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PAPERbasket Seeking K-12 Districts to Join "Inspect What You Respect" Grant
With K-12 schools now spending in excess of $3B annually on subscriptions for applications, learning platforms and digital content, school district leaders still remain unable to determine if the resources purchased deliver fidelity, or are ever really used at all. Developed by a team of edtech... - August 05, 2017 - PAPERbasket
BlackBeltHelp Launches Artificial Intelligence(AI) for Higher Education to Automate Over 50% of IT Help Desk Support
BlackBeltHelp, the leading Help Desk support and Artificial Intelligence company, today announced that they are launching Artificial Intelligence for Higher Education to Automate Over 50% of IT Help Desk Support. Problem Statement Technology and student services play a pivotal role in higher... - July 30, 2017 - BlackBeltHelp
EdTech Asia Summit 2017 Convenes Asia's Leading Education Innovators and Entrepreneurs in HCMC to Discuss the Future of Education
EdTech Asia will host their second regional summit, EdTech Asia Summit 2017, themed “Strategic Growth and Sustainable Impact,” in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam from 29-30 July 2017, at the Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers. This year’s summit will discuss the future of education innovation, technology, and entrepreneurship in Asia with a particular emphasis on emerging and developing economies. - July 27, 2017 - EdTech Asia
Families Advocating for Campus Equality Agrees that Sexual Assault Procedures Need Revision; Victim Protections Not Threatened by Reform Efforts
Families Advocating for Campus Equality (FACE) commends the New York Times for publishing an Op Ed last Friday by respected journalist Cathy Young disputing the false narrative that FACE and Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos seek to weaken protections under Title IX for victims of... - July 24, 2017 - Families Advocating for Campus Equality
Faith Equestrian Therapeutic Center Finds Success with Help from SCORE Mentors
With the help of two local Savannah SCORE mentors, an exceptional non-profit organization that provides equestrian-based experiences to children with disabilities has been able to succeed, grow and improve the lives of over 150 deserving children. - July 20, 2017 - Savannah SCORE
Youth Empowerment Summit-YES is Hosting a Youth Visionary Fundraiser & Blue Ribbon Cutting Event
An Evening of Opportunity to Empower & Support our Youth - July 20, 2017 - Youth Empowerment Summit-YES
Medic-CE to Exhibit at IAFC’s FRI 2017 Conference July 27 through 29
Medic-CE will exhibit at the 2017 IAFC FRI Conference and sponsor the event’s Diversity Breakfast. - July 20, 2017 - Career Step
New York State Senator Elaine Phillips Tours Helen Keller National Center and Presents Resolution of Support
Senator's visit commemorates 50th anniversary of HKNC. - July 14, 2017 - Helen Keller National Center
Conference for SAT, ACT; Test Prep Tutors Scheduled
Test Prep Professionals is holding its first industry conference for independent tutors and college counselors. - July 13, 2017 - Association of Test Preparation, Admissions, and Private Tutoring
Cole Link Foundation Announces Its 2017 Inaugural Benefit Bash to Celebrate Its Grand Opening in Tarpon Springs
Tampa Bay’s newest nonprofit is gearing up to party. And, everyone is invited to have a good time for a good cause. - July 12, 2017 - Cole Link Foundation
Career Step Adds Fairfield Training Center as an Academic Partner
Fairfield Training Center now offers 10 Career Step courses to its students. - July 12, 2017 - Career Step
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper Celebrates "Deaf-Blind Awareness" on Anniversary of Birth of Helen Keller
Governor marks the occasion by hosting representatives of Helen Keller National Center (HKNC) and its state partners. - July 12, 2017 - Helen Keller National Center
MoneyTree Asia Pacific Launches Financial Profiling Tool for Kids
MoneyTree Asia Pacific Pte Ltd has announced the launching of its Financial Aptitude & Success Traits (FAST) Index - the first Financial Profiling tool targeting kids measures 3 important areas of a child’s Financial Intelligence makeup: Financial Knowledge, Money Habitudes & Peer Pressure Defence. - July 09, 2017 - MoneyTree
Entrepreneur Seeing Kickstarter Success with Innovative Yard Shoe
Kujo Yardwear, backyard lifestyle brand introducing a shoe created for yard work, raised over $10,000 on the 1st Day of Kickstarter. - July 09, 2017 - Kujo
Lemonade Stand V2.0 YES - Young Entrepreneur Scholars - MarketPlace
YES - Young Entrepreneur Scholars is a summer program for students (grades 3-8) to learn about themselves, entrepreneurship and running a business. - July 08, 2017 - Young Entrepreneur Scholars
Career Step Launches New Career FastTrack: Medical Assisting Program
Career Step introduces a new program to help Medical Administrative Assistants transition their careers to the burgeoning medical assistant field. - July 07, 2017 - Career Step
Financial Literacy Grants Made Available Through the Support of Wells Fargo
The Florida Financial Literacy Initiative has announced that it accepting applications for its 2017 mini-grant program. It will award eight Florida-based adult education and literacy providers up to $5,000 over a one-year period. Funded by Wells Fargo, the Initiative also provides training opportunities for teachers, tutors and administrators on how to incorporate financial information into their curriculum as well as educational sessions at the annual Florida Literacy Conference. - July 05, 2017 - Florida Literacy Coalition
Junior Achievement of Central Carolinas Hosted Inaugural 5K Race on June 24
226 Runners Participated in Event to Support Youth Financial Literacy - July 05, 2017 - Junior Achievement of Central Carolinas
ThinkFaculty is to Run the SEO Services for the Leading Travel Services in Asia
ThinkFaculty has been awarded a main stream contract to assist and build Hajj Umrah Travel Packages online ticketing system. Umrah and Haj services is an immense online business across the world. - July 03, 2017 - ThinkFaculty
First Ever Online PMP Project Management Course Offered for the Asian Market and European Markets from the Leading Pakistan PMP Training Institute
Pakistan premier training institute ThinkFaculty launches the first ever Project Management Program online. The project management online program is first of its kind in Asia. Project Management experts are readily available to train professionals all over the world specifically the Asian markets. - July 02, 2017 - ThinkFaculty
Pernille Ripp to Keynote CUE 2017 Fall Conference
CUE is thrilled to announce that Pernille Ripp will be the Closing Keynote speaker at the CUE 2017 Fall Conference to be held October 27-28 at American Canyon High School in the Napa Valley. Pernille Ripp will deliver the Closing Session and Keynote on Saturday, October 28, from 3:30 - 4:30... - June 29, 2017 - CUE
Middlesex Community College Selects BlackBeltHelp for 24x7 Technology Help Desk Support
BlackBeltHelp, a higher education focused provider of help desk products & services, announced its partnership with Middlesex Community College. With the new partnership, Middlesex Community College will provide IT support when on-campus staff is out for the night, weekend, or holiday. - June 28, 2017 - BlackBeltHelp
CUE Expands Professional Development Offerings
CUE has announced an expansion of its incredibly popular Rock Star Camps, which now include specialty camps and this year for the first time ever, a Primary Education Rock Star Camp. CUE Rock Star camps are known for inspiring educators by leveraging the latest and greatest tools, apps, and practical approaches with an all-star cast of faculty members, many of whom are Leading Edge Certified, Apple Distinguished Educators, Google Certified Innovators, and Microsoft Innovative Educators. - June 27, 2017 - CUE
Boys & Girls Clubs of Stanislaus County Forms Strategic Partnership with Lodi Boys & Girls Club
The collaborative agreement unites both organizations for a synergistic partnership building upon each of their current capacities and capabilities. - June 25, 2017 - Boys & Girls Clubs of Stanislaus County
Helen Keller Services and Its National Center Celebrate "Deaf-Blind Awareness Week"
Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults (HKNC), a division of Helen Keller Services (HKS), is proud to once again mark Deaf-Blind Awareness Week (June 25th through July 1st) with a national advocacy campaign, it was announced by HKNC Executive Director Susan... - June 24, 2017 - Helen Keller National Center
Council for Adult and Experiential Learning’s Philadelphia Adult Learner Academy is in Session
Workshops will help institutions serve rapidly growing population of adult learners to improve rates of enrollment, persistence and completion. - June 24, 2017 - CAEL
Brad Montague to Keynote CUE 2017 Fall Conference
CUE is excited to announce that Brad Montague will be the Opening Keynote speaker for the CUE 2017 Fall Conference to be held October 27-28 at American Canyon High School in Napa Valley. Brad Montague will deliver the Opening Session and Keynote on Friday, October 27, from 8:30 - 9:30 am. Montague is an award-winning writer and director working to creatively communicate hope to children of all ages. He is the creator of Kid President. - June 22, 2017 - CUE
Council for Adult and Experiential Learning Announces Financial Services Career Action Platform, BankingOnMyCareer.com
JPMorgan Chase Funded Career Exploration Site to Grow Industry Awareness for New York Metropolitan Area Job Seekers - June 22, 2017 - CAEL
Career Step Launches Mobile Friendly Website
The redesigned website offers visitors access to all Career Step’s divisions in a single location. - June 22, 2017 - Career Step
Parents Rejoice, SpareMommy Does What You'd Do If You Could
Working parents no longer have to worry about the kids. SpareMommy is ready to put Credentialed Teachers to work, doing everything a parent would do, if they were with the kids. - June 21, 2017 - SpareMommy
World’s Largest Resource for OCD Comes to San Francisco
More than 1,600 people will attend the International OCD Foundation's 24th Annual OCD Conference, which will be held this summer in San Francisco. Running July 7 - 9 at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis, the OCD Conference is the world's largest event dedicated to obsessive compulsive disorder... - June 21, 2017 - International OCD Foundation
CUE Offers Membership Promotion to Celebrate 40 Years
CUE is now offering free memberships to celebrate the organization’s 40-year anniversary in 2018. The promotion reduces the annual dues and is CUE’s way of thanking its members for forty years of inspiring innovative learners. Interested educators can access the CUE website and sign up for a one-year membership. - June 20, 2017 - CUE
The Law Office of Michael D. Waks Announces 2nd Annual Essay Contest for Students Living with a Disability in Los Angeles County
Attorney Michael D. Waks is offering a $1,000 award to the winner of the Michael D. Waks Essay Contest. - June 19, 2017 - Long Beach Personal Injury Lawyer & Car Accident Attorney Michael D. Waks
In The Line Of Duty Introduces Exclusive Law Enforcement Training Video –“Ambush Recognition/What Every Cop Needs To Know”
In the Line of Duty – the world leader in law enforcement video and internet training – has launched their newest online video training based on “best practices” learning from law enforcement leadership entitled “Ambush Recognition/What Every Cop Needs To... - June 16, 2017 - Big Bang Marketing Consultants LLC
Medic-CE Receives Approval from State of Georgia
Medic-CE, a Career Step company, is the only online provider approved to deliver all didactic training to EMS providers in Georgia. - June 14, 2017 - Career Step
Moraine Park Technical College Selects BlackBeltHelp for 24x7 Technology Help Desk Services
Moraine Park Technical College, a WI based institution, switches from Ellucian® to BlackBeltHelp 24x7 Help Desk Services. - June 14, 2017 - BlackBeltHelp
African Leadership Bridge and Group TekZone Partner to Drive Sustainable Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa Through Education
African Leadership Bridge (ALB) and Group TekZone (TekZone) have entered into a partnership to equip, train, develop and enable Sub-Saharan African youth to create local solutions to local problems. ALB has successfully sponsored and mentored a number of African students through undergraduate... - June 13, 2017 - African Leadership Bridge
Los Angeles Community College District Turns into 24x7 Help Desk by Selecting BlackBeltHelp for After-Hours Support
Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) launched BlackBeltHelp's after-hours help desk to provide support when on-campus staff is out for the night, weekend and holidays. - June 11, 2017 - BlackBeltHelp
SportsEngine and TrueSport Join Forces to Promote Positive Change in Youth Sport Culture
TrueSport, a movement powered by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), is pleased to announce today a partnership with SportsEngine, a division of NBC Sports Group, to help promote a positive youth sport culture across the nation. SportsEngine, the leading provider of Sport Life Management web... - June 09, 2017 - TrueSport
Career Step Webinar to Give Insight Into Inpatient Auditor Position
Career Step will host a 30-minute webinar on June 14 on how inpatient coders can advance their careers into inpatient auditing. - June 08, 2017 - Career Step
Junior Achievement of Central Carolinas Hosts 5K for JA Run/Walk
Youth Financial Literacy Nonprofit Seeks to Empower Young People Through Fitness - June 08, 2017 - Junior Achievement of Central Carolinas
Every Citizen Has Opportunities, Inc. (ECHO) Joins Calls for Local Community to “Start Your Activism @ Home”
600+ Nonprofits Will Come Together on June 8th to Raise Nearly $2 Million to Support D.C., Maryland and Virginia Residents - June 05, 2017 - ECHO
Career Step Launches New EKG Technician Program
Career Step is proud to announce the release of its EKG Technician program, designed to be completed online in just a few weeks. - June 02, 2017 - Career Step
Career Step Launches Medical Coding Professional Development Programs
Career Step is proud to announce the release of five coding refresher programs designed to be completed entirely online. - June 01, 2017 - Career Step
Career Step to Offer Phlebotomy Technician Training Program
Career Step now offers phlebotomy technician training to prepare students for a job in the rapidly growing healthcare industry. - May 30, 2017 - Career Step
Places4Students.com Partners with Squeakly to Provide New Property Report Service
Places4Students.com has partnered with Squeakly Inc. to provide property report and assessments for prospective renters at select academic institutions in the Greater Toronto Area. - May 26, 2017 - Places4Students
Career Step Adds Old Orchard Beach as an Academic Partner
Old Orchard Beach joins Career Step’s network of 150+ academic partners. - May 26, 2017 - Career Step
Florida Blue Foundation Sponsors Statewide Health Literacy Grants Program
Fourteen programs across the state of Florida have been awarded a one-year grant, up to $5,000, for the implementation of a health literacy program to benefit their Adult Education, ESOL, and family literacy students. Congratulations to the following organizations: Adult Literacy League Atlantic... - May 25, 2017 - Florida Literacy Coalition
Medic-CE to Sponsor Live Clinical Webinar on Pediatric Septic Shock
Medic-CE, a Career Step company, is sponsoring a free, live webinar on pediatric sepsis to help EMS providers quickly identify, assess and begin treatment. - May 25, 2017 - Career Step
KIPP Destiny Middle School Partners with ThinkCERCA to Improve Reading Growth
Leading charter school selects award-winning literacy platform to boost student achievement. - May 24, 2017 - ThinkCERCA