K-12 Education News
Get schooled on kindergarten through grade 12 education issues from technology, school initiatives and student recognition to research, equipment, products and services for teachers, students and staff. Learn about after-school programs, PTAs, PTOs, tutoring, test preparation, professional training and classroom resources.
Donna Warren Recognized by Worldwide Branding for Excellence in Elementary Education
Ms. Warren has more than three decades of expertise in language arts and math education. - February 11, 2016 - Worldwide Branding
Salesian Golf Tournament to Celebrate Silver Anniversary
25th annual event to be held May 2 at the Richmond Country Club. - February 11, 2016 - Salesian College Preparatory
Shorecrest Preparatory School Robotics Team Earns Bid to Compete in FIRST LEGO LEAGUE Championship
Shorecrest Preparatory School’s middle school robotics team, the InfoBots, won an Outstanding Project Award and earned a bid to the Central West Florida FIRST LEGO LEAGUE Championship. - February 10, 2016 - Shorecrest Preparatory School
AllTeamz Assists 2000 Parents a Day in Finding Youth Sports Teams
AllTeamz.com, for the 3rd spring in a row, is helping 2000 parents a day find youth sports teams in 16 different sports in all 50 states. The website assists parents and children find useful information on local recreational and club sports opportunities. - February 09, 2016 - AllTeamz, LLC
NECTFL to Announce Mead Leadership Program 2016 Recipients
Awards to the three fellowship recipients of the 2016 Mead Leadership Program will be formally announced this Friday during the awards ceremony of the Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (NECTFL), taking place in New York City. For the ninth consecutive year, SANS Inc. Software and Network Solutions is a corporate sponsor of the Mead Program. SANS is a U.S. based company and leader in the development of mobile and networked instructional technology for language learning. - February 09, 2016 - SANS Inc. Instructional Technology for Language Learning
Noah’s Park and Playgrounds Introducing a New Fun and Interactive Product, Gaga Ball Pits, Dubbed "America’s Fastest Growing Dodgeball Alternative," on Their Website
Noah’s Park & Playgrounds, is excited to announce the addition of a new product- Gaga Ball. This fun, action packed game has become known as “America’s Fastest Growing Dodgeball Alternative.” Noah’s is pleased to offer two Gaga Ball Pit sizes for schools, churches, HOA’s, city parks, camp grounds as well as numerous other customers throughout the U.S. - February 08, 2016 - Noah's Park & Playgrounds
California Student Media Festival Celebrates 50 Years of Student Creativity
The California Student Media Festival, the nation’s oldest festival of its kind, celebrates its 50th year of honoring student achievement and highlighting student creativity through media. - February 02, 2016 - CUE
Montessori International Open House - Rescheduled
Prospective families are invited to find out about a Montessori education at Montessori International. - January 29, 2016 - Montessori International Children's House
Youth Sports Book: "A Youngster's Guidebook of How to Play Baseball"
Author Joel Pace is proud to announce the release of his first book: "A Youngster's Guidebook of How to Play Baseball." Beginning with baseball basics, it instructs the fundamentals and mechanics of hitting, fielding, throwing and pitching and more through an ABC step-by-step approach. Easy-to-read and graphically fun, it'll inspire and motivate young players to play and compete in this great game. - January 28, 2016 - Joel Pace
Shorecrest Preparatory School Gives Students a Technology Boost with First Annual St. Petersburg STEAMfest
As tech jobs become even more plentiful, Shorecrest prepares and encourages students to fill the demand in the technology sector. - January 27, 2016 - Shorecrest Preparatory School
CyberCrunch® to Hold First Academic E-Waste & Asset Management Conference in Greater Pittsburgh Region for Private and Public Academic Institutions
On February, 19th at 1:00PM, CyberCrunch® will hold the region’s first e-waste and asset management conference focused on the education sector. Held at the firm’s corporate headquarters in Greensburg, PA, the event will be open to the public on an RSVP basis as there are limited... - January 26, 2016 - CyberCrunch
Sergio H. Escalona Recognized as a Professional of the Year by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Sergio H. Escalona of Cape Coral, Florida has been recognized as a Professional of the Year for 2015 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of education. About Sergio H. Escalona Mr. Escalona is retired after 28 years... - January 26, 2016 - Strathmore Worldwide
Esteem Me Montessori & Creative Play Expands Waverly Place Facilities
Local Montessori Preschool to Open New Classrooms This Winter to Provide Increased Enrichment to Growing Number of Students - January 22, 2016 - Esteem Me Montessori & Creative Play
Two Years in, Quill.org Reaches 100,000 Students Milestone
In the past two years, over 100,000 middle and high school students attending over 1,500 schools across the United States have used a free online literacy tool called Quill to improve their writing, grammar, and vocabulary skills. Quill’s innovative model of open-source content creation has... - January 22, 2016 - Quill.org
Zyrobotics Named A “Must See” Company at FETC 2016
Inclusive technology company, Zyrobotics is creating buzz in the EdTech industry by designing technology solutions that solve real educational problems. - January 21, 2016 - Zyrobotics
Join Mayor, Chamber CEO for “State of St. Pete” Community Leaders to Speak at Shorecrest Preparatory School
The Shorecrest Preparatory School Alumni Association will host “State of St. Pete,” a community networking event featuring remarks from Mayor of the City of St. Petersburg Rick Kriseman, St. Pete Chamber CEO Chris Steinocher, and Shorecrest Headmaster Mike Murphy. Join these and other... - January 21, 2016 - Shorecrest Preparatory School
GBS Designated "Expert Insurance Service Provider" by AM Best Company
GBS has been accredited with the title of "Expert Insurance Service Provider" by AM Best. - January 19, 2016 - Group Benefit Services, Inc.
SKILLSdox and Datawind Partner to Bring High Quality Online Educational Experiences to India
DataWind Inc. (TSX: DW), a leader in the delivery of Internet access in emerging markets, and SKILLSdox Inc., a provider of quality online education resources, have partnered to offer SKILLSdox’s online education marketplace, School of Skill, on select DataWind low cost, Internet-enabled tablets launching March 2016. - January 19, 2016 - betterU Canada
2016 National Parenting Product Award Goes to StickerKid
StickerKid was just awarded with the prestigious National Parenting Products Award Seal. Families are encouraged to label everything for their children while attending daycare, pre-school, school, camp or after school activities, and StickerKid has an award-winning solution for this. - January 15, 2016 - StickerKid
Maine’s Oldest Ski Area Races to Fight Childhood Cancer
The Maine Children's Cancer Program is holding its second annual ski and snowboard "moonlight challenge" race at Shawnee Peak. On Friday, January 22nd, race to win exciting prizes and to help raise funds to treat hundreds of local Maine children. - January 13, 2016 - MCCP
eSchool Media Debuts New Website
eSchoolNews.com Now Features Refreshed Design, Enhanced Content, and Mobile Optimization - January 13, 2016 - eSchool Media
Mining for Mindfulness: Education Startup Brings the Power of Minecraft to Social Emotional Learning
Grokcraft, an education startup, uses Minecraft to help kids engage in playful social-emotional learning (SEL). "We believe that in free play, children & adults can learn mindfulness, empathy & other social skills.” SEL has core competencies children need to master. Staff members will not be doing therapy but partner with schools & agencies if requested to provide children with extracurricular activities to foster SEL. “We’re hoping people have so much fun they forget about the learning part.” - January 12, 2016 - Mike Langlois, LICSW
Sonoma Academy Makes the Switch to Solar - Sonoma County School Goes Green, Saves Money
Sonoma Academy has switched-on a 208 kW solar power project on the north edge of its campus. The electricity produced from this system is projected to save over $1,280,000 for the academy over the next 25 years allowing that money to flow directly back into education. - January 12, 2016 - SolarCraft
CUE Connect Allows Remote Participation in 2016 National Conference
CUE is excited to announce that educators unable to attend the 2016 National Conference to be held March 17-19 in Palm Springs, California may do so by attending CUE Connect. This first CUE Connect will be held at the Orange County Department of Education’s Conference Center, in Costa Mesa,... - January 12, 2016 - CUE
CUE Will Present Screening of Underwater Dreams at 2016 National Conference
Panel Discussion with the Documentary’s Inspiration, teacher Allan Cameron following - January 08, 2016 - CUE
SANS Inc., Software and Network Solutions, Appoints Southeast Regional Manager
SANS Inc., Software and Network Solutions, has named Daniel Maaske to the position of Regional Sales Manager. Daniel’s responsibilities will include support of current SANS’ educational customers as well as new business development in the southeast region of the United States including... - January 06, 2016 - SANS Inc. Instructional Technology for Language Learning
Test Prep & Tutoring Goes Social
Test Prep & Tutoring Professionals, a group dedicated to folks in the SAT, ACT, GRE, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT, and College Admissions Consulting Industry has launched a Social Community Site. The site will allow folks to build a profile, search jobs, share best practices, create forums, and access a free resource library. - January 06, 2016 - Association of Test Preparation, Admissions, and Private Tutoring
Writers of the Future Ends 2015 with Best Year Ever
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future hits national best seller list, receives starred review and celebrates 75 years of Golden Pen Award all in 2015. - December 31, 2015 - Galaxy Press
The Grammar Diva's Books Support Better Grammar for the New Year
It is that time of year again when resolutions for the New Year abound: lose weight, stop smoking, get to the gym more often, be kinder to your spouse or your kids—yet a study done by Match.com online dating shows that the two most important characteristics of a potential date are good teeth and good grammar. Speaking and writing contribute as much to a person's image as his or her physique and dental work. - December 30, 2015 - bigwords101
SKILLSdox and Udemy Collaborate to "SKILL UP" India
SKILLSdox Inc., an Ottawa Canada-based company, and Udemy, a San Francisco-based company, entered into an agreement to help expand Udemy’s overall online education offering across India’s mass population. - December 21, 2015 - betterU Canada
What Matters for Kids Announces the Expansion Into the Greater Casco Bay Maine Area
What Matters for Kids is proud to announce the expansion to the Greater Casco Bay Maine area in 2016. The planned expansion will bring new, science based educational opportunities to children and schools in the region, supplementing existing STEM programs. Carleen Barra and Julie Wagner founded... - December 19, 2015 - What Matters for Kids
Rebecca Ann Froning Recognized as a Professional of the Year by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Rebecca Ann Froning of Springdale, Arkansas has been recognized as a Professional of the Year in 2015 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of education. About Rebecca Ann Froning Ms. Froning has over 30 years experience in... - December 16, 2015 - Strathmore Worldwide
Maureen E. Marshall-Jeffers Recognized as a Professional of the Year by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Maureen E. Marshall-Jeffers of Tinton Falls, New Jersey has been recognized as a Professional of the Year in 2015 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of education. About Maureen E. Marshall-Jeffers Dr. Marshall-Jeffers is... - December 11, 2015 - Strathmore Worldwide
Isyjean P. Korenek Accepted Into the Legacy Elite Program by Strathmore’s Who’s Who
Isyjean P. Korenek, of Rockdale, Texas, has recently been recognized by Strathmore’s Who’s Who for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of Education. In honor of her accomplishments and professionalism, Ms. Korenek has been accepted into the Legacy Elite Program. - December 11, 2015 - Strathmore Who's Who
Shorecrest Prep Students Learn to Code with Parents During Hour of Code
Shorecrest Preparatory School’s Lower School learns foundational 21st century skills alongside parents and grandparents, demonstrating commitment to cutting edge technology education. - December 11, 2015 - Shorecrest Preparatory School
STEREO LEARNING: A Shortcut to Solid Knowledge. An Interactive Presentation Launches Online.
In the first 20 minutes, it explains how preschoolers master big numbers and long operations. Then - how stereo learning supports them through school, prepares them to understand science and engineering, and introduces them to real computer programming. - December 10, 2015 - SIX PROJECTS
Raptivity to Mark Parent Company’s Silver Jubilee Year with Special Year End Discounts
Raptivity celebrates the 25th year anniversary of Harbinger Group with discounts as high as 70%. - December 09, 2015 - Harbinger Knowledge Products Inc.
Sports Field Safety Expert Mark Nicholls to Speak at National Athletic Directors/NIAAA Conference
TURFindustry CEO Mark Nicholls shares his field safety expertise with high school athletics administrators. - December 05, 2015 - TURFindustry
CUE Steps Up Support for 2015 Keeping Pace with K12 Digital Learning Report
CUE leaders provide input to shape the definitive Blended and Online Learning Report. - December 04, 2015 - CUE
Independent Black School Launches in Columbia, SC
Concerned parents launch independent Black school in Columbia, SC as a part of a global African-centered independent school district. - December 04, 2015 - Uhuru Academy FW
Linda Kaye Hartwig Recognized as a Top 100 Educator by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Linda Kaye Hartwig of Wyoming, Michigan has been recognized as a Top 100 Educator for 2015 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of education. About Linda Kaye Hartwig Ms. Hartwig has almost 40 years experience in... - November 26, 2015 - Strathmore Worldwide
Lansing Girl Invited to 2016 Junior National Leaders Conference
Lansing, Illinois honor roll student, Khmya Watts, invited to prestigious conference in Washington, D.C. - November 26, 2015 - Khyma Watts
New Multiplication Game to Help Kids Learn Times Tables (Math Grab)
Math Grab is the new fun multiplication card game that helps kids learn their multiplication times tables. - November 26, 2015 - Math Grab
Billy Gorilly Releases Cartoon Video to Teach Children Counting Backwards
Early learners can get the hang of counting down from 10 to 1 with this fun new cartoon video. - November 25, 2015 - Flying Kitten Music
Santa Fe Christian Schools Packs More Than 50,000 Meals to Fight Hunger in Africia
Santa Fe Christian Schools students, parents and community pack 50,502 meals through the 5th annual "Give Thanks, Give Back" service project to help fight hunger and aid in education in Africa. - November 25, 2015 - Santa Fe Christian Schools
Ashley Rhodes-Courter, Child Advocate and Author, to Speak at Shorecrest Preparatory School
Shorecrest Preparatory School’s Guardian ad Litem Service Club has invited Ashley Rhodes-Courter, child advocate and author, to speak at the Janet Root Theatre at Shorecrest Preparatory School. - November 25, 2015 - Shorecrest Preparatory School
Prominent Catholic High School Enjoys Year-Round Playability of Sports Field After Switching to Synthetic Turf
Looking for year-round, multi-purpose use of its stadium field, Marist Catholic High School in Eugene, Oregon, switched from a grass field to a synthetic turf system from UBU Sports. - November 20, 2015 - UBU Sports
GO! Athletes Launches National Mentorship Program for LGBTQ Athletes
GO! Athletes has launched a national Mentorship Program to connect current and former student athletes who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans*, or queer (LGBTQ). The program is free and open to the public, and is currently accepting applications for both mentors and mentees at www.goathletes. - November 18, 2015 - GO! Athletes
Thomas Williams Designated as a Top 100 Educator by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Thomas Williams of New Orleans, Louisiana has been chosen as one of the Top 100 Educators for 2015 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of education. About Thomas Williams Mr. Williams has over 40 years experience in the... - November 18, 2015 - Strathmore Worldwide
SANS Inc. SANSSpace™ LIVE Virtual Language Lab Enables More Flexible Language Learning
SANS Inc., Software and Network Solutions, has announced the introduction of SANSSpace™ LIVE, a live interactive virtual environment to support anytime, anywhere synchronous language learning. It will be highlighted this week at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages... - November 17, 2015 - SANS Inc. Instructional Technology for Language Learning