Marketplace K-12

APRIL 7, 2016

The Education Industry Association, which struggled to keep membership after a downturn in federal funding for tutoring, is joining a division of the Software & Information Industry Association, or ETIN, effective immediately, under an agreement announced today. Terms of the agreement were not released. and GSV Advisors, she said.

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Industry Technology Education Software 40

eSchool News

AUGUST 16, 2023

Here are some back-to-school tips, advice, and valuable insights from educators, stakeholders, and industry experts. In order to keep this industry flourishing, schools need to prepare the next generation of workers in this industry. We need to prioritize discussions on how to effectively support multilingual students.

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Robotics Industry Elementary Training 98

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Coalition partners are united in the goal of empowering tomorrow’s changemakers by connecting classroom learning to various sustainability themes. Challenge-Based Learning Informed by Partners : Delivering engaging, high-quality resources and learning experiences for students. Subaru of America, Inc.,

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Industry Education Trends Advocacy 93

eSchool News

OCTOBER 6, 2020

“As the Association navigates the challenges of globalization and the unprecedented disruption of a pandemic, ATP welcomes the expertise and guidance of global leaders such as Rob to help us move both the industry and ATP into the future.”. To learn more about ATP, visit TestPublishers.org. About Curriculum Associates.

Kaplan 98

Kaplan Industry Assessment Advocacy 98

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

For the second time in two months, Lexia Learning, a Rosetta Stone company (NYSE: RST) has had two of its literacy programs recognized as standouts in a prominent edtech award program. In this latest award program, Lexia® PowerUp Literacy® (PowerUp) was recognized as a winner in the category of Best Personalized/Adaptive Learning App or Tool.

Adaptive Learning 52

Adaptive Learning Tools Blended Learning EdTech 52

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Learn more here. STEAM is incredibly important to the arts, including the Country Music industry,” said Sarah Trahern, CMA Chief Executive Officer. “In Through this initiative, students receive a suite of no-cost digital resources that help them learn about the many career opportunities offered within the Country Music industry.

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Industry Advocacy Education EdTech 71

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

CoderZ , an online learning environment where students learn robotics and STEM by coding virtual robots, has been named a 2020 Tech Edvocate Award winner in the Best Coding App or Tool category. CoderZ enables them to acquire computational thinking, problem solving skills and learn coding as a life skill. About CoderZ.

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Robotics Tools STEM Advocacy 102

Edsurge

JULY 13, 2021

And even when she finally did figure out what the new policy called for, Briggs learned that complying was sometimes impossible. Keeping the Doors Open In the absence of expansive governmental support for the child care industry, the early childhood education workforce has long faced low pay and poor benefits, with turnover rates high.

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Education Policies Industry Advocacy 172

eSchool News

APRIL 19, 2023

To improve career readiness outcomes for students, American Student Assistance® (ASA), a national nonprofit that changes the way kids learn about careers and navigate a path to postsecondary education and career success, today announced the expansion of its free suite of digital resources that advance career readiness by launching EvolveMe TM.

Mobility 106

Mobility Advocacy Smartphone Accessibility 106

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Through advocacy on campuses and in communities and ongoing state and federal investment in the real cost of higher education—including housing, food and other supports—we can and should make a firm commitment to students who are doing everything they can to become economically self-sufficient. But it doesn’t have to be this way.

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Advocacy Survey System Industry 193

eSchool News

DECEMBER 3, 2021

He had previously served as Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Education during which time he engaged with educators, administrators, parents and students, as well as business and industry leaders, higher education officials and others to guide the department’s work on issues that were important to the future of Pennsylvania.

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Secondary Advocacy Future Ready Elementary 84

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Child care providers have been hard-pressed to find qualified workers to fill their open positions, often because retail and service industry employers have emerged as better-paying competitors. The outcomes were the result of many years of effort, advocacy and coalition building, Lloyd notes. In both cases, nothing changed overnight.

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Policies Trends Advocacy Outcomes 154

Digital Promise

APRIL 23, 2019

Like any business, the edtech industry includes actors that prioritize profit. Many parents eventually find that their children’s needs are still not being addressed by the virtual learning environment, and increasing responsibility for administration is placed on them upon making the shift. Let’s start a movement.

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EdTech Dropout Advocacy Outcomes 312

Edsurge

JULY 26, 2022

Synchrony also offers virtual summer activities and online learning for the children of employees, flexibility in hours and the opportunity to work from home. Business leader associations and advocacy groups are also pushing for child care solutions.

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Policies Company Survey Industry 182

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

“The Tech Edvocate Award represents the combined opinion of industry insiders, knowledgeable educators, and interested parents,” said Ryan Patenaude, Co-Founder of FEV Tutor. Twelve years ago, FEV Tutor was built by educators with student learning outcomes in mind.

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Tools Advocacy EdTech Industry 55

TeacherCast

MARCH 8, 2015

The Alliance for Excellent Education is a Washington based advocacy organization dedicated to ensuring that all students are ready for success in college. Jeff sits down with Terri Schwartzbeck and Sam Patterson to discuss the Alliance for Excellent Education, Digital Learning Day and how you can have a Future Ready School.

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Future Ready Advocacy Digital Learning Learning 68

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 11, 2020

Kids should be playing and learning and protected in an environment surrounded by family and friends,” said Nikki Gillette, a researcher with Save the Children. “So Programs & Advocacy. Programs & Advocacy, on a call with reporters. So when children are deprived of that, it launches them into adult roles far too soon.”.

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Advocacy Report Policies Data 123

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Now he’s training in a fast-track program to become an industrial maintenance technician. Rather than slowing down, he’s speeding up — racing through the 616 hours of study and lab time he needs to get the certification that he hopes will open a new chapter in his life as an industrial maintenance technician.

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Training Industry Report Company 135

eSchool News

JUNE 21, 2023

Creation of a positive and inclusive learning environment that embraces diversity and fosters student success. To learn more about YouScience, please visit youscience.com. Educators, students, and parents are encouraged to nominate deserving educators who are making a significant impact in career exploration using YouScience products.

Education 87

Education Industry Future Ready Advocacy 87

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 29, 2018

Mississippi’s regulatory oversight of for-profit colleges is weak, and the state does not do enough to protect students from these sometimes predatory institutions, according to a new national report by the Children’s Advocacy Institute. Sign up for our Mississippi Learning newsletter. Future of Learning. Mississippi Learning.

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Report Advocacy Secondary Industry 75

Edsurge

MARCH 24, 2019

Governments, educators, advocacy groups and companies large and small need to work better together. But what may surprise some readers of the report, released Monday, is what the United States can learn from developing nations when it comes to bringing together all parties interested in edtech. Whereas the U.S. says the report.

Technology 146

Technology EdTech Education Mobility 146

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 29, 2024

“In the past, we saw more of these local or state driven initiatives focusing on pre-K, but over the last three years, we’ve seen voters approve ballot measures to invest in child care and early learning across a handful of states, cities, counties,” she said. The program has also been a boon for the child care centers themselves.

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Report Policies Trends Advocacy 104

eSchool News

JANUARY 20, 2022

The combination of tactile exploration and innovative technology is a powerful package that will help transform the way students learn while in school, and I’m energized by the shared vision that its learning system will be used by many more school kids in the near term, in addition to the focus and dedication of the team leading Osmo.

EdTech 55

EdTech Advocacy Education Company 55

The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

In terms of young women, school counselors and really all educators can help young women and really all of our students learn more about computer science and technology by thinking about how it intersects with every area of interest. But really, the jobs that are coming up in the STEM fields are in the computing industry.

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STEM Company Industry System 337

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 11, 2021

That is still not nearly good enough for an industry that is rapidly growing and maintains extensive waiting lists for care — but stands well ahead of the state of play for home-based child care. Home-based relative and neighbor child care providers, when paid, earn only about $8,000 a year on average.

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Advocacy System Trends Industry 107

Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2024

The ARPA funds allowed her to bring in outside teachers to lead dance and music classes, and to teach social-emotional learning lessons, but those programs stopped when the funding was cut off. “No It’s stripping children of learning in a meaningful way,” she says. No more outside experts, unless they can do it for free,” Gale says.

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Policies Industry Accessibility Advocacy 144

The Hechinger Report

MAY 14, 2018

Even the line between apprenticeships and college is being blurred, with apprentices increasingly earning postsecondary credits and community/technical colleges serving as education providers for industry partners. Related: Colleges are adding programs in a once-decimated industry — manufacturing. Future of Learning.

Education 108

Education Industry Advocacy Report 108

Doug Levin

MARCH 10, 2016

I recently availed myself of the chance to join and learn from many of the leading innovators and thinkers in the emerging blockchain industry at the Chamber of Digital Commerce’s DC Blockchain Summit 2016 , which billed itself (accurately, I think) as “a dialogue at the intersection of industry, regulation, and innovation.”

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Education Industry Sony Policies 281

Edsurge

APRIL 28, 2020

“The district has been quite open about how challenging this migration to video distance learning has been for their teachers,” says Boyd. She is the vice president of advocacy and engagement at the Mozilla Foundation, which today released a new report examining the privacy and security policies of 15 commonly used video-conferencing apps.

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Report Video Schoology Microsoft 160

eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2023

82 percent of families and 80 percent of educators surveyed feel strongly that high-speed Internet at home is extremely important to fulfilling learning outcomes. They can also learn about which schools have the lowest broadband adoption rates in their area. Department of Education and Civic Nation.

Digital Divide 69

Digital Divide Broadband Survey Outcomes 69

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 7, 2022

For the next few hours, they are in school but they are also done learning for the day. According to the Afterschool Alliance, an advocacy group for after-school programming , 7.8 Like the child care industry as a whole, after-school programs often operate on tight revenues and low pay. Subscribe today!

Company 111

Company Elementary Advocacy Report 111

eSchool News

AUGUST 19, 2020

For over 50 years, Dean has placed the safety of its passengers above all else, having a long history of advocacy for passenger safety. To augment regular disinfectant use, Dean has announced an industry-leading commitment to treat the more than 1,600 school buses it operates throughout the State of Michigan with MicrobeCare.

Industry 52

Industry Advocacy System Technology 52

The Hechinger Report

MAY 24, 2021

A 2012 review of studies on learning time found that the extra time often didn’t produce academic benefits for students and when it did, the benefits were small. Indeed, many advocacy groups, including the Learning Policy Institute and Ed Trust , are recommending extending learning time next year. Credit: Getty Images.

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Study Comparison Advocacy Report 135

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

The GoGuardian Research and Insights team today announced its comprehensive findings on the factors that create an engaging learning experience in K-12 schools, both online and in-person, in its 2020 State of Engagement Report. Developing students’ metacognitive skills required for learning.

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Student Engagement Advocacy Outcomes Report 65

techlearning

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Lexia Learning today announced that its personalized literacy programs Lexia® Core5® Reading (Core5) and Lexia PowerUp Literacy™ (PowerUp) were both honored in the 2018 Tech Edvocate awards. Core5 provides explicit, systematic instruction through personalized learning paths in six areas of reading.

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Differentiated Instruction Adaptive Learning Advocacy Learning 42

EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Melanie Pritchett - Compass Learning, Austin, TX Dr. Frances McArthur - Superintendent, Lexington, TX We are on the cusp of exciting times in Texas, using digital content in the classroom. Barriers include strong lobby of the textbook industry in Texas. How do we get students and teachers excited about learning again?

Advocacy 49

Advocacy Mobility Assessment Social Media 49

Educator Innovator

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

In that year the two organizations hosted a National Forum on the topic, sponsored virtual town halls to learn about the needs of library staff as they relate to teen services, and interviewed library staff and stakeholders to learn about models for successful CE. As the Leadership Anchorage.

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Libraries Advocacy Education Learning 40