Media Contact: Charlotte Andrist
Nickel Communications charlotte@nickelcommpr.com
Media Inquiries Only: 770-310-5244
Boston – April 10, 2019 – A+ World Academy, a boarding school located on the oldest fully-rigged sailing ship in the world, is utilizing 24 courses, including nine Advanced Placement® offerings, from Massachusetts-based nonprofit The Virtual High School (VHS, Inc.) as part of its education program. All students attending A+ World Academy are taking VHS courses.
San Francisco, CA — March 26, 2019 — Academia.edu today announced that 75 million users have now joined the world’s largest platform for free and open access scholarly research. Over 70,000 new users now join the platform every day.
“Our growth represents a broader global trend to support open access for all academic papers” said Richard Price, founder and CEO of Academia.edu.
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (March 18, 2019) – The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and its Title IV, the Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants (SSAEG), component have given educators and state officials the flexibility and funding to decide what student safety measures are needed most in their particular schools and communities. To help administrators understand the possibilities for their schools, Kecia Ray, Ed.
OAKLAND, Calif.—March 13, 2019—Turnitin, a leading provider of feedback, grading, and plagiarism checking solutions, announced today the general availability of Authorship Investigate, the first solution that supports higher education administrators in addressing contract cheating.
“the bitter frustration and deep humiliation that I always felt in class would bubble over into anger, and I would act up both in school and out… with an estimated 10 million students who learn differently in our schools throughout the US, we have many at risk of being underserved, of becoming dropouts, and/or inmates and never realizing the joy of their creative minds.”
WHAT: No-cost webinar for K-12 educators featuring Kecia Ray, Ed. D. and Susan Gentz, founder and owner of BSG Strategies, LLC WHEN: Tuesday, March 12 at noon EST REGISTER:https://pages.gaggle.net/titleivwebinar/
WHAT: No-cost webinar for K-12 educators featuring Kecia Ray, Ed. D. and Susan Gentz, founder and owner of BSG Strategies, LLC WHEN: Tuesday, March 12 at noon EST REGISTER:https://pages.gaggle.net/titleivwebinar/
BOSTON – December 18, 2018 –Ambi, the future of the student experience in higher education, has closed 2018 with $5 million in Series A funding and $1.5 million in Seed Round investment from San Francisco-based holding and advisory company Steigen LLC, Boston-based VC NXT Ventures, international early-stage fund Global Investment, and others. Ambi has also named Mark Blosil, an early luminary sales leader from Instructure (NYSE: INST), to the executive team as Senior Vice President of Sales.
COPPELL, Texas – December 12, 2018 – x2VOL—an online platform to manage, track, and verify student service hours developed by intelliVOL—reported that it has tracked over 30 million student service hours which contributed $750M in economic impact. 2018 marks ten years of the company supporting schools in managing their service programs. x2VOL is the leading and most widely used platform to track and manage the hours students serve in the community.
LOS ANGELES—The University of Southern California (USC) is presenting a first-of-its-kind, live online summit to discuss school violence and to forge new ideas and conversations that advance school safety.
The Education Writers Association is delighted to announce the addition of Kim Clark to its staff as an assistant director. Clark, a longtime national journalist most recently with Money Magazine, will play a leading role in directing EWA programming on education beyond high school.
“We are thrilled to have a journalist of Kim’s caliber joining our staff,” said EWA Executive Director Caroline Hendrie. “Her energy and experience will be a huge boon to our efforts to support the important work of our journalist members in newsrooms across the country.”
A+ World Academy, a Boarding School on a Ship, Adds 24 Courses from The Virtual High School to its Curriculum
VHS, Inc. courses are now part of a rigorous education program designed to foster academic excellence, grit, resilience, leadership, and international cultural exchange
Media Contact: Charlotte Andrist
Nickel Communications
charlotte@nickelcommpr.com
Media Inquiries Only: 770-310-5244
Boston – April 10, 2019 – A+ World Academy, a boarding school located on the oldest fully-rigged sailing ship in the world, is utilizing 24 courses, including nine Advanced Placement® offerings, from Massachusetts-based nonprofit The Virtual High School (VHS, Inc.) as part of its education program. All students attending A+ World Academy are taking VHS courses.
2019 ASPEN PRIZE FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE EXCELLENCE AWARDED TO FLORIDA’S INDIAN RIVER STATE COLLEGE AND MIAMI DADE COLLEGE
$1 Million Prize Recognizes Excellence in Equitable Outcomes for Students During and After College; Odessa College and Palo Alto colleges in Texas and Pierce College in Washington recognized as Rising Stars
CONTACTS:
Janae Hinson, janae.hinson@aspeninstitute.org
202-736-2531
Gideon Hertz, ghertz@burness.com
301-280-5734
Assessment Systems Corporation to Host First Assessment Conference Focused on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Assessment
The International Association for Computerized Adaptive Testing (IACAT) Conference will take place in Minneapolis, June 10-13
MINNEAPOLIS–March 25, 2019–Assessment Systems Corporation (ASC), the Minnesota-based international leader in adaptive and AI-enabled assessment, today announced it will host the 2019 conference of the International Association for Computerized Adaptive Testing (IACAT), June 10 -13 in Minneapolis – the first gathering of worldwide assessment researchers and sponsors to explicitly focus on AI (artificial intelligence) and machine
Academia.edu Reaches 75 Million User Milestone; Launches New Mobile App
San Francisco, CA — March 26, 2019 — Academia.edu today announced that 75 million users have now joined the world’s largest platform for free and open access scholarly research. Over 70,000 new users now join the platform every day.
“Our growth represents a broader global trend to support open access for all academic papers” said Richard Price, founder and CEO of Academia.edu.
Walch Mathematics Launches Curriculum Engine Platform, Enabling Districts to Create Aligned, Coherent Math Courses On Demand
New “Curriculum as a Service” platform lets educators tailor existing core and supplemental resources to their needs, or design and publish new courses
Media Contact: Charlotte Andrist
Nickel Communications
charlotte@nickelcommpr.com
Media Inquiries Only: 770-310-5244
Gaggle Releases New White Paper on Using Federal Title IV Funds to Implement School Safety Programs
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (March 18, 2019) – The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and its Title IV, the Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants (SSAEG), component have given educators and state officials the flexibility and funding to decide what student safety measures are needed most in their particular schools and communities. To help administrators understand the possibilities for their schools, Kecia Ray, Ed.
Turnitin Authorship Investigate Supporting Academic Integrity is Released to Higher Education Market
Authorship Investigate is the first education technology tool to help administrators in higher education investigate suspicions of contract cheating
OAKLAND, Calif.—March 13, 2019—Turnitin, a leading provider of feedback, grading, and plagiarism checking solutions, announced today the general availability of Authorship Investigate, the first solution that supports higher education administrators in addressing contract cheating.
How can we help those with learning differences? Encourage them to be CREATIVE LEARNERS
For Immediate Release—
“the bitter frustration and deep humiliation that I always felt in class would bubble over into anger, and I would act up both in school and out… with an estimated 10 million students who learn differently in our schools throughout the US, we have many at risk of being underserved, of becoming dropouts, and/or inmates and never realizing the joy of their creative minds.”
Survey: Rising Health Benefit Costs Eroding Teacher Pay and Forcing Cuts in Mission-Critical Areas at Charter Schools Across the Country
Strategies Needed to Help Contain Costs Over the Long Term
Media Contact
Christine Rafanelli
crafanelli@buyq.org | 720.281.8175
Gaggle Student Safety Report: 49 out of Every 10,000 Students Used Online School Accounts to Divulge Suicidal or Self-Harm Urges in Six-Month Period
New national report shares Gaggle’s compelling findings about the frequency of dangerous student behaviors and the new ways in which they cry for help
Media Contact:
Charlotte Andrist, Nickel Communications PR
(770) 310-5244
charlotte@nickelcommpr.com
Gaggle Webinar Alert – Securing Title IV Federal Funds to Safeguard Schools
Media Contact:
Charlotte Andrist, Nickel Communications PR
(770) 310-5244
charlotte@nickelcommpr.com
WHAT: No-cost webinar for K-12 educators featuring Kecia Ray, Ed. D. and Susan Gentz, founder and owner of BSG Strategies, LLC
WHEN: Tuesday, March 12 at noon EST
REGISTER: https://pages.gaggle.net/titleivwebinar/
Reach Higher to Host 5th Anniversary College Signing Day with Former First Lady Michelle Obama and the University of California at UCLA on May 1
Mrs. Obama will be joined by more than 9,000 California students to celebrate their pursuit of higher education
For Immediate Release
Media Contact: Emma Crisci, ecrisci@reachhigher.org
571-458-4949
March 5, 2019
Gaggle Webinar Alert – Securing Title IV Federal Funds to Safeguard Schools
Media Contact:
Charlotte Andrist, Nickel Communications PR
(770) 310-5244
charlotte@nickelcommpr.com
WHAT: No-cost webinar for K-12 educators featuring Kecia Ray, Ed. D. and Susan Gentz, founder and owner of BSG Strategies, LLC
WHEN: Tuesday, March 12 at noon EST
REGISTER: https://pages.gaggle.net/titleivwebinar/
VHS Improves National Standards for Quality Online Learning with Virtual Learning Leadership Alliance and Quality Matters
VHS executives contributed to all three areas of the newly-revised National Quality Standards
Media Contact: Charlotte Andrist
Nickel Communications
charlotte@nickelcommpr.com
Media Inquiries Only: 770-310-5244
Winning Schools Announced in 2019 Great Reading Games, Learning Ally’s National Reading Event
For Immediate Release
Media Contact Valerie Chernek,
vchernek@learningally.org
Homes for Education Sets Out to Fund Classrooms One Home Sale at a Time
New real estate program provides teachers and students with more resources through real estate transactions
Media Contact:
Ambi is Reimagining the Higher Education Experience with a New Product Class and $6.5M in Funding
Ambi’s vision is to disrupt higher education with a fresh take on how students engage with academic content and with each other using a simple, intuitive, and centralized Learner Engagement Platform
BOSTON – December 18, 2018 – Ambi, the future of the student experience in higher education, has closed 2018 with $5 million in Series A funding and $1.5 million in Seed Round investment from San Francisco-based holding and advisory company Steigen LLC, Boston-based VC NXT Ventures, international early-stage fund Global Investment, and others. Ambi has also named Mark Blosil, an early luminary sales leader from Instructure (NYSE: INST), to the executive team as Senior Vice President of Sales.
x2VOL from intelliVOL Reaches 30 Million Approved Community Service Hours for High School Students with an Economic Impact of $750 Million
Schools credit x2VOL digital management system for making growth possible by easing how they track and manage student community service hours
COPPELL, Texas – December 12, 2018 – x2VOL—an online platform to manage, track, and verify student service hours developed by intelliVOL—reported that it has tracked over 30 million student service hours which contributed $750M in economic impact. 2018 marks ten years of the company supporting schools in managing their service programs. x2VOL is the leading and most widely used platform to track and manage the hours students serve in the community.
University of Southern California Announces Online Summit on School Violence Prevention
On October 24, the USC National Safe Schools Digital Summit will stream live to a national audience
Press contacts:
Justin Hienz, (202) 684-1980
Joanne Morris, (310) 882-9987
Jessie Allen, (213) 740-2928
LOS ANGELES—The University of Southern California (USC) is presenting a first-of-its-kind, live online summit to discuss school violence and to forge new ideas and conversations that advance school safety.
Kim Clark Joins EWA as Assistant Director
The Education Writers Association is delighted to announce the addition of Kim Clark to its staff as an assistant director. Clark, a longtime national journalist most recently with Money Magazine, will play a leading role in directing EWA programming on education beyond high school.
“We are thrilled to have a journalist of Kim’s caliber joining our staff,” said EWA Executive Director Caroline Hendrie. “Her energy and experience will be a huge boon to our efforts to support the important work of our journalist members in newsrooms across the country.”