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Ohio Department of Education Names Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready® Assessment an Approved Dyslexia Screener for Grades K–3

April 20, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

NORTH BILLERICA, Mass.—The Ohio Department of Education (ODE) recently named Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Assessment as an approved Comparable Assessment to ... Read more

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Arkansas Department of Education Names Curriculum Associates’ Magnetic Reading™ Foundations an Approved English Language Arts Foundational Skills Program for Grades K–2

March 31, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

NORTH BILLERICA, Mass.—The Arkansas Department of Education’s Division of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) recently named Curriculum Associates’ Magnetic Reading ... Read more

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The Ohio Department of Education Creates a Credential for the State’s Early Learning Teachers

March 2, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

ATLANTA – Cox Campus, the online learning community of the Rollins Center for Language & Literacy at the Atlanta Speech ... Read more

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Nevada Department of Education Renews Partnership with Nevada Gold Mines and Discovery Education Providing High-Quality Digital Content to Students and Educators Statewide

September 15, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

Carson City, NV and Charlotte, NC – The Nevada Department of Education (NDE) is proud to announce it has renewed ... Read more

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Arizona Department of Education Names 95 Percent Group an Approved K-3 Reading Improvement Program

September 9, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

Lincolnshire, Ill. – 95 Percent Group LLC, a leading provider of literacy solutions and instructional strategies for K-12 schools nationwide, ... Read more

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Kentucky Department of Education Approves Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready® Assessment for Grades K–3 as a Universal Screener for Early Literacy

August 25, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

NORTH BILLERICA, Mass.—The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) recently named Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Assessment for Reading as an approved universal ... Read more

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Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready® Assessment Named to the Georgia Department of Education Approved List of Gifted Identification Screeners

August 18, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., August18, 2022—The Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) has added Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Assessment for Grades K–12 to ... Read more

School Library Innovations

4 ways library media specialists lead digital transformations in districts

December 12, 2023August 17, 2022 by Kristen Whitworth, Library Media Specialist, Dover High School & President, New Hampshire School Library Media Association

Let your library media specialists lead your school’s digital transformation through edtech coordination, motivation, information, and education

During the pandemic era of “emergency teaching,” school systems across my state and around the country made deep investments in edtech resources. However, as we move into what…

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Mississippi Partners with AIM Institute for Customized Literacy Training

July 28, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

CONSHOHOCKEN, PA [JULY 28] – The AIM Institute for Learning & Research is excited to announce a new partnership with the Mississippi ... Read more

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South Carolina Department of Education Partners with Vector Solutions to Help Districts Address Student Safety and Mental Health Issues such as Bullying and Anxiety

July 14, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

Tampa, FL – July 14, 2022 – The South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) has partnered with Vector Solutions to ... Read more

DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Access)

ISTE, Dept. of ED target digital equity through improved tech proficiency

January 25, 2023July 14, 2022 by Laura Ascione

The EPPs for Digital Equity and Transformation Pledge builds on ISTE’s commitment to help new teachers be successful at a time of rapid change in education

The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) and the U.S. Department of Education have launched an initiative to help new teachers gain the digital skills needed to…

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Iowa Department of Education Selects YouScience as a Pre-Approved Career Information System Provider

May 26, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

AMERICAN FORK, UTAH (PRWEB) MAY 26, 2022 — YouScience, the leading student engagement platform that leverages data science to improve student ... Read more

Building & Campus Security

How Mississippi is prioritizing student learning and safety

December 7, 2022April 22, 2022 by Laura Ascione

New services will help the state move forward as it strives to meet goals for advancing student learning and school safety measures

COVID has undeniably changed education, and as schools, districts, and states move forward with educating students in a new reality, the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) is focusing…

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Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready® Assessment Named to the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) Approved List of Dyslexia Screeners

April 3, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., April 3, 2022—The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) recently named Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Assessment to its approved ... Read more

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PBLWorks Partners with the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) on a Four-Year Initiative to Scale Gold Standard PBL Across State

March 30, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

Novato, CA (March 30, 2022)– PBLWorks, the leading provider of professional development for high-quality Project Based Learning (PBL), has partnered ... Read more

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Emergent Bilingual Students Using Lexia English Scored Higher than Their Peers on California’s English Language Proficiency Assessment

March 9, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

BOSTON (March 9, 2022) – A 2020 report from the U.S. Department of Education stated that the number of Emergent ... Read more

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Milestone reached as NH takes advantage of free instructional materials

March 3, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

CONCORD, NH (March 3, 2022) — In less than eight months, more than 215,000 digital resources have been used by New ... Read more

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Arizona Department of Education Selects Riverside’s CogAT for Statewide Universal Screening of all Second-Grade Students for Gifted Education Services

February 23, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

ITASCA, Ill. – Feb. 23, 2022 – The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) selected Riverside Insight’s Cognitive Abilities Test™ (CogAT®), ... Read more

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Louisiana Department of Education Rates Lexia Reading Core5 as Highest Tier of Efficacy

February 10, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

BOSTON (Feb. 10, 2022) – The personalized literacy solution Lexia® Core5® Reading (Core5) from Lexia® Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group ... Read more

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New Teacher-Focused Program Launched to Drive Literacy Results for Alaska Students

February 4, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

Portland, Ore., Oakland, Calif., Juneau, Alaska – February 3, 2022 – NWEA, CORE® and Alaska Staff Development Network (ASDN), in partnership with ... Read more

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Arizona Department of Education Names i-Ready® Assessment an Approved Universal Literacy and Dyslexia Screener

January 27, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., January 27, 2022—The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) recently named Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Assessment as an approved ... Read more

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VHS Learning Celebrates Twenty-Year Partnerships with Schools and Educational Consortiums

January 27, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

Boston – Jan. 27, 2022 – VHS Learning is pleased to celebrate its partnership with four educational organizations that have ... Read more

Classroom Innovations

For COVID catch-up, don’t remediate–accelerate

January 27, 2022 by Dr. Gene Kerns, Vice President and Chief Academic Officer, Renaissance

In 2022, accelerated learning will take off as teachers work to close pandemic-related learning gaps and discover the effectiveness and elegant simplicity of just-in-time review

One of the biggest changes educators will see in 2022 is the shift to accelerated learning. Educators have been experimenting with accelerated learning for some time, but in…

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Oregon Department of Education Expands Availability of YouScience Discovery, Bringing Aptitude-Based Career Guidance to 180 Schools Across the State

December 6, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

AMERICAN FORK, Utah, Nov. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — YouScience, the only provider of a fully-integrated platform that delivers highly accurate aptitude-based assessments, personalized ... Read more

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Delaware Department of Education, DuPont and Discovery Education Launch First-of-Its-Kind Partnership Supporting STEM, Career, and Technical Education Statewide

November 22, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

DOVER, Del., Nov. 22, 2021 – The Delaware Department of Education (DDOE), DuPont (NYSE: DD) and Discovery Education today announced ... Read more

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Curriculum Associates’ Complete i-Ready® Classroom Mathematics Program for K–8 Now Rated as Tier 1 by the Louisiana Department of Education

November 8, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

NORTH BILLERICA, MA, November 8, 2021—Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Classroom Mathematics program for Grades 6–8 recently received a Tier 1 rating ... Read more

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Oregon Department of Education Names i-Ready® Assessment an Approved Universal Screening Tool for Risk Factors of Dyslexia

September 23, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., September 23, 2021—The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) recently named Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Assessment to its Approved ... Read more

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New Mexico State Department of Education Partners with 7 Mindsets to Launch New Online Social Emotional Learning Portal

September 15, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

ATLANTA – Sept. 14, 2021 – 7 Mindsets, the leader in online social emotional learning (SEL) solutions, and New Mexico’s ... Read more

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U.S. Department of Education Taps FileBank to Deliver Ed Tech Services

August 30, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

OAKLAND, N.J., Aug. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — New Jersey-based enterprise management company, FileBank today announced a new partnership with the U.S. Department of ... Read more

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Tennessee Approves Illuminate Education’s FastBridge Reading Assessments as K–3 Universal Screeners

August 25, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

IRVINE, CALIF. — AUGUST 25, 2021– Illuminate Education, a leading K–12 student performance solution, announces that earlyReading, CBMreading and aReading—key components ... Read more

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Mississippi Approves Classworks® as Evidence-Based Academic Intervention

August 19, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Aug 12, 2021- Duluth, GA – Classworks®, a best-in-class online intervention solution, is one of the first programs approved as ... Read more

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Alabama Expands Use of LETRS Professional Learning Course Statewide

August 16, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

BOSTON (Aug. 16, 2021) – Lexia® Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group company, announced today that all schools throughout Alabama can ... Read more

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Mississippi Department of Education Approves Curriculum Associates’ Programs as Evidence-Based Academic Interventions

August 4, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., August 3, 2021—The Mississippi Department of Education’s (MDE) Office of Student Intervention Services recently named a number ... Read more

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Reading Plus Approved As Evidence-Based Academic Intervention By Mississippi Department Of Education

July 29, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

WINOOSKI, Vt. (July 21, 2021) – Reading Plus, an evidence-based online program that uses personalized instruction to improve students’ reading proficiency, today ... Read more

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Delaware Ensures Every Student Has Digital Access to Curriculum and Choice Reading Titles

July 22, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

CLEVELAND – June 29, 2021 – With schools facing the challenge of unfinished learning due to the pandemic, one state ... Read more

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Oklahoma State Department of Education Names i-Ready® a Reading Sufficiency Act K–3 State Approved Screening Instrument

July 16, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., July 14, 2021—The Oklahoma State Department of Education (OKSDE) recently named Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready as a Reading ... Read more

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New Hampshire Department of Education Selects Innovative K-12 Platform to Bring High Quality Instructional Materials to All Students, Families and Teachers

July 15, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

CONCORD, NH (July 14, 2021)—The New Hampshire Department of Education (Department) today announced the selection of Discovery Education’s award-winning K-12 learning platform to ... Read more

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Arizona Department Of Education And ASU Prep Digital Develop Three-Year Partnership To Bolster Math Outcomes

July 14, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

ARIZONA – July 12, 2021 – ASU Prep Digital today announced a new $9 million, three-year partnership with the Arizona ... Read more

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Arizona Department of Education Announces Partnership with Discovery Education to Bring Flexible Digital Resources to All Students

July 8, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) today launched a new partnership with Discovery Education, a worldwide edtech leader ... Read more

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Indiana Department of Education Names Curriculum Associates a School Improvement Preferred Technical Assistance Partner

June 23, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., June 22, 2021—The Indiana Department of Education recently named Curriculum Associates a School Improvement Preferred Technical Assistance ... Read more

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