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CreativeBridge Coalition Hosts Second Fundraiser to Benefit Music-Based Programs for Kids
CreativeBridge Coalition (CBC) will host a “LUV IN” fundraising event featuring the area’s rock bands of the 1960s, on Sunday, May 4, 2014 from 3-6 p.m. The event, benefiting children’s music-based programs, will take place at the Fireplace Restaurant & Lounge located at... - April 25, 2014 - Creative Bridge Coalition
Code for India Announces First Ever Simultaneous Hackathon Event in Bangalore and Mountain View
"Think Local, Hack Global" Engineers are coming together in Bangalore, India and Mountain View, California to create apps that empower poor populations. Teams of hackers that register apps at www.CodeForResilience.org by May 11, 2014 will be eligible for a grand prize trip to London. More details about how to register for the Code for India hackathon can be found at http://codeforindia.org/cfi-hackathon/. - April 24, 2014 - Code For India
Career Step Offers Over $450,000 in Scholarships to Utah High School Seniors
Career Step is pleased to announce that it is offering over $450,000 in scholarships to seniors graduating from Utah high schools this year. - April 24, 2014 - Career Step
AIC Students to Perform A Raisin in the Sun
The play will be performed in the Griswold Theatre at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, April 25 and Saturday, April 26, and 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 27. All performances are open to the public free of charge. Donations will be accepted. - April 24, 2014 - American International College
AIC to Host Tutu Public Health Lecture Series
Since 2010, AIC has hosted distinguished speakers in its annual Desmond Tutu Public Health Lecture Series. Archbishop Desmond Tutu served as the series’ inaugural speaker and its namesake. The program is open to the public free of charge. - April 24, 2014 - American International College
Discover the Best Singapore Math® Strategies: Singapore Math® Seminar in Norwalk, CT on June 26 & 27
The Singapore Math® seminar is designed for teachers and administrators to gain an in-depth understanding of the highly effective Singapore Math teaching strategies. Many of these strategies can be easily incorporated or integrated into already existing elementary and middle school mathematics programs. - April 24, 2014 - East West Math LLC
GCFLearnFree Releases Highly Requested Grammar Lessons
Lessons recap some of the most commonly misused terms and words. - April 24, 2014 - GCFLearnFree.org
New York City Department of Education Awards and Approves “Using Multimedia to Support English Language Acquisition” Contract to Tech4Learning
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Digital Vidya Launches June Batch of Digital Marketing Internship Program
Digital Vidya, Asia’s Leading Digital Marketing training company, launches the next batch of Digital Marketing Internship Program. The program will commence on June 1 and May 25 is the last date of application. - April 22, 2014 - Digital Vidya
Beyond Milk and Cookies is Now Live on Indiegogo
Introducing a newly formed nonprofit organization Beyond Milk and Cookies, Inc. The Beyond Milk and Cookies, Inc., a nonprofit organization, allows students from kindergarten through high school to experience hands on cooking which will develop practical life skills, and a foundation for healthy eating by assisting children on making their own after school snacks. - April 22, 2014 - Beyond Milk and Cookies, inc.
African EduWeek Returns to Johannesburg to Empower Teachers with Practical Expo and Workshops
Thousands of teachers and education experts will gather for the annual African EduWeek from 10-11 July in Johannesburg for an interactive conference and expo that will empower them through technology, skills and interaction with their peers. Says African EduWeek event director Tanya Jackman:... - April 21, 2014 - African Education Week
Career Step to Exhibit at the 2014 AHIMA ICD-10/CAC Summit April 22 and 23
Career Step will be exhibiting at the 2014 ICD-10/CAC Summit hosted by AHIMA in Washington, D.C. April 22 and 23 with information on its new assessment products and physician documentation training. - April 21, 2014 - Career Step
Making CHAMPS - Personality, EQ and IQ Development Program for Children, Offers a Vacation Program at Gold Crest High International School and Their Centre
Making CHAMPS works with children (Sr Kg-7th std) for developing Personality, EQ and IQ and covers skills like public speaking, team working, critical thinking, managing emotions and most importantly, increasing confidence. This year, they are offering a vacation program - 14 sessions at Goldcrest... - April 20, 2014 - Making CHAMPS
New Home School Support Group Formed
BASH is a homeschool group that was formed to serve homeschool families in south San Antonio and surrounding areas. - April 19, 2014 - BASH Homeschool
A Fashion Show and Cocktail Party to Support Business and Technology Training Programs for Under-Served Chicago Youth
City Incite Presents: “The 2nd Annual Fashion Happening: Culture of Couture.” Thursday, May 1, 6:00- 10:00 pm at Castle Chicago 632 N. Dearborn St. The Fashion Happening combines the love of fashion with the desire to help those in need. - April 18, 2014 - City Incite
Organization Equips, Empowers, and Educates Youth About Financial Literacy Through Day Camp
Mindset Matters Inc. brings Camp Millionaire to DFW Youth. - April 18, 2014 - LcPurcy Enterprises Inc.
ETC is Hosting a Selfie Contest to Create Awareness
Help ETC bring attention and create awareness to teen suicide, bullying and discrimination. - April 17, 2014 - ETC (Empower the Community) Youth Group
The Bravo Bear Live Characters Will be Attending the Ernie Els Autism Event April 18th
The Bravo Bear, www.ilovebravobear.com, Live Characters Will Be Attending The Ernie Els Autism Event April 18th 6:30-9:00 pm at Downtown at the Gardens. The live characters, Bravo Bear, Penny and Rascal, featured in the Bravo Bear adventure book series are loved by kids young and old. The Bravo... - April 17, 2014 - Bravo Bear, LLC
Bravo Bear Positive Value Children's Books Are Put in Elementary Schools by the Puerto Rico Department of Education
Bravo Bear, www.iLoveBravoBear.com, the leading innovator of children’s positive value and character building children’s books, today announced that its Bravo Bear Spanish series has been purchased by the Department of Education to be used in over 500 elementary school classrooms as a... - April 15, 2014 - Bravo Bear, LLC
Yurizk Launched First Online Coaching for Entrepreneurship Development in Islamic Finance and Halal Industries
Yurizk, the leading online provider of Islamic Finance education information has launched the first online leadership program for developing entrepreneurship in Islamic Finance and Halal sectors. The program will be held from May 4 to June 8, 2014 and will be delivered as live online coaching program. - April 14, 2014 - Yurizk
SPI Study Abroad Announces Final Deadline of April 15, 2014
Leading high school study abroad provider announces final enrollment deadline for summer language immersion programs. - April 12, 2014 - SPI Study Abroad
Bravo Bear Teams with Judy O Productions to Develop the Children's Positive Value Bravo Bear Book Series
Bravo Bear, www.ilovebravobear.com, the leading innovator of children’s positive value and character building children’s books, today announced that Judy Ostarch, President of Judy O Productions will lead the design of the Bravo Bear children's adventure book series The Bravo Bear... - April 12, 2014 - Bravo Bear, LLC
Dissertation Network Offering Free Educational Crowdfunding Campaigns
Dissertation Network launches the world’s first educational crowdfunding, career search and professional development site with free campaigns. - April 11, 2014 - Dissertation Network
Career Step Launches New ICD-10 Training Courses at the AAPC Conference
Career Step is pleased to announce the launch of several new business-to-business focused products, which provide efficient, self-paced, online training for hospitals, clinics and provider offices. - April 11, 2014 - Career Step
Tech4Learning Integrates Wixie with Engrade
Tech4Learning is making it easier for schools and districts to infuse Wixie into their classroom curriculum by integrating with Engrade®. Wixie is a student publishing and creativity platform. Engrade integrates school and district software and systems into one easy-to-use, cloud-based... - April 10, 2014 - Tech4Learning, Inc.
GCFLearnFree.org Announces Free Office 2013 Online Classes
Free online classes are now available in Microsoft Office 2013 via GCFLearnFree.org. - April 10, 2014 - GCFLearnFree.org
EDU Niche Unveils Interactive Website for Online English Tutoring at Affordable Rates
EduNiche.com Helps Students Improve Written and Spoken English Skills via Online English Homework Help by Trained Tutors. - April 09, 2014 - EDU Niche
Hundreds Gather as NJ Walks for TS at Princeton Takes Over Mercer County Park
Plainsboro Teen leads advocacy event in support of Tourette Syndrome. - April 09, 2014 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
Unschooling Paradise Publish Tips on Rules for Unschooling
Unschooling Paradise has just published new rules for unschooling on their blog which assists parents with homeschooling their children using the unschooling method. - April 08, 2014 - Unschooling Paradise
Project Transition USA Announces New Sponsor for LinkedIN Job Search Workshop on U.S. Military Base
Project Transition USA, the only 501c3 nonprofit that specializes in teaching transitioning military veterans & their families how to fully utilize the powerful business networking site LinkedIN, is pleased to announce their newest LinkedIN Job Search Workshop Sponsor. Kim Tran, VP of HR & Operations at Ampush (formerly the Senior HR Business Partner Manager at Google), personally sponsored their March 2014 LinkedIN Job Search Workshop on MacDill Air Force Base, home of U.S. Central Command. - April 06, 2014 - Project Transition USA
ClickN Read Phonics from CNK Digital Takes TopTenREVIEWS Gold
ClickN Read, the popular learn-to-read program from CNK Digital has been honored with prestigious TopTenREVIEWS Gold and Excellence Awards for 2014 earning 9.95 points out of 10 total. - April 05, 2014 - ClickN KIDS
Wixie to be a Part of Baltimore County Public School's BCPS One
The Baltimore County Board of Education has approved a contract with Tech4Learning to provide elementary and middle school students throughout the county with access to Wixie as part of the BCPS S.T.A.T (Students & Teachers Accessing Technology) initiative. Wixie is a publishing and creativity... - April 04, 2014 - Tech4Learning, Inc.
AIC Run for Education Set for April 27
The American International College (AIC) Run for Education, an annual 5K race to raise awareness for K-12 educational needs, will be held Sunday, April 27. - April 03, 2014 - American International College
Wixie Adds LTI Integration
Tech4Learning has made it easier for schools and districts to integrate Wixie by adding single-sign on integrations with common learning management systems like Blackboard, Desire2Learn and Haiku. - April 03, 2014 - Tech4Learning, Inc.
San Diego Educators Win FedEx Grant
Teacher Lee Play-To-Learn, a San Diego-based education nonprofit, has been awarded a second place prize in the FedEx Small Business Grant contest. - April 02, 2014 - Teacher Lee Play-To-Learn, Inc.
Bea is for Business Launches Three New Products
Children’s entrepreneurship education platform grows with a new "mini case study for modern business." - March 31, 2014 - Bea is for Business
Author Wes Moore to Speak at American International College
Moore, an Army combat veteran and host of Beyond Belief on the Oprah Winfrey Network, will discuss leadership during his appearance at AIC. - March 31, 2014 - American International College
Career Step Publishes New Video on Medical Coding and Billing Careers
Career Step has released a new video highlighting the national need for well-trained medical coders and billers as well as current industry employment trends. - March 29, 2014 - Career Step
Digital Vidya Announces 3rd Batch of Digital Marketing Internship Program
Digital Vidya, India’s leading Digital Marketing education firm, announces the launch of the next batch of its global Digital Marketing internship program. The program will commence on May 1 and April 15 is the last date of application. - March 29, 2014 - Digital Vidya
Go Overseas Spring/Summer 2014 Scholarship Launch and Volunteer and Study Abroad Survey Results
How do people choose meaningful travel abroad programs? Go Overseas is pleased to share key insights from the surveys of thousands of students who completed them as part of the scholarship application process for the Spring 2013 and the Fall 2013 scholarships. - March 28, 2014 - Go Overseas
Gradeable Launches Digital Grading Mobile App
Gradeable, an online grading tool, launches a new mobile app that enables teachers to give students test results before they even leave the classroom. - March 26, 2014 - Gradeable
NECTFL to Announce Recipients of SANS Inc. /Mead Leadership 2014 Program Awards
Awards to the two fellowship recipients of the 2014 SANS Inc. /Mead Leadership Program will be formally announced this week at the annual meeting of the Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (NECTFL) in Boston, March 27-30, 2014. - March 25, 2014 - SANS Inc. Instructional Technology for Language Learning
GCFLearnFree.org Debuts Newer, More User-Friendly Website
After nearly a year in the works, GCFLearnFree.org debuts its completely revamped website, including more functionality than ever. - March 25, 2014 - GCFLearnFree.org
Developmental Learning Solutions Now Providing Educational and Student Learning Services to San Jose
Educational Assessments, Tutoring with Design(TM), and Exceptional Student Support Now Available in San Jose/Santa Clara County. - March 24, 2014 - Developmental Learning Solutions
SPI Study Abroad Announces April 15, 2014 Application Deadline for Summer High School Immersion Programs
Leading high school study abroad provider announced the final application deadline for its summer language immersion and global leadership programs. - March 22, 2014 - SPI Study Abroad
Create Your Own Walk-Through Plus! Will Save Educators Hours in Teacher Evaluations
This app has been designed for school principals, superintendents, supervisors, teacher leaders, and all of those who observe, evaluate and collaborate with classroom teachers to quickly and efficiently conduct classroom walk-throughs. No matter which evaluation tool your school or district may be using, you’ll be able to customize Create Your Own Walk-Through Plus! to observe, document, and send immediate feedback to all of your teachers. - March 22, 2014 - DKW Investments, Ltd.
Local Parker Businesses Help Bring Technology to Disadvantaged Kids
Technology is a very important learning tool for students these days and the Parker Staples and Office Depot stores helped make having this technology possible for disadvantaged students in several school districts across the Denver Metro area. Working with Step to Success, a local Parker tutoring... - March 21, 2014 - Step to Success Community Tutoring Center
Career Step Programs Now Available to Graduating High School Seniors
The Career Step programs are now available to graduating high school seniors, giving high school students the opportunity to start rewarding careers more quickly after graduation. - March 20, 2014 - Career Step
Hooked on Phonics App Listed as Top 5 Education Apps in iTunes Store
The iOS mobile app is based on the award-winning Hooked on Phonics Learn to Read system, but offers completely new reading units, features, activities, songs and lessons from their analog product creating an exciting new digital reading program. Whether using the app solo or in conjunction with the analog Learn To Read system, the mission is still the same: Enriching Young Minds and Sharing the Gift of Reading anywhere, anytime on any media platform. - March 19, 2014 - Hooked on Phonics
The Center for Excellence in Education Sponsors Teacher Training Program in Northern Virginia
CEE, Claude Moore Charitable Foundation, Apollo Education Group, ExxonMobil, and Capital One Financial Corporation Sponsor Bite of Science Dinner Event in Manassas, Virginia to Strengthen Science Teaching - March 19, 2014 - Center for Excellence in Education (CEE)