• Flashpoint Now Offering Its Cybersecurity and Risk Management Solutions to K–12 Schools

  Cybersecurity and risk intelligence firm Flashpoint today announced it is entering the K–12 sector with its comprehensive risk management and cybersecurity solutions, offering an outsourcing option to school leaders and typically under-resourced IT professionals concerned about protecting their school networks amid rising numbers of cyberattacks and ransomware incidents targeting public schools.

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• Two More Districts, in California and Connecticut, Say Their Students' Data Included in Illuminate Education Breach

  Two more school districts have recently notified parents that their students were among the millions across the country impacted by the Illuminate Education breach of private student data: Ventura Unified School District in California and Newtown Public Schools in Connecticut.

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• 3 Ways to Interrupt the Vicious 'Math is Too Hard' Cycle with Technology

  A STEM education expert from DigitalEd shares advice for teachers on how to help students overcome the "I'm just not good at math" mentality using classroom technology and early interventions.

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• 6 Tips for Education Leaders Working Toward Equitable Schools

  A superintendent leading the effort in Rochester, N.Y., toward making K–12 schools more equitable shares advice for school leaders working to create equitable conditions in public schools.

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• Strengthen Your STEM Program with These 4 Elements of Entrepreneurship

  Two curriculum developers and educators explain the four elements of adding entrepreneurship to STEM/STEAM education and why teaching entrepreneurship is beneficial to ensuring students graduate high school with the skills needed to succeed in the 21st century economy.

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• New Aperture Education Feature Incorporates SEL Assessment Data with Harmony SEL Curriculum

  Aperture Education has launched a new tool to help districts incorporate SEL assessment data in their classroom usage of Aperture’s Harmony SEL curriculum, the company said today.

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• TutorMe’s Kyle Baker on What ‘High-Dosage’ Means, Why 1:1 Tutoring Impacts More Than Just Grades, and How Their Platform Works

  Amid explosive growth over the past two years, two recent top industry awards, and being acquired last month by GoGuardian, TutorMe Chief of Staff Kyle Baker spoke with THE Journal recently about the kind of tutoring that is proven to boost learning outcomes, how TutorMe's platform works, and what questions K–12 leaders should ask when considering a new large-scale tutoring program.

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• Ambitious Ed Tech Data Initiative Launched by Coalition of Nonprofits and Walton Family Foundation

  Five national education nonprofits today launched a new initiative that aims to centralize the collection and sharing of information about ed tech solutions serving U.S. public schools and create national standards for data interoperability and data privacy — initially funded by a Walton Family Foundation planning grant, according to a news release.

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• 1EdTech Updates Its QTI Assessment Standard to Enable the Latest Accessibility Features

  An update to 1EdTech Consortium’s digital assessment interoperability standard has added accessibility features and improved rendering to enable greater access in large-scale testing for students with special needs, the nonprofit said in a news release.

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• Applications Now Open for ClassTag's $10K Community Engagement Grant

  K–12 community engagement platform ClassTag has opened applications for its Community Engagement Grant, which will recognize a U.S. school district for engaging with families, staff, and the community in “the most creative ways,” the company said.

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• STEM Fields are Top Choice for Gen Z Students, New NSHSS Survey Shows

  Results from a survey of over 11,000 U.S. high school and college students, conducted by the National Society of High School Scholars in February and early March, offer insights into Gen Z’s career choices and show that a majority of respondents are planning for future jobs in STEM fields.

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• Student Publishing Platform BoomWriter Merges with Curriculum-As-A-Service Provider Walch Education

  Massachusetts-based student publishing platform BoomWriter Media has merged with curriculum-as-a-service provider Walch Education, based in Maine, the companies announced in a news release.

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• Teachers Report Slightly Fewer Students Were Behind in Spring 2022, New Research Shows

  New educator survey data from the Christensen Institute released today offers insights into how K–12 teachers are faring, the technology they’re still relying on most, and how the pandemic continues to influence their instructional methods and tools, even with 97% of teachers back to in-person learning.

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• University Teams with Littera on High-Impact Tutoring for Every Michigan School District

  Every K–12 school district in Michigan now has access to research-based, high-impact tutoring, thanks to a new partnership between the Grand Valley State University NextEd Co-Lab and Littera Education.

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• Vector Solutions Adds New Topics to its Student Safety and Wellness Training Course Library

  School safety training provider Vector Solutions has introduced new online student courses on safety topics such as trauma awareness, dating violence, human trafficking, and more, the company said in a news release.

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• Verizon to Add 50 More Learning Labs and 50 More Innovative Learning Schools

  Verizon is celebrating 10 years of its digital inclusion-focused education initiative by announcing that the telecommunications company will launch Verizon Innovative Learning Labs in 50 more Title I schools this fall and is adding 50 new Title I schools to its Innovative Learning Schools program, bringing the program’s total reach to 561 schools nationwide, the company said.

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• Free K–12 Resources to Help with Remote and Blended Learning in 2022

  As you seek out software and services to augment online and blended instruction this year, start here. Please see the list of grant opportunities here (includes ongoing updates).

• Education Innovation & Research Grants

  Sponsor: U.S. Department of Education's OESE
  Award: $1M to $15M
  Number of Awards: 17 to 37
  Application Deadlines: July 21, 2022 for Early-Phase and Expansion-Phase Applicants

• Community Engagement Grant

  Sponsor: ClassTag
  Award: $10,000
  Number of Awards: 1
  Application Deadline: July 20

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