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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
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
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
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
Center for Autism Opens Virginia School to Maximize the Academic, Behavioral and Social Potential of Students with Autism
The CARD Virginia School, located at 5400 Shawnee Road in Alexandria, offers open enrollment for children from 3 to 12 years of age. - November 30, 2011 - Center for Autism and Related Disorders
StudySync Named to District Administration Magazine’s Readers’ Choice Top 100 Products of 2011
From Record Number of Nominations, Product Credited with Making a Difference by Helping to Support Education Innovation. - November 30, 2011 - StudySync
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, LLC
Pacific Ridge School Student Selected to Attend School for Ethics and Global
Eleventh Grader to Focus on Case Studies Related to the World; Meet Political Elite - November 25, 2011 - Pacific Ridge School
Balfour Beatty Construction Credited with Helping Oak Park Unified School District Win Green Award
Balfour Beatty Construction played a key role in helping the Oak Park Unified School District win a Green Schools Leadership Award. - November 25, 2011 - Balfour Beatty Construction
Knowledge Unlimited Lands Two Programs on "District Administration" Magazine's Top 100 List
NewsCurrents Online and Read to Know, two current events programs published by Knowledge Unlimited, Inc., have been selected to District Administration Magazine's list of "Readers' Choice Top 100 Products of 2011." - November 24, 2011 - Knowledge Unlimited, Inc. / NewsCurrents
Jeff Snider Earns National Playground Safety Certification
Jeff Snider of Snider & Associates, Inc. was recently certified as a Certified Playground Safety Inspector (CPSI) by the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA). The CPSI program is designed to ensure all certified individuals are qualified to inspect playgrounds for safety issues and... - November 23, 2011 - Snider & Associates, Inc.
National Capstone Contest Awards 20 School Libraries $2,000 in Books
Capstone, a leading publisher of children’s books and digital products and services, announces the recipients of its 20 Libraries Win $2,000 contest. - November 19, 2011 - Capstone
Pacific Ridge School Wins Best Small School Delegation at 2011 Stanford Model United Nations Conference
Students Advance Understanding of Politics and International Affairs; Take Home Seven Delegate Awards - November 19, 2011 - Pacific Ridge School
Heed Moral, Legal Call for Reporting Child Sexual Abuse
Regardless of whether there is a legal obligation to report known or suspected child sexual abuse, there is a moral obligation to do so, asserts attorney Mary Jo McGrath, nationally known expert on child sexual abuse investigation and awareness in educational settings. Individuals must speak out about what they know or suspect, and not stop speaking out until the child is no longer endangered, despite the stature of the adult in question, or the institution he or she represents. - November 16, 2011 - McGrath Training Systems
Announcing Awarding Ceremony of Vedic Math Competition with Math Game Tournament on November 19, 2011
100 students compete for Vedic Math Competition 2011 and all Math Monkey education centers in Hong Kong complete for Vedic Math Game Tournament on November 19, 2011. - November 15, 2011 - Math Monkey Education Center
Tween Publishing’ s College Readiness Series Puts Middle School Students on the Path to College
Tween Publishing provides innovative and engaging curriculum teaching middle school students essential college readiness skills. Tween is leading the way with The Middle School Student Guide to...®series. Tween recently rolled out the second program in its three-part series: The Middle School Student’s Guide to College. - November 14, 2011 - Tween Publishing
Woods Charter School Foundation Presents The Founders’ Series
Woods Charter School Foundation has recently introduced an ongoing speaker series, targeted to high school students and adults of all ages, featuring experts presenting about various immediately relevant topics of interest. - November 14, 2011 - Woods Charter School Foundation
Educating the Public Through Educating the Students
Science2Discover™ Announces “Gene’s World” and “Gene and You”—a simple way to introduce elementary school kids to the world of genetics and biotechnology. - November 12, 2011 - Science2Discover
The Buddy NightOwl Mobile Video Camera Proves to be Popular with School Transportation Directors Across the USA
tt-i launched the HD Buddy NightOwl plug & play mobile video camera this summer into the School Bus market and it is proving to be an ideal solution for Transportation Directors across the USA with limited budgets to spend on mobile video surveillance. The Buddy NightOwl offers one of the... - November 11, 2011 - TTI
360 Education Solutions Discussion-Point: Teachers Overpaid?
Is teaching really a personal self-sacrifice for the greater good of our children, or are teachers actually over-paid for their time and effort? A new study challenges common perceptions... - November 11, 2011 - 360 Education Solutions
Factor POP!! a New iOS Math Game Aims to Increase Student Achievement in Math
A math teacher has created a new iOS game “Factor POP!!” to help struggling learners understand and memorize the core math concepts of factors and multiples. - November 10, 2011 - Brzenski Game
Epicure Digital Presents How Digital Menu Boards Can Help Meet New School Foodservice Legislation
Epicure Digital, a leader in digital menu boards, presents the Epicure Digital Menu System with special emphasis on sustainability and nutritional labeling at the CSNA 2011 Annual Conference (California School Nutrition Association). - November 10, 2011 - Epicure Digital
Alliance for Climate Education Reaches 1 Million High School Students
National leader in high school climate education surpasses major milestone in two years. - November 09, 2011 - ACE :: Alliance for Climate Education
Curriculum Consignment is Seeking Curriculums/Units and Lessons to Sell for Educators as a Way for Educators to Earn Extra Money
Using Curriculum Consignment ™ for source materials is a way of reaching out and collaborating with educators across geographical lines and cultural lines opening up and removing barriers so you can focus on the fundamentals, manage outcomes, and improve the academic performance in your classroom. - November 09, 2011 - Curriculum Consignment
Peaceful Solution Character Education Incorporated Rolls Out New Website to Ramp Up Efforts to Help Bring About Peace in Your Life, Community and World
Non-profit organization updates website so any individual or organization looking for positive character change for themselves or others will find what they’re looking for faster and easier - November 09, 2011 - Peaceful Solution Character Education Incorporated
Bob Gillingham Ford and Normandy High School Fun-Raiser to Raise $8000 in One Day of Fun
Local Ford dealer Bob Gillingham Ford and Parma Ohio area high school Normandy High School raises funds Saturday, November 12, 2011 for a good cause called Drive One for Your School. - November 08, 2011 - Bob Gillingham Ford
Superior Grocers and Its Foundation Raises Over $600,000 for Local Communities & Schools
Superior Grocers, one of Southern California’s largest independent supermarket chains, raised over $600,000 through its annual Golf Tournament event held on October 29th at the JW Marriott Resort in Palm Desert. Funds have been donated to various schools and non-profit organizations in Southern California communities. - November 08, 2011 - Superior Grocers
Edina School Board Candidate Sarah Patzloff Gets Endorsement from Edina Sun Current Newspaper
Edina School Board candidate Sarah Patzloff recently won the endorsement from the Edina Sun Current Newspaper editorial board. See the complete endorsement here http://tinyurl.com/7ulpr7b As a first-time candidate, Sarah Patzloff may be new to running for the School Board, but she's not new to... - November 08, 2011 - Sarah Patzloff for School Board
BlackGirlsCode is Dedicated to Inspiring Girls of Color to Become the Next Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg
BlackGirlsCode, a non-profit organization helping girls of color, ages 6 to 14, to become successful computer programmers has a mission to inspire a new generation of African American female coders to remold the complexion of the software development industry. - November 07, 2011 - BlackGirlsCode
Eden Florida Invites Families to Learn About McKay Scholarships- Deadline Approaching for McKay Scholarships for Students with Disabilities
Florida's school choice programs ensure that no child will be left behind by allowing parents to choose the best educational setting—public or private—for their child. Eden Florida accepts the McKay Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program, which has provided over 22,000... - November 04, 2011 - Eden Autism Services Florida
iGlobal Educational Services Launches Online SES Tutoring Program for Eligible Students in Texas
Leading tutorial business, iGlobal Educational Services, to expand their tutoring program to include Supplemental Educational Services (SES) Online Tutoring. - November 03, 2011 - iGlobal Educational Services
Studica Now Offers National Instruments Student and Secondary Education Solutions
To help students to transcend textbooks and engineer like the professionals, National Instruments has developed comprehensive teaching solutions that deliver engaging real-world learning experiences. The NI educational offering is an integrated, reconfigurable software and hardware platform that uses the concept of graphical system design to visually depict ideas and produce a working system. - November 02, 2011 - Studica
EducareLab Launches the SAT Flashcards #1 iPhone and iPad App
A new SAT Flashcards #1 iPhone and iPad Application by EducareLab.com provides the best way to memorize and study new words relevant to the SAT verbal section. - November 02, 2011 - Educare Education Inc.
McNeill Designs Supports Exceptional Teachers at North Side Elementary with Donation of Educational Games for the Classroom
Educational toy and game manufacturer McNeill Designs recently supported eight exceptional teachers at North Side Elementary near Harrisburg, PA with an $800 donation of educational games for each of the school’s fourth and fifth grade classrooms. - October 31, 2011 - McNeill Designs for Brighter Minds
Life Skills the Savvy Kids’ Way
Savvy Kids Education returns to deliver another Austin Savvy Kids Conference. This year’s event continues to highlight local experts and community leaders and deliver activities and information centered on the Savvy Kids Core Pillars: Community Involvement, Environmental Awareness, Financial Literacy and Personal Health. With over 35 local exhibitors and educators and multiple stages of entertainment, this is a great opportunity for families to get involved with their community. - October 30, 2011 - Savvy Kids Education
Youth Mentoring Summit Scheduled for Northern VA Chambers of Commerce and Public School-Business Partnership Programs
FPY announces a regional school-business Youth Mentoring Summit to encourage chambers of commerce and school-business partnerships to increase individual and corporate involvement in tutoring in public schools. - October 29, 2011 - Northern Virginia Tutoring Service, LLC
Capita’s National Conference - School Inspections in Scotland - 27th Jan 2012
With the new inspection agency and framework now in place, Capita’s National School Inspections in Scotland Conference takes a holistic look at how the new arrangements will raise achievement of all pupils across primary and secondary schools in Scotland. - October 28, 2011 - Capita Conferences