Press Release Archive

2019

• National Survey Takes Pulse of American Public on What Matters in Learning – May 21, 2019
• Innovation Portfolios Share Powerful Learning Strategies and Models to Inspire Advancements in Education – April 9, 2019
• 52 Schools Join Verizon Innovative Learning – March 13, 2019
• Digital Promise Global Seeks Innovative Middle and High School Educators for HP Teaching Fellows Program – January 29, 2019
• How Data Sharing Can Improve Frontline Worker Development – January 28, 2019
• Digital Promise Learner Variability Project (LVP) Releases New Math Learner Models – January 15, 2019

2018

• National Science Foundation Awards Three-Year Grant to Digital Promise Global to Develop K-12 Computational Thinking Pathways – October 10, 2018
• Research Finds Technology Coaches Provide Promising Approach to Closing the Digital Divide – August 13, 2018
• Newly Launched Learner Positioning Systems (LPS) to Help Edtech Companies Incorporate Research into Products– April 17, 2018
• MY World 360° – Empowering the Next Generation of SDG Journalists through Virtual Reality– March 22, 2018

2017

• New​ ​Report​ ​from​ ​Digital​ ​Promise​ ​Highlights​ ​the​ ​Role​ ​of​ ​Computational​ ​Thinking in​ ​Education​ ​and​ ​the​ ​Workforce– December 6, 2017
• Maker​ ​Promise​ ​and​ ​Edcamp​ ​Foundation​ ​Announce​ ​New Partnership​ ​to​ ​Promote​ ​Maker​ ​Learning​ ​to​ ​Educators– November 9, 2017
• Learning Ovations, Digital Promise, UCI, and MDRC Awarded U.S. Department of Education EIR Grant to Scale Personalized Literacy Instruction for United2Read Project – October 24, 2017
• Two Prominent Education Researchers Join Digital Promise Global – August 3, 2017
• Announcing the Dynamic Learning Project, a National Educator Coaching Program with Google and EdTechTeam – July 27, 2017
• Kimberly A. Smith Joins Digital Promise as Executive Director of the League of Innovative Schools – July 18, 2017
• In Memoriam: Dr. Eamon Michael Kelly (1936-2017) – June 29, 2017
• GM Intensifies Push to Train Young People for Jobs of the Future – June 28, 2017
• Digital Promise and Education Elements Launch Competency-based Education Toolkit – May 18, 2017
• Winners Announced in the Digital Promise filmMAKER Challenge – April 18, 2017
• J-PAL North America Hosts Conference at MIT on Education Technology, Personalized Learning and the Digital Divide – March 22, 2017

2016

• Digital Promise Launches the filmMAKER Challenge – December 8, 2016
• Survey Uncovers San Diego Area Parent Support for Technology in the Classroom – October 20, 2016
• First-of-Its-Kind Symposium Pairs Venture Capitalists with Teachers to Explore the Impact of Ed-Tech – October 13, 2016
• Redesigning High School through the XQ: Super School Project – September 15, 2016
• Over 1,400 Schools Sign the Maker Promise to Grow America’s Nation of Makers  – June 17, 2016
• Connecting the Education Community with Research on Learning – May 10, 2016
• Digital Promise and Maker Ed Launch the Maker Promise – March 9, 2016

2015

• BloomBoard and Digital Promise Launch Micro-credential Website to Support Competency-based Learning for Teachers – November 10, 2015
• Digital Promise and EdSurge Announce the Winners of the 2015 Digital Innovation in Learning Awards – October 15, 2015
• Making Professional Learning Count – October 1, 2015
• New Commitments in Support of the President’s Nation of Makers Initiative – June 12, 2015
• Highlighting Ed-tech Research and Pilot Best Practices – March 5, 2015
• Digital Promise Releases New Report: Supporting Deeper Learning in the Classroom – February 12, 2015

2014

• Digital Promise Releases New Report: Improving Ed-Tech Purchasing – November 13, 2014
• Librarians’ Role as Digital Learning Leaders is Highlighted in New League of Innovative Schools National Case Study – October 22, 2014
• Verizon Program Provides 24/7 Schoolwide Access to Mobile Technology in 8 Middle Schools – October 2, 2014
• Digital Promise Welcomes New Members Into the League of Innovative Schools – September 23, 2014
• Digital Promise and Verizon Partnering with Schools to Close the Digital Learning Gap – August 6, 2014
• Digital Promise and EdSurge Announce the Digital Innovation in Learning Awards – June 30, 2014
• Digital Promise and Getting Smart Share Vision for Preparing Teachers For Deeper Learning – May 1, 2014
• Sharing the Success of Our League of Innovative Schools Spring Meeting – April 5, 2014
• Meet our Spring 2014 Cohort of the League of Innovative Schools – March 24, 2014
• Join Us in Improving Ed-Tech Purchasing Practices – March 6, 2014
• Joyce Foundation Announces College Pipeline Commitment at The White House – January 16, 2014

2013

• Digital Promise Supports White House ConnectED Plan for Moving All Students into the Digital Age – June 6, 2013
• IDEO & Digital Promise Release “Evolving Ed-Tech Procurement in School Districts” – April 30, 2013
• Karen Cator Joins Digital Promise as CEO – April 16, 2013

2011

• White House to Launch “Digital Promise” Initiative – Sept. 16, 2011