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Yahoo
04-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
TeachTown's enCORE Named "Special Education Solution of the Year" in 7th Annual EdTech Breakthrough Awards Program
WOBURN, Mass., June 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- TeachTown, a leading provider of special education curriculum for students with moderate to severe disabilities, announces today that enCORE has been recognized as the "Special Education Solution of the Year" in the 7th annual EdTech Breakthrough Awards program conducted by EdTech Breakthrough, a leading market intelligence organization that recognizes the top companies and solutions in the global educational technology market. TeachTown's enCORE is a K-12 standards-first, adapted core curriculum that provides students with moderate to severe disabilities access to the general education curriculum. enCORE uses adapted grade-aligned content, high-quality, differentiated literature and integrated technology. The comprehensive curriculum offers a blended learning approach to meet the wide array of learning and behavioral needs in a classroom through hands-on, teacher-led instruction and technology-facilitated lessons. "With enCORE, instruction is tailored to individual student goals and learning objectives. Academics and behaviors improve because learning is 'just right' for each student," said Steve Johansson, managing director, EdTech Breakthrough. "With enCORE, schools now have the opportunity to give their students with moderate to severe disabilities equitable and inclusive access to the general education curriculum." The mission of the EdTech Breakthrough Awards is to honor excellence and recognize the innovation, hard work and success in a range of educational technology categories, including Student Engagement, School Administration, Adaptive Learning, STEM Education, Remote Learning, Career Preparation and many more. This year's program attracted thousands of nominations from over 15 different countries throughout the world. "enCORE was developed by clinical and education experts to deliver flexible, personalized learning that supports every student's success," said Richard Becker, CEO of TeachTown. "We're honored to receive the 'Special Education Solution of the Year' award from EdTech Breakthrough, and we remain committed to making a meaningful impact for students with moderate to severe disabilities and the educators who serve them." About TeachTown TeachTown, backed by L Squared Capital Partners, is focused on providing software and solutions for students with disabilities, including those diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Media ContactMegan Gilsonmgilson@ View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE TeachTown Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Yahoo
Poland Twp. remembers police officers killed in line of duty
POLAND, Ohio (WKBN) – A tradition to honor police officers who have died in the line of duty continued Thursday in Poland Township. The police department hosted its second annual Fallen Officers' Memorial Service Thursday morning. The solemn ceremony honors the lives and service of two township officers who made the ultimate sacrifice — Officer Charles Yates, who died in 1984, and Officer Richard Becker, who was killed in 1983. The event serves as a tribute to their dedication to protect our communities. 'To the families, friends and fellow officers who have joined us, your presence here today is a powerful reminder that we do not forget. Patrolman Becker and Patrolman Yates will always be remembered, not just for how they died but for how they lived,' Poland Township Police Det. Sgt. James Jackson said. Mahoning Valley law enforcement will hold its Fallen Officer Memorial on May 29 at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Youngstown. Brian Oehlbeck contributed to this report. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
24-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Five years after the pandemic, UC still helping those with "long COVID"
This month marked five years since the world shut down because of COVID-19. Few of us can forget that period of time when we socially distanced, stayed home, sought vaccines and wore masks for months on end. While COVID-19 is no longer a pandemic, it lives on for some 20 million Americans in the form of "long COVID.' University of Cincinnati Medical Center has a long COVID clinic. WCPO spoke with one of the doctors at that clinic. He says long COVID usually has clusters of lingering symptoms from exhaustion to dizzines, and there is no one treatment for it. "As of this moment there are not specific therapies that one could turn to,' Dr. Richard Becker said. 'What we try our best to do is treat things we know how to treat - high blood pressure, diabetes, sleep apnea.' Dr. Becker says the best medicine is to stay healthy including getting a COVID-19 vaccine.
Associated Press
31-01-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
TeachTown's enCORE Named Primary & Secondary Education Category Winners in the Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence: Best of 2024
WOBURN, Mass., Jan. 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- TeachTown, a leading provider of special education curriculum for students with moderate to severe disabilities, announces today that enCORE has been named a winner in the Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence: Best of 2024 - Primary & Secondary Education categories. enCORE is a K-12 standards-first, adapted core curriculum that provides equitable, inclusive access to the general education curriculum for students with moderate to severe disabilities. The Tech & Learning editorial team have shared that 'The awards brought a huge number of high quality entries. Our panel of industry experts judged the winning products to be those that were most impactful in helping schools improve teaching and learning throughout 2024. Every winner should be really proud of their accomplishments - a well-deserved congratulations from the entire awards team.' The Best of 2024 Awards celebrate educational technology from the last 12 months that has excelled and shone in supporting teachers, students, and education professionals in the classroom, for professional development or general management of education resources and learning. Judged by a panel of industry experts, winning an Award of Excellence is more than just acknowledgement from Tech & Learning's editors, it's a showcase of which products are truly going above and beyond to contribute to the education sector. 'Having a measurable impact on the lives of students with moderate to severe disabilities and the educators who serve them is our top priority,' shares Richard Becker, CEO, TeachTown. He continues, 'Receiving this impressive recognition for TeachTown's enCORE curriculum is truly an honor and cements the fact that not only are we building positive outcomes, but we're driving real-world change among our students.' TeachTown, backed by L Squared Capital Partners, is exclusively focused on providing software and solutions for students with disabilities, including those diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
