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Follett Software Company —Monday, November 24, 2008
East Baton Rouge (LA) Parish Schools were in the process of consolidating student information in a new data warehouse when Hurricane Gustav paid a little visit. The hurricanes slowed the implementation of TetraData Warehouse and TetraData DASH, both provided by Follett Software Company.
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American Education Corporation —Monday, November 24, 2008
The American Education Corporation (AEC) has released two new supplemental early reading curriculum titles for its A+nyWhere Learning System product line. Storybook Phonics I and II are targeted toward grades K–2 and 1–2, respectively. Read more.
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SRA/McGraw-Hill —Saturday, November 22, 2008
Imagine It! English Language Development (ELD) is a new reading and language arts program from SRA/McGraw-Hill published specifically for California elementary students learning English. It was recently approved by the California State Board of Education for adoption in Grades K-6. Read more.
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Voyager Expanded Learning —Saturday, November 22, 2008
Voyager Expanded Learning(R) announced today a new phonics component for its online reading program, Ticket to Read(TM). Designed to develop foundational phonics skills with kindergarten and first grade students, this new phonics component is a vital tool teachers can access to assist older students struggling with critical word attack skills. Read more.
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Glencoe/McGraw-Hill —Saturday, November 22, 2008
Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, the leading provider of print and digital educational materials for middle and secondary students, is developing California students in Grades 6-12 into expert readers with in-depth literary instruction through its interactive reading tool, Novel Companion. Read more.
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MindBites —Wednesday, November 19, 2008
MindBites announced a content partnership with digital textbook publisher, Thinkwell. Thinkwell will make much of its extensive library of more than 2,500 professionally created video tutorials featuring top university lecturers available for sale individually through the MindBites platform, beginning with the categories of College Algebra and Calculus. Read more.
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Computer-Aided Learning LLC —Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Educators looking to improve vocabulary and spelling skills of their students can find assistance through a new educational software program that provides individualized instruction. CAL Tutor Vocabulary and Spelling™ allows teachers to individually design spelling and vocabulary lessons by adding, modifying or deleting words and lists from the program's 65 word themes. Read more.
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Wright Group/McGraw-Hill —Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Students in both Daviess County Blue Ribbon schools improved their mathematics scores on the state's standardized test by 55% in just one year after Wright Group/McGraw-Hill's Everyday Mathematics(R) was implemented in Grades K-5. Read more.
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Mavericks is an Education Florida, LLC —Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Mavericks in Education Florida, LLC announced today that after a presentation of a comprehensive charter school application that met state standards and a rigorous examination process conducted by the Miami Dade Charter School office, the county's Board of Education voted unanimously to approve three Mavericks High, D. Wade's Schools charter applications. Read more.
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Learning.com —Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Learning.com offers schools an easy and effective way to make the most of their interactive whiteboards and improve student math scores with its new Aha!Math Whiteboard Edition. This special promotion gives teachers the elements of Aha!Math that are ideal for use with an interactive whiteboard... Read more.
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