becomes Easier with the "Hamilton Heritage Collection of Great Moments in History"
President Thomas Jefferson comes back from 1801 in a dream video to tell a teacher in Florida that learning American History is easier when they download the "Hamilton Heritage Collection of Great Moments in History." - April 06, 2020 - Sounds of 76 Company Music, LLC
IDEA Illinois & eLuma Partner to Assist Educators
With schools facing prolonged closures, educators are struggling to provide adequate online instruction, IDEA Illinois & eLuma have partnered and will provide a series of training webinars to ensure that special education administrators, teachers and clinicians can optimize the remote learning experience. - April 06, 2020 - eLuma Online Therapy
Engaging Students with Remote Learning at Milpitas Christian School
How do you educate children during the shelter-in-place orders? Teachers and staff at Milpitas Christian School (MCS) put their plans into practice by immediately shifting to remote learning. Not just with older students in Middle School (grades 6 through 8) but even younger children, too (starting from Transitional Kindergarten). - April 05, 2020 - Milpitas Christian School
School Transportation’s Most Powerful Web-Based Routing Software Released for Free Test Drive
Transfinder Corp. is making its new browser-based Routefinder PLUS solution available to both existing clients upgrading from its current Routefinder Pro product as well as school districts using other software that are interested in experiencing PLUS firsthand. PLUS is packed with major... - April 04, 2020 - Transfinder
Admiral Farragut Academy STEM Teacher and Student Uses 3D Printer to Help Protect Medical Personnel Against COVID-19
As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to expand globally, the supply chain for masks and face shields continues to be stressed. Lower School STEM Teacher Shannon LoRusso quickly found a way to help by using a 3D printer to print Montana Masks and Face Shields for hospital use. Before Admiral Farragut... - April 04, 2020 - Admiral Farragut Academy
Free Online Financial Literacy Classes for Children at Home in This Crisis
The Financial Literacy Company 101 Financial, with Founder and CEO Alan Akina, is Joining Other Responsible Businesses in Providing Free Online Financial Literacy Education Classes for Children Stuck at Home During This Extended Financial Crisis. - April 03, 2020 - 101 Financial
Launch of Free "LitPick Lessons" Downloads for Current Homeschooling Climate During Coronavirus Crisis
LitPick, a national reading and writing initiative, introduces LitPick Lessons, offering free educational downloads to assist parents, teachers, and students with at-home schooling needs through COVID-19 situation. - April 02, 2020 - LitPick
iGrad Launches Free “Coronavirus and Your Financial Health” for Colleges
iGrad has launched a free online financial wellness resource for colleges to help their students manage financial challenges caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. - April 01, 2020 - iGrad
Academy of Saint Therese’s Students Excel with New Distance Learning Curriculum
While teachers from elementary schools all across Bergen County had to get creative amid the COVID-19 crisis, the Academy of St. Therese, a leading Catholic elementary school in Cresskill, New Jersey, immediately launched a collaborative mix of virtual classrooms and interactive workshops to ensure... - April 01, 2020 - Academy of St. Therese
Notre Dame Students Continue Daily Instruction Through Distance Learning. Faith and Academics Thrive with Community Support.
Notre Dame High School students are continuing with remote classes daily amid the COVID-19 pandemic. While some schools are forced to rely on at-home learning resources, Notre Dame’s community support has allowed teachers and students to continue with class curriculum and instruction as... - March 28, 2020 - Notre Dame High School
Science Experiment Kit Helps People Understand How Virus Transmission Works
A Montana-based science educational and supply company named Home Science Tools (HST) has introduced a new, educational kit created specifically to help learners better understand what a pandemic is and how viruses work. Perfect for use at home, the new kits help learners better understand germs and viruses – how they work, are spread (transmitted) and how to keep yourself and those you love, safe. - March 26, 2020 - Home Science Tools
Tulix to Offer Complementary CDN Services to K-12 Schools During CONVID-19 Crisis
Tulix Systems Inc. (Atlanta, Georgia) have announced today that they will be offering complementary live streaming and CDN services to K-12 schools to assist with online learning during the likely school shutdown in the coming weeks. The initiative will be available to schools nationally. The... - March 19, 2020 - Tulix Systems
EEACS Boys’ Varsity Basketball Team Wins Second Straight Title
The Allentown charter school’s boys’ varsity basketball team has won two championship titles in only two years of play. - March 19, 2020 - Executive Education Academy Charter School
Transfinder Corp. Gives Away Two-Way Communication App Stopfinder to Any School
Transfinder Corp. is making its two-way communication tool Stopfinder Communication available to all school districts in North America free of charge for the remainder of the school year to assist with communications during the COVID-19 crisis. The app provides a secure platform for school district... - March 19, 2020 - Transfinder
The Erland Foundation Raises Awareness for The New England Center for Children at Annual Fundraiser
Fourth Annual “Strike Out Autism” Bowling Fundraiser Raises More Than $20,000 for Autism Education, Technology and Skills Enrichment - March 18, 2020 - The New England Center for Children
The CEC & eLuma Partner to Present Critical Webinar for Special Educators
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to escalate, many special educators are scrambling to find solutions to take care of their students with exceptionalities. The CEC & eLuma Online Therapy are partnering to present a webinar entitled, "Teaching Special Education Online During COVID-19" to give them vital resources and support to enable them to meet their most critical objectives. - March 17, 2020 - eLuma Online Therapy
Best Education Websites to be Named by Web Marketing Association in 24th Annual WebAward Competition
The Web Marketing Association is looking for the best education Websites in the world as part of their 24th annual international WebAward Competition for Web site development at www.webaward.org. The WebAwards is the standards-defining competition that sets benchmarks for 96 industries, including... - March 17, 2020 - Web Marketing Association
VoDaVi Technologies Awarded Multi-Year MHEC MC01-S03 IT Project Services, Business and Technical Services Contract
VoDaVi Technologies, LLC (VoDaVi) has been awarded a multi-year contract with the Massachusetts Higher Education Consortium (MHEC). As of March 1, VoDaVi has become an official supplier on the MC01-S03 Contract for IT Project Services, Business and Technical Services. This opportunity will enable... - March 12, 2020 - VoDaVi Technologies LLC