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PresenceLearning Offers Decathlon of Summer Learning Opportunities with On-Demand Webinar Series

Educators who take the challenge and watch all 10 webinars between July 10, 2016 and August 10, 2016 can earn up to 15.5 hours of continuing education credit

SAN FRANCISCO, May 10, 2016 – For education leaders looking to take advantage of flexible summer schedules to earn professional development credits, PresenceLearning’s “Decathlon Challenge” webinar series will provide unlimited access to 10 free webinars starting July 10, 2016. Educators who watch 1 or more webinars and pass the end-of-webinar quizzes can earn up to 15.5 hours of professional development. ASHA and NASP members can earn CEUs and CPD credits.

PublicSchoolWORKS’ EmployeeSafe Suite Wins Bronze Stevie® in the 2016 American Business Awards

Suite automates the deployment, tracking and completion of online staff training, compliance tasks, employee accident management and more

Cincinnati, OH (May 10, 2016) — PublicSchoolWORKS was named an American Business Awards Bronze Stevie^® Award winner in the New Product or Service of the Year - Education - K-12 Enterprise Solution category for the EmployeeSafe Suite. More than 3,400 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted this year for consideration. This is the second Stevie PublicSchoolWORKS has won in the American Business Awards. The Crisis Response Program won a Silver Stevie Award for New Product of the Year in the Software – Governance, Risk & Compliance Solution category in the 2014 American Business Awards. PublicSchoolWORKS has also won several Stevie Awards in the Sales & Customer Service Award program, including a Silver Stevie Award for Customer Service Department of the Year in the Public Services & Education category this past March.

Vernier’s Summer Institutes Provide Science and STEM Educators with Hands-On Experience Using Data-Collection Technology

Educators use Vernier’s award-winning technology to acquire the data-collection skills and knowledge needed to foster students’ interest in science

BEAVERTON, Oregon, May 5, 2016 – This summer Vernier Software & Technology will host full-day, hands-on training institutes to help science and STEM teachers integrate probeware and data-collection technology into their science curriculum. Led by knowledgeable training specialists, the workshops provide attendees with the opportunity to use Vernier’s award-winning technology to explore classroom-ready labs and activities.

Curriculum Associates Named One of the 50 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in Massachusetts for the Second Consecutive Year by the Boston Business Journal

NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., May 4, 2016: The Boston Business Journal announced that Curriculum Associates has been named to their 2016 “FAST50” list of the Fastest-Growing Private Companies in Massachusetts for the second consecutive year. In total, 76 companies were named to the list and the top 50 are designated as the “FAST50.” Curriculum Associates placed 32nd on this list. The Boston Business Journal announced the rankings at an awards breakfast on Thursday, April 21, at the Renaissance Waterfront Hotel.

REcharge Labs Launches New Solar Activity Kits at Bay Area Maker Faire

(San Mateo, CA) May 4, 2016 – To foster an interest in learning about renewable energy in students ages 7 and up, REcharge Labs is launching two new activity kits – Solar Cork Boat and Solar Fountain at the Maker Faire Bay Area in San Mateo, CA. The company will showcase the new kits in booth #54654 during Maker Faire Bay Area from May 20-22, 2016.

PresenceLearning “Lightyear” Online Therapy Solution Represents a Quantum Leap Forward in User Experience

Redesigned live, online therapy experience delivers crisp, clear video and sound at much lower bandwidths

SAN FRANCISCO, May 4, 2016 – PresenceLearning, the leading provider of live, online therapy services, announces the release of Lightyear, their newly designed therapy environment that delivers high fidelity, live telehealth sessions while putting significantly less demand on school network bandwidth. Now, even more schools—especially schools in areas with limited access to high-speed Internet—can gain access to PresenceLearning’s large network of highly qualified clinicians to help students with special needs succeed.

CURRICULUM ASSOCIATES HONORED AS A SILVER STEVIE® AWARD WINNER AND CEO ROB WALDRON NAMED A GOLD STEVIE® AWARD WINNER IN THE 2016 AMERICAN BUSINESS AWARDS

Stevie winners will be presented with their awards on June 20 in New York

NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., May 3, 2016 – Curriculum Associates was named the winner of a Silver Stevie® Award in the Fastest Growing Tech Company of the Year - Up to 2,500 Employees category in The 14th Annual American Business Awards today. In addition, Curriculum Associates’ CEO Rob Waldron was named the winner of a Gold Stevie® Award in the Executive of the Year - Computer Software - 500 or More Employees category.

Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE) Endorses Curriculum Associates’ BRIGANCE® Special Education Program

Screening, assessment, and instruction tools recognized by CASE for a second time for helping educators meet the needs of special education students

NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., May 2, 2016—Curriculum Associates’ BRIGANCE® Special Education family of products has been officially re-endorsed by the Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE), a division of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC). BRIGANCE Special Education, which was originally endorsed in 2013, recently underwent a rigorous evaluation based on its marketability, feasibility, research base, and performance in field tests, customer satisfaction, company reputation, and enhancement of professional practice as advocated by CASE.

Educators Interested in STEM and Maker Movement Invited to Attend Renewable Energy Training in Pittsburgh this Summer

REcharge Academy scholarships are available for select states, counties and districts

(Minneapolis, MN) April 29, 2016 – REcharge Labs invites all 4th - 12th grade educators interested in renewable energy education to attend the Recharge Academy, a week-long renewable energy training academy this summer in Pittsburgh, PA. And to help educators attend the training academy, the company is offering 30 scholarships generously donated by energy companies in select states and areas.

BOSTON BUSINESS JOURNAL HONORS CURRICULUM ASSOCIATES AS A 2016 “BEST PLACE TO WORK” WINNER FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR

NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., April 28, 2016—The Boston Business Journal has recognized Curriculum Associates as a winner of its annual Best Places to Work in Massachusetts program for the second consecutive year. Other winners in Curriculum Associates’ large company category include Baystate Financial; HubSpot; JLL New England; Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants of Boston; LogMeIn; Rapid7; RSM; Shawmut Design; and Construction and Suffolk Construction.