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Bonnie M.L. Fujii Honored as a VIP Member by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Bonnie M.L. Fujii of Honolulu, Hawaii has been honored as a VIP Member for 2017 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for her outstanding achievements and high level of success in the field of education. About Bonnie M.L. Fujii Ms. Fujii has over 20 years experience in the... - April 05, 2017 - Strathmore Worldwide
A-Plus-Consulting LLC Lights It Up Blue and Empowers Parents with Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder with Tailored Vocational Curriculum
A-Plus-Consulting LLC thrive on solving complex problems with actionable solutions for a sustainable future. They are an InnovateHER 2015 New Jersey finalist. InnovateHER is a Small Business Administration (SBA) competition aimed at helping women and families. A-Plus-Consulting LLC, a qualified... - April 02, 2017 - A-Plus-Consulting LLC
McConnell Students Run Laps for Laptops
McConnell Elementary students will be running laps to help raise money for technology needs in their school. - March 30, 2017 - Loftis Middle School PTA
Green Street Academy Student Wins Scholar of the Year Award from CollegeBound Foundation
Graduating high school senior Jasmine Burrell of Green Street Academy wins CollegeBound’s highest award. - March 24, 2017 - Green Street Academy
The 2017 Bully Proof Tour Kicks Off in Los Angeles March 27th Featuring Headliner After Romeo and Special Guest Be Only You
The Bully Proof Tour www.BullyProofTour.org begins its Spring 2017 launch next week visiting middle schools and high schools in the greater Los Angeles area culminating with a kickoff concert at the World Famous Roxy on April 9. Since inception in 2013, the sponsor funded Bully Proof Tour has... - March 23, 2017 - Amuse 4 Sound
Malki Indich, LCSW Honored as a Top Executive by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Makli Indich, LCSW of Lakewood, New Jersey has been honored as a Top Executive for 2017 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for her outstanding contributions and high level of success in the fields of counseling and education. About Makli Indich, LCSW Ms. Indich has over 20... - March 21, 2017 - Strathmore Worldwide
Modern Kids Toy Brand, Hudson’s Reveals 10 Fun Facts About the Beloved Xylophone
Modern, online kids brand, Hudson’s provides today’s little ones with traditional toys for play. Musical toys such as the xylophone develop and strengthen various parts of a child’s brain while they have a blast banging on the colorful toy that makes a beautiful sound. Here’s 10 fun facts about this historic instrument that has been a staple inside children’s toy boxes worldwide, for centuries. - March 20, 2017 - Hudson's
Professional Development in Singapore Mathematics Comes to Massachusetts | Boston-Natick, Ma | April 27-28, 2017
Exceptional mathematics learning is accomplished only through exceptional instruction, and exceptional instruction is the result of first-class professional development. This 2-day workshop is a rare opportunity to learn from world-renowned experts in mathematics education, and the Singapore approach to mathematics instruction. - March 19, 2017 - 3R Consulting Services Inc
Storyboard That Integrates with ClassLink
Storyboard That is pleased to announce that ClassLink has been added to the list as SSO, single sign on, partners. This partnership empowers more educators and administrators to access Storyboard That in their classrooms. - March 18, 2017 - Storyboard That
Shorecrest to Host Hybrid Learning Consortium Symposium
Shorecrest Preparatory School will host the Hybrid Learning Consortium (HLC) Symposium, April 5-7, on its campus in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Symposium is the annual conference of the HLC, a collective of nearly 30 independent schools in both the US and abroad that are dedicated to creating... - March 17, 2017 - Shorecrest Preparatory School
Rebecca Caudill Recognized as a VIP Member by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Rebecca Caudill of Seneca, Pennsylvania has been recognized as a VIP Member for 2017 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of elementary education and special education focusing on reading, writing and mathematics. About... - March 16, 2017 - Strathmore Worldwide
Best Education Websites to be Named by 21st Annual WebAward Competition
Excellence deserves recognition and the best education websites, including schools and universities, will be recognized by the Web Marketing Association as part of their 2017 WebAward competition for website development. - March 16, 2017 - Web Marketing Association
UCET Conference Presenter Colvard Learning Offers Free Trial Apps for Utah Schools
EdTech Publisher, Colvard Learning, will introduce its early-literacy interactive apps at the annual Utah Coalition for Educational Technology on the University of Utah campus, Friday, March 17 at 8:45 a.m. The startup invites Utah schools to try out the apps for free until the end of the school year. The conference begins Thursday, March 16. - March 16, 2017 - Colvard Learning
King’s High School Student Named First Dean’s List Semi-Finalist
FIRST Robotics (FRC) Team 4911 CyberKnights, a robotics team from King’s High School, is proud to announce that Madeleine Schwitters has been named a FIRST Dean’s List Semi-Finalist at the West Valley District Event in Spokane, WA. Madeleine will represent the team at the Pacific... - March 15, 2017 - CyberKnights 4911
Shorecrest Students Embark on Annual Service Week
The entire 9th - 12th grade Shorecrest Upper School student body participates in Service Week, a 4-day learning experience in which students immerse themselves in service projects with non-profits and educational institutions. Together, the students and their teachers will complete more than 5,000 hours of service over the 4-day period. - March 15, 2017 - Shorecrest Preparatory School
Ask Your Student 30 Day Challenge
The Triad Math and Science Academy, challenge rewards parents for a 30 day challenge. - March 14, 2017 - Triad Math and Science Academy
Fun N Learn Launches New All-in-One Preschool Sensorial Busy Kit
Continuing its successful journey in the domain of pre-school education and primary education, Fun ‘N’ Learn now comes up with another innovative preschool learning activity Kit through handcrafted learning activities. Fun ‘N’ Learn keeps in mind the fact that kids get bored... - March 13, 2017 - Fun N Learn
Shorecrest Students Advance as National Merit Finalists
Shorecrest seniors Clay DiGiorgio, Max Kobernick, and Sara Springle have been named National Merit Finalists by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. All three students were named National Merit Semifinalists and have advanced to the next round of competition. About 1.5 million juniors in... - March 12, 2017 - Shorecrest Preparatory School
Story Academy Launches Kickstarter Campaign
First Ever Customizable Storybooks, All About Traveling Launches Today - March 10, 2017 - Story Academy
Award Winning Author Elle Klass, Releases Bestselling Novel; Set in Historic North Florida
Escape into the fantastical world, both fact and fiction where supernatural creatures battle between light and dark; written by a twenty year North Florida resident. Elle Klass lives in North Florida. St. Augustine is not only her favorite U.S. city but a playground for the paranormal; loaded with ghost stories and now other supernatural creatures. She uses actual locations and includes pictures. - March 10, 2017 - Elle Klass
Businessman Stephen L. Hightower Announces Campaign to Connect African American Youth with National Parks
Campaign Builds on the Success of the Every Kid In A Park Initiative - March 10, 2017 - Stephen L. Hightower
RoboKind Announces JettLingo, Part of Its New Robots4STEM Initiative
JettLingo gives K-12 students an easy and exciting way to learn to code through visual programming and robotics. - March 09, 2017 - RoboKind
ABCreative Awarded Greenbush Playground Equipment Contract
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. - March 09, 2017 - ABCreative
Web Active Directory LLC Announces New Partnership with Paradigm Pioneers, Inc.
Web Active Directory, LLC announces new partnership with Paradigm Pioneers, Inc. - March 08, 2017 - Web Active Directory
Generation YES Announces Annual Fund Drive to Impact Technology Use in U.S. Schools
Generation YES announced today that it has launched its Annual Fund Drive to scale up its Student Technology Leaders Program. Supporting the GenYES program will help educators and school leaders more effectively integrate technology into their schools. Specially prepared student technology leaders... - March 04, 2017 - Generation YES
Yiddish Las Vegas Music & Culture Festival Set for March 18-19 Stars Jamie Elman from YidLife Crisis, More
Temple Sinai and the JCC of Southern Nevada present 2nd Annual Yiddish Las Vegas Music & Culture Festival starring YidLife Crisis, Valley Cantors/Soloists, Klezmer Band. - March 03, 2017 - Temple Sinai
Landmark School Nurse Initiative Launched in Honor of Endometriosis Awareness Month
Collaborative effort brings accurate education about endometriosis to school nurses and their students across the United States throughout Awareness Month and beyond. - March 01, 2017 - Center for Endometriosis Care
The Experiential School at Shorecrest Awarded Nature Explore Classroom Certification
The Experiential School of Tampa Bay, the 3, 4, and 5-year-old program at Shorecrest Preparatory School, has earned national recognition as a Certified Nature Explore Classroom. The certification comes from the Nature Explore program, a collaboration of Dimensions Educational Research Foundation... - March 01, 2017 - Shorecrest Preparatory School
Barbara R. Taber Honored as a 2017 Strathmore’s Who’s Who Professional of the Year
Barbara R. Taber, of Suffolk, Virginia, has recently been honored as a 2017 Strathmore’s Who’s Who Professional of the Year for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of High School Education. - February 28, 2017 - Strathmore Who's Who
Harlem Hip-Hop Tours Develops Educational Women’s History Workbook
Harlem Hip-Hop Tours (H3 Tours) has developed a Women’s History Workbook for grades 5-12. - February 28, 2017 - Harlem Hip-Hop Tours
Kids Run the OC Expected to Hit Significant Milestone of 10,000 for "Final Mile" Event
KIDS RUN ready to take its program to new heights and locations. - February 27, 2017 - OC Marathon
Urban Jungle Fun Park to Open New Location in Mesa, Arizona
Urban Jungle Fun Park turns fun into fitness for Mesa Arizona families with its indoor adventure park and revolutionary FitPlay program. - February 22, 2017 - Wholesome Harvest
BioLogue STEM Events for Youth Ages 5 - 18 Returning in 2017
BioLogue Laboratorium will host a hodgepodge of hands on explorations for youth ages 5 - 18 on March 25th, 2017 at Exchange Park Recreation Center in Decatur, GA. Workshops will include: Microscopy, Anatomy & Physiology, Genetics, Bridge Design an more. - February 19, 2017 - BioLogue Laboratorium
Storyboard That Goes Global Launching New Languages
Storyboard That is now available in 7 different languages, including Spanish, French, Portuguese, Dutch, Italian, and German! As Storyboard That keeps growing and evolving, now the storyboard creator, articles, and teacher guides can all be consumed in their native language. These are the first... - February 18, 2017 - Storyboard That
ABCreative Offers Percussion Play Instruments
ABCreative has been helping their customers create the perfect park and playground since 1993 by offering a full line of play equipment, shelters, shade, safety surfacing and site amenities. The company is excited to announce the addition of a new product line, Percussion Play, the world's leading outdoor instrument manufacturer with over 200 distributors in over 60 countries. - February 17, 2017 - ABCreative
Mom Author Releases Teach Your Child to Read™, a Phonics-Based, Online Program for Children Ages 3-6
Mary Follin, author and mother of two, has developed a simple, online reading program for parents to use at home. A straight-forward, six-step approach, Teach Your Child to Read takes only 5 minutes a day and operates on a desktop, laptop, or tablet. “I started my career as a systems... - February 17, 2017 - Teach Your Child to Read
RAPID + FIRST – Building the Engineers of the Future
Rapid Sheet Metal provides FIRST Robotics teams parts and software. - February 17, 2017 - RAPID
Academy of Math and Science Recognized as 2016 Arizona Charter School of the Year
For 15 years, the tireless team at Academy of Math and Science has accomplished much from receiving the National Blue Ribbon award for their high academic achievement with diverse student populations, to being one of the highest performing schools in the state. This year, their flagship campus,... - February 12, 2017 - Academy of Math & Science
St. Pete STEAMfest Welcomes Record Crowd
2nd Annual Event Engages more than 400 Families in STEAM Activities. - February 12, 2017 - Shorecrest Preparatory School
Ribbon-Cutting Celebrates Innovation in Education at Shorecrest
Shorecrest Opens New Innovation & Design Studio. - February 12, 2017 - Shorecrest Preparatory School
Education Technology Partners Teams with University of Missouri’s College of Education to Offer Network for Educator Effectiveness (NEE)
Missouri educators will benefit from exclusive distribution partnership for NEE, a comprehensive system for assessing & monitoring teacher effectiveness. - February 12, 2017 - Education Technology Partners
Sqoolz Gets a New Skin and Amazing New Features
Sqoolz (www.sqoolz.com), country’s fastest growing school discovery platform, has launched its redesigned portal. The redesign is not only a visual improvement over the previous site, but follows world-class user experience standards to help parents and admission seekers search and explore schools in their city. Sqoolz has also launched collections which are custom list of hand-picked schools in each city. - February 12, 2017 - Sqoolz
Shorecrest Receives Stephen P. Robinson Collaboration Grant from SAIS
Shorecrest Preparatory School has been awarded a Stephen P. Robinson Collaboration Grant from the Southern Association of Independent School (SAIS). The grant of $5,000 will fund the launch of the Center for Service Learning Leadership (CSLL), a professional development institute for independent... - February 11, 2017 - Shorecrest Preparatory School
Student Scholars Will Compete at the Region V NC Science and Engineering Fair Competition
The Triad Math and Science Academy will host the North Carolina Region V Science Fair this weekend. 150 students from across the region will present their original science and engineering research before more than 50 scientists and engineers. You can attend the NC Region V Science and Engineering Fair on Saturday, February 11 from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Triad Math and Science Academy Auditorium. - February 10, 2017 - Triad Math and Science Academy
Maine Publisher Releases Intercultural Spanish 1, 2, 3 Textbook Series
New Spanish language and culture textbook series pairs intercultural communicative competence with authentic, standards-based tasks. - February 10, 2017 - Wayside Publishing
Baiba L. Kreger, Ph.D. Recognized as a Professional of the Year by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Baiba L. Kreger, Ph.D. of Liberty, Pennsylvania has been recognized as a Professional of the Year for 2016 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the fields of education and publishing. About Baiba L. Kreger, Ph.D. Dr. Kreger... - February 09, 2017 - Strathmore Worldwide
Homeschool Families Collect Free Valentine’s Day Curriculum
The Old Schoolhouse(R) has a bouquet of free gifts for Valentine's Day - the "I Heart Valentine's Day Special" - for homeschoolers and anyone interested in alternative education. - February 09, 2017 - The Old Schoolhouse Magazine
Junior Library Guild Sponsors the 2017 Sister Sally Daly Memorial Grant in Partnership with the Catholic Library Association
Junior Library Guild (JLG)—a Media Source Inc. company — sponsors the Sister Sally Daly Memorial grant in partnership with the Catholic Library Association (CLA). - February 08, 2017 - Junior Library Guild
The Monster Mas Series Receives the Mom's Choice Award
The Monster Mas Series is honored to announce that Monster Mas, Monster Mas Vs. The Test, and Monster Mas Runs for President has earned the prestigious Mom’s Choice Award®. Having been rigorously evaluated by a panel of MCA evaluators, the Monster Mas Series is deemed to be among the best products / services for families. - February 07, 2017 - Monster Mas Series
PlayOn! High School Surveys Students on Brand Recognition and Perception Prior to Super Bowl
PlayOn! Sports, an Atlanta-based high school sports media and marketing company, and the expert in high school community programs, asked students from across the country what they think about the brands that will be advertising during Sunday’s Super Bowl between the New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons. - February 04, 2017 - PlayOn!