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Education Technology

XANEDU | December 17, 2021

Consistent with its mission to provide high-quality and affordable courseware for the K-12 and higher education markets, XanEdu, an educational products and services company, is pleased to announce the addition of NextLesson to the company portfolio. NextLesson has engaged over 2 million students and 60,000 teachers in school districts across the country through standards–aligned K–12 projects and lessons that engage students in relevant, rigorous and real-world proble...

educationdive | April 01, 2020

The U.S. Department of Education issued proposed rules for distance learning Wednesday, following a months-long rulemaking process last year. The proposal seeks to give schools more flexibility for providing online programs, such as by reducing some barriers to offering competency-based education and providing latitude for measuring the credit hour. However, some observers say the 30-day comment period on the rules doesn't give stakeholders enough time to adequately review and respond ...

Education Technology

Acer | January 25, 2022

Acer today announced four new Chromebooks with the latest technologies, durable designs and a collection of features that optimize them for the education environment. "The popularity of Chromebooks continues to grow thanks to the robust features in the Chrome Education Upgrade combined with advances in Chromebook design, features and technology. These new Acer Chromebooks deliver the foundational technology that help students strive for success at school, while ...

Education Technology

School Pathways | December 05, 2022

School Pathways has created a two-way product integration with Zoom Video Communications, Inc. that allows schools to connect Zoom Meetings with their Synchronous Instruction and Live Interaction calendar in School Pathways' software. Once connected, the Zoom integration will automatically log student participation in online meetings. The passage of Assembly Bills 130 and 167 in California mandated that Independent Study and virtual learning educators provide and track regular opportunities ...