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Freshloc Temperature Monitoring for Large School Districts Featured at the SNA Exhibition in Dallas
Temperature Monitoring System for large school districts featured at the School Nutrition Association Exhibition - feature set and new price structure meet specific needs for reliability, flexibility, ease of use and cost for large school districts. - August 11, 2010 - Green Edge Systems, Inc
K-12 Digital Menu Boards with Nutritional Labeling – Simple and Effective Way to Fight Childhood Obesity
K-12 Digital Menu Boards with Nutritional Labeling featured at the ANC-2010 National School Nutrition Association SNA Exhibition in Dallas - were identified as one of the simplest and most effective ways to fight Childhood Obesity - August 10, 2010 - Green Edge Systems, Inc
No Grades, No Tests, No Problem: a Radical School Opens Its Doors This Fall
Imagine a school where students get to do whatever they want all day long. Imagine those students later excelling in life and at the nation’s best universities. - August 08, 2010 - Sunset Sudbury School
Palm Beach County School Kids Scramble for Back to School Physicals & Shots at MD Now Urgent Care
No Shots, No School, No Kidding! The Back-to-School rush has begun as MD Now Urgent Care Centers discount their School & Sport Physical Exams and mandatory Immunizations for school children this 2010/2011 School Season. - August 05, 2010 - MD Now Urgent Care
K12Translate Honors Three Schools/Districts with Grants to Build Home-School Connection with Non-Native-English-Speaking Students and Families
Denver’s Place Bridge Academy, Washington State’s Central Valley School District and Illinois’ Rock Island School District Selected as Recipients in Leading K-12 Translation Service’s Inaugural Grant Program. - August 05, 2010 - K12Translate
Personal Development Company Launches International Life Camp for Teen Girls
Inspired Girls International formally announces its 2010 International Life & Leadership camp which will send girls from the U.S. and Canada to Brazil to participate in workshops, mentor younger girls, and grow as individuals. - August 05, 2010 - Inspired Girls International
Ted L. Nancy Illustrator to Illustrate Children's Books
Alan Marder, the illustrator of the Ted L. Nancy series of books, has signed on to illustrate a series of children's books by W. J. Brutocao. - August 01, 2010 - W. J. Brutocao
The Kids In Need Foundation is Accepting 2010 Teacher Grant Applications
Applications are now available online at www.kinf.org. This year, for the first time, every teacher who applies for a grant will receive $25 worth of classroom art supplies furnished by ArtSkills. - July 30, 2010 - Kids In Need Foundation
Notre Dame Catholic H.S., Fairfield Chooses SupportMall.com for Fundraising
ND-Fairfield students, families, alumni and supporters can now raise funds for the school and save money in their everyday online shopping – at no extra cost to themselves. - July 29, 2010 - SupportMall.com
Renaissance Art Lessons Now Online from Art in Action
Art in Action expands its comprehensive, masterpiece-based online visual arts program with a new series of art lessons aimed at students in middle and high school. The 12 new lessons cover Renaissance art. - July 28, 2010 - Art in Action
Alphabet Morpher, a New Education / Entertainment App from BluMtnWerx, Now Available on Apple's App Store
Alphabet Morpher, an innovative tool for teaching the alphabet to preschoolers, is available for immediate download on Apple's App Store. - July 27, 2010 - BluMtnWerx
Déjà Vu All Over Again – Almost - A Garden for Crompond Elementary School
Teich Garden Systems LLC announced today the completion of a new garden system at Crompond Elementary School in Yorktown Heights, New York. The garden project was spearheaded by Crompond teachers who previously taught at Brookside Elementary school. The teachers had enjoyed their experience with... - July 27, 2010 - Teich Garden Systems
The Grauer School Appoints Clayton Payne Dean of Students
Dr. Stuart Grauer, Head of School at The Grauer School in Encinitas, announced the appointment of Clayton Payne to the position of Dean of Students. - July 25, 2010 - The Grauer School
Charter Builders Selected for $40 Million in Additions/Renovations for Lewisville High School, Founded in 1897
Lewisville Independent School District has selected Charter Builders as construction manager at-risk for $40 million in additions and renovations to Lewisville High School. These upgrades to the existing high school, founded in 1897, are part of the school district’s plan to provide... - July 22, 2010 - Balfour Beatty Construction
Awareity CEO Selected as School Safety Trainer for NASRO’s 20th Annual Conference
Rick Shaw, President and CEO of Awareity, has been selected as a trainer for NASRO’s 20th Annual Conference, August 2-6, 2010 at the Galt House in Louisville, Kentucky. The National Association of School Resource Officer’s conference, “Preventing Crime in the School... - July 22, 2010 - Awareity
Awareity Launches New Tools to Prevent Bullying and Cyberbullying
Awareity officially launched new TIPS (Threat Assessment, Incident Management and Prevention Services) on July 15, 2010. TIPS offers a unique and holistic suite of tools to immediately improve threat assessment team efforts, incident reporting, incident management, intervention and prevention... - July 19, 2010 - Awareity
von Furstenberg's Pledge $1 Million in Support of Education
Endowment to Curtis School will Fund Scholarships for Deserving Students - July 17, 2010 - Alex von Furstenberg
BOLDPRINT Pilot Project Findings Released
Engagement improves literacy for struggling readers. - July 16, 2010 - Rubicon Publishing
SHE Can do It! and the Local Police Department Offer Free Self Defense Workshop for Young Girls
Workshop focuses on building strong and confident young women with the help of martial arts and strengthening techniques. - July 15, 2010 - SHE Can Do It!
School Garden Sails Into Wilton High School
Teich Garden Systems LLC announced today the completion of a new garden system at Wilton High School in Wilton, Connecticut. The garden system was constructed of unstained white oak making for a striking appearance when approaching the garden. Photographs of the garden may be seen on the gallery... - July 15, 2010 - Teich Garden Systems
Expert on Leadership for Youth to Sign Books and Hold Presentation at the Youth Summit 2010
Dr. Tekemia Dorsey, author of two books designed to educate and teach youth the characteristics and traits of leadership, will be signing copies of her books will be holding a presentation on Youth and Leadership on July 22, from 9:30 to 2:30 p.m. - July 13, 2010 - Creative Creations Consulting Publishing Company, LLC
Grauer School 2010 Graduates Receive Higher Ratio of Scholarship Offers Than Academic Counterparts
The Grauer School recently announced that the 18-student graduating class of 2010 was offered $2.2 million in academic scholarships from prestigious educational institutions for collegiate studies - July 13, 2010 - The Grauer School
K-12 Digital Menu Boards, Temperature Monitoring and HACCP Hand Held PDA for School Food Services
Green Edge Systems Presents the K-12 Epicure Digital Menu Board System, FreshLoc temperature monitoring system and HACCP PDA inspection at the ANC-2010 School Nutrition Association SNA Conference and Exhibition, Dallas, July 12-14, 2010 , Booth #1449 - July 11, 2010 - Green Edge Systems, Inc
Moodlerooms and DubMeNow Release joule™ Mobile Application
Moodlerooms, Inc., provider managed open-source e Learning solutions, in partnership with DubMeNow, a leading developer of modern communication applications, has released joule™ Mobile, an application that will extend the online classroom and deliver on-the-go access to joule™,... - July 10, 2010 - Moodlerooms
Presenting the Sure Check (iQuality) HACCP PDA Inspection System for School Food Services
Green Edge Systems presents the Sure Check HACCP PDA Inspection System at the ANC-2010 School Nutrition Association SNA Conference and Exhibition, Dallas, July 12-14, 2010, Booth #1449 - Taking the effort and risk out of food quality monitoring. - July 09, 2010 - Green Edge Systems, Inc
Rubicon Publishing Gives Textbooks a Facelift with Interface
New series equips students for life in the 21st century - July 09, 2010 - Rubicon Publishing
Digital Menu Boards with Nutritional Labeling Leading Fight Against Childhood Obesity at ANC-2010
K-12 Epicure Digital Menu Boards with Nutritional Labeling featured at the ANC-2010 National School Nutrition Association SNA Exhibition in Dallas, July 12-14 2010, Booth #1449 - July 08, 2010 - Green Edge Systems, Inc
Presenting the FreshLoc HACCP Temperature Monitoring System for Large School Food Services
Green Edge Systems Presents FreshLoc HACCP Temperature Monitoring System for Large School Districts at the ANC-2010 School Nutrition Association SNA Conference and Exhibition, Dallas, July 12-14, 2010 , Booth #1449. - July 07, 2010 - Green Edge Systems, Inc
xUmp.com Expands Services Into Local Communities Through Hands-on Science Activities
Xump.com, a leading e-retailer of scientific educational supplies and toys, is pleased to announce its newest effort to making a difference in their local community. Xump.com is now hosting a free once-a-month hands-on science activity for kids and parents to participate in at its southern California headquarters. - July 04, 2010 - xUmp.com
Newly Appointment School Director at Phuket International Academy Day School
Phuket International Academy Day school has recently appointed Ms. Kanittha Suksawaschon as the School Director / Director of School Operations. Ms. Kanittha has a Bachelors Degree in Education and post-graduate M. Ed. in Educational Administration. Prior to her current appointment, Ms. Kanittha... - July 04, 2010 - Phuket International Academy Day School
Turning School Yards Green with Raised Garden Beds
Teich Garden Systems announced today the delivery of four custom-made raised garden beds to PS 58 in Brooklyn New York. PS 58 is the 10th school to have Teich Garden Systems raised garden beds as part of New York City public school playground renovations being done by Out2Play. These planter beds... - July 03, 2010 - Teich Garden Systems
Inside the School Discusses Cyberbullying Awareness and Prevention
The statistics vary, but between 6.9 million and 8.7 million teens and as many as 13 million kids between six and eighteen-years-old have been bullied online. According to Mike Donlin the Senior Programs Consultant for the Seattle Public Schools. This online bullying, or cyberbullying, can be an... - July 02, 2010 - Inside The School
Math 1 On 1, LLC Author Wins Entrepreneur Award
Last year's runner up of the Frasernet Power Networking Elevator Pitch Olympics is this year's winner. - June 28, 2010 - Math 1 On 1, LLC
oaSES Online Hosts Education Industry Association (EIA) Webinar on “Legislative Updates to the SES Program”
oaSES Online and Education Industry Association partner in a joint effort to inform the community of industry organizations of what changes could lie ahead for the Supplemental Education Services (SES) program of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) in future legislation. - June 26, 2010 - oaSES Online
oaSES Online Adds Club Z! In-Home as New Customer
Club Z! In-Home, one of America’s largest Supplemental Education Service and in-home tutoring providers, selects oaSES Online to manage their business operations via oaSES’s online management software. - June 26, 2010 - oaSES Online
QA Graphics Names Nichols School as Winner of Green School Contest
QA Graphics is proud to announce Nichols School in Buffalo, New York, is the winner of their Showcase Your School’s Green Efforts contest. QA Graphics is awarding Nichols with an Energy Efficiency Education Dashboard to educate students, parents and the community about the school’s sustainable initiatives. - June 24, 2010 - QA Graphics
Grauer School Students Garner Top Awards and Achievements
The Grauer School announced a series of student honors and achievements as the 2010 academic year came to a close at the graduation and commencement ceremonies on Friday, June 11, 2010. The 19th Annual Headmaster’s Award/Highest School Honor was bestowed on Dylan Whitmore, a graduating Senior... - June 23, 2010 - The Grauer School
A Dream Deferred Presents at the CLBCF Family and Youth Conference
A Dream Deferred’s founder, Shaun-Teka Joyner, was a featured presenter and panelist at the California Legislative Black Caucus Foundation Family and Youth Conference. Mainly presenting on competitiveness of the UC system, and covered needed topics such as paying for college and scholarships,... - June 20, 2010 - A Dream Deferred
Top-Tier Tutoring Releases Podcast That Offers Advice About the Benefits of Private Tutoring
In his latest podcast, Mike Rivera of Top-Tier Tutoring sheds light on how the right private tutor can benefit remedial, achieving and superlative students. - June 20, 2010 - Top-Tier Tutoring, LLC
Lake Washington School District Four Time Architectural Award Winner
Architect designs innovative, configurable spaces that help reassert neighborhood school as center of community. - June 19, 2010 - Studio Meng Strazzara
Kindergartener at Sagemont College Prep School in Weston, FL Helps Save Birds Endangered by Oil Spill
Sagemont kindergarten student enlists his schoolmates, family & friends to collect 169 bottles of Dawn dishwashing liquid to save birds endangered by oil spill. - June 18, 2010 - The Sagemont Schools
Open Doors at Notre-Dame International High School
Next June 25th 2010 is Open Day at Notre-Dame International High School. The school, which is part of the Nacel International School System (NISS) network, will officially open early September 2010. This Open Day will give parents and students the opportunity to visit this French-American boarding school and its facilities as well as meet with some of the school staff. - June 18, 2010 - Nacel International
Enslow Publishers, Inc. Releases A Rainbow of Animals in One Money-Saving Paperback
Enslow Publishers, Inc. is pleased to announce the September 1, 2010 release of their new title, A Rainbow of Animals (ISBN 978-0-7660-3706-9) available in paperback at a low price of $10.99. - June 17, 2010 - Enslow Publishers, Inc.
Demonstrating Foodservice Technologies – HACCP Inspection, Temperature Monitoring and Menu Boards
Demonstrating HACCP Inspection, Temperature Monitoring and Digital Menu Boards with nutritional labeling at the SNA National School Nutrition Association Exhibition in Dallas and TASN 2010 Texas School Nutrition Association Exhibition in San Antonio. - June 12, 2010 - Green Edge Systems, Inc
Link-Systems International Announces Release of WorldWideTestbank v4.3
Market-leading placement, homework and testing engine has been enhanced to meet the needs of an ever-changing market. - June 11, 2010 - Link-Systems International, Inc.
High School Seniors Receive the Gift of Financial Responsibility
More than 2,000 Palm Beach County high school seniors received the gift of financial responsibility with a free audio book of "Dear Graduate," thanks to four sponsoring companies, Dreamstar Custom Homes, Floridian Community Bank, Stone Gate Bank, and Jeff Lichtenstein of Illustrated Properties. - June 09, 2010 - Dreamstar Publishing Corporation
More Than a Tree Grows in Brooklyn: Teich Garden Systems Completes Garden System at PS 321 in Brooklyn, New York
Teich Garden Systems LLC announced today the completion of a new garden system at PS 321 in Brooklyn, New York. This is the first full garden system TGS has installed in the New York City Public School system. TGS has previously supplied rolling garden beds to 9 NYC public schools as part of... - June 08, 2010 - Teich Garden Systems
Grauer School Students Demonstrate Artistic Talents at Grauerpalooza
Grauer School students engaged in the culmination of a year’s work with a talented mixture of art, music, film, photography and camaraderie at the 6th annual GrauerPalooza event held at the Grauer School campus on Saturday, May 22, 2010. The student-led performances included small ensembles... - June 07, 2010 - The Grauer School
Trinity Academy of Raleigh Announces 2010 Valedictorian and Salutatorian
Dr. Robert Littlejohn, head of school at Trinity Academy of Raleigh (www.trinityacademy.com), a preK-12 college preparatory school community located in north Raleigh, has announced the valedictorian and salutatorian for the academy’s graduating class of 2010. Nathaniel Jones has been named... - June 05, 2010 - Trinity Academy of Raleigh
Nunook Interactive and Zoneneo Marketing Announce Partnership to Distribute BrainNook @ School: The Next Generation of Interactive Learning Software for Indian Schools
The partnership will leverage Zoneneo's distribution network and Nunook's development expertise to bring the next evolution in technology-aided learning to schools across India. - June 05, 2010 - Nunook Interactive Pvt Ltd