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Associated Press
2 days ago
- Business
- Associated Press
Branching Minds Named One of Fortune's 2025 Best Workplaces in New York™
Recognition celebrates a high-trust, collaborative culture driving better outcomes for K–12 schools nationwide 'This honor belongs entirely to our team. Being recognized as one of the best places to work in New York is a powerful affirmation of the culture we've built together.'— Maya Gat, CEO & Co-Founder, Branching Minds NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, June 11, 2025 / / -- Branching Minds, a leading K-12 education technology company, has been named one of Fortune's 2025 Best Workplaces in New York™ —a distinction driven by direct positive feedback from its team and a deeply-rooted culture of trust. This recognition celebrates companies that go above and beyond to create an exceptional employee experience, and Branching Minds stood out for its strong sense of purpose, inclusive culture, and high-trust environment. 'This honor belongs entirely to our team,' said Maya Gat, CEO and Co-Founder of Branching Minds. 'We are a mission-driven group working to make education better for educators and students alike, and we do it with heart, humility, and a lot of collaboration. Being recognized as one of the best places to work in New York is a powerful affirmation of the culture we've built together.' To determine this year's list, Great Place To Work® analyzed nearly 145,000 confidential survey responses from employees across New York. Companies were selected for their ability to consistently deliver a positive, inclusive, and empowering workplace, regardless of role, background, or tenure. Branching Minds was also Great Place To Work Certified™ in 2025, with 95% of employees saying it's a great place to work, compared to just 57% at a typical U.S. company. This recognition follows several other recent accolades for Branching Minds, including a 2025 Top EdTech Product of the Year Award in Student Support Technology, a 2024 Excellence in Equity Award for Best Differentiation and Personalized Learning Solution, and two 2024 CODiE Awards for Best Personalized Learning Solution and Best Customer Experience—solidifying its reputation as both a trusted partner for school districts and an employer of choice. About Branching Minds Branching Minds partners with schools to help educators streamline differentiated instruction and personalize learning through a system-level MTSS solution that simplifies best practices. Since 2013, Branching Minds has collaborated with nearly 300,000 teachers and 545 districts across 38 states, improving outcomes for more than 2 million students. Learn more about the people and purpose behind Branching Minds at About the Fortune Best Workplaces in New York Great Place To Work selected the 2025 Fortune Best Workplaces in New York by surveying 1.3 million employees in the U.S., representing companies that collectively employ more than 8.4 million U.S. workers. Of those responses, nearly 145,000 were received from employees at companies that were eligible for the 2025 Fortune Best Workplaces in New York List, and these rankings are based on their feedback. Companies earn eligibility by being Great Place To Work Certified™, having at least 10 U.S. employees, and having headquarters in the New York region. Visit h to learn more. About Great Place to Work® As the global authority on workplace culture, Great Place To Work brings more than three decades of groundbreaking research and data to help every place become a great place to work for all. Its proprietary platform and Great Place To Work Model™ help companies evaluate the experience of every employee, with exemplary workplaces becoming Great Place To Work Certified and receiving recognition on its coveted Best Workplaces™ lists. Visit learn more. Maureen Halton Branching Minds +1 413-454-4396 email us here Visit us on social media: LinkedIn Facebook YouTube X Legal Disclaimer: EIN Presswire provides this news content 'as is' without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the author above.
Yahoo
15-02-2025
- Yahoo
School board approves letter to AG for data breach
Feb. 15—The Lee County Schools Board of Education has requested that the North Carolina Attorney General pursue legal action against PowerSchool over a nationwide data breach that occurred late last year. The school board voted unanimously to send a letter to the AG, which was requested by board member Alan Rummel during their Tuesday, Feb. 11 meeting. PowerSchool is an educational software provider based in Folsom, Calif. that runs the most commonly used student information system in U.S. schools, according to Education Week. According to reports, the data breach began Dec. 19 and ran through Dec. 28, 2024. School districts were notified about the breach on Jan. 11 and 12. During the board meeting on Tuesday, attorney Stephen Rawson called it an "internationally-initiated incident" and called it "very serious." It contained 12 years' worth of data of staff and students, he said. In North Carolina, it affected 300,000 school staff members. In Lee County, it affected school staff and the Social Security numbers of 910 charter school students, according to Rawson. He added that he was told that the comprised data was subsequently destroyed by those who took it. He noted that those affected are being given free credit monitoring by PowerSchool. Rawson said there's nothing that LCS or the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction could have done to prevent the breach, which occurred when a PowerSchool contractor's account was compromised. Rawson said that other school districts are considering legal action against PowerSchool. According to Public Information Officer James Alverson, LCS began using PowerSchool in 2013 when NCDPI began using it as the statewide student information system. LCS stopped using PowerSchool on June 30, 2024 when it started using Infinite Campus as part of a pilot program. "NCDPI is in the process of transitioning every district in the state to Infinite Campus," Alverson said in an email. BRANCHING MINDS As part of new business, the LCS Board approved a $79,963 contract with Branching Minds for educational software for the next school year. Alverson said Branching Minds will supplement Infinite Campus. According to an agenda document, Branching Minds provides a comprehensive K-12 educational platform that fosters personalized learning solutions for teachers and students. Stefanie Clarke, director of accountability, planning and performance, said Branching Minds will provide tools for teachers to take action in regard to helping students. Branching Minds will be utilized for information that's currently stored on several platforms, Clarke said, adding that the latter is time consuming and "limits our ability to track progress in real time." She said students' attendance and behavior can be used in Branching Minds platform. She noted that LCS considered four companies for the new contract, including PowerSchool, Panorama and Abre (spelling). Dossenbach said the funding is available due to a change in curriculum. "We spent much more than $79,000 previously," he said. "I think this is a really great step," Rummel said, calling Branching Minds "a powerful tool." Board Chair Sherry Lynn Womack and Clarke said school principals and teachers are excited about the product. BUDGET The school board will have a public hearing at 5 p.m. on the proposed 2025-26 budget followed by a budget work session on Monday, Feb. 17.
