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A new issue (No.48) of #PR in #EdTech released today! What's included in the issue? A new funding opportunity - NewSchools GenAI Funding Opportunity We share upcoming awards submission deadlines for EdTech Breakthrough Awards, Tropical Smoothie Cafe's Sunshine for Teachers, QS Quacquarelli Symonds 12th Annual Reimagine Education Awards and Ragan Communications and PR Daily's Top Women in Marketing Awards. As well as, the deadline for the call for speakers for CITE California IT in Education. And the new call out for ISTE + ASCD New Ideas short sessions: Ignite Talks, Model Lesson Experiences, and Creators Fiesta artifacts. We share information about The EdUp Experience's upcoming PodCon. We share discounts on upcoming conferences including NAFSA: Association of International Educators 2025 Annual Conference & Expo and ISTE + ASCD upcoming end of June conference. Make sure you check out the end of the issue where Jennifer Harrison, APR shares her insight into how to pitch media at ISTE+ASCD this year. New #edtech resources to check include - Edtech Insiders recent webinar recording "AI in K12: Today’s Breakthroughs and Tomorrow’s Possibilities" featuring Alex Sarlin, Adeel Khan, Ben Caulfield, and Bethanie Drake-Maples as they talk about AI in classrooms today and in the future. And Fireflies.ai, ?an AI tool that can be added to your meetings to record and then transcribe the conversation. And we round out this issue with information about HolonIQ's upcoming Global Skills Week in late March and Ragan Communications and PR Daily upcoming webinar "Breaking Through: 3 Steps to More Effective Executive Comms and Thought Leadership". Read it all here: https://lnkd.in/gKQWHrcU And subscribe if you'd like to be the first to get our published content including articles giving practical advice on the PR profession. And every other Thursday we share our Pando PR Tips.

Parents, teachers, families and the school community are encouraged to nominate their favorite teacher in Tropical Smoothie Cafe's "Sunshine for Teacher" awards program. This program is in collaboration with?Campus Multimedia. Read more about it via American Consortium for Equity in Education: https://lnkd.in/grjzV9UU

Evansville Bosse High School teacher has turned a construction class into an #education in entrepreneurship "According to a report by Validated Insights, trade school enrollment has grown by 4.9 percent from 2020 to 2023, reversing a pre-pandemic decline." https://lnkd.in/gXGmJczF

New report from Validated Insights shares #OPM partnerships are on the decline. "Between 2021 and 2024, new OPM partnerships fell 47.4%, with a 42.1% drop since 2023" More info via Michelle Centamore at University Business https://lnkd.in/givGHZjb

Tropical Smoothie Cafe has kicked off the Sunshine for Teachers recognition program! They will honor up to 20 inspiring educators who are spreading sunshine in their classrooms and communities! This program is in collaboration with?Campus Multimedia. Read more here via EdTechChronicle: https://lnkd.in/g7Rc4KdU

"The new report shows that, for all of 2024, higher education institutions launched just 81 new partnerships with online program managers—the lowest number since 2016." Kathryn Palmer at Inside Higher Ed write about Validated Insights newly released OPM report. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gTsBGQ3z

"In 2025, public schools are embracing a bigger (and earlier) emphasis on career pathways; equipping students with soft skills, self-awareness, and mental resilience; using technology to both educate and protect students; and incorporating digital citizenship and critical thinking as a core part of the curriculum." Al Kingsley MBE of NetSupport shares why public schools’ objectives have expanded well beyond test scores in a recent article in EdTechChronicle. https://lnkd.in/gsqHYMtK

Validated Insights just released a new report yesterday about how the OPM Market is shrinking and changing business models. More here via EdTechChronicle: https://lnkd.in/gAXEFer8

A new issue of #PR in #EdTech released today! What do we talk about? We summarize Pando PR Tips No. 47. Here is a breakdown: Awards & Conferences for EdTech Companies to Consider: TIME100 Most Influential Companies (due tomorrow), 2025 The PIE PIEoneer Awards, EdTech Breakthrough Awards, and Yidan Prize. A few helpful resources: Brighteye Ventures' European Edtech Funding Report 2025, The 74 Media SXSW EDU Cheat Sheet by Greg Toppo, and Getting Smart's 2025 Can't Miss Education Conferences page. Upcoming Events in #Education and #EdTech: Muck Rack's Why They Worked: Lessons from 8 Successful Media Pitches from PR coach Michael Smart and HR Executive's What Trends Are Impacting HR in 2025. As well as Conferences for Women's National Conference and Tech & Learning EdExec Summit. And we round out this issue with Upcoming News and Social Pegs for March! Read it all here: https://lnkd.in/g7ru5BwC And subscribe for weekly posts, alternating between articles giving practical advice on the PR profession and my Pando PR Tips, which is a list awards, conference RFPs, general tips, and links that will improve your PR success.

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