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Helping over 1,000 students affected by Hurricane Harvey

Steven Blackburn | January 30, 2019

In August 2017, Hurricane Harvey struck Texas, inflicting $125 billion in economic damage across the southeast and Houston metropolitan areas. One of the many districts impacted by this storm included Spring ISD, located 15 miles north of downtown Houston. "Because of how much our students, community and staff were affected by the hurricane, we created […]

Sal Khan envisions a future of active, mastery-based learning

January 30, 2019

Sal Khan, founder of Khan Academy and keynote speaker at the recent 2019 Future of Education Technology Conference in Orlando, discusses how technology will impact education in the years ahead.

Virginia district chooses primary library resource vendor

Ariana Fine | January 29, 2019

Fairfax County Public Schools has selected Mackin Educational Resources as its provider for all print and digital books, audiobooks, videos, and other resources for its school libraries and professional library collections. Mackin will supply all the necessary infrastructure, expertise and customization required through 2025.

End-to-End Security in Education

Ariana Fine | January 25, 2019

Keeping the network secure is no longer enough for today's classrooms. In this free e-book, find out how IT personnel must also work to protect end-user devices and help ensure the physical safety of students.

The Penguin Book of Outer Space Exploration

Ariana Fine | January 24, 2019

With a foreword by Bill Nye, this treasure trove of historical documents traces the history of major events like the founding of NASA, the first American astronauts in space, the Apollo moon landings, the Challenger disaster and more. Request a free review copy.

World's largest annual study of K12 student reading habits

Ariana Fine | January 24, 2019

The new What Kids Are Reading report is now available. Download your free copy to discover students' favorite books at each grade, explore eye-opening research analyses and get helpful resources.

Florida legislators want to filter public school drinking water

Ariana Fine | January 22, 2019

A bill introduced would require public schools to filter drinking water at the source on campuses built before 1986. The filters would have to remove lead. The bill extends beyond water fountains to sinks used in the kitchen for food preparation or cooking.

New service helps K12 libraries with genrefication

Ariana Fine | January 20, 2019

Follett has unveiled Follett Genre Solutions to help simplify genrefication for librarians and media specialists seeking to make the transition from the Dewey Decimal System to a more bookstore-like layout based on genres.

Multi-year primary library resource vendor contract

Ariana Fine | January 21, 2019

Mackin Educational Resources has been selected as provider for all print and digital books, audiobooks, videos and other resources for Fairfax County school libraries and professional library collections.

Tacoma Public Schools superintendent weighs in on pressing K12 issues

Matt Zalaznick | January 18, 2019

Tacoma Public Schools Superintendent Carla Santorno weighs in on other topics confronted by today’s K12 administrators. Standards Link to main story: Tacoma Public Schools superintendent creates an opportunity engine “The best things we have going for us now are content standards. There are skills students have to demonstrate, and there are many different ways for teachers […]

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