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PowerSchool Announces Partnership with Stepwell to Streamline Special Education Compliance and Monitoring

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Thursday, June 8, 2023
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PowerSchool (NYSE: PWSC), the leading provider of K-12 education technology solutions, announced today its partnership with Stepwell, a web-based platform specializing in special education compliance and monitoring at the district, regional, and state levels.

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  • PowerSchool (NYSE: PWSC), the leading provider of K-12 education technology solutions, announced today its partnership with Stepwell, a web-based platform specializing in special education compliance and monitoring at the district, regional, and state levels.
  • The partnership provides PowerSchool customers with streamlined monitoring and easy-to-use tools to help them meet Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) compliance requirements.
  • “This partnership is a game changer in special education because it not only streamlines the monitoring process for IDEA compliance, but it also helps with corrective action planning,” said Marcy Daniel, Chief Product Officer, PowerSchool.
  • “Stepwell is proud to partner with PowerSchool and provide our monitoring and compliance platform to their special education solutions,” said Andrew Henry, Founder and President of Red Cedar Solutions Group.

PowerSchool Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Financial Results

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Wednesday, February 22, 2023
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PowerSchool Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PWSC) ("PowerSchool" or the “Company”), the leading provider of cloud-based software for K-12 education in North America, today announced financial results for its fourth quarter and full fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.

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  • PowerSchool Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PWSC) ("PowerSchool" or the “Company”), the leading provider of cloud-based software for K-12 education in North America, today announced financial results for its fourth quarter and full fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.
  • “We are excited to close out 2022 with these strong results, driven by consistent execution that delivered double-digit top line growth combined with expanding profit margins.
  • Commenting on the Company’s financial results, Eric Shander, PowerSchool President and CFO, added, “Our teams performed extremely well in the quarter and for the year.
  • These 2022 results substantially exceeded our original targets, driven by product selling success, operational management, and consistent execution in our highly durable K-12 education markets.

National Nonprofit Organization Awards Over $10 Million to Partners Working in 28 States to Develop and Scale High-Impact Tutoring Models to Boost Academic Achievement for All Students

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Thursday, October 27, 2022
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Accelerate, a new nonprofit organization that seeks to embed high-impact tutoring programs in public schools, today announced it has selected 31 education and research partners to receive over $10 million in grant funding to develop and scale sustainable, cost-effective models for high-impact tutoring that boost academic achievement for students. In addition to supporting innovative programs, the grants target research focused on specific barriers that have previously stood in the way of making high-impact tutoring affordable, accessible, and sustainable. Grantees are working in 28 states across the country.

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  • "We know that good tutoring programs work partly because well-off families have used them to boost student success for generations.
  • What we haven't figured out yet is how to make high-impact tutoring available for everyone," said Accelerate CEO Kevin Huffman.
  • Among the grantees is Reading Partners , a non-profit organization that provides foundational literacy tutoring to students, and has proven successful through randomized controlled trials.
  • All 31 grantees receiving awards are working with students and schools in this academic year.

Millions of U.S. Students Denied Access to Music Education, According to First-Ever National Study Conducted by Arts Education Data Project

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Monday, September 12, 2022
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WARREN, N.J., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Despite significant progress made in recent years to keep music and the other arts in U.S. public schools, millions of U.S. public school students still do not have access to these programs. This is according to recent findings by The Arts Education Data Project (AEDP), which provides the first-ever review of the status and condition of music and arts education in U.S. public schools based on large-scale student participation data.

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  • This is according to recent findings by The Arts Education Data Project (AEDP), which provides the first-ever review of the status and condition of music and arts education in U.S. public schools based on large-scale student participation data.
  • The result is the National Arts Education Status Report Summary 2019, a comprehensive look at access to and participation in arts education in public schools in the United States.
  • In addition, 2,095,538* students do not have access to any arts education (defined as dance, music, theatre or visual arts).
  • Quadrant Research specializes in arts education and serves the four major arts disciplines: music, dance, theater and visual arts.

New Report: Equity, Cybersecurity Top List of State Education Technology Priorities

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Wednesday, September 7, 2022
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As students return to another school-year impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report sheds light on how state education agencies and policy-makers are adapting to an increasingly digital, post-pandemic world. 

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  • First-of-its-kind State EdTech Directors Association survey sheds new light on key trends as state leaders continue post-pandemic transition to digital learning.
  • The names of these offices, their roles and functions, and positions within state education agency organizational structures vary greatly.
  • For instance, although cybersecurity and privacy were high technological priorities for states, only 6% of respondents said their state provides ample funding for cybersecurity, 37% said the state provides cybersecurity tools to Local Education Agencies, and 57% said their state provides very little or a small amount of funding for cybersecurity.
  • The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) is the principal association representing U.S. state and territorial educational technology and digital learning leaders.

Teamsters Joint Council 39 Endorses Jill Underly for State Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Monday, March 29, 2021
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MILWAUKEE, March 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Today, Teamsters Joint Council 39 announced its endorsement of Dr. Jill Underly for State Superintendent of Public Instruction.

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  • MILWAUKEE, March 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Today, Teamsters Joint Council 39 announced its endorsement of Dr. Jill Underly for State Superintendent of Public Instruction.
  • Dr. Underly has worked on all levels of public education in Wisconsin, establishing an outstanding reputation as a teacher, principal and superintendent.
  • "Wisconsin Teamsters know a hard worker when they see one, and Dr. Jill Underly is the type of tireless champion our children need as State Superintendent of Public Instruction," said Joint Council 39 Political Coordinator Bill Carroll.
  • Teamsters Joint Council 39 represents more than 18,000 workers at four locals acrossWisconsin.

SETDA Honors Julia Fallon, Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction with 2019 State Leader of the Year Award

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Tuesday, November 12, 2019
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 12, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SETDA, the principal membership association of U.S. state and territorial educational technology leaders announced today Julia Fallon, Title II, Part A Program Lead for the Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, as the recipient of the SETDA State Leader of the Year Award .

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  • WASHINGTON, Nov. 12, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SETDA, the principal membership association of U.S. state and territorial educational technology leaders announced today Julia Fallon, Title II, Part A Program Lead for the Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, as the recipient of the SETDA State Leader of the Year Award .
  • Fallon accepted the award surrounded by her colleagues at a recognition ceremony at the 2019 SETDA Leadership Summit: The Future of Work Equity, Access,Opportunity in Arlington, VA.
  • The annual SLY Award honors an active SETDA member who has exhibited exemplary national and state leadership in educational technology.
  • Julia is a tireless leader in her home state of Washington and on the national stage as a strong influencer and member of SETDA.

Center for Education Reform Hosts Mark Johnson on "Reality Check with Jeanne Allen"

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Tuesday, June 25, 2019
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WASHINGTON, June 25, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Practicing Innovation in Governance: Center for Education Reform's "Reality Check with Jeanne Allen" Hosts Mark Johnson

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  • WASHINGTON, June 25, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Practicing Innovation in Governance: Center for Education Reform's "Reality Check with Jeanne Allen" Hosts Mark Johnson
    "Reality Check with Jeanne Allen," the weekly podcast hosted by CER's founder and CEO, released its 66th episode this week featuring Mark Johnson, North Carolina's Superintendent of Public Instruction, who was elected to his position on a pro-school choice platform.
  • Johnson credits his innovative approach to education oversight to his time spent teaching in Charlotte, NC.
  • This experience motivated him to revitalize the public school system, so he ran for state superintendent against a 12-year incumbent.
  • Johnson recognizes the need for schools to implement entrepreneurial techniques and approaches, following the model seen in private sector institutions.