Educational institutions

University Hospitals, Cleveland and Edgility to Expand Collaboration on the Hospital@Home Platform

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水曜日, 7月 28, 2021

Edgility, Inc. will provide the technology platform to orchestrate University Hospitals (UH)s Hospital-at-Home offering.

Key Points: 
  • Edgility, Inc. will provide the technology platform to orchestrate University Hospitals (UH)s Hospital-at-Home offering.
  • Edgility, specializing in orchestrating complex healthcare workflows, will provide the technology to orchestrate UH's H@H operations.
  • "Edgility is proud of this collaboration with UH to be country's first Hospital-at-Home platform," according to Lisa Meyer, MSN, RN, NE-BC, Edgility's Chief Outcomes Officer.
  • The systems flagship quaternary care, academic medical center, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, is affiliated with Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Oxford University and the Technion Israel Institute of Technology.

STEM Learning Soars in Popularity, Nord Anglia Data Shows

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水曜日, 7月 28, 2021

The figures are based on students' co-curricular activities on Global Campus, Nord Anglia's online learning platform used by its 67,000 students in 30 countries.

Key Points: 
  • The figures are based on students' co-curricular activities on Global Campus, Nord Anglia's online learning platform used by its 67,000 students in 30 countries.
  • Nord Anglia's data found that between April and June this year, Global Campus recorded a 120% rise in users year on year.
  • Global Campus is Nord Anglia's exclusive online learning platform containing a rich mix of learning materials and resources that complement school curricula.
  • Nord Anglia Education (NAE) is the world's leading premium schools organisation, with 73 schools across 30 countries.

STEM Learning Soars in Popularity, Nord Anglia Data Shows

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水曜日, 7月 28, 2021

LONDON, July 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Nord Anglia Education released global figures today showing that online STEM courses taken by its students between April and June this year were twice as popular compared to the same period last year. The figures are based on students' co-curricular activities on Global Campus, Nord Anglia's online learning platform used by its 67,000 students in 30 countries.

Key Points: 
  • The figures are based on students' co-curricular activities on Global Campus, Nord Anglia's online learning platform used by its 67,000 students in 30 countries.
  • Nord Anglia's data found that between April and June this year, Global Campus recorded a 120% rise in users year on year.
  • Global Campus is Nord Anglia's exclusive online learning platform containing a rich mix of learning materials and resources that complement school curricula.
  • Nord Anglia Education (NAE) is the world's leading premium schools organisation, with 73 schools across 30 countries.

Public, Private, or Homeschool? Parents Torn as New School Year Approaches

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火曜日, 7月 27, 2021

While a small minority of school boards are refusing to comply with the new interpretation, the majority are deciding to adopt these new policies.

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  • While a small minority of school boards are refusing to comply with the new interpretation, the majority are deciding to adopt these new policies.
  • Evidence points to parents pulling their children from the public school system and actively joining the established homeschooling community.
  • While private school remains an option, the affordability and flexibility of homeschooling cause it to be the popular alternative.
  • Though many parents are torn about what to do as the new year approaches, the homeschooling community stands with arms open wide, ready to help if they decide to join the movement.

The Village School Announces Bill Delbrugge as New Head of School

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火曜日, 7月 13, 2021

HOUSTON, July 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Village School, the premier private day and boarding school in Houston, recently announced Bill Delbrugge as the new Head of School.

Key Points: 
  • HOUSTON, July 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Village School, the premier private day and boarding school in Houston, recently announced Bill Delbrugge as the new Head of School.
  • Delbrugge joins The Village School with more than 30 years of education experience, including over a decade serving as headmaster at schools in Egypt and Dubai.
  • "We look forward to Bill serving as the new Head of The Village School," said Ann McPhee, regional managing director, Nord Anglia Education.
  • "I am extremely proud and honored to be joining The Village School as the new head of school," said Delbrugge.

FIVE New World-Class Schools are Coming to Texas from the Acclaimed BASIS Charter School Network

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火曜日, 7月 6, 2021

The new campuses coming to Texas in 2022 are:

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  • The new campuses coming to Texas in 2022 are:
    BASIS Benbrook(K-12), opening to K-5 students in August 2022 as the first BASIS Charter School in metropolitan Fort Worth.
  • BASIS Pflugerville(K-12), opening to K-8 students in August 2022 as the third BASIS Charter School in the Austin metro area.
  • Like all BASIS Charter Schools, these five new campuses will be open-enrollment, tuition free public schools.
  • There will be 32 BASIS Charter School campuses operating in the coming school year in the United States.

Trident University International Opens Satellite Office in San Antonio

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火曜日, 6月 29, 2021

CHANDLER, Ariz., June 29, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Trident University International (Trident), a member of the AIU System, is excited to announce its new satellite office in San Antonio , TX.

Key Points: 
  • CHANDLER, Ariz., June 29, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Trident University International (Trident), a member of the AIU System, is excited to announce its new satellite office in San Antonio , TX.
  • "This new satellite office gives us an opportunity to regularly engage with the Trident community in the heart of military country."
  • San Antonio known as " Military City USA " is a natural home for a satellite office, given that Trident is military-centric with a large population of military, veteran, and military-affiliated students and alumni.
  • Founded in 1998, Trident University International is a member of the American InterContinental University System, which is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org).

Trident University International Faculty Member Set to Present Research at Conference

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木曜日, 6月 24, 2021

CHANDLER, Ariz., June 24, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Dr. Jose Angeles, an alumnus of Trident University International's (Trident) Ph.D. in Business Administration program and adjunct faculty member, will be presenting the paper, "Did We Miss It?

Key Points: 
  • CHANDLER, Ariz., June 24, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Dr. Jose Angeles, an alumnus of Trident University International's (Trident) Ph.D. in Business Administration program and adjunct faculty member, will be presenting the paper, "Did We Miss It?
  • As a means to test this hypothesis, the individual level construct Perceived Business Process Knowledge (PBPK) was developed to survey users.
  • Dr. Angeles is an adjunct faculty member at Trident.
  • Founded in 1998, Trident University International is a member of the American InterContinental University System, which is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org).

Louisiana Achievement Charter Academies Notice of a Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors

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水曜日, 6月 23, 2021

Notice is hereby given that a special meeting of the Board of Directors of Louisiana Achievement Charter Academies at 11 a.m. on Monday, June 28, 2021 by video/teleconference.

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  • Notice is hereby given that a special meeting of the Board of Directors of Louisiana Achievement Charter Academies at 11 a.m. on Monday, June 28, 2021 by video/teleconference.
  • 302 of the 2020 Legislative Session, Louisiana Achievement Charter Academies, certifies that it must conduct the meeting scheduled for June 28, 2021 via video conference/conference call or the Board will otherwise be unable to operate due to quorum requirements.
  • Matters that if they are delayed will cause curtailment of vital public services or severe economic dislocation and hardship.
  • *A Public Budget Hearing will be held for Advantage Charter Academy and Willow Charter Academy at this Board meeting.

New Chemistry and Biotechnology Building by HED and C.W. Driver will support STEM curriculum at MiraCosta Community College

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水曜日, 6月 23, 2021

Driver have begun work on a new Chemistry and Biotechnology laboratory building for the MiraCosta Community College District (MCCD).

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  • Driver have begun work on a new Chemistry and Biotechnology laboratory building for the MiraCosta Community College District (MCCD).
  • Driver, will include 24,000 square feet of state-of-the-art STEM instructional space for 21st century learning, including new chemistry labs and 40-person, flexible classrooms.
  • The MiraCosta Community College District has served the coastal North San Diego County area for over 80 years.
  • MiraCosta College is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).