THE News Update: White House Taps Technology to 'Hack' Challenges Facing Foster Care Youth

6/1/2016

News & Issues

White House Taps Technology to 'Hack' Challenges Facing Foster Care Youth
Several new policies, initiatives and tools were announced at the White House's hackathon.
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Arizona District To Deploy Game-Based Math with $200,000 Grant
Arizona's Osborn School District will deploy a blended math program across five schools as the result of a $200,000 grant from the APS Foundation.
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Quantile Measures for Math Added to Kansas Student Assessments
Kansas will be working with a research and education technology company to add an additional dimension to how students are assessed.
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PeopleAdmin Expands Talent Management Software Portfolio with TeacherMatch Acquisition
PeopleAdmin and TeacherMatch, two providers of talent management software for education, have combined to offer a comprehensive talent management platform and analytical solution intended for identifying, hiring and developing effective teachers.
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Pike County SD Adopts College Search Tools
Pike County School District in Georgia has selected a K-12 college and career readiness platform in an effort to help students find the colleges that best suit them in terms of academic fit, affordability, size and culture.
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Upcoming K–12 Grants
- Social Emotional Learning Innovation Fund
  Sponsor: NoVo Foundation and Education First
  Award: Up to $5,000
  Number of Awards: Varies
  Application Deadline: June 13
- Foundation for Blended and Online Learning Teacher Grant Program
  Sponsor: Foundation for Blended and Online Learning
  Award: Up to $10,000
  Number of Awards: Max of 150 applications will be considered, and up to $200,000 total will be awarded
  Application Deadline: June 15
- Fab School Labs Contest
  Sponsor: Northrup Grumman Foundation
  Award: $100,000
  Number of Awards: 5
  Application Deadline: June 17
- Champion Creatively Alive Children Creative Leadership Grants 2016
  Sponsor: Crayola
  Award: $2,500 plus $1,000 in Crayola products
  Number of Awards: Up to 20
  Application Deadline: June 20
- Adopt a Classroom
  Deadline: Ongoing
- Brown Rudnick Community Grants
  Deadline: Ongoing
- Corning Foundation Grants
  Deadline: Ongoing
- Brinker International Grants
  Deadline: Ongoing
- Naiku Innovative Teacher Grant
  Deadline: Ongoing (approx. 10 awards per month)
Call for Papers & Proposals
- ICEEEL 2017 : 19th International Conference on e-Education and e-Learning
  Papers Due: Oct. 4, 2016
  Event: April 24-25, 2017
  Boston, MA
Upcoming Webinars
- iPads vs. Chromebooks: What's the Best for Your School?
  Date: June 9
  Time: 3 p.m. Eastern
  Sponsor: JAMF Software
- Shifting to Mobile Digital Content for Teaching and Learning
  Date: June 14
  Time: 1 p.m. Eastern
  Sponsor: CoSN — the Consortium for School Networking
- The Magic Circle of the Gamified Classroom
  Date: June 14
  Time: 3 p.m. Eastern
  Sponsor: ASCD
Upcoming Events
- InfoComm 2016
  June 4–10, 2016
  Las Vegas, NV
- 2016 Clute Institute International Education Conference
  June 5–9, 2016
  Venice, Italy
- OLC Collaborate
  June 10, 2016
  Las Vegas, NV
- 2016 NMC Summer Conference
  June 14–16, 2016
  Rochester, NY
- ISTE 2016
  June 26–29
  Denver, CO
- National Early Childhood Summer Institute 2016
  June 27–30
  Atlanta, GA
- The 16th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT)
  July 25–28, 2016
  Austin, TX
- Campus Technology 2016
  Aug. 1–4, 2016
  Boston, MA
- Distance Teaching & Learning Conference
  Aug. 9–11, 2016
  Madison, WI
- National Indian Education Association's 47th Annual Convention & Trade Show
  Oct. 5–8, 2016
  Reno, NV
- OLC Accelerate
  Nov. 16–18, 2016
  Orlando, FL
- More events at thejournal.com

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News & Issues

Upcoming K–12 Grants

Call for Papers & Proposals

Upcoming Webinars

Upcoming Events

Professional Resources