K-12 Education Press Releases & News (Page 47)

Belkin Earns Double Honors from K-12 TechDecisions for Optimizing Use of Mobile Technology in the Classroom

Store and Charge, and Air Protect Case for iPad Are Recognized by TechDecisions at ISTE 2013 for Helping Educators Manage BYOD/1:1 Devices - July 11, 2013 - Belkin

Tech4Learning Releases Pixie App for Kindle Fire HD

Tech4Learning’s Pixie app is now available for Kindle Fire HD tablets through the Amazon Appstore for Android. Millions of students use Pixie on their computers, iPads, and Android tablets. Now they can use Pixie on their Kindle Fire HD tablets to create and share their ideas and explore the... - July 10, 2013 - Tech4Learning, Inc.

Let's Go to China!

Let's Go to China! is a book series for early readers. With wonderful art and interesting facts, the series is designed to capture the attention of both readers and listeners of any age. - July 08, 2013 - Tommy Tong

Maple Bear Bangalore Awarded the "Best Upcoming Preschool Chain in Bangalore"

Maple Bear Bangalore, India, has been awarded the "Best Upcoming Preschool Chain in Bangalore" as a part of the South India Business and Service Excellence Awards. The best play school franchise award was given away by the cricketer Mr. Krishnamachari Srikkanth. According to a company... - July 05, 2013 - Maple Bear

SANS Inc. Welcomes Carolina Training Associates to U.S. Reseller Team

Carolina Training Associates (CTA) located in Charlotte, NC, has partnered with SANS Inc., an established leader in the development of instructional technologies for language learning. The contractual arrangement, which will cover North and South Carolina, was announced today by SANS’ president Ron Remschel. - July 04, 2013 - SANS Inc. Instructional Technology for Language Learning

Positive Promotions Announces the Winners of Its Annual Black History Month Contest

Positive Promotions is proud to recognize the outstanding efforts of the schools, churches, and organizations that celebrated the achievements of African American’s during Black History Month and participated in their annual Black History Month Contest. Out of dozens of entries, the winners have been chosen. - July 03, 2013 - Positive Promotions

Aya is Cultivating the Next Generation of Community Advocates

Aya Academy of Excellence's Summer's Cool campers are transforming their community through weekly service learning. From creek clean-ups to promoting literacy amongst preschool children, these young people are establishing a legacy of service. Cultivating a heart for service to others through... - July 03, 2013 - Aya Academy of Excellence

"Mom Enough for Ya?!" a Web Series About Mothers Who Struggle with the Juggle Premieres July 2 on YouTube

"Mom Enough for Ya?!" is web series that follows two sisters – Sophie, a stay-at-home mom, and Lisa, a working mom as they grapple with their choices, their limitations and the unsolicited opinions of strangers. Catch new webisodes every Tuesday, beginning July 2! - July 02, 2013 - Brick Houz Productions

Making CHAMPS Opens a New Office and a Learning Centre

Making CHAMPS opens a new office and a learning centre in Koparkhairane, Navi Mumbai. Making CHAMPS is offering an essential skill development program for children between Sr Kg to 7th std. Admissions are open for Koparkhairane and Ghansoli batches. - June 30, 2013 - Making CHAMPS

Maine Community Foundation Awards Grant for New Conservation Summer Camp

For the past several years the Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District has offered a Natural Resources and Agricultural Summer Camp to children ages 7-12. Starting this summer, the PCSWCD will be offering a Teen Conservation Camp for youth ages 13-18! With generous funding provided... - June 30, 2013 - Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District

South Plainfield Middle School Principal Kevin Hajduk Wins Educator of the Year Award from NJ Center for Tourette Sydndrome

Administrator was nominated for the award by Karen Licato on behalf of her son, Tommy, a student under Hajduk's tutelage at the school. - June 28, 2013 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome

Winners of the Inaugural Idaho Green Schools Challenge

The United States Green Building Council (USGBC) Idaho Chapter Green Schools Advocacy committee announced the winners of the inaugural Idaho Green Schools Challenge at the Idaho Environmental Education Association Annual Conference in March. Cash awards ($3,750) and trophies were presented to Nampa High School, Post Falls Middle School and Hillside Junior High School. Interested schools can register for the 2nd annual Idaho Green Schools Challenge. Visit usgbcidaho.org/green-schools-challenge. - June 28, 2013 - USGBC Idaho

ASAP®: the Accelerated School Administrator Program Approved for Continuing Professional Education Credit Under the Pennsylvania Inspired Leadership Program

The Accelerated School Administrator Program (ASAP) from Qumark Global Solutions is now certified to provide 300 continuing education hours to participants in Pennsylvania's Inspired Leadership Program (PIL) under Act 45. The Pennsylvania Inspired Leadership Review Committee approved ASAP® for... - June 28, 2013 - Qumark Global Solutions Inc.

Rancho Santiago Community College District Selects BKF Engineers as Its “District Engineer”

The Rancho Santiago Community College District (District) has approved the selection of BKF Engineers to perform district wide land surveying and engineering services for the various construction projects. BKF has been serving the District since 2003 and will continue to provide engineering and... - June 27, 2013 - BKF Engineers

MessageSolution to Exhibit Its Hybrid Cloud & On-Premise Information Archiving & eDiscovery Platforms at International Society for Technology in Education 2013 (ISTE)

MessageSolution will be demonstrating the versatility of its cloud and on-premise information archiving and eDiscovery platform, a hybrid solution designed for the regulatory compliance, legal discovery, litigation support and storage management for the education sector at ISTE 2013. - June 24, 2013 - MazeArt Fondation

Sagemont Celebrates Stage Production Successes

Sagemont, a Broward private school, finished their drama production season with grand applause. This year’s spring presentations included Willy Wonka, Jr. and The Wizard of Oz. They also presented Legally Blonde: The Musical and 12 Angry Jurors. - June 20, 2013 - The Sagemont Schools

LunchBox Kids, LLC to Release Educator Recommended Children's Health & Fitness Board Game

LunchBox Kids board game will launch into 30 Texas Elementary Schools August, 2013. · LunchBox Kids board game is for children ages 6 and up. The games unique 400 educational health and fitness pop quiz questions along with exercise challenges provides a disguised “workout” in a... - June 20, 2013 - LunchBox Kids, LLC

River Dell Student Wins Honorable Mention in 12th Annual Tourette Syndrome Children's Scholarship Award Contest

This year's Children's Scholarship awards are being given out by the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome in honor of the late Dr. Nathan Weiss, who was a longtime adviser to NJCTS. - June 20, 2013 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome

Push Media Group, D.C Elite Baseball and Bethesda Big Train Present Baltimore Celebrity Youth Baseball Camp June 24-28, Led by 16 Game Winning Pitcher Garrett Stephenson

Looking for an Elite Youth Baseball Camp this summer, then look no further. This is a chance to attend a camp led by 16 Game MLB winning pitcher Garrett Stephenson with appearances by players such star reliever Pedro Strop, the Oriole Bird and first class athletes at Bethesda Big Train Fields at... - June 18, 2013 - Push Media Group

Ideas4ed Adds Third App to Its Now I Know App Collection

Ideas4ed, today announced the launch if their third iPad App, Now I Know Oceania. The App is the third application that has been built by Ideas4ed and is targeted at children with the intention of giving them an in-depth learning experience while at the same time ensuring that they have fun. By... - June 18, 2013 - ideas4ed

Manalapan Student Wins Honorable Mention in 12th Annual Tourette Syndrome Children’s Scholarship Award Contest

This year's awards are being given out by the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders in honor of the late Dr. Nathan Weiss, a longtime friend and trusted adviser to NJCTS. - June 16, 2013 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome

Grauer Students Embark on Educational Expedition to Cuba

Students and faculty from The Grauer School embarked on an eight-day, educational expedition to Cuba where they toured the cities of Havana and Trinidad. - June 16, 2013 - The Grauer School

EAA Chapter 186 Presents Wings Over Manassas - An Aviation Day for Teens

Ground school instruction and introductory flight experiences highlight this action-packed day. - June 16, 2013 - EAA Chapter 186 Young Eagles

Cherokee Student Wins Honorable Mention in 12th Annual Tourette Syndrome Children’s Scholarship Award Contest

This year's awards are being given out by the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders in honor of the late Dr. Nathan Weiss, a longtime friend and trusted adviser to NJCTS. - June 15, 2013 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome

Summit Student Wins Honorable Mention in 12th Annual Tourette Syndrome Children’s Scholarship Award Contest

This year's awards are being given out by the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders in honor of the late Dr. Nathan Weiss, a longtime friend and trusted adviser to NJCTS. - June 15, 2013 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome

SANS Marks 10th Anniversary with State-of-the-Art Solutions for Global Language Learning

SANS Inc., an established leader in the development of instructional technologies for language learning, including the SANSSpace™ virtual language learning platform and Sony Virtuoso™ and Soloist® digital language lab technology software suite, is celebrating its 10th anniversary... - June 14, 2013 - SANS Inc. Instructional Technology for Language Learning

Gunn High Student Inventors Travel to MIT for Premier Invention Celebration, EurekaFest, One of 16 High Schools Nationwide Honored with Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam Grant

Student inventors from Henry M. Gunn High School were awarded a $10,000 grant from the Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam initiative, as one of 16 high schools nationwide. They will be traveling to MIT's EurekaFest to present their invention, which is a solar powered egg incubator. - June 14, 2013 - Gunn InvenTeam

Following Successful Spacefest, Geoff Notkin Heads to Challenger Space Center, Lowell Observatory

Geoff Notkin, star of TV’s Meteorite Men, is following up a stellar appearance at Spacefest V over Memorial Day weekend with two special events in Arizona during the month of June. Notkin was one of the most in-demand celebrities at Spacefest V, an annual gathering of renowned astronauts,... - June 13, 2013 - Aerolite Meteorites, LLC

Cherry Hill West Student Wins Second Place in 12th Annual Tourette Syndrome Children’s Scholarship Award Contest

This year's awards are being given out by the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders in honor of the late Dr. Nathan Weiss, a longtime friend and trusted adviser to NJCTS. - June 13, 2013 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome

East Brunswick Student Wins First Place in 12th Annual Tourette Syndrome Children’s Scholarship Award Contest

This year's awards are being given out by the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders in honor of the late Dr. Nathan Weiss, a longtime friend and trusted adviser to NJCTS. - June 12, 2013 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome

Esteem Me Montessori & Creative Play Selects MMI Public Relations as Agency of Record

Local Firm Chosen to Lead Public Relations Campaign for Children’s Montessori Preschool and Childcare Facility - June 10, 2013 - Esteem Me Montessori & Creative Play

A+ Tutoring Announces Latest 99th Percentile Scores on ACT and Explorer Test

Sixth Grade Mason, Ohio, Student Qualifies for Duke Talent Identification Program (TIP) with Mr. DiSalvo's SAT and ACT Tutoring at A+ Tutoring/Test Preparation in Cincinnati. - June 09, 2013 - A+ Tutoring Test Preparation

Lois F. Ihnen Recognized by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication

Lois F. Ihnen of Everly, Iowa has been included in the Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of education. About Lois F. Ihnen Ms. Ihnen retired from teaching in May, 1998 after 38 years of education experience. She... - June 07, 2013 - Strathmore Worldwide

Morgan Brown Awarded Teacher of the Year by the Encinitas Chamber of Commerce

Morgan Brown was recognized by the Encinitas Chamber of Commerce as The Grauer School’s Teacher of the Year. - June 07, 2013 - The Grauer School

Fifth Grade Student Designs Debit Card for GPISD Education Foundation

Student-designed artwork to be featured on Texas Trust Debit Card. - June 05, 2013 - Texas Trust Credit Union

Vision's Pilot Program is Expanding for Fall 2013

Visions In Education, one of Sacramento valley’s leading provider of Home schooling and Independent Study programs is proud to announce the expansion of their EDGE Online High School program. With increasing demand from interested students, this pilot program has been expanded to accept up to... - June 05, 2013 - Visions In Education K-12 Charter School

The Science Teachers Association of NYS Has Taken a Position on Students Who Fail to Meet the Laboratory Requirement and Their Inclusion in the Teacher's SLO Rating

The Science Teachers Association of New York State, Inc. (STANYS) has taken a position that students who fail to meet the laboratory requirement in science courses that have a Regents exam should not have their exam grade of zero factored into the teacher's final summative SLO rating. - June 03, 2013 - Science Teachers Association of New York State

One-Stop-Shopping for Specialty Summer Camps – from Ukeleles to Coding – Debuts Online

Overly-stressed parents will do a lot less “hopping around” to find varied and engaging activities for their kids this summer (and throughout the year) thanks to Camperoo (www.camperoo.com), an innovative new website where parents can find and register for specialty camps and a variety... - May 31, 2013 - Camperoo

Successful Tutoring Service Ace My Course to Launch Dallas Office June 1

Tutoring service Ace My Course, a company known for its work with impoverished children, is launching its in-home tutoring service in Dallas June 1. - May 31, 2013 - Ace My Course

Success for First Get.A.Voice Foundation Gala

Get.A.Voice aims to empower youth to end social cruelty in their schools. The Get.A.Voice program has been successfully implemented in local Long Island schools and the fundraiser this release refers to was held to help launch a national campaign for Get.A.Voice. - May 30, 2013 - Get.A.Voice

Area Student to Participate in Important Leadership Summit at Harvard University-Chavez Malik Luckett, an 8th Grade Student at Garrison School for Performing Arts Chosen

Chavez Malik Luckett, an 8th grade student at Garrison School for Performing Arts, will travel to participate in the People to People Leadership Ambassador's Summit: Leadership in Action at Harvard University Boston, MA on July 21-27, 2013, along with fellow select students from around the country. - May 29, 2013 - Chavez Malik Luckett

The Grauer School 2013 Graduates Receive Record Number of Scholarship Offers

The Grauer School announced that the 21-student graduating class of 2013 was offered $6.81 million in academic scholarships, a significant increase and new record. - May 29, 2013 - The Grauer School

Doreen Spicer-Dannelly and Spicerack Productions Inc. Scheduled to Film “Playground Politix” in Efforts to Promote and End Gender Bullying

On June 1st, 2013 the Old San Juan Restaurant in Atwater Village, located at 2830 Fletcher Drive Los Angeles, CA 90039, will serve as a fundraising hub for the upcoming film “Playground Politix”. In efforts to fund a musically driven short film about all-American girls and boys battling... - May 28, 2013 - Spicerack Productions, Inc.

Visions In Education Announces Their 2013 Student Writing Contest Winners

Visions In Education Charter School (Visions) is pleased to announce the winners of their 2013 student writing contest. The winning students were honored at Visions' professional development meeting on May 20, 2013, in Carmichael, California. - May 23, 2013 - Visions In Education K-12 Charter School

Anahuacalmecac International Preparatory High School of North America in Los Angeles Announces Participation in the United Nations Forum on Indigenous Issues

Indigenous Student Leaders and Faculty from Anahuacalmecac International University Preparatory High School of North America Participated in the 12th Session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues of the United Nations on Tuesday, May 21 in New York. - May 23, 2013 - Semillas Sociedad Civil

STOMP Out Bullying™ Joins America’s Promise Alliance and Its Grad Nation Campaign

At Home, in School and in our Communities STOMP Out Bullying Supports the Call to Reduce the High School Dropout Rate and Improve the lives of America’s Young People. - May 20, 2013 - Love Our Children USA

Meet Mayor Hazel McCallion at SimplySmart's Summer Fair 2013

Come for a fun filled afternoon at SimplySmart & participate as well. Release 90 white doves in the presence of Mayor Hazel McCallion to honor her years of service to Mississauga - June 22, 2013. - May 20, 2013 - SimplySmart child care centre Inc.

Tech4Learning Releases Pixie App for Android Tablets

Tech4Learning’s Pixie is now available for Android tablets through the Google Play store. Pixie is a creative app elementary-age children can use to combine text, original artwork, voice narration and images to communicate knowledge and ideas. - May 19, 2013 - Tech4Learning, Inc.

Young Peoples Workshops Offers Unique Spin on Summer Camp

Youth organization in Austin, Texas lends unique summer camp experience, with customizable camp options and a full immersion Spanish Day Camp. - May 18, 2013 - Young Peoples Workshops

Gifted Foundation Helps Atlanta Students Acquire $2.2 Million in College Scholarships

Students enrolled in the Gifted Education Foundation’s College Access Program received $2.2 million in scholarships and subsidized funding. - May 18, 2013 - The Gifted Education Foundation

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