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Awareity’s TIPS Receives Recognition for Reader’s Choice Award from eSchool Media

Awareity, the leading provider of risk management and prevention solutions for education, announced it has received an Honorable Mention Reader's Choice Award from eSchool Media, publishers of eSchoolNews.com, eCampusNews.com and eClassroomNews.com. Based on votes from nearly 1,400 readers, the... - July 25, 2012 - Awareity

Support Building Bridges Between Americans of All Faiths

Based in the Dallas/Fort Worth Area, Islamic Speaker's Bureau-DFW (ISB-DFW.ORG) is a 501c(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to educate about Islam, Muslims, their traditions, and contributions in the context of America’s history and cultural diversity, while building relations between American Muslims and other groups. Founded in 2011, ISB-DFW achieves its mission through education and community engagement at the grassroots level. - July 24, 2012 - Islamic Speakers Bureau-DFW

Canvastic Dot NET is Now Available Without Cost

TeachTech Inc. has stopped charging for the Canvastic Dot NET web service. Previously it was a yearly subscription for individuals and schools but now there is no charge. - July 19, 2012 - TeachTech Inc.

Examville Expands Its Ebooks Offerings by Adding 15,000+ eBooks from Education Publisher Evan-Moor

Examville.com expands its Premium Publishers channel by adding digital titles from for K-12 and college students, teachers, and professional/continuing education level. - July 19, 2012 - Examville.com, LLC

Kidville Carlsbad Gears Up for Kidville University with Upcoming Open Houses

The August 1st open house will inform parents about the fall Kidville University curriculum and components. - July 19, 2012 - Kidville Carlsbad

The Latest Child Education & Technology Centers Arrive in Houston

Young Leaders Campus will introduce the most innovative Preschool alternative, after-school programs, enrichment classes, and vocationally-inspired birthday parties- for children from 6 months to 12 years old. - July 17, 2012 - A-Society

No Time to Wait for Superman: Educators Prepare to Canvass the Country to Identify What Works in American Schools

Odyssey Initiative will discover and share the practices that exemplary schools and teachers use to inform the development of new schools for historically disadvantaged communities. They believe that an increased national awareness of the best practices and strategic planning of effective teachers will raise the quality of the discussion surrounding education policy as well as our level of achievement nationwide. - July 14, 2012 - Odyssey Initiative

Sage School Expands to Include Kindergarten

Private School Focusing on Language Learning Differences Expands to Include K-8. - July 12, 2012 - Sage School

Good Shepherd Academy First-Grade Teacher is a NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome Educator of the Year

Anita Riccardelli, nominated by 2nd-grade student Erin Miskell and her parents for Riccardelli’s exceptional work in and out of the classroom, is one of two educator award winners this year. - July 11, 2012 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome

Presenting Epicure Digital NutriLive™ Easy-To-Use Interface to Present Nutritional Information on K-12 Menu Boards at the School Nutrition Conference in Denver

Presenting at the SNA School Nutrition Association Annual Conference Epicure Digital NutriLive™ technology to provide school foodservices with easy-to-use non-technical tools to present nutritional information on digital menu boards to help schools meet new legislation - July 11, 2012 - Epicure Digital

JTM Food Group Introduces New IQF Crumbles Line and Added Healthy Menu Offerings at 2012 School Nutrition Association (SNA) Conference

JTM highlights more reduced sodium, reduced fat and whole-grain rich products to more than 4,000 attendees at the 2012 SNA National Conference in Denver, Colorado, July 15-18, 2012 - July 11, 2012 - JTM Food Group

All Aboard! Rainbow Station Brings on Madison+Main as New Marketing Firm

The Richmond-based marketing firm is now working with early childhood education franchisor. - July 11, 2012 - Rainbow Station

NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome Names DePaul Catholic Spanish Teacher an Educator of the Year

Stacey Gottesman, nominated by sophomore student Grace Hawruk for Gottesman’s exceptional work in and out of the classroom, is one of two educator award winners this year. - July 10, 2012 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome

The i Like Book Brand Takes a Stand Against Bullying

The i like book brand is taking a stand against bullying in schools. The two year old company has developed a new anti-bullying book to be implemented this year. Meredith Looney, owner, states "We are passionate about building up a child's self-esteem and how that can directly impact bullying... - July 09, 2012 - the i like book

Examville Expands Its Ebooks Offerings by Adding 300+ eBooks from Education Publisher Carson-Dellosa

Wixie Selected for Google Chromebook Education App Packs

Wixie, Tech4Learning’s popular student creativity tool, is now available as part of Google’s Education App Packs. The newly released Education App Packs are select groups of recommended web apps for different subjects and grade levels. These packs are available in the Google Chrome... - July 04, 2012 - Tech4Learning, Inc.

Capita’s 3rd National Special Educational Needs Conference - Monday 24th September 2012 – Central London

Capita announces details of its 3rd National Special Educational Needs Conference. - July 01, 2012 - Capita Conferences

Westlake Preparatory School & Westlake Academy Open House Dates & Seminar Series

Westlake Preparatory School & Westlake Academy for Special Needs Students is conducting a Series of "Open House" Events for the public featuring "Pointers for Parents' Family" Seminars - June 30, 2012 - Westlake Preparatory School & Academy

Superior Grocers and Its Foundation Donate $5,000 to Support Education in the City of Industry

Superior Grocers, one of Southern California’s largest independent supermarket chains, through its non-profit organization, Superior Foundation is proud to announce its latest donation to local schools. On Friday, June 29, 2012, Superior Foundation will be awarding a $5,000 donation to... - June 29, 2012 - Superior Grocers

Two North Texas Homeschool Seniors Receive Scholarships from NTHEN

Homeschool students honored with $500 scholarships from the North Texas Home Educators' Network (NTHEN) and Learning for Life. - June 29, 2012 - North Texas Home Educators' Network

National Conference on School Discipline Selects Awareity to Present Effective Bullying Prevention Strategies

Rick Shaw, President and CEO of Awareity, has been selected as a speaker for the National Conference on School Discipline and joint Conference on Girl Bullying and Relational Aggression June 28-30th. - June 28, 2012 - Awareity

Sylvan Dell Debuts New Spanish Titles

Sylvan Dell Publishing to release 14 Spanish language children's picture books this fall. - June 23, 2012 - Arbordale Publishing

4 Ways to Help Your Kids Beat the Summer Slump

John Russo, of Club Z! Tutoring in Nassau, gives parents 4 quick, easy tips to turn the summer brain drain into a fun learning experience for the whole family. - June 23, 2012 - Club Z! of Nassau

Summer Reading - Max the Shelter Dog's 3 Book Series for Ages 7 – 12

Max P. Productions has released its long anticipated sequel to the beloved Max the Shelter Dog book. The 3 book series includes Max: Out of the Shelter! and Max: In His Forever Home! A fun and enjoyable series of books to help keep children interested in reading during the summer. - June 23, 2012 - Max P. Productions

Pacific Ridge School Students Return from Global Travel

Annual Global Travel Programs a Signature Element of the Global Engagement Piece of the School’s Mission - June 23, 2012 - Pacific Ridge School

Simply Business Skills Launches Free-to-Join Employability Taxonomy Initiative Allowing Businesses and Universities to Talk the Same Language for the Benefit of UK PLC

Simply Business Skills launches free-to-join Employability Skills Initiative (ETI) during the "Employability and the Graduate Labour Market" conference at the University of Leicester on Friday 22nd June 2012. John Hamlen, Operations Director of Simply Business Skills said: "Earlier... - June 20, 2012 - Simply Business Skills Limited

Catasauqua's Bridgeway Academy Valedictorian Receives Laurels and Heads to College - at Age 14

With a vocabulary as extensive as Bridgeway Academy Valedictorian Manisha Verma’s, there is one small word glaringly absent in her own personal dictionary: can’t. The Texas teenager recently traveled to Catasauqua, Pennsylvania to receive her degree and accept the honor of class... - June 20, 2012 - Bridgeway Homeschool Academy

Bridgeway Academy Held Its 23rd Commencement Ceremony

Graduates from across the country traveled to the Lehigh Valley to take part in Bridgeway Academy’s commencement exercises held Saturday, June 2 at 2PM at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Catasauqua, PA. - June 18, 2012 - Bridgeway Homeschool Academy

Acellus Launches Summer Learning Program

America’s fastest growing online learning program helps students succeed in school. - June 16, 2012 - Acellus Corporation

WORLDwrite & Its Citizen TV Station Pledge Support for First Science "Free School" in East London

School teacher, Dave Perks to set up first science "free school" in East London comparable with the best public schools in the country. - June 16, 2012 - WorldWrite

Music Video Honoring Taylor Swift Filmed with Cast of Over 150: Message Empowers Kids to Speak Out Against Bullying

Over 150 children and adults just joined together to film an anti-bullying music video that also honors Taylor Swift. The song, with its memorable tune and positive message, has already empowered kids, both victims and bystanders, to speak up to stop bullying. Once released, the video will have an... - June 15, 2012 - Montlick & Associates, Attorneys at Law

Whole Foods Porter Ranch Donates to Local Our Community School for Gardening Program

Whole Foods in Porter Ranch California donated 20 tons of compost to local Our Community School (OCS) to assist with the schools gardening program. This past year OCS students were taught a comprehensive gardening class. According to Joyce de Brevannes at Wholefoods Porter Ranch, “A big part... - June 14, 2012 - Our Community School

Local Southeast Iowa School Teacher, Debbie Moeller, Authors Books for Early Readers as Part of the Kaleidoscope Collection, a New Educational Children’s Book Series

Charming stories based on familiar Iowan themes delight early readers in classrooms nation-wide. The titles of Moeller’s published works include Snow Fun, Dash’s First Snow, Amazing Otters, Planets, and A Surprise for Mia. - June 13, 2012 - Hameray Publishing Group

Wixie Update Lets Users Sign in with Google Accounts

Tech4Learning has released an update to Wixie that allows organizations to use Google Accounts for authenticating users. - June 10, 2012 - Tech4Learning, Inc.

MPRO Donates 70 Computers to Wayne-Westland Community Schools

MPRO Donates 70 Computers to Wayne Westland Schools to enhance and extend their virtual classroom program. - June 08, 2012 - MPRO

NewProductHelp.com Prepares Dynamic Online Presentation for Math and Language Arts Building Board Invention

Victoria L., Washington resident and inventor, recently contracted South Florida invention assistance leader NewProductHelp. to prepare an exciting online presentation for her Math & Language Arts Building Board invention that would highlight all of its features and benefits. An innovative new... - June 08, 2012 - New Product Help, Inc.

Advance LA's 2012 Summer College Institute for Young Adults with Special Needs

Advance LA's Summer College Institute is an exciting program for young people with unique challenges, preparing for life after high school. - June 08, 2012 - Advance LA / The Help Group

Nationally Recognized Youth Speaker Visits Miami, Florida Middle School

National Youth Motivational Speaker, Dennard Mitchell, delivered a keynote address to the graduating students of Miami Edison Middle School on June 7, 2012. Before he knew what a motivational speaker was, Dennard Mitchell knew that it was his calling. Despite childhood challenges that may cause... - June 08, 2012 - Dennard Mitchell

San Diego Man Trains for 28.5-Mile Swim in New York City to Benefit Monarch School

Blair Cannon Qualifies to Compete in a Swim Around the Manhattan Island; Aims to Raise Funding for San Diego’s Homeless Youth - June 07, 2012 - Monarch School

15-Year Old Pays Tribute to the Late Whitney Houston at El Portal Theater in North Hollywoood

NicKayla, former Inspiration for Excellence Talent Winner, wows the crowd as she pays tribute to the late Whitney Houston. - June 05, 2012 - Inspiration for Excellence

A Good Food Garden™ is a Shining Star in Austin

Teich Garden Systems LLC announced the completion of a new Good Food Garden™ at the River City Youth Foundation in Austin, Texas. The garden was sponsored by Scripps Networks Interactive and its Food Network together with Time Warner Cable and Share Our Strength. The garden provides a... - June 03, 2012 - Teich Garden Systems

360 Education Solutions Obtains New EDU Partnerships

360 Education Solutions is becoming a more relevant player in lead generation because of a niche' focus on direct marketing to school districts and other public enterprises. Now they are expanding services by partnering with exciting new online options for professional development courses, GMAT, GRE and other test prep courses, and affordable online freshman prerequisite courses for those wishing to enter the convenient world of continuing education via the internet. - May 31, 2012 - 360 Education Solutions

Virtual Speech Center Releases an iPad App to Practice Plurals

Expedition with Plurals was created by a certified speech and language pathologist for PK–3 students to practice regular (e.g., cat/cats) and irregular plurals (foot/feet) in multiple contexts, targeting both receptive and expressive language skills and accompanied by recorded audio instructions. This fun and colorful app includes both an audio recording feature that allows students to hear their productions and a fun memory game that can be customized. - May 31, 2012 - Virtual Speech Center Inc.

RE/MAX Metro Chicago Real Estate Network’s Hot Air Balloon Program Visits Locke Elementary School in City’s Montclare Area on June 1

The RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon will pay a visit to Josephine Locke Elementary School, 2828 N. Oak Park Ave. in the Montclare neighborhood of Chicago on June 1 when the balloon crew will present an interactive educational program developed and sponsored by the RE/MAX metro Chicago real estate... - May 31, 2012 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois

Lehigh Valley Student’s Mission Effort in Madagascar to Plant Seeds of Learning, Language, and Drama for Children

Bridgeway Academy Teen Hannah Parnell Embarks on Fundraising Efforts, Leadership, and Outreach. - May 31, 2012 - Bridgeway Homeschool Academy

Norfolk Academy Awarded Prestigious Malone Family Foundation Endowment of $2 Million - School to Receive Endowment for Academic Scholarships

Norfolk Academy has been selected to receive a prestigious $2 million endowment award from The Malone Family Foundation. The school has been designated to establish The Malone Scholars Program at Norfolk Academy for the purpose of providing scholarships to new students entering grades seven through ten who demonstrate financial need and possess exceptional academic promise. Once selected, Malone Scholars will continue to receive their scholarships through grade twelve. - May 30, 2012 - Norfolk Academy

Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) to Raise Awareness of Teen Entrepreneurs at “Start it Up” Cocktail Reception and Networking Event.

Featuring Addresses by Superintendent of Broward County Public Schools Robert Runcie and Congressman Allen West - May 30, 2012 - NFTE