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Smoothing the path for immigrants to finish their college degrees

The Hechinger Report

He recalls finding (and paying a considerable amount for) an outside company that could convert his transcripts into something more comparable to the U.S. About 23 percent of Latino adults between the ages of 25 and 29 have a bachelor’s degree, compared to 45 percent of their white peers, according to a 2022 Pew Research Center report.

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HMH to Acquire NWEA

eSchool News

Learning technology company HMH and NWEA , a not-for-profit, research and educational services organization serving K-12 students, announced today they have signed an agreement for HMH to acquire NWEA. We’ve gone from serving three school districts 40 years ago to working with 10,000 school districts in 2022.

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HMH Completes Acquisition of NWEA

eSchool News

Learning technology company HMH announced that it has completed its acquisition of assets from research and educational services organization NWEA. HMH is a portfolio company of Veritas Capital (“Veritas”), a leading investor at the intersection of technology and government. HMH was acquired by Veritas in April 2022.

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As Child Care Challenges Threaten the American Workforce, Business Leaders Call for Action

Edsurge

In May, Indra Nooyi, former CEO of PepsiCo, called for increased child care solutions at Child Care Aware of America’s 2022 Symposium in Arlington, Virginia. Among the signatories were large companies that included Athletes Unlimited, Care.com, Patagonia and Synchrony. That has led the company to expand its child care benefits.

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Panasonic and Olympian Katie Ledecky Partner to Inspire Student STEM Innovation and Unlock the Power of Technology

eSchool News

Inspired by the global media company Discovery, Inc., The company is the principal North American subsidiary of Osaka, Japan-based Panasonic Corporation. Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5 million educators and 45 million students worldwide, and its resources are accessed in over 140 countries and territories.

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New, Free Digital Experience Offers All Students Invaluable Career Readiness Opportunities

eSchool News

To offer a breadth of free, value-added digital resources, job skills and job experiences, ASA is partnering with innovative, mission-aligned nonprofits and companies to provide career-focused tasks featured within the platform.

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When the Variability of All Learners Is Addressed

Edsurge

Bringing together more than 100 organizations across the fields of disability advocacy, special education, civil rights and K-12 nonprofits, the Educating All Learners Alliance (EALA) is one such network formed to ensure equity and support for students with disabilities and learning differences across education environments. percent to 22.5

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