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CUE Expands Professional Development Offerings
CUE has announced an expansion of its incredibly popular Rock Star Camps, which now include specialty camps and this year for the first time ever, a Primary Education Rock Star Camp. CUE Rock Star camps are known for inspiring educators by leveraging the latest and greatest tools, apps, and practical approaches with an all-star cast of faculty members, many of whom are Leading Edge Certified, Apple Distinguished Educators, Google Certified Innovators, and Microsoft Innovative Educators. - June 27, 2017 - CUE
ASPIRA Inc. of Pennsylvania Launches New Cyber School Initiative
ASPIRA Inc. of Pennsylvania to launch its cyber school initiative for the 2017-18 school year. After a year of refining ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School programs, ABCCS Principal Nancy Ruiz has produced an effective cyber school model addressing social, emotional and physical education needs. - June 23, 2017 - ASPIRA Inc of PA
Schools Not Preparing Students to Earn a Living
Former recruiter says even colleges fall short. - June 22, 2017 - Premio Publishing & Gozo Books
Brad Montague to Keynote CUE 2017 Fall Conference
CUE is excited to announce that Brad Montague will be the Opening Keynote speaker for the CUE 2017 Fall Conference to be held October 27-28 at American Canyon High School in Napa Valley. Brad Montague will deliver the Opening Session and Keynote on Friday, October 27, from 8:30 - 9:30 am. Montague is an award-winning writer and director working to creatively communicate hope to children of all ages. He is the creator of Kid President. - June 22, 2017 - CUE
"Missionary Dog" by Sarah Perry Available in Hardcover and Kindle
A fun, exciting way to teach children about God’s mission to spread the Good News throughout the world. - June 21, 2017 - Bush Publishing and Associates
A-Z Bus Sales Announces the Hiring of Brandon Bluhm: Director of New School Bus Sales
A-Z Bus hires new Director of New School Bus Sales to fully run and plan the departments strategic and sales executions for their core bus brands, Blue Bird, Micro Bird, and Collins Bus. - June 20, 2017 - A-Z Bus Sales
CUE Offers Membership Promotion to Celebrate 40 Years
CUE is now offering free memberships to celebrate the organization’s 40-year anniversary in 2018. The promotion reduces the annual dues and is CUE’s way of thanking its members for forty years of inspiring innovative learners. Interested educators can access the CUE website and sign up for a one-year membership. - June 20, 2017 - CUE
Wisconsin Healthcare Leaders Oppose Chiropractor Bill
A broad coalition of child health advocates oppose Wisconsin's proposed AB 260, which would mandate schools and colleges accept physical exams completed by chiropractors. These 19 physician organizations, other health care providers, health systems, academic centers and other parties say clearance to play should be determined by screening in the primary care office. - June 12, 2017 - Wisconsin Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
BCI Burke Extends the Move with Us Iowa Playground Grants
ABCreative has been helping their customers create the perfect park and playground since 1993 by offering a full line of play equipment, shelters, shade systems, safety surfacing and site amenities. - June 11, 2017 - ABCreative
Linda Rawson of Dynagrace Enterprises Releases Children’s Coloring Book on Weather
Linda Rawson, President, and CEO of DynaGrace Enterprises – an 8(a), WOSB, Information Technology and writing services company, has published a children’s coloring book on weather. The title of the book is Weatheregg™ Kids: Weather from A-Z. - June 08, 2017 - DynaGrace Enterprises
Baiba L. Kreger, Ph.D. Honored as a VIP Member by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Baiba L. Kreger, Ph.D. of Liberty, Pennsylvania has been honored as a VIP Member for 2017 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for her outstanding contributions and achievements for 32 years in the fields of education and publishing. About Baiba L. Kreger, Ph.D. Dr. Kreger is... - June 06, 2017 - Strathmore Worldwide
New Children's Book "Crow Party" Released, Written by London J. Maddison & Illustrated by Nick McCarthy
"Crow Party" is a newly released, highly entertaining children's book written by London J. Maddison and Illustrated by Nick McCarthy. This amusing book shares insights into the intelligence and annoying personalities of crows with superb illustrations capturing them in their antics. Highly recommended for children from toddlers to early readers. Teaches children to observe and appreciate urban wildlife. - June 03, 2017 - London J. Maddison
Plotagon Brings Its Award Winning Animation App to Chromebooks
Plotagon Education, a popular program among teachers and students worldwide, allows users with no animation skills to create 3D characters and movies. The application, which is already available on PC, Mac and mobile platforms has now been designed to run on Android-compatible Chromebooks. - June 01, 2017 - Plotagon Story
AISD’s Jones Academy Unveils Outdoor Performing Arts Theater Made Possible by Texas Trust Credit Union
The Jones Academy outdoor theater was funded through Texas Trust's Spirit Debit Reward program. - June 01, 2017 - Texas Trust Credit Union
Kartoon Circus Revives Saturday Morning Television
Dal and Cinde Sanders as The Ringmaster and Boopsie The Clown bring back a traditional children’s television format with modern themes. - May 30, 2017 - Kartoon Circus
Georgia Nurses Association Welcomes High School Students for Internship
The Georgia Nurses Association has decided to make intentional contributions to the up and coming generation. As of May 22nd, 2017, GNA will begin accepting high school seniors for internship (www.GeorgiaNurses.org). Mr. Marcus Downs, CEO for GNA decided that the organization has much to offer to... - May 27, 2017 - Georgia Nurses Association
A Cause to Celebrate: OnPoint Manufacturing Donates Singer Sewing Machines to Central High School of Alabama
OnPoint Manufacturing, Inc., a Performance HealthCare Products, Inc. company, the leader in on-demand apparel manufacturing, announced today that it is giving back to the local community by donating several Singer sewing machines to Central High School of Florence, Alabama. In a special... - May 24, 2017 - Performance Healthcare Products
KIPP Destiny Middle School Partners with ThinkCERCA to Improve Reading Growth
Leading charter school selects award-winning literacy platform to boost student achievement. - May 24, 2017 - ThinkCERCA
CUE CEO to Serve as Panelist at U.S. News STEM Solutions Event
Mike Lawrence, CUE’s CEO, will join other educational leaders from across the country on a panel at the U.S. News STEM Solutions National Leadership Conference. The National Leadership event will be held in San Diego, California May 24-26, 2017 at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina. - May 23, 2017 - CUE
Yavapai County Education Service Agency Partners with Educational Services, Inc.
The agency will recruit and hire top-quality substitute teachers through the education staffing firm. - May 23, 2017 - Educational Services, Inc.
11th Annual National Indie Excellence® Awards Announced
Historical novelist, Annette Oppenlander, wins National Indie Excellence Award for "Surviving the Fatherland: A True Coming-of-age Love Story Set in WWII Germany." - May 22, 2017 - Oppenlander Enterprises LLC
Summit Academy Lands Partnership with TEALS for 2017-2018 School Year
Program helps schools develop sustainable computer science programs. - May 19, 2017 - Summit Academy Schools
Education’s Rising Stars Revealed
30 individuals have been included in a list recognising the up and coming leaders in the fast-changing business of education. - May 18, 2017 - Key Media
Mubakkir Arabic Early Reading Assessment to be Released in September
Developed in partnership with the Arab Thought Foundation, Mubakkir Arabic Early Reading Assessment measures literacy development of native and non-native speakers in grades pre-K thru 3. The test can be used for formative assessment and progress monitoring. It will be released September 2017. - May 18, 2017 - Diglossia LLC
Shelley M. Klein, Ed.D. Recognized as a Professional of the Year by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Shelley M. Klein, Ed.D., of Santa Maria, California has been recognized as a Professional of the Year for 2017 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of education. About Shelley M. Klein, Ed.D. Dr. Klein has almost 30 years... - May 17, 2017 - Strathmore Worldwide
Student Test Scores Stall: One Man’s Plan for Re-Engaging Kids Through Play
Microduino creator kits are best known for their magnetic, snap-together modules called mCookies that are programmed to operate with open-source, Arduino based code. The color-coded blocks, each with a specific function, make creating dynamic projects ultra simple, as well as providing an easy-to-understand method of learning electronics and software coding. - May 15, 2017 - Microduino Inc
Edtech Publisher Colvard Learning Offers Free Early-Literacy Apps to Utah Schools
The California-based edtech publisher Colvard Learning (CL) is offering its early literacy software programs—Pup’s Quest for Phonics® and Professor Pup’s Phoneme Farm®—to any Utah school wishing to try out CL apps through the end of this year. "We are very... - May 15, 2017 - Colvard Learning
Teacher/ Rap Artist: Nate Whitsett Speaks on the Need to Reform Educational Strategies in Schools Teaching to the Hip Hop Generation
Nate Whitsett is a man on a mission to show school leaders how to motivate staff and students. The “Think A+ Tour” is designed to inspire success and make learning fun again “one district, one administrator, one teacher, and one student at a time. - May 08, 2017 - Think A+ Media Relations
Free Summer Reading Program from Arbordale Publishing
Read around the world with free interactive ebooks. - May 07, 2017 - Arbordale Publishing
Loftis Students Show Their Skills to Support the Arts
Loftis Middle School PTA will be hosting an art and talent showcase to help support the fine arts at school. Visual arts will be on display. Talent show acts vary from singing, dancing, baton twirling, a DJ, and more. - May 06, 2017 - Loftis Middle School PTA
CUE Leads Effort for Net Neutrality in California
CUE, an educational non-profit, is leading efforts in California to maintain free and accessible Internet for all, by initiating Assembly Joint Resolution 7 (AJR-7) authored by Assembly Member and Speaker Pro-Tem, Kevin Mullin. “We cannot expect students to be successful if we take away or limit their ability to access the Internet,” said Mike Lawrence, CUE’s CEO. AJR-7 has been introduced in the State Assembly with broad support. A hearing on the resolution is scheduled for May 10th. - May 05, 2017 - CUE
May 24th Teachers Town Hall Meeting 5pm-7pm Baltimore Design School
Challenges and opportunities understanding what happened and focusing on the future funding of education, Teachers Town Hall - May 05, 2017 - Baltimore Teacher Network
F.A.C.S. Program of Houston Launches Its "Youth Intervention Series"
F.A.C.S. Program of Houston launched its "Youth Intervention Series" May 1, 2017, featuring four low-cost behavior driven sessions designed for: Communities, High Schools, 1st Year College and Juvenile Courts. - May 04, 2017 - FACS Program of Houston
1 in 5 Students Have Hearing Loss; Motes Audio Launches Kickstarter Campaign with the First Headphone Specifically Designed to Protect Students Hearing
Motes Audio today launched a Kickstarter campaign featuring the first volume governing headphones specifically designed for schools and school age students. According to a study by Harvard Medical School Associate Professor Dr. Curhan, one in five students has permanent hearing loss most likely due... - May 02, 2017 - Motes Audio, LLC
Accord Education Drives the School Choice Movement
National and local charter schools, community leaders and education partners participate in this annual event. - May 01, 2017 - Accord Education
New Public-Private Partnership Aims to Ease Tampa Bay School Traffic; Encourage Ridesharing Using PikMyKid Application
PikMyKid, winner of the "Emerging Technology Company of the Year- 2016" awarded by Tampa Bay Technology Forum, is fast evolving as the sole parent communication platform for K-12 schools, which also simplifies school dismissal process, reduces chaos, and eases traffic in the school neighborhoods, enhancing student safety. - April 28, 2017 - PikMyKid
Zia Learning Announces Results of Personalized Learning PD Model, Demonstrating Increased Student Pass, Proficiency and Achievement Rates
Personalized learning is sweeping the nation as the latest education trend, but one company says it's more than just a fad. They believe it's the way teachers will teach and students will learn in the future, and are working across the US to prepare schools for this innovative education environment. - April 20, 2017 - Zia Learning
Educator, Kelly Ann Guglietti Reveals the Antidote to Bullying in a Speaking Tour
Kelly Ann Guglietti is an elementary educator in Pasco County, Florida. Through nearly ten years in public education throughout the tri-county Tampa Bay Area, she has sat in on many elementary school anti-bullying campaigns and wondered why bullying is still prevalent in today’s elementary... - April 20, 2017 - Kelly Ann Guglietti, Author
World Record Holder to Visit Triad Math and Science Academy
An assembly with Bob Holmes, "The One Man Volleyball Team," has accomplished that goal in thousands of schools. He then delivers the life changing message against bullying, suicide, drugs, alcohol, and not quitting. - April 20, 2017 - Triad Math and Science Academy
Debra W. McAlpine Recognized as a Professional of the Year by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Debra W. McAlpine of Upper Marlboro, Maryland has been recognized as a Professional of the Year for 2017 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of education. About Debra W. McAlpine Ms. McAlpine has 20 years experience in the... - April 19, 2017 - Strathmore Worldwide
SA Almost Dead Last in Education - WEF report. SOLE South Africa Plans to Use iPads to Solve SA’s Education Crisis.
SA spent R213.7bn on basic education in 2016, or 15% of the total budget. This is a higher proportion than the US, UK and Germany, but SA's education system is rated 134th out of 138 by the WEF. Solving the education crisis crucial, yet SA's education system seems remarkably resistant to change. The solution could be self-learning. - April 18, 2017 - SOLE South Africa
CrossBraining STEM/PBL Kits Delivered to Jackson Public Schools
Jackson County’s Hurst Foundation has committed $25,000 toward putting 10 CrossBraining STEM/PBL Kits into the Jackson Public Schools District. - April 15, 2017 - CrossBraining, LLC
Back to Basics Expands Personalized Professional Development Programs for Delaware Educators and Administrators
Back to Basics Learning Dynamics has recently expanded its Professional Development Programs to meet the unique, stated needs of each school. - April 14, 2017 - Back to Basics Learning Dynamics
Maureen E. Marshall-Jeffers Honored as a Lifetime Member by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Maureen E. Marshall-Jeffers of Tinton Falls, New Jersey has been honored as a Lifetime Member by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of education. About Maureen E. Marshall-Jeffers Ms. Marshall-Jeffers is a lifelong... - April 13, 2017 - Strathmore Worldwide
StandUpKids Gives $50,000 in Grants for Standing Desks to Public School Teachers
StandUpKids is announcing the 10 teachers that are winners of $5000 grants for standing desks as part of their partnership with Michelle Obama's Let's Move! Active Schools movement. - April 13, 2017 - StandUpKids
Strathmore’s Who’s Who Honors Isyjean P. Korenek as Professional of the Year
Isyjean P. Korenek, of Rockdale, Texas, has recently been honored as a 2017 Professional of the Year by Strathmore’s Who’s Who for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of Reading and English Education. - April 12, 2017 - Strathmore Who's Who
VOENA Celebrates Spring with a New Concert Season, "Voices of Now!"
Saturday, May 6, 2017 at Lincoln Theater in Yountville, CA ; Saturday, May 20, 2017 at the Napa Valley Opera House in Napa, CA - April 11, 2017 - VOENA
Stand Up Kids Provides $50K in Grants for Stand2Learn Desks
As part of their partnership with Let’s Move! Active Schools, Stand Up Kids announced 10 winning schools across the U.S. to each receive a $5000 grant for the purchase of a classroom of standing desks from Stand2Learn. Together, these passionate organizations and businesses are fighting the... - April 11, 2017 - Stand2Learn
mSpy Releases New Social Commercial About Online Dangers and Their Impact on Children
mSpy helps parents to observe, control and protect their children’s web access, and has released a shocking new commercial to open people’s eyes to the dangers children face online. - April 10, 2017 - mSpy
Conceptua Math Launches New Elementary Math Curriculum Content: Comparison and Multi-Step Problem Solving
In this 5th grade unit, students learn how to represent and solve comparison and multi-step problems involving all four operations. Bar models and interactive tape diagrams are used throughout the unit to help students organize their thinking and to visualize each step towards the solution. By the... - April 10, 2017 - Conceptua Math