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T-Mobile Makes $2.5M Donation Aimed at Opening Doors to Equitable Economic and Educational Opportunities for Young Adults
BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Inspired by Black innovators who have forged pathways to success for their community, today, on the first day of Black History Month, T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) announced a significant $2.5 million donation through its Magenta Scholars program to support the next generation of diverse leaders who will carry on that legacy. T-Mobile’s $2.5 million donation will support the Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s scholarships for students attending historically Black colle
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Brooklyn College’s Murray Koppelman School of Business Working with Aon and The Spencer Educational Foundation to Help Support Diversity in Business
BROOKLYN, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #business--Business students will learn risk management through lectures, internships and an Aon/Spencer Educational Foundation Course Development Grant.
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U.S. K-12 Tutoring Jumps 1,000% as Parents Look to Equip Kids With Stronger Math Skills
BENGALURU, India--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #K12education--Beginning in 2020, approximately 1 in 5 upper-income parents turned to outside support to help their children with K-12 learning1. That number continues to increase. Especially concerning for parents is the widening math gap, where U.S. students continue to fall behind. With the gap greater for under-represented populations, tutoring brands are now looking to even the playing field so students and families of all abilities and income levels can access the same
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Learning Alliance and T-Mobile Celebrate the First Year of the NextTech Diversity Program
TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #CareerPlacement--Learning Alliance Corporation today shared highlights from the first year of the NextTech Diversity Program.
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Rise Vision Wins Tech & Learning Best of 2021 Awards of Excellence
WICHITA, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #digitalsignage--Rise Vision, a leading provider of digital signage for the K12 education industry, has won in the Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence: Best of 2021 Primary Education category. Tech & Learning’s judges deemed Rise Vision as a standout for supporting teaching and learning in 2021. This annual contest focuses on outstanding products that supported education this past year no matter the learning environment, whether face-to-face, remote, or anything in betwe
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Springboard and UMass Global Launch a Four-Program Technical Skills Online Learning Partnership
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Springboard, an online learning platform preparing students for in-demand careers through comprehensive, mentor-led programs, and the University of Massachusetts Global (UMass Global) today announced a four-program partnership with tracks in Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, Data Science, and Software Engineering. The partnership is Springboard’s largest to date. With a direct focus on working adults and non-traditional students, the partnership aims to prepare indi
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Hootsuite Helps Pave the Way Towards Tech Careers for Underrepresented Canadian Youth
VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hootsuite, the global leader in social media management, has partnered with NPower Canada, a non-profit workforce development initiative that equips underrepresented job seekers across Canada for in-demand tech careers, to bring digital education and curriculum to 1,100 NPower Canada program participants. NPower Canada offers tech-training programs and IT certifications in Alberta, Ontario, and Nova Scotia for young adults 17-30 years old at no cost
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University of California Riverside Teams Up with Circuit Stream to Provide XR Courses
RIVERSIDE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The University of California Riverside (UCR) University Extension Professional Studies and Circuit Stream, an XR education provider, have announced a collaboration that will offer XR courses to Los Angeles learners. These new courses will equip professionals with the skills needed to get started in the high growth field of immersive technology. The partnership brings Circuit Stream's courses to Southern California, the entertainment capital of the world and a
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Basketball Coaches Association of Tennessee Adds Ballogy As Strategic Technology Partner
AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #BCAT--Tennessee high school basketball coaches will now be able to track player development and overall team progress using Ballogy.
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Age of Learning and Galaxy Education Announce Partnership to Launch ABCmouse English in Vietnam
LOS ANGELES & HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Age of Learning, Inc., leading education technology innovator and creator of the widely popular ABCmouse online learning program, and Galaxy Education, a subsidiary of Galaxy Entertainment & Education Corporation in Vietnam, today announced a partnership to launch ABCmouse English in Vietnam. The new partnership joins Age of Learning’s education technology expertise with Galaxy Education’s deep market knowledge and extensive network
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Ronnie Screwvala & Indu Shahani Come Together to Form India’s Premier SkillTech University - ATLAS
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #ATLAS--Ronnie Screwvala & Indu Shahani come together to form India’s Premier SkillTech University - ATLAS.
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Independent Study Finds that Amplify Science Has Significant Positive Impact on Student Learning
BROOKLYN, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Amplify, a publisher of next-generation curriculum and assessment programs, announced today that a gold-standard independent study led by the nonprofit research, development, and service agency WestEd, and with funding support by the National Science Foundation, found promising evidence that the Amplify Science middle school curriculum has a significant positive impact on student learning. WestEd researchers found that: The estimated impact was statistically sig
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Aldine Independent School District Selects PowerSchool Solutions for Increased District-Wide Interoperability
FOLSOM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PowerSchool (NYSE: PWSC), the leading provider of cloud-based software for K-12 education, today announced that Aldine Independent School District (ISD) in Harris County, Texas uses PowerSchool solutions for managing district-wide operations through its cohesive, network of solutions. Aldine ISD utilizes PowerSchool’s PowerSchool eSchoolPlus SIS, PowerSchool Unified Talent, Unified Classroom® Schoology Learning and Performance Matters platforms to streamline per
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Age of Learning Launches My Reading Academy to Support Equitable Learning in Schools
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Age of Learning, Inc., leading education technology innovator and creator of the widely popular ABCmouse online learning program, today announced the launch of My Reading Academy, an expansion of Age of Learning School Solutions’ mastery programs. My Reading Academy was specifically developed to support ongoing efforts of teachers and administrators to provide equitable instruction and accelerate learning for all students. Grounded in the Science of Reading and cog
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Demand for Stride Career Learning Continues to Drive Strong Performance
HERNDON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Stride, Inc. (NYSE: LRN), one of the nation’s leading technology-based education companies, today announced its results for the second fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2021. Second Quarter Fiscal 2022 Highlights Compared to 2021 Revenue of $409.5 million, compared with $376.1 million, driven by continued strength in middle and high school Career Learning enrollments, growth in Adult Learning, and increases in revenue per enrollment. Income from operations of $56.
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Pragmatic Institute Launches Two New Data Courses For Non-Data Professionals
PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pragmatic Institute — a trusted enterprise education partner in the fields of data science, design, product marketing and product management — has announced the addition of two new courses to its curriculum. Both courses were created to teach non-data professionals how to put insights into action in their area of business. “Data Science for Business Leaders” is designed for managers, department heads and executives. “Insight” is designed for product professionals. Enro
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Carolina Biological Supply Company Earned a Prestigious Badge of Honor from WestEd for Its High School Science Labs
BURLINGTON, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #CarolinaBio--Leading school science supplier Carolina Biological announced that its high school science lab kits won a top national award. Presented by WestEd, Carolina Biological is the first and only for-profit organization to earn the NGSS Design Badge, which is awarded to science units designed for the Next Generation Science Standards® (NGSS). To qualify, the units have earned the highest rating on the Educators Evaluating the Quality of Instructional Products Rubric
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STEMscopes Wins Two Awards in the Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence: Best of 2021
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #K12--The STEMscopes suite and STEMscopes Science from Accelerate Learning are winners in Tech & Learning magazine’s Awards of Excellence: Best of 2021.
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Boxlight Wins Multiple Tech & Learning Best of 2021 Awards of Excellence
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #Boxlight--Boxlight Corporation (Nasdaq: BOXL), a leading provider of interactive technology, digital signage, and software solutions, today announces that MimioConnect®, ProColor interactive display, and MyStemKits have been named Tech & Learning Primary (K-6) and Secondary (6-12) Winners for The Awards of Excellence - Best of 2021. Professional Development by Boxlight-EOS Education won for Secondary (6-12). The Awards of Excellence lauds the educational technolog
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