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Broad Foundation Awards $1.5 Million to National Center on Time & Learning to Double Partnerships with Districts, States Expanding School Calendars
The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation — Tuesday, February 23, 2010
The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation has awarded $1.5 million to the National Center on Time & Learning to ensure that 1 million American public school students within the next 10 years have access to high-performing public schools that offer internationally competitive academic learning time through longer, modernized school calendars, the foundation and center announced today. Read More »
Univision Launches National Campaign To Promote Hispanic Academic Achievement and College Readiness, Access and Completion
Univision Communications — Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Univision Communications today announced the launch of Es El Momento (The Moment is Now), a comprehensive, multi-platform, multi-million dollar three-year national education initiative. Es El Momento will be aimed at improving academic achievement among K-12 Hispanic students.... Read More »
The Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America, the NFL Players Association and Discovery Education Partner on New Effort To Address Underage Access to Alcohol
Discovery Education — Tuesday, February 23, 2010
The It's 21. Just Pass initiative is designed to reinforce the message that the legal drinking age is 21 and challenge high school students' knowledge about the laws and consequences of underage drinking, It's21. Just Pass has launched in 21 cities across the country. Read More »
ACT Launches Workplace Observation Assessment
ACT — Monday, February 22, 2010
Workplace Observation, the latest addition to the WorkKeys® suite of workplace skills tests, measures the skills used to visually observe a workplace event, notice details and remember instructions about the procedures, processes and demonstrations depicted. Read More »
Teachers Given Chance To Attend ISTE 2010 Despite Budget Cuts
netTrekker — Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Launching today, netTrekker's new video contest, "Personalized Learning in Action," gives educators an opportunity to win one of two $1,500 scholarships to attend this year's ISTE 2010 conference...The contest encourages educators, with the help of their students, to create video clips illustrating how they use netTrekker (along with other resources) to engage students in a personalized learning experience. Read More »
Turning Technologies’ Turning Foundation To Launch 2010 Classroom Improvement Technology Grant
Turning Technologies — Tuesday, February 16, 2010
While final grant details are not yet available, the Turning Foundation expects the initiative to include resources from other K-12 partners as part of a joint effort to help educators develop 21st Century classrooms and improve student learning. Read More »
CDI Presents Vienna High School with Complete Tech Lab
CDI — Monday, February 15, 2010
CDI announced that Vienna High School District #13-3 won the first ever CDI “Share Your Story” contest. Vienna High School Principal Patrick Harner’s compelling technology story stood out from the hundreds of entries that were received. Read More »
Two Nationally-acclaimed Former Superintendents Lead Effort To Support Effective School Transformation
Global Partnership Schools — Sunday, February 14, 2010
Dr. Manny Rivera and Dr. Rudy Crew. both former AASA National Superintendents of the Year, serve as CEO and president, respectively, for Global Partnership Schools. Drs. Rivera and Crew discussed the topic of educational leadership during a thought-provoking session at the AASA Conference, in which they outlined a comprehensive approach for systemic change in schools. Read More »
Voyager and 3P Learning Host Fourth Annual World Math Day Competition
Voyager and 3P Learning — Saturday, February 06, 2010
Voyager and 3P Learning announced that they will host the fourth annual World Math Day online math competition on Wednesday, March 3, 201o, During the competition, students will take part in real-time battles of speed and skill and may participate at home, school or anywhere they can access the Internet. Read More »
Microsoft Canada - MindShare Learning Announce Canada's 21st Century Digital Classroom Challenge Winners
MindShare Learning — Wednesday, February 03, 2010
In its second year running, this event aimed to inspire teachers, along with their students from across Canada to share their successful classroom practices using technology. Teachers from publicly funded schools entered to qualify to win one of three technology prize packs valued at over $15,000 for their school. Read More »
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