EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY
PowerSchool and Liwa Education | August 08, 2022
PowerSchool, the leading provider of cloud-based software for K-12 education in North America, today announced Liwa Education in the United Arab Emirates has selected PowerSchool Student Information System (SIS), PowerSchool Enrollment,
PowerSchool Unified Classroom®, PowerSchool Unified Insights™, and PowerSchool Unified Talent™ solutions to support its ongoing growth in the Middle East. Once all the PowerSchool solutions are implemented, Liwa Education will be able to manage student information, course enrollment, personalized learning, advanced analytics, recruitment and talent operations through a unified interface. Further, Liwa Education’s new PowerSchool additions will help the organization simplify future reporting and analytics-based initiatives to better support student outcomes.
“We love that the PowerSchool suite expertly integrates various PowerSchool solutions and data into a unified and accessible interface, Implementing PowerSchool’s products will give us the opportunity to modernize our e-learning platforms without compromising student outcomes. The comprehensive reporting features will provide great insights on all aspects of learning for our various stakeholders, and we look forward to utilizing PowerSchool to support our continued growth and expansion in the future.”
-May Saqqa, Director of Marketing and Enrollment, Liwa Education
Previously, Liwa Education utilized over ten different technology solutions to facilitate regular instruction, assessments, learning support, standards mastery, and other academic needs. While functional, key information was spread across the various solutions and was difficult to quickly access when needed. As Liwa Education expands its footprint in the UAE by opening additional K-12 schools and nurseries in the United Arab Emirates, it selected PowerSchool based on the company’s integrated solutions that were scalable for a variety of real-world education scenarios.
As one of the leading education institutions in the Middle East, Liwa Education needed a trusted and unified suite of education technology solutions capable of managing all aspects of its administrative and learning operations, We’re proud to provide Liwa the solutions they need as they open their newest schools, plan for continued expansion, and continue offering a world-class education to students across the UAE,said Craig Greenseid, Chief Revenue Officer, PowerSchool.
Liwa Education is an established educational leader, recognized in providing an accessible, high-quality, American curriculum education in the United Arab Emirates for the past three decades. Its schools and nurseries across Al Ain and Abu Dhabi offer a challenging American curriculum education, combining the essence of Emirati values with a rich set of core competencies that produces confident, resilient, and courageous young leaders. Initially founded as Liwa Private School in 1992, the institution has seen tremendous business growth and received numerous accolades for its program offerings in the region. Among the awards earned over the years, notable acknowledgements include receiving the “His Excellency Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashed Al Maktoum’s Award” for Distinguished Academic Performance and the “His Excellency Sheikh Khalifa Excellence Award.” Liwa Education will begin offering classes featuring its American curriculum for the 2022-23 school year at the Liwa International School Al Qattara (LISQ) in Al Ain.
About PowerSchool
PowerSchool is the leading provider of cloud-based software for K-12 education in North America. Its mission is to power the education ecosystem with unified technology that helps educators and students realize their full potential, in their way. PowerSchool connects students, teachers, administrators, and parents, with the shared goal of improving student outcomes. From the office to the classroom to the home, it helps schools and districts efficiently manage state reporting and related compliance, special education, finance, human resources, talent, registration, attendance, funding, learning, instruction, grading, assessments and analytics in one unified platform. PowerSchool supports over 45 million students globally and more than 14,000 customers, including more than 90 of the top 100 districts by student enrollment in the United States, and sells solutions in more than 90 countries.
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EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY
Emerge Education | July 11, 2022
Emerge Education, one of the nation's premier marketing and recruiting firms for higher-educational institutions, recently launched a STEM-designated Master of Science in Digital Marketing Analytics and a STEM-designated Master of Science in Human Resources Analytics for long-time client and partner Montclair State University. The two online programs were created in response to an increased demand by employers to hire professionals with these unique skills and will be offered to students beginning in the fall of 2022.
"Emerge Education is proud of our strong working relationship with the Feliciano School of Business at Montclair State University, We know the struggle for higher-ed institutions to develop and maintain their online presence, as well as create robust programs that are relevant in today's business world. Together over the past six years, we have implemented nationally recognized online graduate business degrees that continue to meet the ever-growing needs of an evolving workplace across a multitude of industries. It's exciting to be a part of this dynamic partnership."
-Emerge Education CEO James M. Hunter, PhD
MS in Human Resources Analytics
Despite being a relatively new discipline, Human Resources Analytics is growing at an extraordinary rate and is quickly becoming an essential competency for Human Resources professionals. The STEM-designated Master of Science in Human Resources Analytics program is designed to meet the needs of organizations for optimized talent acquisition, benefits management, and leadership development and fuses HR principles with data analysis to provide students with up-to-date, functional HR knowledge and modern tools to solve problems and make informed decisions. The program is composed of two stackable certificates, in HR Management and Business Analytics, and culminates in two capstone courses in Human Resources Analytics, including a practicum experience.
"Montclair State University recognizes that it's a universal challenge for busy professionals to balance work, family, and personal goals,Together with Emerge Education, we have been able to offer an innovative online MBA program with seven concentrations, as well as these newest Analytics graduate degrees, to empower students to compete and succeed in today's fast-paced business environment"
-Elizabeth Rosini, Associate Dean, Montclair State University Feliciano School of Business
MS in Digital Marketing Analytics
Over the past decade, digital marketing has become fully integrated with business analytics practices and mastery of both is key to advancing digital marketing careers and strengthening business strategy. The STEM-designated Master of Science in Digital Marketing Analytics program is designed to combine cutting-edge digital marketing and business analytics fundamentals with real-world skills and experiences to prepare marketing professionals to meet current and future demands on both a local and global scale. The program offers a fully online, uniquely balanced learning experience, with desirable professional certifications built into the curriculum.
Emerge Education, LLC.
Emerge Education is one of the nation's leading marketing and recruiting firms for higher-educational institutions. The Emerge Education team combines decades of higher education experience and strives to always maintain the integrity and quality of its partners' academic reputation and brand. The firm works with its partners by investing its own capital and service resources to support lead generation, marketing, and recruiting, allowing its partners to focus on what they do best: educating students. For more information about Emerge Education and its innovative approach visit www.emergeedu.com.
Montclair State University
Building on a distinguished history dating back to 1908, Montclair State University is a leading institution of higher education in New Jersey. Designated a Research Doctoral University by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, the University's nine colleges and schools serve more than 20,000 undergraduate and graduate students with more than 300 doctoral, master's, and baccalaureate level programs. Situated on a beautiful, 252-acre suburban campus just 14 miles from New York City, Montclair State delivers the instructional and research resources of a large public university in a supportive, sophisticated, and diverse academic environment. For more information about Montclair State University's online MBA programs, visit https://business.montclair.edu/programs/graduate-programs/online-mba.
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TALENT DEVELOPMENT
Bluum | June 14, 2022
On June 13th, premier education technology solutions provider Bluum announced the release of a complete cybersecurity solution for schools. In recent years, schools have witnessed an evolving cybersecurity need, especially those brought on by remote learning and virtual schooling solutions.
Cybersecurity breakdowns have affected more than 3 million students since 2018 with over 1,300 publicly disclosed attacks. Since February, this has cost educational institutions $2.73 million to secure themselves from ransomware attacks.
"With limited budgets, highly skilled IT personnel and time, K-12 organizations are hard-pressed to create a solid cybersecurity plan. Cybersecurity is an incredibly technical and extensive area in IT that is rapidly evolving and needs to stay ahead of ever-evolving attack methods. Historically, school IT budget constraints have resulted in ineffective and outdated systems, so Bluum has developed comprehensive countermeasures to fill that void."
- Andre Vashilko, Bluum Vice President of Product Strategy and Growth
When cybersecurity concerns arise, whether through internal or external threats, Bluum offers preventive measures that can mitigate the risks during and after the attack. Bluum has started by rolling out easy-tu-use solutions that help schools assess their cybersecurity needs and identify solutions to address them.
Bluum will also offer vulnerability scans and penetration testing to detect any areas of concern and exposure risks in the infrastructure. The self-assessment will also help schools communicate their specific needs to Bluum in order to provide a tailored solution.
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