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Vector Solutions has created a new set of online courses for students focusing on important safety topics such as trauma awareness, dating violence, human trafficking, and more.

CYPHER LEARNING has announced the winners of its #NEOClearsTheList contest, honoring teachers who are innovating with e-learning. The first place winner is Spanish teacher Rosemary Martin, of Dos Pueblos Senior High School (Santa Barbara Unified School District, California).

IXL Learning today announced the acquisition of Curiosity Media—the developer of language learning services including SpanishDict, inglés.com and Fluencia, which collectively help more than 100 million people each year grow their languages skills through vibrant and interactive learning resources.

iTutor, the leading provider of live and online teaching and tutoring services for students in grades K-12, today announced that it has been selected as winner of the “Tutoring Solution of the Year” award in the fourth annual EdTech Breakthrough Awards program conducted by EdTech Breakthrough,

Aperture Education will host a free webinar on June 30, 2022, offering a sneak peek at SEL in action at Windsor Public Schools in Connecticut. The webinar will feature SEL Specialist Elyssa Kotler, who will discuss her role and how she supports students and the schools she works in.

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Riverside Insights®, a leading developer of research-based assessments and analytics, today announced its acquisition of Aperture Education, the leading provider of research-based social and emotional learning (SEL) assessments for K-12 schools. The addition of Aperture’s SEL solutions to the Riverside portfolio of research-based ability and achievement assessments will help K-12 educators obtain the most valid, reliable, and comprehensive view of each learner.

The National College Testing Association has released a comprehensive document defining nomenclature surrounding proctoring and monitoring services. Find it at ncta-testing.org

PBLWorks, the leading provider of professional development for high-quality Project Based Learning (PBL), has partnered with the Kentucky Department of Education on a four-year initiative to increase high-quality Project Based Learning in K-12 schools throughout the state.