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ECS Releases Roadmap for Improving Early Reading Proficiency
Education Commission of the States — Monday, October 01, 2012
The Education Commission of the States (ECS) released A State Policy Roadmap for Improving Early Reading Proficiency, a resource to help state leaders and policymakers create effective policies and programs. Read More »
Science Foundation Arizona Issues Statewide RFP for STEM School Pilot Sites
Science Foundation Arizona — Monday, October 01, 2012
Through a strategic partnership between Helios Education Foundation and Science Foundation Arizona (SFAz), today a competitive request for proposals (RFP) is being issued to fund Helios STEM School Pilot sites in Arizona. The RFP will make grants of up to $500,000 available to schools and districts to implement STEM education curricula in classrooms. Read More »
GA Adopts Carnegie Learning Math
Carnegie Learning, Inc. — Friday, September 28, 2012
Carnegie Learning Inc., publisher of K-12 mathematics curricula and professional development services, announces that the Georgia Department of Education has approved Carnegie Learning's vertically aligned sequence of middle school and high school textbooks and personalized instructional software as adopted curricula through 2018. Read More »
Research Shows Technology Use in Preschool Improves Math & Literacy Skills
Hatch — Thursday, September 27, 2012
A new research study reports that pre-K students who used age-appropriate technology with progress monitoring over six months made significant improvements in both math and early literacy skills on externally-administered, standardized tests. The study investigated the effectiveness of the iStartSmart™ educational technology system by Hatch® in urban early childhood classrooms. Read More »
EasyBib Surveys Librarians
EasyBib — Thursday, September 27, 2012
Hoping to gain insight into the current state of information literacy in education, EasyBib, a leader in citation and research tools, recently surveyed over 300 K-12 and college librarians, asking them questions about the educational trends at their libraries. Read More »
Burlington Reports Benefits from Tyler's ERP System
Tyler Technologies, Inc. — Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Tyler Technologies, Inc. announced that the Burlington School District of Vermont has quickly realized value and efficiencies during the two months since the district went live with Tyler’s Munis® enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution. The school district chose Munis to replace an in-house system that was developed decades ago... Read More »
Districts Collaborating in Online Community of Practice
Consortium for School Networking — Wednesday, September 26, 2012
The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) today announced that the association will lead 172 school district leaders from across the country on a site visit to Mooresville Graded School District (Mooresville, NC) to take a firsthand look at the district's proven success in creating student-centered learning environments. Read More »
ALEKS® Approved by Georgia State Board of Education
ALEKS Corporation — Tuesday, September 25, 2012
ALEKS Corporation, a leading provider of web-based learning and assessment solutions for mathematics, science, and business courses, today announced that the Georgia State Board of Education has approved select ALEKS K-12 mathematics courses for inclusion on the state’s list of 2012 State Recommended Learning Resources. Read More »
Empowering Writers Releases Essential Guides to Writing
Empowering Writers, LLC — Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Empowering Writers, leading provider of K-8 professional development and resources for the instruction of writing is pleased to announce the release of their Essential Guides to Writing for grades 2-5. Read More »
HMH DataDirector™ Identified as Cornerstone of Denver School Turnaround
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt — Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt announced that DataDirector, its flagship Riverside assessment product, played a key role in the successful turnaround of the Sheridan Elementary School in Denver, Colo. Citing the importance of data-driven instruction as a necessary component of school transformation, Sheridan implemented DataDirector to monitor and inform student progress. Read More »
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