PreK-12 Market Headlines

Blackboard Launches Blackboard School Central(TM), an Online Learning Solution Focused on K-12 Teachers & Learners

Blackboard Inc. —Thursday, September 04, 2008 Blackboard Inc. announced the launch of Blackboard School Central, a powerful, cost-effective online learning platform that empowers K-12 school districts of any size to securely and reliably expand learning opportunities and teacher professional development. Read more.

National Youth Leadership Council Announces K-12 Service Learning Standards for Quality Practices

National Youth Leadership Council —Thursday, September 04, 2008 The National Youth Leadership Council is proud to launch the K-12 Service Learning Standards for Quality Practice, designed to help teachers and community educators conduct high-quality service-learning projects with young people aged kindergarten through high school. Read more.

Tabula Digita’s Algebra-Based Video Games Selected as Part of STEM Education Initiative

Tabula Digita —Thursday, September 04, 2008 The Center for the Advancement of STEM Education (CASE) has selected Tabula Digita’s DimensionM™ immersive math video games as a new component in the center’s drive to ignite students’ interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) learning. Read more.

Alabama Reading Initiative Gives Top Scores to Pearson’s Reading Street Program

Pearson —Wednesday, September 03, 2008 As the state’s 400,000 elementary students begin the school year, more than 75% of them will be learning to read with an innovative, research-based program that received top scores in a comprehensive review by the Alabama Reading Initiative of the Department of Education. Read more.

Online Learning Modules in the Accelerated School Administrator Program (ASAP) purchased by the State of Florida

Etraffic Solutions Inc. —Tuesday, September 02, 2008 Etraffic Solutions announce that all of the award winning modules in the Accelerated School Administrator Program (ASAP) have been purchased by the State of Florida and are available through the William Cecil Golden (WCG) website... Read more.

Tennessee Organization of School Superintendents Selects Classworks

Curriculum Advantage, Inc. —Tuesday, September 02, 2008 Curriculum Advantage, Inc. announced today that the Tennessee Organization of School Superintendents (TOSS) has selected Classworks as one of the premier curriculum and remediation tools of choice for Tennessee’s elementary, middle and high schools. Read more.

WGBH Teachers' Domain Expands Free Classroom Resources For Teachers

Teachers' Domain —Tuesday, September 02, 2008 Teachers' Domain, a free online educational website, is expanding digital media content in science, math, language arts, social studies and art, as well as introducing two new editions; Teachers' Domain College Edition and VITAL on Teachers' Domain (resources for New York state educators tied to the New York State Core Curriculum). Read more.

A Revolutionary Resource in Classroom Accessibility: Free-Loan Media Program for Deaf and Blind Students

Described and Captioned Media Program —Tuesday, September 02, 2008 By registering as members of the Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP), administered by the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) and funded by the U.S. Department of Education, teachers, administrators, parents, and families of these students can borrow accessible media free of charge. Read more.

National Crisis: 75% of High School Seniors Are Not Proficient Writers; Apangea Learning Announces New Solution to Combat Crisis

Apangea Learning —Tuesday, September 02, 2008 Apangea Learning, a pioneer in online, one-to-one tutoring and supplemental instruction, announced the release of Apangea Learning Writing, a new solution designed to help students achieve writing proficiency. Read more.

The American Education Corporation Links A+ LearningLink Assessment with the Lexile and Quantile Frameworks

The American Education Corporation —Saturday, August 30, 2008 MetaMetrics®, Inc. and The American Education Corporation (AEC) today announced that the A+® Learning Link™ assessment has been linked with both The Lexile Framework® for Reading and The Quantile Framework® for Mathematics. Read more.

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