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THINK Together Expands Extended Learning Time & Early Literacy Programs Statewide
THINK Together — Tuesday, October 25, 2011
THINK Together, one of the nation's largest non-profit providers of Extended Learning Time (ELT) programs, announced further expansion in California with the addition of more than 80 school sites this fall in.... In 2011-12, THINK Together anticipates serving more than 100,000 youngsters at more than 400 locations. The organization's ELT programs range from after-school and spring break programs to early literacy and small group tutoring. Read More »
Dimensionu Extends Agreement with Connections Education
DimensionU — Monday, October 24, 2011
Connections Education has signed a one-year extension and expansion to provide all students with the DimensionU educational video games system. The agreement gives access to standards-aligned math and literacy curriculum for elementary through high school students enrolled in Connections Education’s Connection Academy virtual schools nationwide. Read More »
Peoples Education Announces a Matching Grant Opportunity for Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy Discretionary Grant Award Winners
Peoples Education — Monday, October 24, 2011
Peoples Education is pleased to announce a matching grant program for educators in the six states that have been awarded Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy grants, All purchases from the Peoples Education and Brightpoint Literacy 2011-12 catalogs made with validated LEA sub-grant award funds by May 31, 2012, will be eligible to receive up to the purchase amount (before shipping) in additional product at no cost. Read More »
Shmoop Delivers SAT Biology E/M
Shmoop — Monday, October 24, 2011
Shmoop, a publisher of digital curriculum and test preparation, announced today the birth of a test prep guide for the SAT Subject Test in Biology E/M. By adding Bio to its stable of study guides, including prep for the ACT, PSAT, SAT, APs, and SAT Subject Tests, Shmoop has completed a menagerie of magic…al educational tools. Read More »
Scholastic Announces New Team Focused on Family and Community Engagement
Scholatic — Saturday, October 22, 2011
Recognizing the critical importance of supporting learning and literacy development from birth to adulthood and outside of school, Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL) has created a new team within the company dedicated to family and community engagement called Scholastic FACE (Scholastic Family and Community Engagement). Read More »
Detroit-Area Charter Schools Adopt Teachscape Reflect
Teachscape — Thursday, October 20, 2011
To help improve teaching effectiveness and aid in the teacher evaluation process, the Michigan Association of Public School Academies (MAPSA), the state association of public charter schools in Michigan, has adopted Teachscape Reflect Video. Teachscape's video-based professional development system was recently implemented in 29 charter schools throughout the Detroit area. Read More »
Utah DoE Approves Lexia Reading Software
Lexia Learning Systems — Thursday, October 20, 2011
Lexia Learning Systems has been named an approved provider of reading improvement computer-assisted instructional learning tools for grades K–3 by the Utah Department of Education. Utah educators can now implement Lexia Reading® with the knowledge that it has been reviewed by the DoE as an essential component to any reading adoption and is recommended to assist in meeting their district reading goals. Read More »
Project Lead The Way Tours Oklahoma City STEM Programs
Project Lead The Way — Thursday, October 20, 2011
During a recent tour of Francis Tuttle Technology Center, students described the inflatable extra-terrestrial habitat their team designed and presented to top NASA executives in Houston. The experience helped the students gain confidence and understand the real world applications in their Project Lead The Way (PLTW) classes. Read More »
Archipelago Learning Expands Product Offerings
Archipelago Learning — Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Archipelago Learning has added two new product lines with the addition of ESL ReadingSmartTM and ReadingMateTM, providing a way for teachers to individualize instruction for both non-native and native English speakers in reading and English language arts. Read More »
National Center on Response to Intervention Endorses Pearson’s Reading and Math Diagnostic Assessments
Pearson — Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Pearson today announced that the National Center on Response to Intervention (NCRTI) now includes GRADE™ (Group Reading Assessment and Diagnostic Evaluation) and GMADE™ (Group Mathematics Assessment and Diagnostic Evaluation) on its list of approved RTI solutions. Read More »
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