Tips for placing commentaries
Since February 2017, our team has placed nearly 40 commentary pieces primarily in education trades, blogs, and digital news sites including EdSource, The74, SmartBrief, GettingSmart, The Edvocate, and EdScoop. In […]
Multimedia Boosts Press Releases
I had a happy surprise with a press release a few months ago. One of my clients decided to add an image to a press release after it had already […]
Education Week article on SXSW –Ed Businesses Seek to Learn What Educators Really Want
See the full article by Michele Molnar about SXSWedu popularity after only 4 years.
Most ed-tech companies attending the South by Southwest education conference last week would probably love to grow […]
Education Technology Startups Raised Over Half A Billion Dollars In Q1
By Jonathan Shieber (@jshieber)
3/26/14 – TechCrunch
Education technology-focused startups raised over $500 million already […]
J Harrison Public Relations Picked Among Best PR Firms in EdTech
EdTechDigest announced finalists in their awards program. J Harrison Public Relations Group has been picked as a finalist […]
Invite Your Students to Create, Compose and Connect
By Jeremy Hyler & Troy Hicks’
03/04/2014 – MiddleWeb
Even before technology became embedded in the Common Core State Standards, teachers were being asked to make use of […]
Celebration of Miracles Tickets Nearly Sold Out
FOLSOM, Calif – Oct. 25, 2013 — The Celebration of Miracles tickets are nearly sold out. Over 200 people will come together on […]
Ah, the things I’ve seen…
My son just started middle school. Last night I went to his school’s open house and traipsed around the same halls he walks. Some […]
WAMS Tech Tips: Which tablet (slate) device is truly best for educ…
WAMS Tech Tips: Which tablet (slate) device is truly best for educ…: “Our previous 3 year technology plan provided all (or at least most) secondary teachers with a Tablet […]
Best Time to ReTweet- Social Media Guide
I love short bulleted articles. Here is one that suggests the best times to use Twitter. My simplified version:
- What is the best single time to Tweet?
- ANSWER: […]
The Littlest Redshirts Sit Out Kindergarten (NYTimes quote)
I had the chance to talk with a New York Times […]
It’s All Water: Water Banking in Nevada
From the Nevada Water Environment Association’s newsletter Silver State Water Environment News, July 2010:
IT’S ALL WATER: DEMONSTRATION OF AN INNOVATIVE TREATMENT TECHNOLOGY FOR WATER BANKING IN NEVADA
Vijay Sundaram, P.E. and […]
Online newsrooms in the digital era: PRSA
Online newsrooms in the digital era: PRSA
Great short article about how to enhance an online news room. One key element (similar to how you make Twitter and […]
Writing Traffic-driving Tweets — From PRSA
As a member of the Public Relations Society of America, I receive an excellent newsletter, Tactics. If you are even remotely connected to PR or marketing, you […]
Education Week: Is Education News Falling Off Front Pages?
Education Week: Is Education News Falling Off Front Pages?
Great story about the shrinking coverage of substantive education stories. A reporter with multiple beats has a hard time keeping up […]
My 500 words: News Releases are DEAD!
Someone told me “The day of the news release is long gone!” Here’s my preferred statement: The day of the news release used in […]
My 500 Words
I’m starting a new series: My 500 Words. These will be essays tackling PR issues and they get to the point quickly! I’ll write them when something irks, […]
EDUBLOG Awards Nomination
I really enjoy this blog by Ken Royal. He has a number of interesting authors including an 11-year-old girl whose insight astounds me!
So, for the 2009 Edublog awards, I […]
ED Announces Student Video Contest About Student Responsibility
ED Announces Student Video Contest
Students submit videos by November 2.
“Students share responsibility for their education and for fulfilling their dreams,” said Duncan. “This video contest […]
Sacramento Business Journal – ECO:LOGIC Engineering Helps Secure Stimulus funds
Rocklin firm helps secure stimulus funding for wastewater treatment plant
Published: September 4, 2009
Rocklin consulting engineering firm ECO:LOGIC helped secure federal economic stimulus funding that will […]
Race to the Top Funds — Rigorous Criteria
Education Week publishes another excellent article about federal funding. My thought in the first few paragraphs was, there goes California’s chances… Lo and behold, who is expected to […]
Schwarzenegger’s Online Textbook Push
I have been following this story closely not only because I live in California but because I have spent many, many hours working with online textbooks published by Holt. I […]
Real Money Begets Real Change
From the Wall Street Journal – Obama’s Education Chief Knows Stars Are Aligned for Real Change
My take? Education has seen some wonderful isolated examples of change happening throughout the […]
Spend Education Stimulus Money QUICKLY
From The New York Times
U.S. to Nation’s Schools: Spend Fast, Keep Receipts
Published: March 9, 2009
Arne Duncan, the secretary of education, issued the first guidelines for how […]
WSJ Article – Schools Crunch Calculus of Stimulus
…this article will be available to download for 7 days. http://online.wsj.com/wsjgate?subURI=%2Farticle%2FSB123603840738514543-email.html&nonsubURI=%2Farticle_email%2FSB123603840738514543-lMyQjAxMDI5MzA2MzAwMzM4Wj.html
A quote from part of the article:
“It’s going to mean a softer landing for us,” says Jack […]
Donner Summit Public Utility District
I have a new client as of a few weeks ago. The Donner Summit Public Utility District needs some assistance with public outreach and building relationships with their constituency. […]
Economics Education in Wild Times
I have just interviewed an interesting professor who co-authored Economics: Choices & Concepts, a 2008 high school economics text published by McDougal Littell/Houghton Mifflin (now Holt McDougal) and co-author of […]