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New Grant for Entrepreneurship Education Program Expansion
Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship — Saturday, July 14, 2012
The New York Life Foundation has awarded the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) a two-year, $500,000 grant to support programs in Boston, Chicago, New York City and Westchester County, NY. NFTE is a 65-hour, classroom-based program for middle and high school students. Read More »
Central New Jersey School District Selects Follett’s Aspen
Follett Software — Thursday, July 12, 2012
Follett Software announced today that Hunterdon Central Regional High School District in Central New Jersey has adopted Aspen, the company’s Student Information System (SIS).Late last year, the district embarked on an extensive search to replace its existing SIS, with school officials seeking a system providing maximum usability and functionality. Read More »
Dell's Predictive Analytics-Based Decision Support System
Dell Inc. — Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Schools and universities are turning to Dell’s Education Data Management (EDM) solution, a decision support system, to help personalize student learning, increase retention and graduation rates while improving planning, management and reporting. The solution integrates student performance and operational data with predictive analytics to help educators monitor student progress and intervene when needed to improve success Read More »
Create Personalized PD Plans for All of Your Teachers
School Improvement Network — Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Observation 360, one of the most critical tools in the newly released Teacher Effectiveness System, has recently received a new set of features to address the changing needs of administrators, and helps get 100% of students college and career ready. Read More »
RI Contracts with ETS/Teachscape To Use Framework for Teaching Proficiency
Educational Testing Service — Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Educational Testing Service is proud to announce that the Rhode Island Department of Education awarded a contract to ETS and its subcontractor, Teachscape, to offer the Framework for Teaching Proficiency System to all districts implementing the Rhode Island Model Teacher Evaluation and Support System. Read More »
BrainWare Safari Closes Cognitive Gaps for Students with Specific Learning Disabilities
— Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Groundbreaking research has demonstrated that a comprehensive, integrated cognitive skills training program can raise the cognitive functioning of students with specific learning disabilities (SLD) to parity with normally developing students. Read More »
eScholar Delivers Enhanced Version of Data Warehouse
eScholar — Tuesday, July 10, 2012
eScholar announced immediate availability of version 14.0 of the eScholar Complete Data Warehouse® (CDW). eScholar CDW v14.0 includes a slew of enhancements in support of tailoring education for each individual, including support for the Common Core State Standards Initiative, analysis of effective teaching techniques, and transportation information to improve operational efficiencies. Read More »
Oklahoma Approves Marzano School Leadership Evaluation Model;
Learning Sciences Marzano Center — Tuesday, July 10, 2012
On the recommendation of the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher and Leader Effectiveness (TLE), the Oklahoma State Board of Education has approved the Marzano School Leadership Evaluation Model for Oklahoma districts implementing leadership evaluation during the 2012-2013 school year. Read More »
New Dimension Media More Than Doubles Its Total Adoptions
New Dimension Media — Monday, July 09, 2012
New Dimension Media (NDM) has more than doubled its total number of subscribing students in the first six months of 2012. Recent additions include over 250,000 students added in New York, over 200,000 in Illinois, and over 100,000 in Colorado, Indiana, and Minnesota, with thousands more coming from Wyoming, South Carolina, and Florida. Read More »
SchoolReach Now Embedded in PowerSchool
SchoolReach — Monday, July 02, 2012
SchoolReach Instant Parent Contact, a leading parent notification system for K-12 schools and districts, is now embedded in Pearson’s PowerSchool®. The new SchoolReach for PowerSchool program will help schools and districts save valuable time and resources by providing direct access to the SchoolReach application while working within PowerSchool. Read More »
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