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edsurge | February 18, 2020

In some hands, social media tools are blights on society, tools for bullies and misinformation campaigns. Sometimes, they’re a canvas for artists, sources to build community, paths by which people find a higher calling. Sanah Jivani has personally experienced both extremes of the spectrum. It was on Facebook where she found an account dedicated to guessing why Jivani—whose hair had fallen out by age 12 due to an autoimmune disease—wore a wig to school. That discovery, coupled w...

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STRIDE | August 19, 2022

Enrollment is now open for the 2022-2023 school year, welcoming students across California to a new, private, faith-based education option: FaithPrep California, which will use the comprehensive learning platform from Stride, Inc. to provide a world-class online education experience. The full-time K-12 school program, authorized by The Rock Academy, will offer families a faith-based online learning education that focuses on core character building through instruction by Christian teachers....

edsurge | February 06, 2020

The U.S. Department of Education hopes that the blockchain technology transforming the finance and logistics industries could play a role in making education records more portable and transparent. The federal agency has provided $2 million to the American Council on Education to organize a new Education Blockchain Initiative, the council announced Thursday. The endeavor will support research about blockchain systems and fund a competition to select experiments testing ways to apply the technolog...

ViewSonic | August 13, 2020

ViewSonic Corp., a leading global provider of visual solutions, announced the VP2785-2K ColorPro™ monitor and X10-4KE LED projector has won in the categories of Computer & Gaming: Monitor, and Home Theater: Projectors, in the 7th edition of the TWICE VIP Awards. The TWICE VIP Awards celebrate the best features, design, and value that new products are bringing to consumers. Voted on by the audience of TWICE, the leading voice in the Consumer Electronic industry, these accolades decipher...