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Self Published Author Places as Finalists for "Best Books 2011" and Called a "Must Read"
Green Kitty, an educational book about Alzheimer's disease for 8-12 year olds, placed as a Finalist in Children's Fiction in USA Book News Contest "Best Books 2011." - January 23, 2012 - Green Kitty Book
Illinois 3rd Grade Classroom's "Bubble Gum Day" Event Featured in French Documentary
Filmmakers travel from Paris to Chicago to interview elementary students breaking school rules by chewing gum in school, with holiday founder Ruth Spiro. Bubble Gum Day is February 3, 2012. - January 23, 2012 - Bubble Gum Day
The Youth Outdoor Legacy Fund Announces 2011 Program Year Grants to 8 Organizations Totaling $110,000; New Funding Strategy to be Announced for 2012 Through 2014
The Youth Outdoors Legacy Fund announces 2011 grants to 8 youth-oriented outdoor non-profit agencies. - January 21, 2012 - The Youth Outdoor Legacy Fund
SPI Study Abroad Declares March 15th as the Application Deadline for Its High School Foreign Exchange Summer Programs
Don’t miss out on summer language immersion opportunities because you missed the application deadline. - January 21, 2012 - SPI Study Abroad
Great Schools Admissions Marketing Just Got Easier
Innovative Marketing Resources, a strategic online marketing agency, today announced the introduction of a free enrollment marketing tool for independent schools. The tool gives schools marketing and admissions officers the ability to model enrollment marketing activity required to achieve full enrollment and identify focus areas for their marketing investments. - January 21, 2012 - Innovative Marketing Resources
Center for Autism and Related Disorders Hosts Open House for CARD Virginia School
The CARD Virginia School Open House will be held on February 9, 14, and 27 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am and 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm, and on March 8, 14, 20, and 26 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am and 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm at 5400 Shawnee Road, Ste. 208 in Alexandria. - January 20, 2012 - Center for Autism and Related Disorders
Individual Software Announces Typing Instructor Web for Kids - the New & Innovative Way for Kids to Learn to Type Online for Schools & Individuals
Individual Software, a leading publisher of educational software, announces the release of TypingInstructorWeb for Kids, the new and innovative way for kids to learn to type online. TypingInstructorWeb for Kids gives students 24/7/365 access to online typing instruction simply by logging in with... - January 18, 2012 - Individual Software
SpyRing to Attend the California Baby and Kidz Fair
The Piper Corporation will be showcasing a new educational card game, SpyRing, at the California Baby and Kidz Fair on January 21, 2012 at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, CA, from 10:00 am till 6:00 pm. The SpyRing team will be giving away free SpyRing promotional items, in addition to... - January 16, 2012 - The Piper Corporation
Students Launch Website Encouraging Kids to Read and Write
Two elementary school students start website that allows kids to share their writing. - January 15, 2012 - KidsBookyBubbles
H and R Management, LLC, Releases New Book, Advice from a Harvard Mom, Giving the Best Insider Tips on Getting Into the Ivy League
How to get into Harvard and other Ivy League universities. A guide on the best academic decisions along the path from preschool through high school for students to be in the best possible position for acceptance to the nation's top colleges and Ivy League Universities. Expert tips on preparing for the math SAT exam. - January 15, 2012 - Harvard Mom Advice
Young Rembrandts Named in Top 500 Franchises in the United States
Young Rembrandts, the nation’s top ranked art enrichment program, has been named one of the top 500 franchises in the United States, ranking No. 287 in Entrepreneur Magazine’s Franchise 500®, No. 55 in Low Cost franchises and No. 87 in Top Home-Based Franchises. Having opened its first franchise in 2001, Young Rembrandts is the only children’s art enrichment program ranked in the Top 500 by Entrepreneur Magazine. - January 14, 2012 - Young Rembrandts Inc.
ITWorx to Implement Its e-Learning Platform in County Durham Schools
ITWorx has been selected to implement its social e-learning platform “CLG” (Connected Learning Gateway) across a batch of eight secondary schools for Durham County Council. This new award came through an agreement with inspiredspaces Durham Ltd. - January 13, 2012 - ITWorx
Parents as Teachers Receives Continued Support from The Boeing Company
Recent grant from The Boeing Company will make Parents as Teachers training materials more accessible to early childhood education professionals. - January 12, 2012 - Parents as Teachers
St. Peter School's Open House (Skokie, IL)
Important opportunity to visit St. Peter School in Skokie at their January Open House for a hands on tour of the facilities and to meet with teachers and administrators to learn about their educational programs. - January 12, 2012 - St. Peter School - Skokie, IL
Social Navigator: Groundbreaking Social Skills App Challenges Conventional Parenting and Teaching Practices
Special needs mom and behavioral management specialist creates new app that focuses on the root causes of child social challenges and calls for new alternatives to discipline and contingency management models for Apsperger's syndrome, ADD, and neurotypical kids. - January 11, 2012 - Seven Minds, LLC
Virtual Speech Center Inc. Releases a New iPad Application for Speech Language Pathologists
Virtual Speech Center Inc., the leading provider of web-based software for online speech therapy (telepractice) and mobile applications, announced today the release of Outdoor Fun, an iPad application available for download on Apple’s iTunes App store. Outdoor Fun is designed by a certified... - January 07, 2012 - Virtual Speech Center Inc.
Science of Light Crowdfunds Biotech Lighting Project for Healthier Green Schools
Innovative "passive fitness" environmental health project enhances children’s scholastic performance; reduces ADHD, illness and saves schools money with no out-of-pocket expense. - January 07, 2012 - Science of Light
New iPad Education App Delivers Colorful, Hands-on Way to Explore Plants and Their Life Cycle
Plants HD iPad app provides visually stunning multimedia experience with an innovative puzzle for elementary grade students to learn about plants. - January 06, 2012 - Sprout Labs
Sensational Teaching Delivers Free Webinar Series, Helps Teachers Reach Our Toughest Students
Sensational Teaching LLC has launched a free webinar series for 2012. Sensory Integration is demystified and concrete dynamic, sensory based strategies are shared with parents and educators. - January 05, 2012 - Sensational Teaching LLC
PTC Wizard Wins eSchool Media 2012 Readers' Choice Award
Ed-Tech Decision Makers Recognize Leading Parent-Teacher Conference Scheduling Solution as Invaluable Tool for 2012 - January 05, 2012 - PTC Wizard
Pets in the Classroom Grant Program Now Available to 7th and 8th Grade Teachers
The Pets in the Classroom Grant Program, established by the Pet Care Trust, is expanding to include 7th and 8th grade teachers as eligible for funding for classroom pets and supplies. - January 05, 2012 - Pet Care Trust
Curriculum Consignment™ is Now Offering Point/Counter Point
Point Counterpoint is the presentation of equal value opposing positions on the same topic for purpose of classroom debate. Curriculum Consignment™ added this link to encourage classroom debates on a variety of issues including geographical issues, political issues, and social issues. - January 05, 2012 - Curriculum Consignment
TeenBizVenture: Entrepreneurship Meets the Classroom
Echelon Business Plans & Solutions, LLC prepares to launch TeenBizVenture, Orlando's solution to real-world skills not offered in today's curriculum. - January 03, 2012 - Echelon Business Plans & Solutions, LLC
Grauer School Hosts January 8 Open House
The Grauer School will host an open house event for prospective students and their families on Sunday, January 8, 2012 from 10:30 to 2:00 on the campus located at 1500 S. El Camino Real in Encinitas. Student-led tours and informal chats with teachers, administrators, students and parents will be... - December 31, 2011 - The Grauer School
NJCTS Teen Representative Answers Questions About Tourette Syndrome from Roosevelt School Students
Emily Fleischman talked to nearly 140 fifth- and sixth-graders about why kids with TS should not be bullied and should be treated the same as everyone else. - December 25, 2011 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
Rainbow Academy Unwraps the Newest Addition to Its Lineup of Early Learning Centers in Time for the Holidays
New Jersey-Based Early Learning & Childcare Company Cuts the Ribbon and Opens the Doors to its Bergen County Facility in Fair Lawn. - December 23, 2011 - Rainbow Academy
Art in Action Named Arts Organization of the Year
Art in Action, a leading nonprofit art education organization, announced today that they are honored to have been selected as the recipient of the Diamond Award for the Arts Organization of the Year. The Peninsula Arts Council Diamond Awards are presented each year to recognize outstanding... - December 22, 2011 - Art in Action
Signalman Publishing Announces Release of "Symbolic Logic and the Binomial Expansion"
Mathematician and veteran educator Dick Forringer produces workbook as a resource for other educators and math students who want to learn mathematical logic. - December 18, 2011 - Signalman Publishing
Horizon Dayton Elementary Students Scientifically Soar
On December 14th, 2011, Horizon Science Academy Dayton Elementary School, managed by Concept Schools, hosted their Seventh Annual Science Fair at the school located at 545 Odlin Avenue, Dayton, OH, 45405. Students showed their scientific skills at a public viewing of their science fair projects. - December 17, 2011 - Horizon Science Academy Dayton Elementary
Two Visions Students Win First Place in Charter School Holiday Card Contest
Visions In Education, one of California's leading provider of Home schooling and Independent Study programs is proud to announce that two Visions students won first place in the Middleton, Young & Minney, LLP (MYM) “Design Our Holiday Card” art contest. The overall theme of the art... - December 15, 2011 - Visions In Education K-12 Charter School
Open House for Prospective Students Jan 8
Villanova Prep Hosts Open House Jan 8, 2012. Do you have a high achieving or high potential child that could benefit from a first class college prep education? Then consider enrolling your student at Villanova Preparatory School in Ojai for the fall 2012 semester. Villanova Preparatory School is having an Open House on Sunday, January 8th, at 2pm and students and parents of middle school through tenth graders are invited to attend. - December 15, 2011 - Villanova Preparatory School
Students Drive Towards a Career in Motorsports Engineering with the Smallpeice Trust.
Oxford Brookes University is hosting a Motorsports Engineering course for thirty-five, 14 and 15 year olds (Year 10) from 2nd to 5th July 2012, organised by the Smallpeice Trust. - December 15, 2011 - The Smallpeice Trust
New Report by Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning Finds California Principals Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Budget cuts challenge teachers, Principals struggle to meet dual roles of school manager and instructional leader. - December 14, 2011 - Center for The Future of Teaching and Learning at WestEd
Grauer School Awarded National Science Foundation Grant to Establish Guitar Building Class
The Grauer School in Encinitas was awarded a grant from The National Science Foundation in collaboration with Purdue University to establish an innovative Guitar Building class. Under the leadership of Sean Hauze, Grauer Technology Coordinator/Music Teacher and Morgan Brown, Grauer Math Department... - December 14, 2011 - The Grauer School
People’s Music School Earns Top Sun Shine Project Grant
The Chicago Sun-Times Charity Trust Award Will Help the School Reach Hundreds More Inner-City Children with Free Music Education - December 13, 2011 - People's Music School
New Downtown KC Charter School
Academically Rigorous Charter School Preparing to Open Downtown - December 10, 2011 - Crossroads Academy of Kansas City
Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) Announces Launch of National Lab Skills Initiative (NLSI) Clearinghouse
The NLSI Clearinghouse is an online Clearinghouse of Science Resources within targeted states. Laboratory-based programming at the state, national and virtual level will be highlighted in the online Clearinghouse. - December 09, 2011 - Center for Excellence in Education (CEE)
360 Education Solutions Announces the "Most Innovative Teachers"
An annual writing contest among teachers, organized by 360 Education Solutions, had an unusual twist in 2011. The winning writers don't actually win anything...the teacher they anonymously nominated gets the prize, a new iPad2. - December 08, 2011 - 360 Education Solutions
Author Pens Children’s Book Based on Godson with Autism
Gregory G. Allen has entered the MeeGenius Author Challenge to get his children's book about autism awareness published. - December 08, 2011 - ASD Publishing
The Microsoft Store in Tysons Corner Presents the Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) with a $250,000 Software Grant
The Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) is pleased to announce that it received a $250,000 software grant donation in celebration of the Microsoft Store Grand Opening on November 17th at Tyson’s Corner Center. Mr. Mel Chaskin, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Center for Excellence in... - December 08, 2011 - Center for Excellence in Education (CEE)
Maybank’s Adopted Schools Enjoy a Special School Holiday Treat Under the PINTAR Program
Students from 2 schools in Penang were shuttled over to Ampang for a fun outing and learning camp. - December 08, 2011 - MoneyTree Malaysia Sdn Bhd
Los Alamitos High School Choir Presents Holiday Memories
The Los Alamitos High School Vocal Music Program is performing their Holiday Show on December 8, 9 and 10th. “Holiday Memories” is this year’s theme and it is a celebration of all aspects of this joyous season, taking you on an unparalleled holiday journey. Los Alamitos High School, 3591 Cerritos Ave., Los Alamitos, CA. - December 07, 2011 - Note-Ables Booster Club
Sylvan Dell Publishing Joins Capstone Digital’s myON reader
Sylvan Dell Publishing, publisher of award-winning science, math, and geography picture books, is the newest publisher to enroll in Capstone Digital’s myON reader, adding over 130 new titles to the myON platform. The addition of Sylvan Dell titles strengthens myON’s picture book... - December 07, 2011 - Capstone
San Diego Public School Exclusively for Homeless Children Calls for Gift Card and In-Kind Donations for Student Holiday Event
Upcoming Celebration to Provide Gifts and Basic Necessities to Monarch School Students. - December 07, 2011 - Monarch School
Broward Day Camp Helps Families by Hosting Programs for Winter Break
Camp Sagemont, serving the Fort Lauderdale area, hosts winter camp programs in response to the needs of working parents. Campers can spend their time off from school in a safe and engaging atmosphere. - December 07, 2011 - The Sagemont Schools
Villanova Prep Seeks 100% Participation
Villanova prepares young adults who are critical thinkers, who understand the importance of human dignity and empathy, and who live their faith through action. Each year Villanova accomplishes all of this by being good stewards of resources and by bridging the gap between what it has to spend and... - December 02, 2011 - Villanova Preparatory School
National Exercise & Sports Trainers Association’s Online Kids Nutrition Specialist Training Focuses on Reducing Childhood Obesity and Diabetes and Improving Health
With the growing, alarming rates of kids obesity and diabetes, The National Exercise & Sports Trainers Association (NESTA) developed a Kids Nutrition Specialist Training to focus on kids-specific nutrition. The course provides tips for healthy eating that is fun for kids and families. - December 01, 2011 - John Spencer Ellis Fitness & Personal Development
StudySync Wins EdTech Digest "Cool Tool" Award as Top Collaboration Solution
Recognition is Third for StudySync This School Year, Following District Administration and CompuTED Gazette - December 01, 2011 - StudySync
“Digital Tools Matter” at HECC 2011
Hoosier Educational Computer Coordinators Conference (HECC) 2011, November 9-11 in Indianapolis, IN, features CK-12 Keynote - “Digital Tools Matter,” delivered by Neeru Khosla, Co-Founder and Executive Director of CK-12 Foundation. Technology has the potential to drive performance and... - December 01, 2011 - CK-12
Marietta City Schools Wins One Year of Free Internet Content Filtering from TeleMate.Net Software
Joining TeleMate.Net Software’s broad customer base—including over 18,000 deployments globally—a Georgia-based charter system will receive a free web filter and realize significant cost savings. - November 30, 2011 - TeleMate.Net Software