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    Latino Educators' Group Gears Up for Virtual National Career Fair

    The Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents is set to hold its virtual National Career Fair for the third consecutive year on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023 from noon to 5 p.m. EST, the nonprofit said in a news release. 01/23/2023

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    Schools Must Adopt the Science of Math

    With so-called learning loss from the pandemic continuing to harm students, schools can't just return to normal methods of teaching math. Fortunately, researchers have a strong understanding of how people learn math, just as they did with the now widely accepted science of reading. However, that understanding is taking too long to filter into classroom instruction. 01/23/2023

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  • Study: Music Education Benefits Adolescents’ Wellbeing

    A study published in January 2023 by the University of Southern California (USC) in the journal “Frontiers in Psychology” on the impact of music education showed that middle school students gained not only cognitive benefits, but a greater sense of wellbeing in the five key areas of Positive Youth Development (PYD). The study’s findings come at a time when California voters have recently approved Proposition 28, to increase funding for arts and music education in the state’s public schools. 01/23/2023

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    Call for Speakers Open for Tech Tactics in Education: Data and IT Security in the New Now

    Coming to Orlando, FL, Nov. 7-9, 2023, the new conference from Campus Technology and THE Journal will focus on cybersecurity and data practices across K–20 education. 01/23/2023

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    Aurora Institute Invites Curious Educators to a One-Hour Overview of CBE Model

    Education nonprofit Aurora Institute will hold a free one-hour “Intro to CBE” webinar on Wednesday, Jan. 25, intended for K–12 educators and administrators curious about the foundations of competency-based education: what CBE is and how to enable educators to consider using the CBE model in their classrooms. 01/23/2023

  • College and Career Readiness Report Shows Distinct Gender Gap

    College and career readiness company YouScience has released its “Post Graduation Readiness Report Part II,” which reveals that while 44% of female high school students showed aptitude for careers in architecture and engineering, they showed 0% interest in them when interest-based, instead of aptitude-based, tools were used to gauge student talents, abilities, and pathways. 01/19/2023

  • Lexia Intros Self-Paced Digital Program for Grade 4-8 Educators Teaching Literacy Skills

    Literacy company Lexia has introduced Lexia Aspire Professional Learning to help educators of grade 4-8 students teach literacy skills, focusing on helping them transition from “learning to read” to “reading to learn.” Aspire Professional Learning is digital, self-paced, and flexible. It expands on Lexia’s existing LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) program, which teaches the fundamentals of reading instruction. The Aspire program aims to equip educators with the knowledge and skills to support varying levels of literacy competency in their classrooms, the company said. 01/19/2023

  • Varsity Tutors Launches On-Demand Essay Review

    Varsity Tutors, the flagship business of parent company Nerdy Inc., an online live learning platform used by students from elementary school through college, has announced the addition of On-Demand Essay Review. This new service allows students to upload a draft of their work to the secure Live Learning platform and get coaching and feedback from tutors within 48 hours. 01/19/2023

  • Vector Solutions Offers 100+ ‘Inclusive Instruction & Interventions’ Courses

    Recognizing that the COVID-19 pandemic has left many students with mental and emotional traumas creating challenges to their learning, information technology company Vector Solutions has launched “Inclusive Instruction & Interventions” courses to help educators who feel unprepared for how best to help their students. 01/19/2023

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    Stride Launches Teacher-Staffed Tutoring Platform for Schools, Families

    Online education and curriculum provider Stride has launched Stride Tutoring, a high-dosage tutoring platform that requires every tutor to be an active, state-certified teacher, now available for grades 7–12 nationwide, the company said in a news release. 01/19/2023

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    7 Mindsets Acquires BASE Education

    PreK–12 SEL provider 7 Mindsets has acquired BASE Education, a student social-emotional learning and mental health platform developed by licensed professional counselors, expanding and enhancing 7 Mindsets’ suite of social-emotional well-being offerings for students, educators, and families, 7 Mindsets said. 01/19/2023

  • Acer Showcases a Host of New Desktops and Laptops

    At the CES (Consumer Electronics Show) 2023, computer company Acer announced many new desktops, laptops, monitors, and other gear, several of which may be of interest to educational institutions for their capabilities. 01/17/2023

  • Is ChatGPT Writing Your Students

    Is ChatGPT Writing Your Students' Homework? A New Technology Will Be Able to Detect It

    AI writers like ChatGPT can often produce work that is, at least on first glance, indistinguishable from human writing. With a simple prompt like "write an essay on symbolism in Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness," ChatGPT can spit out an organized, coherent, expository essay in seconds. And no two essays will be identical. 01/17/2023

  • BadgePass One Integrated with Schlage Intelligent Locks and Readers for Cloud-Based Access Control

    Security solutions and products company Allegion US has integrated the BadgePass One platform with Schlage Intelligent Locks and Readers. 01/17/2023

  • Screenshot of Discovery Education Science Techbook Biology course homepage

    South Carolina Adopts Experiential Digital Science Techbook for High School Biology

    The Discovery Education Science Techbook’s high school biology course, designed to align with state standards, “offers a unique and engaging three-dimensional learning experience that aligns with S.C. College & Career-Ready Science Standards” through both print and digital editions, providing classroom flexibility for educators seeking to grow student engagement. 01/17/2023

  • AI to Experience Massive Growth in Education

    Artificial intelligence will experience more than a tenfold growth in the education sector over the next eight years. According to a new forecast by P&S Intelligence, expenditures for AI by schools will grow from $2.13 billion in 2022 to $25.77 billion in 2030. 01/12/2023

  • SchoolPass Launches VM+

    SchoolPass has released its new VM+, combining visitor management, parent engagement, and attendance scheduling capabilities. 01/12/2023

  • Clever logo and graphic from cybersecurity survey report

    Quarter of K–12 Admins Surveyed Reported a Cyber Incident in Past Year

    Clever’s new report, “Cybersecure 2023: The State of Data Security and Privacy in K–12 Schools,” shares results from its survey of nearly 4,000 U.S. school administrators and educators, revealing that teachers underestimate cyber risks when compared to administrators and overestimate the potential vulnerabilities posed by students and staff. 01/12/2023