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With schools in Asia shuttered in response to the coronavirus outbreak, a UK company has offered its education technology software free to affected students so they can continue taking classes in digital form.
02/24/2020
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Upcoming funding opportunities for schools
02/24/2020
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CTE received a burst of support from state lawmakers when it committed funding to the development and expansion of CTE programs across the state through a CTE "revitalization grant" program.
02/20/2020
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A new philanthropic investment firm has launched that focuses on the future of learning.
02/20/2020
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A nonprofit pursuing the goal of helping prepare 100,000 teachers to teach STEM subjects in American classrooms by 2021 recently issued a report on 10 trends for 2020, placing diversity challenges at the top of the list.
02/20/2020
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The Future Engineer program funds computer science courses at more than 2,000 high schools, according to Amazon. The goal is to support students in underserved and underrepresented communities.
02/20/2020
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Epson will be rolling out seven new education projectors in its PowerLite line this spring. The new models range from budget classroom projectors to network projectors.
02/20/2020
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Kajeet, which produces a device delivering wireless Internet access to students who lack broadband connectivity, has expanded its selling options.
02/20/2020
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Students attending schools that belong to the High School Esports League (HSEL) will be eligible for "For the Gamers" scholarships being granted by eFuse. So far, slightly more than $200,000 have been donated, almost all of that by eFuse, which operates a social network for esports and video games.
02/20/2020
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Special education and STEM were two areas where the shortages have been "persistent."
02/19/2020
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Instructure's CEO will step down in a couple of weeks after the latest purchase agreement with Thoma Bravo is complete.
02/18/2020
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Under the program, students progress from grade to grade at their own pace, based on mastery of concepts and skills laid out in Florida's Next Generation Sunshine State Standards.
02/18/2020
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Upcoming funding opportunities for schools
02/17/2020
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Continuing with our blogs that investigate SEL (social and emotional learning), in this week’s post, we explore the role that the classroom teacher can play in helping our children develop those critically important social and emotional skills and habits. The blogpost is written by a noted expert on children, teachers, and education, Dr. Shelja Sen, who is based in Delhi, India and is a co-founder of ChildrenFirst, a center that provides children with mental health care solutions.
02/17/2020
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In a revised agreement announced this morning, venture capital company Thoma Bravo has increased its offer to acquire Instructure, from the prior $47.60 per share to a “best and final offer” of $49 per share in cash.
02/14/2020
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The number of opportunities in esports has nearly doubled year over year.
02/13/2020
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A reading interventionist at a Washington state school recently received a grant to acquire audiobooks for her elementary students.
02/13/2020
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Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Mid-Atlantic is working with the Maryland State Department of Education to develop a tool that tracks services and engagement received by schools that need the most improvement.
02/13/2020