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Path Driver for Reading and Path Driver for Math Provide Fast, Research-Based, Accurate Measures of Student Progress San Diego, CA (PRWEB) June 24, 2012 Today at ISTE 2012, EPS, a division of School Specialty, introduced Path Driver for Reading™ and Path Driver for Math™, two powerful online assessment systems that deliver fast, accurate and predictive measures of student proficiency. Supporting Response to Intervention (RTI) initiatives and data-driven instruction, the Path Driver...
WATERTOWN, Mass., May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- College Coach®, a work/life solution offered by Bright Horizons Family Solutions®, announced that it has been selected by BNP Paribas to provide college counseling as a benefit to the company's 3,400 employees based in the U.S. The service will also be available to BNP Paribas employees outside of the U.S. who are seeking admission to U.S.-based colleges and universities. College Coach will provide BNP Paribas employees guidance...
MINNEAPOLIS, April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Faculty members from Walden University's School of Counseling and Social Service presented their research and best practices at the American Counseling Association's (ACA) 2012 Conference & Exposition, held March 21-25 in San Francisco. The annual event brings together professional counselors from various practice settings to network and learn. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110920/MM71012-b ) Thirteen faculty...
Harvey Weinstein’s recently released documentary, “Bully," intends to be a catalyst for change. The film follows five kids and families over the course of a year and examines the dire consequences of bullying through the testimony of strong and courageous youth. However, what it doesn’t do is provide answers to the bullying virus that is infecting far too many children. Fortunately, there are organizations, like Community Matters, that have developed solutions that make a...
NEW YORK, April 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- On April 10, the College Board introduced BigFuture, its new free comprehensive college planning Web resource, at a panel discussion in Washington, D.C. The site was created with the Education Conservancy and in consultation with students and educators to help make the college planning process simpler and more accessible. At the "Big Future(TM): Narrowing the Gap Between College Aspiration and Enrollment" panel, education, government and...
Grant Provides Expert Analysis of Current and Proposed RTI Programs, Funding for New and Enhanced Efforts Greenville, WI (PRWEB) March 21, 2012 EPS, School Specialty’s Literacy and Intervention division, today announced a new grant program designed to assist school districts in the development and improvement of Response to Intervention (RTI) programs. The RTI model for providing support, instruction and assessment for learners at all ability levels aligns with current federal...
According to court documents, on March 8th, 2012 the California Supreme Court ruled that C.A., a minor student who was molested by a high school counselor, can sue the school for negligence in hiring and supervising the counselor (S188982). C.A. claimed the counselor at Golden Valley High School in Santa Clarita (Los Angeles County) sexually harassed and molested him many times between January and September 2007. C.A sued his public high school guidance counselor and the school district...
Online school counselor, Cyndy Locke, will share about the impact of online learning to the college admission process. Westlake Village, CA (PRWEB) March 02, 2012 Oaks Christian Online School(OCO) college counselor, Cyndy Locke, will be speaking at the Western Association for College Admission Counseling’s (WACAC) Share, Learn and Connect event on Friday, March 16, 2012, at the University of Southern California campus. The one day conference is designed for high school counselors,...
NEW YORK, Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Aristotle Circle, Inc., the leading national expert network for school admissions, today announced its acquisition of Peer2Peer Tutors, Inc., the largest peer tutoring company in the country. The merger of the two companies will make Aristotle Circle the largest educational consulting company of its kind - combining a highly specialized network of professional experts with a league of high-school and college top performers who tutor...
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Nicole Pfleger, a school counselor from Nickajack Elementary School in Smyrna, has been named the top school counselor in America. Pfleger is one of more than 270 elementary, middle, and secondary school counselors nationwide who were nominated for the School Counselor of the Year award. The award, which is presented by the American School Counselor Association, honors the professionals who devote their careers to serving as...
