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ChimeTV’s Jinky Dolar Receives 2024 Lunar New Year Excellence Award From Sacramento State Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Center

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Thursday, February 1, 2024

ChimeTV, America’s only 24/7 English language AAPI-focused entertainment television network, is proud to announce that Director of Ad Sales Jinky Dolar will receive the 2024 Lunar New Year Excellence Award from the Sacramento State Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Center.

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  • ChimeTV, America’s only 24/7 English language AAPI-focused entertainment television network, is proud to announce that Director of Ad Sales Jinky Dolar will receive the 2024 Lunar New Year Excellence Award from the Sacramento State Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Center.
  • The mission of the APIDA Center is to foster, retain, and empower the academic and personal development of APIDA students.
  • The Center promotes and affirms the experiences of students who identify as part of the Asian, Pacific Islander, and Desi diaspora.
  • “Sacramento State Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Center congratulates Jinky Dolar for her community leadership and active commitment to support and advocate for Asian American students’ academic excellence and career success,” says Dr. Marcellene Watson-Derbigny, Associate Vice President for Student Retention and Academic Success.

Imagine Learning Foundation Opens 2024 Funding Cycle for Signature Grant Program

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Imagine Learning Foundation (ILF), the philanthropic initiative created by Imagine Learning, the largest provider of digital curriculum solutions in the United States, announced today the opening of the 2024 funding cycle for its Imagine Signature Grant program.

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  • Imagine Learning Foundation (ILF), the philanthropic initiative created by Imagine Learning, the largest provider of digital curriculum solutions in the United States, announced today the opening of the 2024 funding cycle for its Imagine Signature Grant program.
  • The 2024 Imagine Signature Grant program is now open for applications through March 29 and award winners will be announced in July 2024.
  • The 2024 grant cycle is below:
    Application Opens – January 30, 2024
    Application Deadline – March 29, 2024 (11:59pm PST)
    In addition to the Imagine Signature Grant Program, ILF also conducts its Grassroots Grant Program each year, which awards a series of smaller grants to organizations nominated by Imagine Learning employees that focus on out-of-classroom programs dedicated to learner well-being, such as student-driven kindness and anti-bullying messaging and after school programs shown to increase self-confidence, attendance rates, emotional well-being, and academic performance.
  • To learn more about the Imagine Learning Foundation and access the 2024 Imagine Signature Grant Program guidelines and online grant application portal, visit imaginelearningfoundation.org .

The Bear Institute Pediatric Accelerator Challenge for Kids Winners Announced

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Thursday, February 1, 2024

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Oracle Health and Children's National Hospital announced the winners of the third annual Bear Institute Pediatric Accelerator Challenge for Kids (Bear PACK), a start-up competition aimed at fostering digital health innovation for children. The winners – Bend Health Inc., Kismet Health, RareCareNow, and Thynk Inc. – were recognized across four innovation tracks for their efforts to improve child health outcomes, enhance the care experience for patients, families, and clinicians, and reduce the cost of care for patients and health systems.

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  • Oracle Health and Children's National Hospital's annual Bear PACK competition helps advance pediatric digital health innovation, adoption, and access
    AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Oracle Health and Children's National Hospital announced the winners of the third annual Bear Institute Pediatric Accelerator Challenge for Kids (Bear PACK), a start-up competition aimed at fostering digital health innovation for children.
  • "Bear PACK includes the entire pediatric healthcare community to help close the gap in innovative solutions dedicated to helping children," said Jessica Herstek, M.D., chief medical information officer, Children's National Hospital.
  • "With less than one percent of global digital health funding being allocated for children's health1, the Bear PACK challenge has never felt more important or needed."
  • Bend Health is a national mental health provider for kids and their families designed to increase access, reduce wait times, and decrease costs of pediatric mental healthcare.

Panorama Education Expands Dynamic Leadership Team with Appointment of Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Revenue Officer

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024

BOSTON, Jan. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Panorama Education, an education technology company that enables student academic success and well-being, today announced the appointment of Chief Marketing Officer Melissa Gardner and Chief Revenue Officer Trey Yost.

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  • Melissa Gardner and Trey Yost join Panorama to scale the company's impact, revenue engine, and brand
    BOSTON, Jan. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Panorama Education , an education technology company that enables student academic success and well-being, today announced the appointment of Chief Marketing Officer Melissa Gardner and Chief Revenue Officer Trey Yost.
  • Melissa and Trey build upon the existing strength of the company's leadership team , joining CEO Aaron Feuer, Chief Technology Officer Daniel Johnson, Chief Legal Officer Andrew Ting, Chief People Officer Lisa Woodson, Chief Client Officer Denise Grimley, and Chief Product Officer Jessica Tiwari.
  • She will lead marketing and communications for Panorama Education, sharing the nationwide stories of academic successes achieved using Panorama.
  • Melissa joins the Panorama Education team with over 20 years of experience across K-12 education, B2B SaaS, and consumer marketing.

Visionary Education Group Established a MOU with Algoma University

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Monday, January 29, 2024

TORONTO, Jan. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Visionary Education Technology Holdings Group Inc. (the "Company") (NASDAQ: GV), a private education provider with technology of artificial intelligence and life science on the cutting edge, today announced that on January 17, 2024 the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Visionary Education Group, Shanghai, China., entered into an international collaborative Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") with Algoma University.

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  • TORONTO, Jan. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Visionary Education Technology Holdings Group Inc. (the "Company") (NASDAQ: GV), a private education provider with technology of artificial intelligence and life science on the cutting edge, today announced that on January 17, 2024 the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Visionary Education Group, Shanghai, China., entered into an international collaborative Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") with Algoma University.
  • The purpose of this MOU is to provide a foundation for promoting international and intercultural understanding and exchange between the parties and to develop and carry out cooperative academic activities.
  • The Algoma University Learners Early Access Program (LEAP) is a collaborative initiative between Algoma University and the Visionary Group.
  • The program is designed to support university transition and guide learners towards admission to Algoma University and a concerted effort to ensure their academic success.

PowerSchool Delivers Most Comprehensive AI Ecosystem for Personalized Education with Launch of PowerSchool PowerBuddy™, An AI Assistant for Everyone in Education

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Tuesday, January 23, 2024

PowerSchool’s AI ecosystem founded on Responsible AI principles uniquely benefits all stakeholders crucial to a student’s educational journey.

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  • PowerSchool’s AI ecosystem founded on Responsible AI principles uniquely benefits all stakeholders crucial to a student’s educational journey.
  • Unlike other one-off AI offerings, PowerSchool’s comprehensive AI ecosystem is purposefully engineered to “ bring AI to data .” This distinctive approach upholds rigorous standards of privacy, ethics, and security establishing a modern method for responsible and innovative AI implementation in education.
  • Parents can leverage PowerBuddy in My PowerSchool to inquire about their child's academic performance and other relevant information.
  • They will receive proactive alerts if their child is falling behind, fostering transparency and empowering parents to participate in their child’s education.

Peer-Awarded December Scholarship Competition Affirms Breakthrough Power of FocusRing™ to Cull for the Independent Variables of Academic and Career Success

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Thursday, January 18, 2024

Pioneering Human Performance researcher at Florida State University, Dr. Anders Ericsson, recently stepped forward to clarify this myth.

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  • Pioneering Human Performance researcher at Florida State University, Dr. Anders Ericsson, recently stepped forward to clarify this myth.
  • The requirement for peer review and evaluation forces each candidate to listen to, learn from and make judgments about what others are saying.
  • These key academic and social engagement skills are neither exercised nor tested by traditional assessments such as the SAT or ACT.
  • CollegeNET will award a total of $200,000 in scholarships to winners attending schools who are participating in the StandOut Admissions Network.

Virtual Students Across the State Celebrate Achievements as First Graduating Class

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024

The Class of 2024 – the first senior class ever at Heron Virtual Academy of South Carolina (HVASC) – celebrated their academic achievements on Tuesday, January 16th, at the school’s inaugural mid-year graduation showcase.

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  • The Class of 2024 – the first senior class ever at Heron Virtual Academy of South Carolina (HVASC) – celebrated their academic achievements on Tuesday, January 16th, at the school’s inaugural mid-year graduation showcase.
  • Heron provides a flexible learning environment, helping these 16 students from across the state to learn in a way that works for them, explore career paths, and discover their full potential.
  • HVASC is built for South Carolina students in grades 9-12 who have previously faced challenges with academic success.
  • HVASC’s commencement for the full graduating class is scheduled for May 28, 2024.

Kahoot! earns Level III Certification for Alignment with ESSA, proving requirements for positive student learning outcomes

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Friday, January 26, 2024

OSLO, Norway, Jan. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Kahoot!, the global learning and engagement platform company, today announced it has earned Level III certification for its alignment with standards outlined by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). This certification demonstrates "Promising Evidence" of Kahoot!'s efficacy in driving positive learning outcomes for students.

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  • satisfies Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Level III certification requirements.
  • OSLO, Norway, Jan. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Kahoot!, the global learning and engagement platform company, today announced it has earned Level III certification for its alignment with standards outlined by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
  • "With Level III certification in the ESSA evidence standards, educators and administrators can now be even more confident that using Kahoot!
  • is supported by a properly designed and implemented correlational study, statistically controlling for selection bias, and showing a statistically significant positive effect on student learning outcomes.

USD 10.58 billion growth expected in K-12 Education Market in Thailand between 2023 and 2028, Analysing Growth in the Primary Education Segment - 17,000+ Technavio Research Reports

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Friday, January 26, 2024

NEW YORK, Jan. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The K-12 education market in Thailand is set to grow by USD 10.58 billion from 2023 to 2028 progressing at a CAGR of 12.18% during the forecast period.  Substantial growth is anticipated in the primary education segment. Serving as the fundamental level for students, primary education is pivotal in establishing the groundwork for future academic success, emphasizing basic literacy, numeracy, and character development. The Thailand government's commitment to universal primary education promotes inclusivity and educational equity, further contributing to the growth of this segment. -Here is an Exclusive report talking about scenarios with a historical period (2018-2022) and forecast period (2024-2028). Download a FREE Sample Report in minutes!

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  • Serving as the fundamental level for students, primary education is pivotal in establishing the groundwork for future academic success, emphasizing basic literacy, numeracy, and character development.
  • The Thailand government's commitment to universal primary education promotes inclusivity and educational equity, further contributing to the growth of this segment.
  • The growth is driven by increasing awareness of primary education, which is boosted due to the rising disposable incomes, and enhanced affordability among parents.
  • The adoption of advanced technology further contributes to heightened awareness among parents and governments, fostering positive growth prospects for the K-12 education market in Thailand.