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Level Up Math Launches K-8 Adaptive Platform as 1.5 Million Eighth Graders Lack Basic Math Skills

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A free assessment, mastery-based practice, and plain-language parent reports. At a fraction of the cost of tutoring chains.

AUSTIN, Texas, June 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Playful Digits today announced the launch of Level Up Math, an adaptive K-8 math practice platform that helps parents find and fix their child’s math gaps before high school exposes them.

On the 2024 Nation’s Report Card, 39 percent of US eighth graders scored below NAEP Basic in math, over 1.5 million students heading into high school without the foundations algebra demands. Yet nearly nine in ten parents believe their child is on track.

Level Up Math closes that awareness gap. It begins with a free assessment across five Common Core domains, then turns the results into a plain-language parent report that names the two or three skills to fix first, often a grade or two behind the child’s current schoolwork.

“Almost no child is genuinely bad at math,” said Mihai Seceleanu, founder of Level Up Math. “Usually a foundation went shaky a year or two earlier. Finding it is detective work, and rebuilding takes structured practice across the connected skills, not just more drills on the same topic.”

Practice uses spaced repetition, a research-backed technique for long-term memory, revisiting each skill across days, weeks, and months. Every problem comes with a worked solution that names the key insight and the common mistakes, often tailored to the exact wrong answer a child picked.

There are no leaderboards, no streak shaming, no ads to children, and no AI training on child data. Instead, a parent and child can set a quest the child works toward, with a reward at the end, a bike upgrade or a fun night out, which the company says does wonders for motivation. Level Up Math is COPPA-aligned and GDPR-compliant, collecting only a child’s first name and grade.

Early users put it plainly. A math teacher in Montana reports the assessment results “correctly identify gaps from previous years,” and a Level Up parent in Ohio calls the report “a helpful map for what to practice next.”

Getting started is free: the initial assessment and parent report cost nothing, no credit card. Parents who want to continue pay $14.99 per month per child, with a 33 percent sibling discount and a 30-day money-back guarantee. Level Up Math covers more than 2,000 skills aligned to the Common Core across grades K through 8, plus dozens of interactive tools, from visually rich early-grade scenes to algebra, geometry, and statistics builders for older students.

About Level Up Math

Level Up Math is an adaptive K-8 math practice platform that begins with a free assessment and builds a personalized practice path one mastered skill at a time.

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Mihai Botea, Level Up Math
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https://levelupmath.com

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Mobile Communications America (MCA) Named Milestone National Reseller of the Year for Excellence in Video Security Solutions

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Award recognizes MCA’s leadership in delivering integrated video security solutions that improve safety, situational awareness, and operational efficiency.

SPARTANBURG, S.C., June 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Mobile Communications America, Inc. (MCA), a national leader in integrated communication, connectivity, and security solutions, has been named Milestone’s National Reseller of the Year at the recent Milestone XPerience Days event.

The award recognizes MCA’s outstanding performance, innovation, and commitment to delivering advanced, integrated video security solutions that help organizations enhance safety, improve situational awareness, and streamline operations. 

Organizations interested in modernizing their security infrastructure can learn more about MCA’s security solutions at https://callmc.com/security-solutions/

Milestone Systems is a global leader in open-platform video management software (VMS). Milestone’s flagship XProtect platform integrates with thousands of cameras, sensors, and analytics applications to help organizations centralize security operations and gain actionable insights from video data. Today, the platform supports more than 500,000 customer sites worldwide.

“This recognition from Milestone reflects the strength of our partnership and the dedication of our teams,” said Eric Adams, Vice President of Security Sales at MCA. “Together, we are helping customers harness the full value of video technology to improve safety, awareness, and operational efficiency. We are honored to receive this award and look forward to continuing to deliver innovative solutions.”

The recognition reflects the continued growth of MCA’s Security Division and its commitment to helping organizations operate more safely and efficiently. Through investments in specialized expertise, advanced technologies, and service capabilities, MCA delivers integrated security solutions that combine video, access control, and analytics to address increasingly complex challenges. By pairing industry-leading technology with nationwide service and support, MCA continues to help customers navigate an evolving security landscape.

About Mobile Communications America

Mobile Communications America (MCA) is a national leader in wireless communication, data, and security solutions. MCA serves more than 65,000 customers nationwide across public safety, commercial, education, healthcare, utilities, and government sectors. From two-way radios and network infrastructure to access control and video surveillance, MCA delivers comprehensive systems that ensure safety and operational efficiency. Learn more at www.callmc.com.

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Motorola Solutions Named Platinum CAD Partner for The Monitoring Association’s ASAP Program

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Partnership supports modernization of alarm-to-911 data exchange through new API integration

MCLEAN, Va., June 23, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — The Monitoring Association (TMA) announced that Motorola Solutions has been named a Platinum Communications Partner in support of the Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP), recognizing the company’s leadership in improving the public safety ecosystem, telecommunicator wellness and modernizing digital alarm communication between monitoring centers and public safety agencies.

“Working with Motorola Solutions CAD systems enables us to meet agencies where they already are — within their existing CAD environments,” said Karen Carlson, vice president and general manager of ASAP Service.

As one of the largest providers of computer-aided dispatch (CAD) systems, Motorola Solutions encourages ASAP adoption among emergency communications centers (ECCs) and works to provide connectivity to ASAP Service within its CAD solutions.

In 2025, Motorola Solutions introduced a cloud-based capability to simplify integrating ASAP alarm data into emergency communications workflows. The company recently expanded this capability across its command center software portfolio, including CommandCentral Aware, PremierOne and Flex, to promote seamless ASAP connectivity for its customers. This integration helps public safety agencies deploy the service more quickly and with fewer technical barriers. For ECCs already using Motorola Solutions CAD systems, enabling ASAP becomes a natural extension of their existing infrastructure to help reduce deployment time and cost.

“Seconds can make all the difference in an emergency,” said Todd Piett, senior vice president, Command Center and Cloud Solutions, Motorola Solutions. “By creating a direct digital connection between alarm companies and 911 dispatch software through the ASAP Service, we can help keep emergency lines open for those in need while reducing manual coordination for dispatchers.”

The ASAP AWS GovCloud capabilities provide ECCs with a streamlined, secure, resilient and standards-based method to receive alarm data directly into their CAD workflows. For the ECC, this eliminates manual call handling and reduces call-processing times and transcription errors. The result is better-informed responses, faster dispatch times, enhanced situational awareness for field responders and reduced workflow for telecommunicators for them to focus on higher-priority incidents.

A recent deployment in St. Joseph County, Ind. demonstrates that impact in practice. As the first in the nation to deploy the cloud-based alarm integration, the St. Joseph County 911 Consolidated Communications Center is on pace to save the county’s telecommunicators 350 hours a year that would otherwise have been spent on the phone, helping them keep 911 lines clear for the community’s most time-sensitive emergencies.

“Working with Motorola Solutions CAD systems enables us to meet agencies where they already are — within their existing CAD environments,” said Karen Carlson, vice president and general manager of ASAP Service. “By integrating directly into the tools ECCs use every day, we make it easier for agencies to adopt ASAP and begin seeing meaningful improvements in call handling and response efficiency.”

Motorola Solutions is also actively working with its ECC customers to promote and deploy the ASAP service. The company maintains ongoing collaboration with TMA through regular working sessions to review deployment progress and support the program’s continued expansion. This level of engagement and operational coordination reflects the commitment recognized by TMA’s Platinum Partner designation.

Learn more about how TMA’s ASAP Service is saving lives every day nationwide at asap911.org.

About The Monitoring Association

The Monitoring Association (TMA), formerly the Central Station Alarm Association (CSAA), is an internationally recognized non-profit trade association that represents professional monitoring companies, security systems integrators, and providers of products and services to the industry. Incorporated in 1950, TMA represents its members before Congress and regulatory agencies on the local, state and federal levels, and other authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs) over the industry. Learn more online at https://tma.us/about-tma/.

About TMA’s ASAP Service

Launched in 2011 as a public-private partnership, TMA’s Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP) service allows for the direct electronic dispatch of first responder calls for service from alarm companies to PSAPs and ECCs. Increasing the accuracy and efficiency of dispatches, the ASAP service utilizes ANSI standard protocols developed cooperatively by the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) and The Monitoring Association (TMA).

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Julie Howerter, The ASAP Service, 1 815-501-5832, rscarpino@pipitone.com, https://asap911.org/

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National Press Club Statement on Justice Department decision to subpoena journalists

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WASHINGTON, June 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — National Press Club President Mark Schoeff Jr. issued the following statement today:

“The decision to subpoena journalists and seek to compel their testimony before a grand jury represents one of the most aggressive actions against a free and independent press in recent memory.

Reporters were one step away from being forced to participate in a criminal investigation because they were doing their jobs. That should alarm every American who values a free press.

Although the administration withdrew the subpoenas, it owes the public a clear explanation for why they were drafted in the first place. Doing so sends a threatening message to journalists and sources that can linger long after the paperwork is gone.

The issuance of the subpoenas raises profound questions about how such an extraordinary step was approved, who authorized it and why federal prosecutors believed compelling journalists to testify was appropriate in the first place.

Journalists cannot effectively serve the public if sources believe reporters may be forced into the role of government witnesses. Even the threat of compelled testimony can chill reporting, deter whistleblowers and make it harder for the public to learn information that powerful institutions would prefer remain hidden.”

About the National Press Club

Founded in 1908, the National Press Club is the world’s leading professional organization for journalists and a leading voice for press freedom in the U.S. and worldwide.

Contact: Beth Francesco, Executive Director of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, media@press.org

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