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WOODBURY HEIGHTS, N.J. & ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gateway Regional School District today announced a exciting partnership with Varsity Tutors for Schools, a Nerdy (NYSE: NRDY) company and the leading platform for live online tutoring, to provide all district students with access to the Varsity Tutors for Schools platform at no cost to the district, students or families. The partnership extends from now until June 30, 2030, ensuring students, educators and parents have a rich set of powerful

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #K12--While average science scores have declined since 2015, students in schools implementing STEMscopes Science have posted significant increases

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jefferson College has selected YuJa Panorama Digital Accessibility Platform to help instructors deliver accessible course content to students.

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Two of the most impactful leaders in business will be awarded Honorary Doctorate Degrees in 2024 by Hult International Business School. Indra Nooyi, former CEO of PepsiCo, and Tim Brown, chair of IDEO and design thinking innovator, have been named this year’s recipients based on each leader’s outsized impact in their respective industries, as well as their commitment to innovation and purpose-driven leadership. “As a lifelong proponent of the importance of education, I

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As National Teacher's Day approaches on May 7th, University of Phoenix College of Education proudly announces its significant contribution to addressing the pressing issue of the national teacher shortage. Amidst this critical shortage, the College of Education is pleased to share that it has graduated over 1,000 aspiring educators in the class of 2023 alone. The scarcity of qualified teachers across the nation has been a growing concern, with many regions experiencing

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Voyager Sopris Learning, part of Lexia, a Cambium Learning Group brand, announced that LINKS to LiteracyTM, a new reading intervention program for developing readers from kindergarten through fifth grade, is available for pre-order. The tutoring product delivers systematic, explicit instruction in the five essential components of reading (phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, comprehension, and fluency) to help ensure students reach reading success. Designed for smal

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Destinations Career Academy of Colorado (CODCA), a tuition-free Colorado online public school, is excited to announce that the NCAA has approved its core curriculum, benefiting elite student athletes throughout Colorado that have opted for online learning at CODCA. CODCA prides itself on being a flexible schooling option for students with different types of learning needs and schedules. One of the groups CODCA serves well is elite athletes with demanding practice schedu

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--University of Phoenix Professional Development announces that it will lead a Chief Learning Officer (CLO) webinar for workplace leaders on navigating a skills-based transition in a hybrid approach that maximizes talent potential and organizational agility. The webinar, “Balancing Titles and Skills: Exploring a Hybrid Approach to Skills-Based Structures,” features a panel of learning and development leaders providing insights on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at 2:00pm ET. Expe

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--University of Phoenix is pleased to share that Vice Provost of Colleges, Assessment and Curriculum Doris Savron has been appointed to the UPCEA Council for Credential Innovation. UPCEA, the online and professional education association, announced the 2024-2025 leadership teams for the Council for Chief Online Learning Officers and Council for Credential Innovation with Savron named among the member volunteers serving in leadership roles for the two bodies. “I am deeply

ALEXANDRIA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #AreYouIN--Disability:IN is launching an Early Career Talent Accelerator to provide career development for professionals with disabilities

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Armexa, a cybersecurity company that specializes in helping industrial companies achieve secure, safe, reliable, and compliant operations, announced today that it has recently entered into a course licensing agreement with the International Society of Automation (ISA) to deliver its industrial cybersecurity training suite of courses to clients based in North America. Operational technology (OT) cybersecurity industry veteran John Cusimano, VP of OT Cybersecurity, will

EASTPOINT, Fla. & ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Franklin County School District today announced a exciting partnership with Varsity Tutors for Schools, a Nerdy (NYSE: NRDY) company and the leading platform for live online tutoring, to provide all district students with access to the Varsity Tutors for Schools platform at no cost to the district, students or families. The partnership extends from now until June 30, 2030, ensuring students, educators and parents have a rich set of powerful resource

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ComEd today joined workforce partners the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago and Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin and Metropolitan Chicago in announcing the return of the CONSTRUCT Infrastructure Youth Academy, a paid summer career exposure program for high school students interested in careers in the construction and energy fields. Just in time for youth making their summer plans, the CONSTRUCT Youth Academy is back for its second year, with new locations added

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LearnWith.AI, an educational technology startup passionate about harnessing technology to dramatically improve educational outcomes, today announced the launch of TeachTap, a groundbreaking mobile learning app that harnesses the power of generative AI to transform the way high school students learn and prepare for advanced placement (AP) exams. By combining a social media-style interface with academically rigorous content, TeachTap makes learning more fun, effici

AMHERST, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CAIA Association Board sets final timeline for leadership transition; John L. Bowman to succeed William J. Kelly as CEO on December 31, 2024.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. & WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue unveiled its Tech Diplomacy Academy, the world’s first and only online education platform poised to revolutionize how government, business, technology and citizen leaders are trained at scale about critical and emerging technologies, and how to compete and lead in a contested technology and geopolitical landscape. Pioneered by the Krach Institute, Tech Diplomacy is a groundbreaking categor

MCFARLAND, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wisconsin Virtual Academy (WIVA), a virtual tuition-free public school serving students across the state, announced today that its programs have earned accreditation from Cognia, a nonprofit organization that provides quality assurance for schools, school districts and education service providers. “School accreditation as conferred by the Cognia Global Accreditation Commission provides Wisconsin Virtual Academy a nationally recognized mark of quality for our sc

BURLINGTON, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #CarolinaBio--The Smithsonian Science Education Center (SSEC) and leading school science supplier Carolina Biological Supply Company announced that their elementary science curriculum received an all-green rating from EdReports. Smithsonian Science for the Classroom,™ Second Edition, for grades K to 2, received all-green ratings from nonprofit EdReports. The print, digital and hands-on elementary STEM curriculum uses a phenomenon- and problem-driven pedagogy and supports st

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) has launched the Developing Nursing Well-Being and Leadership Tool Kit for faculty working to prepare new nurses with key skills needed to succeed in the healthcare system, specifically in the areas of well-being, self-care, resilience, and leadership. Funding for this resource was provided by the Johnson & Johnson Foundation with the goal of accelerating the transition to competency-based education in nursi

WORCESTER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) researcher Neil Heffernan has been awarded a three-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s (DOE) Institute of Education Sciences to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) tutor that can help middle-school students learn math while doing homework. Under a cost-sharing agreement, the DOE’s Institute of Education Sciences will contribute $3,749,600, or 90.89 percent of the funding, to the $4.1 million project, and