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CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Adtalem announced the appointment of Mark E. Rosenberg, MD, FASN, as dean of the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine

BEAVERTON, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pacific Office Automation (POA), the largest independent office equipment dealer in the U.S., has partnered with Portland Community College (PCC) to develop a Field Service Technician Foundations Certificate of Completion. The curriculum—a full course-load—will prepare students for successful careers as technicians. The 12-week program begins Monday, September 23. With industry guidance from POA, the PCC program was developed to teach students foundational skil

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--More than eight in 10 (86%) parents[1] say it is very (55%) or somewhat (31%) important that their child's school implements the science of reading and principles of structured literacy in their curriculum, according to a new national survey of more than 1,000 U.S. parents of children ages 3-17 commissioned by Lexia, a Cambium Learning Group brand, and conducted by The Harris Poll. Yet only 33% of parents say their child's school is doing so. “Over the last 11 years, 38

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #AtlasAir--Spartan Education Group partners with Atlas Air to launch the Atlas Cadet Academy, a new program focused on training aspiring pilots.

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $FICO--On August 24, global analytics software leader, FICO, will host two free events: a free Score A Better Future ™ (SABF) event for adults and a Score A Better Future Fundamentals credit education event for teens. These events aim to provide Washington, D.C. residents with the knowledge and resources necessary to enhance their understanding of their future financial health, including the role of credit and an overview of the FICO® Score, the credit score used by 90% of

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #GreatFutures--Selected from five exceptional global finalists from Boys & Girls Clubs of America Military-affiliated Youth Centers across the nation and around the world, Taylor R. from Naval Support Activity Bahrain achieves the 2024 National Military Youth of the Year title from Boys & Girls Clubs of America receiving an additional $20,000 scholarship to support his future endeavors. Emceed by American TV personality and Emmy-nominated host Amy Vanderoef, the celebratio

KAYSVILLE, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Reading Horizons, a leading provider of foundational literacy programs, relaunched The Science of Reading Collective (SoR Collective) community, a free resource for literacy educators and experts. After three years of continued growth, with hundreds of monthly visitors, The SoR Collective is moving to an enhanced community platform that uses AI to connect members with shared interests and experiences. The community will continue offering free classroom r

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The News Literacy Project (NLP), the nation’s leading provider of news literacy education resources for students, today announced a three year, $1.15 million grant from The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation to support a partnership with Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), the largest independent school district in the U.S., to ensure that all students learn news literacy skills and concepts before high school graduation. Through the partnership, NLP and LAUSD

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--American National Bank of Texas (ANBTX) recently announced the results from its “Keys To Your Future” program, an innovative, scalable and measurable financial education and career readiness course for North Texas middle and high school students, for the 2023-24 academic year. This marks the first full year of the program since its launch as part of the bank’s three-year partnership with EVERFI® from Blackbaud®, a leader in K-12 financial education. The course prepares

HARRISON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $FICO--Global analytics software leader, FICO, will host a free Score A Better Future™ Fundamentals credit education event for teens in Harrison with the help of local partner, Flag Nation on August 19. This event aims to provide students with the knowledge and resources to better understand their financial health, including an overview on the role of credit, and the FICO® Score, the credit score used by 90% of top US lenders to make lending decisions. Fundamentals is

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--University of Phoenix Vice President of Registrar Audra McQuarie joined the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) Congressional Hill Day event, July 21-23, 2024, in Washington, D.C. The event allows AACRAO members to engage with congressional offices and share their perspective as practitioners and discuss the association’s legislative priorities. “As the Registrar at University of Phoenix, I am focused on creating academic poli

FOLSOM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PowerSchool (NYSE: PWSC), the leading provider of cloud-based software for K-12 education in North America, today announced six new partnerships with leading school organizations in Belize, Honduras, St. Maarten, Mexico, Panama, and Venezuela, helping bring its game-changing AI assistant, PowerBuddy, and newest unified communications platform MyPowerHub to the Latin America (LATAM) region. These tools will enhance communication, streamline administrative process

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--University of Phoenix will hold the next installment of its Educational Equity Webinar Series, “How to Create Brave & Safer Spaces in an Anxious World,” on August 15, 2024, at 12:00pm MDT. The event is part of a public series intended for educators, diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) practitioners, higher education leaders and administrators, employers, nonprofit organizations, government affiliates, and University of Phoenix faculty, staff, student

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A team of three independent researchers has been awarded a $4 million grant from the Institute Of Education Sciences (IES) to investigate the impact of a widely used teacher professional development program in literacy. With this grant, Dr. Young-Suk Kim (University of California, Irvine), Dr. Shayne Piasta (The Ohio State University), and Dr. Ben Kelcey (University of Cincinnati) will examine the effects of Lexia LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and S

DULUTH, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Boxlight Corporation (Nasdaq: BOXL) (“Boxlight” or the “Company”), a leading provider of interactive technology solutions, today announced the Company’s financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024. Financial and Operational Highlights: Revenue was $38.5 million for the quarter, a decrease of 18.1% from the prior year quarter Gross profit margin in Q2'24 decreased to 37.7% from 37.9% from the prior year quarter Net loss was $1.5 million, compared to

TROY, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Kelly Education, the nation’s leading provider of education workforce solutions, announced that it is approved as a vendor by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) to provide substitute teacher training. To qualify for a substitute certificate, the State of Missouri requires that individuals with less than 36 hours of college credits complete a state-approved course. As one of only three approved vendors in the state, this design

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Voyager Sopris Learning, part of Lexia, a Cambium Learning Group brand, announced the newest editions of Sound Partners, a research-based tutoring program to enhance early reading skills, and Step Up to Writing®, a comprehensive program of multisensory writing strategies. To further support teachers and students as the demands of classrooms continue to change, Voyager Sopris Learning has refined these solutions to enhance reading and writing instruction and meet the uni

KANSAS CITY, Mo. & ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Frontier Schools today announced an 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 Frontier Schools, students or families. The partnership extends from now until June 30, 2030, ensuring students, educators and parents have access to tutoring and a rich set of aca

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Goddard School's exclusive inquiry-based education program, Wonder of Learning, embraces how children learn best - through innate curiousity.

SHREVEPORT, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Community School of Holy Angels, renowned for its dedication to supporting students in special education with severe learning challenges, has reported a significant surge in academic performance following the implementation of the Acellus Gold learning accelerator. Selected as one of the first schools in the nation to pilot this innovative program, the school witnessed a remarkable increase in average scores on course assessments across core subjects. For t