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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new partnership between the Grand Valley State University (GVSU) NextEd Co-Lab and Littera Education means that every K-12 school district in Michigan now can provide its students with research-based, proven-effective tutoring for students who need it the most. The partnership joins the K-12 Connect tutoring initiative of GVSU, a premiere educator of teachers, with the Littera Academic Support Platform—technology that makes it easy for districts to design, implement

BENGALURU, India--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #edtech--Cuemath has announced a fundraise of $57M in a fresh round led by Alpha Wave at a valuation of $407M – a more than 2X jump in valuation.

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Customer Insights on Streaming Media Usage in the Education Market" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This study looks at the impact on demand for streaming solutions in the education market since the pandemic started. Private and public educational institutions do not yet know the full impact of COVID-19 on the learning sector. While many expect a hybrid model to stay and be the norm, constant changes in student behavior will impact the s

FERGUS FALLS, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $LRN #Classof2022--After two years of questions and distractions, the students of iQ Academy Minnesota (iQMN), an accredited, full and part-time online public school program of Independent School District No. 544 (Fergus Falls) serving K-12 students statewide are looking forward to getting on with their lives. iQMN will celebrate its graduates in person with a commencement ceremony on June 3rd, at 7 PM. “I’m excited to recognize the hard work of all of our graduating students

HAZEL PARK, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $LRN #MichiganVirtualCharter--The students from Michigan Virtual Charter Academy (MVCA), an online public school serving K-12 students throughout the state, will celebrate its graduates with a virtual commencement ceremony, and an in-person watch party this Friday. The watch party will take place at LMCU Stadium in Comstock Park. Details for both can be found below or on MVCA’s Facebook page. “We know COVID hasn’t gone away but we wanted to celebrate our students this year, in a way that

MAUMEE, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $LRN #Classof22--After two years of questions and distractions, the students from Ohio Digital Learning School (ODLS), an online public school serving 9-12 students throughout the state, will celebrate its graduates with an online commencement ceremony this week. ODLS is a credit-recovery school, which features a high level of personalized academic, social, and emotion support to help students not only catch up but excel in school. The ceremony will take place virtually on June 3r

LIVONIA, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #healthcare--MedCerts, a leader in online healthcare and IT certification training, has teamed with Goshen Health to address vacancies and shortages of their frontline healthcare workers. Through this train-and-hire partnership, MedCerts -- a Stride, Inc. company (NYSE: LRN) -- will support the recruitment and clinical training for Medical Assistants and Medical Billing positions at all Goshen locations. According to Burning Glass jobs data, medical assistants will see avail

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $LRN #Agora--In another year during which every school in America was affected by the pandemic, Agora Cyber Charter School (ACCS), an online public school serving students in kindergarten through 12th grade throughout Pennsylvania since 2005, will celebrate the Class of 2022 with a live commencement ceremony on Thursday, June 2, beginning at 4 p.m. EDT, in Hershey, Pennsylvania. “Graduation is an exciting time of year, as we celebrate the accomplishments and hard work

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $LRN #FLCCA--After two years of questions and distractions, the students of Florida Cyber Charter Academy (FLCCA), an online public school serving students throughout the state, are looking forward to getting on with their future. FLCCA will celebrate its graduates in-person with a commencement ceremony on Friday, June 3rd, beginning at 2 pm. “We have a lot of students that struggle during normal times and the last two years took all their strength and effort to get it d

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Diligent, the global leader in modern governance providing SaaS solutions across governance, risk, compliance and ESG, today announces the launch of its premier Diligent ESG Leadership Certificate Program in partnership with Competent Boards, the premier creator of ESG training programs. The Diligent ESG Leadership Certificate Program is designed to help corporate directors, C-level executives and other modern leaders better understand how to identify opportunities an

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First Generation Investors (“FGI”), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides high school students in underserved communities with the knowledge and skills to thrive in the investment economy, recently announced a partnership with Cash App, a leading mobile payment service developed by Block, Inc (formerly Square). Through this partnership, Cash App has made FGI its Q2 social impact partner, supporting FGI with $35,000 in donations and encouraging its follower

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #HBCU--Xavier University of Louisiana announces partnership with Kaplan to offer all of its undergrads free prep courses for graduate-level admissions exams.

HERNDON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #esports--Stride, Inc. (NYSE: LRN), the nation’s leading provider of online and blended learning, is giving members of Boys & Girls Clubs across the U.S. free access to an Esports Summer Camp beginning in June. The collaboration between Stride and Boys & Girls Clubs will introduce members as young as eight years old to Stride’s expanding esports platform from their trusted local Clubs. In addition to facilitated gameplay, Stride’s virtual esports summer camps will a

MANISTEE, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $LRN #CapandGown--After two years of questions and distractions, the students from Michigan Great Lakes Virtual Academy (MGLVA), an online public school serving K-12 students throughout the state, will celebrate its graduates with an in-person commencement ceremony this weekend. The graduation will take place this Thursday at the Wharton Center on the campus of MSU. MGLVA increased their graduation rate nearly 12% since 2019 and expects to graduate close to 300 students. Details

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $LRN #DAOF--Digital Academy of Florida (DAOF) is proud to honor its first graduating class with an in-person commencement ceremony on Thursday, June 2nd. In its third year of existence, DAOF has become a powerhouse virtual learning program serving students across the state of Florida. “We are exceptionally proud of all of our students, faculty, and staff. Our students have all had the benefit of exploring career, military, and post-secondary educational options through

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Virtual Enterprises International (VE) announced the election of Musa Ali Shama as President effective April 27. Mr. Shama, a seasoned educator, has served as superintendent of New Visions for Public Schools, deputy superintendent for high schools in the New York City Department of Education, and principal of Francis Lewis HS in Queens, New York where he implemented three successful VE programs. Most recently, he served as VE’s National Program Director, responsible f

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #BSA--ITZ Sports Performance, a state-of-the-art athletic facility in Washington, will now offer the Ballogy Skills Assessment and curriculum.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable Investing (the Institute) today announced the second cohort of its Sustainable Solutions Collaborative (the Collaborative). The Collaborative, launched in 2020, aims to identify breakthrough innovations that address systemic change to support a sustainable future. The second cohort of five winners will join a bespoke yearlong strategic collaboration with the Institute where they will tap into the full range of Morgan Stanle

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #Edtech--Story-Based Curriculum Results in a 39% Improvement in Students’ Learning Performance

GLENDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $LRN #AZVA--After two years of questions and distractions, the students from Arizona Virtual Academy (AZVA) and the Insight School of Arizona (ISAZ), two full-time, online public schools serving students throughout the state, are ready for their big graduation day, highlighted by the fact that some of them will meet each other in-person for the very first time! The ceremony will take place at Renaissance Glendale Hotel & Spa in Glendale. And both schools are celebratin