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Workbench Builds Engaged Online Communities for Maker Companies

Company expands beyond its former CWIST name to build integrated communities and engaging hands-on lessons for the classroom

Baltimore, MD – June 24, 2016 – Edtech company CWIST is expanding to become Workbench as it brings its branding in line with its core mission of creating online communities called “workbenches.” Workbench develops and maintains these communities on behalf of their education partners, which are some of the preeminent names in the maker space.

Vernier’s Thermal Analysis for FLIR ONE™ iOS App Provides a Hands-On Way for Students to Learn Thermal Energy Concepts

Accompanying physics, chemistry and biology investigations have students analyze images and videos captured with the FLIR ONE Thermal Camera

BEAVERTON, Oregon, June 21, 2016 – Vernier Software & Technology developed a new free app to allow students to study thermal energy concepts by analyzing images and video captured with the FLIR ONE™ Thermal Camera for iOS. Using the Thermal Analysis for FLIR ONE™ app, which is available for download in the App Store, as well as new investigations created by Vernier, students can measure temperature changes on the skin, illustrate convection, track heating due to friction, compare heat conduction in different materials, analyze the transparency of materials in infrared versus visible light, and more.

Cleveland Metropolitan School District Partners with SchoolMint to Serve a Record Number of Parents in School Choice Program

Online Enrollment and School Choice Platform Expected to Include City’s Charter Schools in Coming Years

SAN FRANCISCO, June 14, 2016 – Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) in Cleveland, Ohio partnered with SchoolMint, the leading provider of mobile and online enrollment and school choice systems for PreK-12 district, charter, and independent schools, to support the implementation of its school choice program. As a result of the use of this award-winning system, the district was able to serve 3,644 families in the 2015-16 school year and plans to expand its use of the system to include the city’s charter schools.

Telemedicine Therapy Services Now Eligible for Medicaid Reimbursement for Florida Schools and Districts

Starting June 20, 2016, education agencies across Florida utilizing PresenceLearning telemedicine services for students with special needs will have equal access to Medicaid funds

SAN FRANCISCO, June 13, 2016 – Florida schools’ eligibility to receive Medicaid reimbursement from the state for their use of telemedicine services starts just before the 2016-17 school year. The new legislation will increase school districts’ access to telemedicine services such as PresenceLearning’s live, online speech and occupational therapy, behavioral interventions and mental health services, assessments, and early childhood services.

Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready® Wins AAP’s 2016 Best-of-the-Best Golden Lamp Award

i-Ready and Ready® Mathematics win REVERE Award in Supplemental Resources – Reading and Language Arts and Whole Curriculum – Math category respectively

NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., June 9, 2016—Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready® and Ready® Mathematics were both named winners of the 2016 Association of American Publishers (AAP) Awards. i-Ready won a REVERE Award in the Supplemental Resources for Reading and Language Arts category and was additionally recognized with a Golden Lamp for Supplemental Resources, the organization’s most prestigious award that honors “the absolute best resources.” Ready Mathematics won a REVERE Award in the Whole Curriculum for Math category.

Apperson wins AAP’s 2016 REVERE Award

Evo SEL wins Supplemental Resources-Social-Emotional and Character Learning

Charlotte N.C. – June 9, 2016 – Apperson’s Evo Social & Emotional assessment solution was named a winner last night in the 2016 Association of American Publishers REVERE Awards. The awards identify and honor high quality resources that educate learners of all ages, in all media, and in all educational environments, both in and beyond the classroom.

Epson Expands BrightLink Pro Office Applications with All-In-One Interactive Solutions

Easy-to-use BrightLink Pro All-in-One Display and Mobile Work Surface Expand Epson’s Professional Collaborative Solutions

LONG BEACH, Calif. – June 9, 2016 – Epson, the number-one selling projector brand worldwide, today announced additional solutions to the BrightLink^® Pro Series to further expand the application of the products in the office environment. The BrightLink Pro All-in-One Interactive Display comes equipped with a Da-Lite IDEA screen and the BrightLink Pro All-in-One Interactive Table comes with a motorized surface to simplify the way people work and collaborate together. These versatile, easy-to-use solutions are designed to increase productivity and meet the collaboration needs of today’s office environments. Epson will be demonstrating the new all-in-one interactive display and table at InfoComm 2016 in Las Vegas from June 8-10 in its booth, #C6333.

EY Announces Curriculum Associates’ CEO Rob Waldron is Named an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® New England 2016 Finalist

BOSTON, MA, May 31, 2016—EY announced that Rob Waldron, CEO of Curriculum Associates, is a finalist for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2016 Award in the New England program. The awards program, which is celebrating its 30th year, recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance, and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. Rob was selected as a finalist by a panel of independent judges. Award winners will be announced at a special gala event on June 23, 2016 at the Boston Marriott Copley Place.

Blended and Online Learning Solutions from Fuel Education Recognized by Education Industry’s Leading Awards Programs

PEAK™ and LearnBop® chosen in 2016 BESSIE, CODiE, Cool Tool, International Distance Learning, and Revere awards programs

Herndon, Virginia, May 26, 2016—Personalized learning solutions provider Fuel Education™ (FuelEd™) has won two education industry awards and was named a finalist by three additional award programs for online and blended learning solutions PEAK™, its personalized learning platform, and LearnBop®, its interactive math learning system.

National KidWind Challenge Champions Announced in New Orleans

A total of 192 students competed in the National KidWind Challenge during the 2016 AWEA WINDPOWER 2016 Conference & Exhibition

(New Orleans, LA) May 25, 2016 – To inspire students in grades 4-12 to explore their passion for renewable energy and engineering, KidWind, the international leader of clean energy education, hosted the National KidWind Challenge at the 2016 AWEA WINDPOWER 2016 Conference & Exhibition in New Orleans this week. A total of 49 teams of students competed for the chance to win the grand prize of $1,500 cash and Vernier Software & Technology lab equipment for their school, second place prizes of $750 in cash and equipment and third place prizes of $400 in cash and equipment. The 2016 National KidWind Challenge Champions are: