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Boy Scouts of America Selects Roger Krone as New President and Chief Executive Officer

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Friday, November 3, 2023
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IRVING, Texas, Nov. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Following an extensive selection process, the Boy Scouts of America has chosen Roger A. Krone to serve as its next President and Chief Executive Officer.

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  • IRVING, Texas, Nov. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Following an extensive selection process, the Boy Scouts of America has chosen Roger A. Krone to serve as its next President and Chief Executive Officer.
  • "As a life-long Scout, the opportunity to lead the Scouting movement represents the perfect capstone to a long and fruitful career and a chance to give back," said Krone.
  • In late October, the Chief Scout Executive Selection Committee unanimously selected Krone to present to the BSA's National Executive Committee and National Board.
  • "Leading the restructuring process was exceptionally challenging, and Roger demonstrated unwavering determination and resolve throughout.

One Call Strengthens Its Leadership Team by Appointing Rebecca Steinfort as Non-Executive Board Chair

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Thursday, September 14, 2023
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Sept. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- One Call, a care coordination leader within the workers' compensation industry, today announced that Rebecca Steinfort – a highly accomplished healthcare executive – has been named the organization's non-executive board chair.

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  • She also has extensive board of directors experience, currently serving as a trustee of National Storage Affiliates (NYSE: NSA).
  • Most recently, Steinfort was the chief executive officer of Eating Recovery Center, a leading provider of multidisciplinary care for eating disorders.
  • "We are grateful Rebecca has chosen One Call as the next organization to benefit from her impressive experience," said Krueger.
  • "She joins a strong, diverse leadership team dedicated to bringing continued value and service to the workers' compensation industry.

IEI:Lead Expands Its Partnership With Howard University to Increase Learning Opportunities For Aspiring School District Leaders

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Tuesday, August 29, 2023
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NEW YORK, Aug. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Institute for Education Innovation (IEI), a national school superintendent think tank working to ensure that empowered leaders have the influence, access, resources, and support they need to empower their students, is excited to collaborate with Howard University's School of Education to drive greater equity in K-12 administration and build pathways toward leadership for educators.

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  • Participants will also discover actionable solutions they can tailor to their district's needs to ensure equitable learning opportunities and improve student outcomes.
  • In addition, cohort participants will be offered 55 continuing education hours as well as a certificate from Howard University by completing a practitioner-oriented capstone project.
  • "Our continued relationship with Howard University provides our IEI:Lead participants with support on their journeys to becomes champions of equity and student achievement."
  • "The partnership between IEI and Howard University plays a key role in moving K-12 innovation forward."

Innovative digital tool equips policymakers with strategies and innovations from all 50 states to advance and strengthen early education and care

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Tuesday, August 22, 2023
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Saul Zaentz Early Education Initiative at the Harvard Graduate School of Education today launched the Zaentz Navigator, an innovative, user-friendly, and interactive digital tool to help policymakers and leaders learn how cities and states across the country are working to structure, finance, expand, and advance early education and care.

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  • Record spending on early education as part of the federal government's broader COVID-19 relief strategy sparked much-needed investments and innovation in child care affordability, accessibility, and quality.
  • States and cities will play a critical role in overcoming these challenges while building stronger, more stable early education systems.
  • To help policymakers and leaders across the nation improve the lives of the young children, families, and educators they serve, the Zaentz Navigator shares early education policy strategies and innovations from all 50 states and select cities.
  • Navigator users can easily find, learn about, and compare how states and cities are structuring, financing, expanding, and advancing early education.

Common Sense Education Releases New Digital Well-Being Lessons in Response to the Youth Mental Health Crisis

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Wednesday, August 16, 2023
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Common Sense Education released a free Digital Well-Being lesson collection co-developed with the forthcoming Center for Digital Thriving at Harvard's Graduate School of Education. The lessons, available for educators to kick off the new school year, are designed to help kids develop the skills they need to protect their mental health online. The initial set of eight lessons for grades 6–12 is informed by kids and teens, educators, researchers, and clinical psychologists.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Common Sense Education released a free Digital Well-Being lesson collection co-developed with the forthcoming Center for Digital Thriving at Harvard's Graduate School of Education.
  • Experts agree that digital well-being education is essential to addressing youth mental health.
  • The release of the Digital Well-Being lessons are part of Common Sense's continued commitment to raising awareness of and providing resources to address the youth mental health crisis.
  • The lessons also complement Common Sense Education's free, award-winning Digital Citizenship Curriculum that currently reaches 1.1 million educators and 86,000 schools across the U.S.

Childhood Anxiety Detection Breakthrough: EEG Analysis Can Detect Risk for Anxiety Disorders in Children by Seven Years Old

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Thursday, August 3, 2023
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- A newly published study in the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry titled 'A biomarker discovery framework for childhood anxiety' suggests that latent factors extracted from electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings in childhood are promising candidate biomarkers for anxiety disorders and for externalizing disorders. This study found that appropriate age was important - with accuracy improving up to seven years of age for anxiety and three to five years of age for externalizing disorders (primarily ADHD). The study also suggests that anxiety emerges later than some other neurodevelopmental disorders.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- A newly published study in the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry titled 'A biomarker discovery framework for childhood anxiety' suggests that latent factors extracted from electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings in childhood are promising candidate biomarkers for anxiety disorders and for externalizing disorders.
  • This study found that appropriate age was important - with accuracy improving up to seven years of age for anxiety and three to five years of age for externalizing disorders (primarily ADHD).
  • "Our study shows that EEG recordings contain information about brain function that is useful for early detection of childhood anxiety disorders, creating new opportunities for early detection and intervention.
  • With childhood anxiety disorders on the rise, these findings come at a critical time."

THINK Global School Announces Andy Wood as New Head of School

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Monday, July 10, 2023
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NEW YORK, July 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- THINK Global School (TGS), the world's first traveling high school, is thrilled to announce the appointment of Andy Wood, an experienced global education leader, as its new head of school.  Following his time as the founding principal of Green School South Africa, a sustainability focused institution, Wood has led educational initiatives in Dubai, Cape Town and the Bahamas during the course of his seventeen-year career. 

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  • NEW YORK, July 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- THINK Global School (TGS), the world's first traveling high school, is thrilled to announce the appointment of Andy Wood, an experienced global education leader, as its new head of school.
  • As the new head of school, Wood will bring his robust experience and innovative practices to guide THINK Global School through its next phase of development.
  • "I am excited to lead a school that is innovative and bold in its thinking," said Wood in his new role as head of school.
  • He continued his education by completing a Master's in School Management from The Henley College, having also completed school leadership courses from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

American College of Education Adds Two Senior Vice Presidents to Address K-12 Teacher Shortage

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023
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INDIANAPOLIS, May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As the nation faces significant K-12 teacher shortages, American College of Education® (ACE) is taking intentional steps to evolve its academic products to address teacher recruitment and retention challenges. As senior vice presidents of education solutions, Shannon Penrose and Sue Wiley will spearhead the college's efforts to create tailored workforce solutions within K-12 education.

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  • INDIANAPOLIS, May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As the nation faces significant K-12 teacher shortages, American College of Education® (ACE) is taking intentional steps to evolve its academic products to address teacher recruitment and retention challenges.
  • As senior vice presidents of education solutions, Shannon Penrose and Sue Wiley will spearhead the college's efforts to create tailored workforce solutions within K-12 education.
  • Penrose's accolades, among many, include several years as an educator and, most recently, service as managing partner for Learning Ally.
  • Her passion and education research in equity and inclusion, multilingual education, and building educator capacity and efficacy will serve ACE well.

Harvard Recognizes Innovators in Early Education

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Monday, May 1, 2023
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BOSTON, May 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Saul Zaentz Early Education Initiative at the Harvard Graduate School of Education has announced the winners of its 2023 Zaentz Early Education Innovation Challenge. Now in its fourth year, the Challenge recognizes promising new ideas and strategic approaches that have the potential to transform early education.

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  • BOSTON, May 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Saul Zaentz Early Education Initiative at the Harvard Graduate School of Education has announced the winners of its 2023 Zaentz Early Education Innovation Challenge .
  • Now in its fourth year, the Challenge recognizes promising new ideas and strategic approaches that have the potential to transform early education.
  • We've seen the need for high-quality, accessible early learning even more profoundly over the past few years, and this year's Innovation Challenge was an inspiring look at what the future holds," said Nonie Lesaux, co-director of the Saul Zaentz Early Education Initiative at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
  • Co-director Stephanie Jones added, "the Saul Zaentz Early Education Initiative supports and is designed to catalyze innovation and entrepreneurship in early education.

Association of College and University Educators Convenes Inaugural Conference to Accelerate Student Success Through Great Teaching

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Thursday, March 30, 2023
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NEW YORK, March 30, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Association of College and University Educators (ACUE), the leader in student success and equity through quality instruction, believes the key to restoring public confidence in the value of higher education is to ensure student success through great teaching. To help colleges and universities provide all students with access to effective learning opportunities, ACUE today unveiled the agenda for the inaugural National Higher Education Teaching Conference (NHETC).

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  • To help colleges and universities provide all students with access to effective learning opportunities, ACUE today unveiled the agenda for the inaugural National Higher Education Teaching Conference (NHETC) .
  • "Decades of research demonstrate effective instruction has the greatest impact on student success," said Penny MacCormack, Ed.D., Chief Academic Officer, ACUE.
  • By convening the best minds in higher ed, our inaugural national conference will further the national movement to create learning environments where all students can be successful."
  • In addition, more than 75 other experts, practitioners and champions of effective college instruction will lead more than four dozen concurrent sessions.