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WDR, SWR Launch Free Coding Program in Rhineland-Palatinate Libraries

WDR, SWR Launch Free Coding Program in Rhineland-Palatinate Libraries

Mainz – September 12, 2026 -- Public libraries across Rhineland-Palatinate will offer free coding instruction to children aged four to seven starting this autumn, under a new partnership between the state's Landesbibliothekszentrum (LBZ) and German public broadcasters WDR and SWR.

Library staff train in September ahead of autumn rollout

Training sessions for participating library staff run from September 21 to 23, 2026, preparing personnel to guide children through the program before public sessions begin in autumn 2026.

Lemnis Acquires Wayfinder in Third Education Deal in Eight Months

Lemnis Acquires Wayfinder in Third Education Deal in Eight Months

Portland – September 08, 2026 -- Lemnis, a public charity, has acquired Wayfinder, a Bend, Oregon-based PreK-12 curriculum provider reaching 1.5 million students across nearly 5,000 schools and districts, converting the for-profit company into a nonprofit division.

Lemnis completes third acquisition in eight months under nonprofit strategy

The Wayfinder deal follows Lemnis' February acquisition of InsideTrack, a nonprofit success-coaching provider with 3.6 million learners served over 25 years, and its March acquisition of Mainstay, an AI-enabled student support technology used by more than 200 colleges and universities. Nfluence Partners acted as exclusive investment banker to Wayfinder in the transaction.