On the Wire

A new report from the TIAA Institute and the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR) shows that overall, financial literacy among full-time higher ed. employees compares favorably to that of U.S. adults, but it’s still something that’s a struggle for many. Those with lower financial literacy are over three times more likely to be significantly debt constrained and three times more likely to lack one month’s worth of emergency savings.

Utah Scientific, a world leader in providing mission-critical equipment to content creators, distributors, and broadcasters, today announced that Barry Singer has been appointed as the company’s vice president of sales. Previously serving as Utah Scientific’s western regional sales manager, Singer increased year-over-year sales performance, exceeded targets, and reached beyond broadcast to include accounts focused on media and entertainment (M&E) in corporate, production, postproduction, and other areas.

The new program provides instant and actionable data to inform instruction, building student confidence and momentum to become proficient readers.

“We are thrilled that Skriware’s entry into the U.S. education market has been preceded by the official ISTE Seal of Alignment. Our solution is well adapted not only to ISTE standards, it has also received the Education Alliance Finland certification,” said Karol Górnowicz, CEO of Skriware.

Carteret has partnered with Maplewoodshop for more than three years at the middle school and junior high levels. With this expansion into high school, students will take multiple levels of woodworking which will lead to them having an opportunity to receive carpentry certifications and apprenticeship opportunities through the Eastern Atlantic States Carpenters Funds.

ScribFolders, from Scribbles Software, is a cumulative records management system that simplifies the records access and filing process for school districts by allowing them to move all of their student information files online.

The company recognizes three contest winners, along with a new Spanish assessment product to
further Renaissance’s commitment toward supporting Emergent Bilingual students.

Scribbles Software, a leading provider of K-12 records and enrollment software, is hosting a free three-day virtual event Sept. 28-30 to help K-12 schools navigate the transition from paper to electronic records management systems.

The Buck Institute for Education (dba PBLWorks) was awarded a $2.9 million grant from the Bezos Family Foundation to design an innovative social studies and civics curriculum that uses a Project Based Learning (PBL) model. The new PBL units are being designed for teachers of grades 4-12 and will be available free as Open Educational Resources (OER).