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BLOOMINGTON, Minn., Oct. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Renaissance, a global leader in pre-K–12 education technology, is hosting a nationwide rap contest through the popular Flocabulary platform. As a ...

Every teacher tussles with what's the best way to reach a kid – to have them digest and remember what they're learning. Even parents struggle with that. One New York City-based company had a wild idea ...

Nearpod is trying to get kids more engaged in learning through technologies such as virtual reality. And today the Laurene Powell Jobs-backed company is acquiring Flocabulary, a maker of a student ...

DORCHESTER COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – This year’s star-studded Super Bowl halftime show featured some of the top names in the hip hop music industry – an industry that has evolved to become the biggest ...

It’s out of the ordinary when Nearpod buys a company. Today it’s adding Flocabulary, to bring hip hop to the library. If Alex Rappaport, the co-founder and CEO of Flocabulary, had to bust a rhyme ...

SANTA ROSA, Calif. (KGO) -- The neighborhood near Mount Hood in Santa Rosa is a quiet area where you can usually hear birds singing in the distance. But lately, you can also hear a different kind of ...

OKLAHOMA CITY -- An educational program used for at-risk students in the Oklahoma City Public School District is drawing criticism over content. Now top school district officials said funding for the ...