Coppell Independent School District

Euna Solutions Announces Winners of the 2023 Euna Procurement Awards

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Euna Solutions™ a leading provider of purpose-built, cloud-based solutions for the public sector, is proud to announce the winners of the 2023 Euna Procurement Awards.

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  • Euna Solutions™ a leading provider of purpose-built, cloud-based solutions for the public sector, is proud to announce the winners of the 2023 Euna Procurement Awards.
  • The Euna Procurement Awards recognizes public procurement teams and individuals who champion excellence, innovation, leadership and social responsibility.
  • Previously hosted under Bonfire Interactive, this year’s awards are presented by Euna Procure, powered by Bonfire Interactive and Ion Wave Technologies.
  • Winners were selected based on their peers’ nominations reflecting their impact and proficiency in five categories: Procurement Excellence, Power User, Innovation & Digitization, Leadership and Social Procurement.

DFW School Districts Enter into "Upstander Partnership" with Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum, Bringing Valuable Museum Curricula into the Classroom

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Friday, August 18, 2023

DALLAS, Aug. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum is pleased to announce Dallas Independent School District has entered into Upstander Partnership agreements with the Museum to offer TEKS-aligned civics and citizenship skills curricula for grades K-12, joining Coppell ISD. Building year over year, the program gives school districts lessons and resources to better inform students' academic careers and positively impact their futures beyond the classroom.

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  • Building year over year, the program gives school districts lessons and resources to better inform students' academic careers and positively impact their futures beyond the classroom.
  • An upstander is someone who stands up for their rights and for the rights of others," said Higgins.
  • "We are delighted that other school districts are now joining, because we know their students, teachers and communities will benefit from making this unique educational resource available in their schools."
  • "Amazon is proud to partner with the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum in this important endeavor," said Vickie Yakunin, head of community affairs for Amazon's North Texas region.

DFW School Districts Enter into "Upstander Partnership" with Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum, Bringing Valuable Museum Curricula into the Classroom

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Thursday, August 17, 2023

DALLAS, Aug. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum is pleased to announce Dallas Independent School District has entered into Upstander Partnership agreements with the Museum to offer TEKS-aligned civics and citizenship skills curricula for grades K-12, joining Coppell ISD. Building year over year, the program gives school districts lessons and resources to better inform students' academic careers and positively impact their futures beyond the classroom.

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  • DALLAS, Aug. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum is pleased to announce Dallas Independent School District has entered into Upstander Partnership agreements with the Museum to offer TEKS-aligned civics and citizenship skills curricula for grades K-12, joining Coppell ISD.
  • Building year over year, the program gives school districts lessons and resources to better inform students' academic careers and positively impact their futures beyond the classroom.
  • "The Museum is thrilled to partner with these forward-thinking school districts to bring our innovative programming to more North Texas students than ever before," said Mary Pat Higgins, Museum president and CEO.
  • The Upstander Partnership offers grade-tailored curricula that cover a student's academic career until graduation.

Education Heavyweights Launch The Story of America

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Monday, October 4, 2021

The curriculum is currently in development and is based on Secretary Bennett's best-selling history series, America: The Last Best Hope.

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  • The curriculum is currently in development and is based on Secretary Bennett's best-selling history series, America: The Last Best Hope.
  • "For too long, an anti-America ideology that radically misrepresents U.S. history has infiltrated our education system and misled our kids.
  • The Story of America is an interactive, easy-to-use online U.S. history curriculum for middle and high school students.
  • Politicized classrooms have caused education standards to fall, leaving children without the proper core competencies in literacy and history.

NoRedInk Raises $50M to Help All Students Harness the Power of the Written Word

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Tuesday, August 24, 2021

Schools are increasingly turning to digital tools to help them address their biggest challenges, and nowhere is the need for support more glaring than in students writing.

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  • Schools are increasingly turning to digital tools to help them address their biggest challenges, and nowhere is the need for support more glaring than in students writing.
  • Having graded over 15,000 papers, Jeff Scheur, NoRedInks founder and CEO, created the site while teaching high school English in Chicago.
  • The programs adaptive curriculum personalizes writing exercises to each students interests, guides them through the writing process with instructional support, and boosts their skills through targeted practice.
  • Learners have completed over 10 billion exercises on the site, and NoRedInks mission is to help all students harness the power of the written word.