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Bowling First Mission to Increase Participation in the Sport of Bowling
Bowling First announces a new online directory of everything bowling. Bowling First’s mission is to increase participation in bowling by having everything related to bowling in one easy to access location. - July 02, 2019 - Bowling First
Tech4Learning Releases Update to Wixie - Flash-Free and Even Easier to Use
Tech4Learning has released an update Wixie. Wixie is a cloud-based tool students can use to paint pictures, write stories, and record their voice to explore the curriculum and demonstrate mastery. Teachers can log in to find, create, or assign student project work, provide feedback and evaluate... - July 01, 2019 - Tech4Learning, Inc.
Thunderbirds Charities Awards $25,000 Grant to Kids Need to Read
Kids Need to Read is the honored recipient of a $25,000 grant award from Thunderbirds Charities. The funds will be used to provide books and other reading resources to disadvantaged children via The Page Coach. - June 21, 2019 - Kids Need to Read
The Cassata Foundation Awards $5000 in Scholarship Grants to High School Seniors
The Cassata Foundation recently presented their Scholarship Grants to several High School Students from the Half Hollow School District Hills West Awards Ceremony. The grants were presented by Rosario Cassata, President and Trustee of the Cassata Foundation, to three High School Seniors. The... - June 20, 2019 - The Cassata Foundation
Executive Education Academy Charter School in Allentown Celebrates First Graduating Class
Seventy-six seniors graduated from the first graduating class in EEACS history. - June 19, 2019 - Executive Education Academy Charter School
App-Garden Opens Its Virtual Sub Training to the Public; No Longer Only for School Districts
App-Garden’s Virtual Sub Training has revolutionized the way school districts onboard and train substitutes. The convenience and ease of completing Substitute Orientation and Effective Substitute Training allow districts and administrators to maintain a healthy, rolling roster of readily... - June 18, 2019 - App-Garden
An Evening with Temple Grandin: Connecting Animal Behavior & Autism - August 13, 2019
Future Horizons will be hosting An Evening with Temple Grandin in Fayetteville, AR on August 13, 2019. - June 16, 2019 - Future Horizons, Inc.
Pop Culture Classroom Hosts Summer Camp Series with Scholarship Opportunities to Inspire Love of Learning Through Pop Culture Mediums
Nonprofit offers summer camps and workshops to cultivate imagination, creativity, and educational play for Denver school-age children. - June 15, 2019 - Pop Culture Classroom
Above & Beyond Athletics (ABA) Proudly Announces Their 2019 Graduating Class
A select group of Above & Beyond Athletics student-athletes will promote from 8th grade Friday, June 14, 2019, in a private ceremony with ABA family and friends at the Above & Beyond Athletics facility in Anaheim. The mission of Above & Beyond Athletics is to create an educational and athletic system for student-athletes from all economic backgrounds, and preparing them to become great leaders in their school, sport, and communities. - June 14, 2019 - Above & Beyond Athletics
EEACS Holds First Signing Day for Seniors
Seniors at the Allentown charter school have earned over $500,000 in scholarships and grants. - June 13, 2019 - Executive Education Academy Charter School
Children of All Nation - Student Ambassador Exchange Seeks Hosts Families for 2019-2020 School Year
Local nonprofit, Student Ambassador Exchange seeks new host families to join their mission to promote cultural exchange. This is an opportunity to change a life by opening your heart and home. It is our students’ dream to experience American culture and study abroad. Past host mom, Marcia... - June 12, 2019 - Children of All Nation - Student Ambassador Exchange
Winners Announced at the Fifth Annual Zeidman Awards
Bob Zeidman, author, inventor and entrepreneur, is proud to announce the six winners of the fifth annual Zeidman Awards. The awards recognize middle school students who demonstrate an advanced knowledge of electronics or computer programming to solve challenges in a unique and efficient manner. The winners, their parents, and judges celebrated at a brunch on May 26 at the Computer History Museum. - June 11, 2019 - Zeidman Consulting
EEACS Offering Money Management Class Developed by Youth Financial Literacy
Seventh graders at the Allentown charter school will learn the basics of financial responsibility. - June 06, 2019 - Executive Education Academy Charter School
eLuma Pilot to Offer Online Special Education Teachers
For the first time ever, eLuma will be offering online Special Education teachers --beginning in the 2019-20 school year. - June 04, 2019 - eLuma Online Therapy
Chef Koochooloo Awarded Competitive Grant from the National Science Foundation
Chef Koochooloo wins a competitive grant from the National Science Foundation and invitations from the French and Swiss governments to pilot the idea in Europe. It teaches kids healthy eating from around the world, and infuses STEAM concepts through lessons. It is an example of how schools and policy makers can improve ethnically diverse students’ success via culturally responsive teaching, with education programs and technologies using knowledge, attitudes and skills for inclusive classrooms. - June 01, 2019 - Chef Koochooloo
M20 Summit Brings Together Local Schools for First Ever Collaborative STEM Project
Marlborough’s high schools come together for the first time ever to take part in a local STEM Summit. - June 01, 2019 - Marlborough Economic Development Corporation
Drug-Free Tennessee to Host Educational Workshop to Keep Our Youth Off Drugs
Drug-Free Tennessee is preparing for International Day Against Drug Abuse with educational events to help the community keep young people away from drugs. - June 01, 2019 - Drug Free South
Spotivity Mobile App Marks the “X” for Teens in Search for Meaningful After-School Activities
The free Spotivity mobile application is happy to announce that they have launched 3 new additional program categories – Jobs, Internships, and Camps – and grew their number of searchable program categories by 50% to a total of nine engagement categories. Spotivity has also implemented... - May 30, 2019 - Spotivity
Leroy and Yvette Mcclure Wage War Against Illiteracy with New Educational Model
Dog Ear Publishing reviews a book that proposes a service model to help educators teach reading to children with learning disabilities so they can make the most of their schooling. - May 30, 2019 - Dog Ear Publishing
Disc Golf Coming to Executive Education Academy Charter School in Allentown
The Allentown charter school’s latest sport will start in September 2019. - May 30, 2019 - Executive Education Academy Charter School
Kirk Cameron Speaks at Plumstead Christian School’s Ninth Annual Founders Forum & Second Annual Multi-School Assembly
Each year Plumstead Christian School invites a nationally known Christian whose faith informs the way he or she lives. The 2019 Founders Forum keynote speaker, Kirk Cameron, is an actor, director, and producer best known for his early work on TV sitcom Growing Pains, the Left Behind movies, and Fireproof. Most recently Cameron has produced documentaries entitled Monumental and Connect, and he speaks on marriage and parenting in churches across the nation with his Living Room Reset. - May 28, 2019 - Plumstead Christian School
Sergei Tokarev: Lucky Labs Has Released a Book on Ecology Written by Ukrainian Children
A book about garbage was presented at the largest exhibition in Ukraine – Book Arsenal 2019. - May 27, 2019 - Lucky Labs
Nancy Spencer Named Shorecrest Head of School
The Shorecrest Preparatory School Board of Trustees has appointed Nancy L. Spencer as its Head of School effective July 1, 2020. Spencer will succeed current Head of School Mike Murphy, who announced earlier this year that he would retire after a 14-year tenure, at the end of the 2019-2020 school... - May 25, 2019 - Shorecrest Preparatory School
Author, Nicole Thompson Seeks to End the Mental Health Stigma in Black Communities with Newly Released Book, Black Therapists Rock: a Glimpse Through the Eyes of Experts
Black Therapists Rock: A Glimpse Through the Eyes of Experts seeks to end the mental health stigma in Black communities. Since trauma is healed better collectively, each author shares personal accounts of depression, abuse, grief, and other forms of trauma that is often ignored in the community. The authors’ vulnerability gives hope to people with similar experiences. Nicole’s chapter reveals childhood memories of her mom’s depression that ended with her lifeless body lying next to her at age 8. - May 23, 2019 - GOAT Educators
Yardstick Management Expands Leadership Team with the Appointment of Several Talented Senior Consultants
Yardstick Management Welcomes Jeana Brown, Melanie Calhoun and Gil Rodriguez to Leadership Team. - May 18, 2019 - Yardstick Management LLC
Homeland Security Foundation of America (HSFA) Brings Active Shooter Awareness to Kansas City
Homeland Security Foundation of America (HSFA) announces it will host an active shooter town hall meeting in Kansas City, Missouri, with keynote speaker from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Protective Security Advisor (PSA) team. - May 16, 2019 - Homeland Security Foundation of America
Reality Changers Launches Fundraising Campaign to Celebrate 18th Birthday
Reality Changers Launches Fundraising Campaign to Celebrate 18th Birthday. Throughout the Weekend of May 16-19, 2019 All Funds Given Will be Doubled. - May 16, 2019 - Reality Changers
The Largest Teacher Job Fair in the Gulf Coast Region to be Held June 10-11 in Houston, TX
Region 4 Education Service Center will host the 2019 Annual Gulf Coast Teacher Job Fair June 10-11, 2019 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at M.O. Campbell Educational Center, 1865 Aldine Bender Road, Houston, Texas 77032. Registration is available at www.esc4.net/jobfair. - May 16, 2019 - Region 4 Education Service Center
MedicalFieldCareers.com Announces Its Top 10 Online Nursing Programs for 2019-2020
MedicalFieldCareers.com, a free online resource for students training for careers in healthcare, has revealed its official 2019-20 list of the Top 10 Online Nursing Programs. “With online resources and education growing at record levels every year, we want to show our support for those... - May 15, 2019 - MedicalFieldCareers.com
Waldorf Publishing and ShaggyPup.com, Both Based in Grapevine, Texas Are Thrilled to be Donating Over 55,000 Books to Goodwill with a $750,000 Retail Value
Waldorf Publishing and ShaggyPup.com strives to benefit local causes and create a feel good story in a world that is in need of more stories to make people smile. - May 15, 2019 - Waldorf Publishing
Tutor Doctor Brings Back #StockTheFridge Campaign to Generate Teacher Appreciation
Students, parents, communities to stock refrigerators and staff rooms to show gratitude for educators. - May 10, 2019 - Tutor Doctor
Lehigh Valley Charter School EEACS Participates in “Safe2Say Something”
“Safe2Say Something” is an online safety program for students, parents, and educators. - May 09, 2019 - Executive Education Academy Charter School
Safety Training in School District 89
Student safety is a top priority in School District 89. The District regularly practices emergency drills and procedures with staff and emergency responders to ensure that they are prepared in the event of an emergency. On Friday, May 10, 2019, the Maywood, Melrose Park, Broadview and Bellwood... - May 09, 2019 - School District 89
ClassLink Named 2019 SIIA CODiE Award Finalist for Best Emerging Education Technology Solution for Administrators
ClassLink announced that OneSync and ClassLink Analytics were both named a 2019 SIIA CODiE Award finalist in the "Best Emerging Education Technology Solution for Administrators" category. Award finalists represent applications, products, and services from developers of educational... - May 08, 2019 - ClassLink Technologies
APC by Schneider Electric Presents $10,000 to Wisconsin School for IT Makeover Contest
Does your school or district have a problem IT area that’s keeping your school from creating the best interactive learning environment? If so, plan to enter the 2019 K-12 IT Makeover Contest sponsored by APC by Schneider Electric’s IT Solutions for Education for a chance to win $10,000... - May 07, 2019 - APC by Schneider Electric
Riverview Academy of Math and Science Announces New Principal
Riverview Academy of Math and Science Governing Board and Charter School Associates are pleased to introduce Marcy Ringdahl as new the Principal. - May 05, 2019 - Charter School Associates
Allentown Charter School Launches Online Store
Executive Education Academy Charter School now has an online store for spirit apparel. - May 02, 2019 - Executive Education Academy Charter School
Ident-A-Kid Becomes a Microsoft Authorized Education Partner
Ident-A-Kid earns distinction through commitment to academic customers. - May 02, 2019 - Ident-A-Kid
App-Garden Adds Its Second Cloud-Based Solution in 30 Days: Travel Tracker - Routing Software
With Travel Tracker for Routes, administrators can easily plan, coordinate, and optimize bus routes and schedules from any WiFi capable device with a web browser. - May 01, 2019 - App-Garden
Reading Rocks in Rockford 2019
Author and award-winning editor Kim Childress joins Author Row for Reading Rocks in Rockford 2019, at the Krause Memorial Library in Rockford, MI, and she will be featuring The Legend of the Fairy Stones and other titles, with book-give-aways complements of Girls' Life Magazine and ChildressInk.com. - April 27, 2019 - Childress Ink
EEACS Foundation Supporting Student Activities with Charity Golf Outing
The charity golf outing will be held in May and will benefit extracurricular activities at the Allentown charter school. - April 25, 2019 - Executive Education Academy Charter School
Allentown Charter School Starts Inaugural Baseball & Softball Season
High school students at EEACS can participate in baseball or softball in the 2019 spring season. - April 18, 2019 - Executive Education Academy Charter School
ClassLink Announces Strategic Partnership with Typesy for Schools
ClassLink, the leader in single sign-on, class rostering, learning resource analytics, and account provisioning announced a strategic partnership with Typesy to provide one-click access to their lessons, games, and exercises that help students type faster and more efficiently. Typesy’s program also includes detailed video instruction that clearly explains the correct way to place your hands and hit every key with speed and accuracy. - April 17, 2019 - ClassLink Technologies
Tampa Bay Christian Academy (TBCA) and TEL Library Announce Affordable College-Credit Courses for TBCA Students
Tampa Bay Christian Academy and Tel Library have partnered to bring college-credit courses to the students on campus, allowing them an opportunity they would not otherwise be able to afford or make it to off-site campuses. - April 12, 2019 - Tampa Bay Christian Academy of Florida Inc.
Bishop Brady High School to Host Workshop for Parents of Students Entering High School
Academic Coach, Alice Giarrusso at Bishop Brady High School will be presenting a free workshop for parents of eighth grade students to help them prepare their children for a successful and rewarding high school career. - April 08, 2019 - Bishop Brady High School
An Evening with Temple Grandin: Connecting Animal Behavior & Autism - June 3, 2019
Future Horizons will be hosting an evening with Temple Grandin in New Orleans on June 3, 2019. - April 04, 2019 - Future Horizons, Inc.
ClassLink and GoGuardian Partner to Deliver a Seamless Way to Access Device Management Tools
ClassLink, (classlink.com) a leader in single sign-on, class rostering, learning resource analytics, and account provisioning solutions announced a strategic partnership with GoGuardian (goguardian.com) to provide instant access to their device management solutions that keep students safer online and make teaching easier. - April 04, 2019 - ClassLink Technologies
Find, Craft, and Tell Powerful Stories Via New Book by Minnesota Author
Minnesota author Laura S. Packer releases her first book. “From Audience to Zeal: The ABCs of Finding, Crafting, and Telling a Great Story,” is an in-depth resource for public speakers, business owners, and storytellers in a variety of settings. For more information or to order, please visit the publisher's website at smalltoothdog.com. - April 01, 2019 - The Small-Tooth-Dog Publishing Group LLC
App-Garden Launches It's Newest Solution: Facility Tracker
App-Garden, a leader in cloud-based solutions for K-12 administration, announces the launch of its newest solution: Facility Tracker. The Facility Tracker is a cloud-based work order management system which allows school districts to track work orders from submission to completion, saving time and... - April 01, 2019 - App-Garden
Tenby Schools Penang Announces Annual Spring Fair Being Held on Saturday, 6th April 2019
The public is invited to enjoy international food, a market bazaar, music and games galore at Tenby Schools’ upcoming 4th Annual Spring Fair on Saturday 6th April 2019. The fair will be open from 10 am to 2 pm. - March 31, 2019 - Tenby Schools Parents' Association Penang