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K-12 Students Access 100 Million+ Digital Books from their Schools with Sora Reading App

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CLEVELAND – June 7, 2022 – Digital book access for reading and listening for K-12 students has reached a milestone. Students using the free Sora student reading app have now accessed more than 100 million books from their school’s digital collections since Sora launched in 2018. In addition, Ms.

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Renaissance and Hillsborough County Celebrate 10 Years of Equitable Access to Thousands of Books

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Over the 10 years of the Read on myON collaboration, hundreds of thousands of children from birth through 8th grade have had free access to the myON platform. Ten years into the partnership, Read on myON is still playing a central part in Hillsborough’s literacy initiatives in the 2021–2022 school year. in the 2020–2021 school year.

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TeachingBooks Resources Available to 24 Million Readers with New Statewide Library Systems Added in 2021

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CLEVELAND – February 3, 2022 – TeachingBooks , an online database of supplemental resources that enrich children’s and young adult books, had a busy year in 2021. In addition to being acquired by OverDrive in October, TeachingBooks announced the signing of four new statewide licenses and one territory license in 2021.

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A Beginners Guide to Microsoft Forms (Complete 2021 Tutorial)

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A Beginners Guide to Microsoft Forms (Complete 2021 Tutorial). 00:33 – How to access Microsoft Forms? Microsoft Bookings. In this video, you will learn how to create a Microsoft Form that is connected to an Excel Spreadsheet found inside of Microsoft 365 (Formerly Office 365). Check out my YouTube channel today!

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Renaissance Offers Unlimited, Free Access to More Than 6,500 Digital Books and News Articles

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To highlight the importance of daily reading during the COVID-19 pandemic, Renaissance , a global leader in pre-K–12 education technology, is offering unlimited free access to myON digital books and news articles from February 1–7, 2021. Family scholarly culture and educational success: Books and schooling in 27 nations.

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BookmarkED Addresses the State of Challenged Books with Industry-First Technology to Enable Parental Choice in School Libraries

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With the passing of Texas House Bill (HB) 900 , school districts face a pressing need to meet the changing requirements for parental engagement on library books that children have access to. Library book challenges are increasing across the US. Reducing costs around the challenged book review process.

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A Surprising Approach to Science Labs for Online Students Boosts Access to STEM Fields

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But ASU has an explicit mission to help more people access higher education — including, Austin says, students from low-income families and students from underrepresented minority groups. Nicola Osgood Osgood, for instance, graduated summa cum laude from Arizona State University in August 2021. She and her family moved to California.