National Lexile Study Shows Accelerated Reading Growth Across Ethnic Groups
Red Bank, NJ, July 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The National Lexile Study, a respected and recognized independent research analysis ... Read more
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Teaching coding and design can lead to tech literacy
Tech literacy, which has become as essential as reading, writing, and arithmetic in preparing students for the future, encourages students to move beyond the role of technology consumers…
Connecticut’s Bristol Public Schools Deepens Long-Term Partnership with Discovery Education to Enhance Civic Literacy
SILVER SPRING, MD (Thursday, July 1, 2021) — Connecticut’s Bristol Public Schools (BPS) today announced it is deepening its long-term partnership with Discovery Education, the worldwide edtech leader whose ... Read more
Scholastic Teams Up with 5 Female Leaders to Debut New “Rising Voices” K–5 Classroom Library Collection to Empower Girls in STEAM
The Second Collection in the Rising Voices Library® Series Features Powerful Messages from Industry Mentors to Shatter Misconceptions About Girls ... Read more
MindSpark Learning® Acquires Couragion to Disrupt the Landscape of Workforce Development, Career Literacy, and Professional Learning
June 15, 2021 — Denver, Colo. — MindSpark Learning® (MindSpark™), a nonprofit that delivers extraordinary and sustainable learning experiences for ... Read more
How is technology impacting literacy?
We live in a world where learning and technology are intrinsically linked, especially in the minds of our youth. But do today’s students process information differently because it…
Florida Department of Education Approves Lexia Learning for ELA Intervention Courses
Rigorous review process confirms Lexia Core5 Reading and PowerUp Literacy programs are strongly aligned to Florida’s newest standards BOSTON (June 8, ... Read more
Teachers Offer Tips To Make Summer Learning More Inspiring, Creative and Challenging, Using Osmo for Schools’ STEAM Technology
Exploring Nature, Creating Stories, Learning Financial Literacy, Are Among Ideas Suggested Palo Alto- From exploring nature to story creation to ... Read more
Applying the 4 pillars of opportunity in literacy instruction
Myriad opportunity gaps exist in the modern educational system—along with a pandemic that’s only widened these gaps—and are particularly prevalent among students of different races, ethnicities, and socioeconomic…
Using Electronic Signatures for Innovation in K-12 Education
In recent months, many school districts across the US needed to quickly develop back-to-school strategies that enabled remote learning and ... Read more
7 Ways DocuSign Can Help K-12 Schools Do More with Less
The technological landscape is changing for K-12 schools. With higher expectations from parents, students, teachers, staff and partners, and limited ... Read more
Creating a Paperless Future in K-12 Schools
The technological landscape is changing for K-12 schools. With higher expectations from parents, students, teachers, staff and partners, and limited ... Read more
Engaging Emergent Bilinguals with Edtech
[Infographic] Emergent Bilinguals are a diverse group of students who deserve equitable resources to meet their needs. Learn about 8 ... Read more
Mackin Announces Global Partnership with Ad Fontes Media
Mackin’s Global Partnership with Ad Fontes Media to Provide 130,000 K-12 Schools with Access to In-Depth News Literacy Curricula and ... Read more
EVERFI Tackles Inequality in Nation’s Healthcare System with Introduction of First Healthcare Literacy Course for Students
New program addresses barriers that lead to social disparities; students learn to make important health and financial decisions EVERFI Inc., ... Read more
Reading Plus Insight Assessment Approved As Universal Screener For Hawaii Department of Education Longitudinal Data System
Literacy Measurement Tool is the Only LDS-integrated Assessment That Provides Data on Student Motivation and Silent Reading Rate Winooski, Vt. ... Read more
Lexia Learning and Voyager Sopris Learning Recognize Structured Literacy Champions with ‘Dr. Louisa Moats Award’
Cullman City Primary School in Alabama Awarded Grand Prize Celebrating Schools and Districts Teaching Literacy Based on Science of Reading DALLAS, ... Read more
8 key netiquette lessons to develop good digital citizens
From listening when another person is speaking to exiting an uncomfortable conversation graciously, none of us are born knowing the ... Read more
Insights from LanSchool’s 2021 Distance Learning in Review
The sudden shift to distance learning in the spring of 2020 brought about distinct challenges and quickly changed the education ... Read more
Understand the Impact of Your EdTech Investments
Districts make significant investments in hardware and software; however, not all investments yield a strong return on student learning. Education ... Read more
Structured Literacy: How to Apply the Science of Reading in the Classroom
Structured Literacy helps educators differentiate between reading instruction that is truly informed by the Science of Reading research from those ... Read more
Twig Education Announces Launch of Twig Create Multimedia Makerspace
The company is offering a limited number of invitations to educators to engage students in knowledge building and understanding through ... Read more
Enhance K-12 Education with Innovative Digital Displays
Having made great strides with one-to-one, technology enhanced learning, K-12 schools look to new, collaborative solutions to broaden the learning ... Read more
Every single middle school student can benefit from financial literacy education according to new study
University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute study holds promise that financial literacy education can help students nationwide build important financial foundations Newly ... Read more
How courses like coding and design lead to tech literacy
Tech literacy, which has become as essential as reading, writing, and arithmetic in preparing students for the future, encourages students to move beyond the role of technology consumers…
3 Proven Ways to Improve Educational Equity
Learn how to promote equitable literacy education and close the opportunity gap by analyzing data from high-quality assessments, delivering instruction ... Read more
Lexia Learning’s PowerUp Literacy Program is 2.5x More Effective in Helping English Learners Close Critical Reading Gaps
Many English Learners (ELs) across the United States have gone months without exposure to the academic English they require for ... Read more
Nova Launches National Youth Science Communication Initiative: Nova Science Studio
Today, the award-winning science series NOVA, produced for PBS by GBH Boston, announced the launch of NOVA Science Studio, a new ... Read more
Hand2Mind Delivers Custom, Screen-Free Solutions to Los Angeles Unified School District to Support At-Home Learning
Hand2mind, a family-owned educational resource company, is delivering custom solutions to help solve the complex challenges faced by the Los ... Read more
McGraw Hill Announces a Next Gen Update to Its Beloved Reading Mastery K–5 Instructional Solution
Learning science company McGraw Hill today announced the release of Reading Mastery Transformations, a long-awaited update to the beloved and effective ... Read more
Covid’S Hit on Education and Literacy Levels Will Impact a Generation – Can Ebooks Help Us?
Scholastic US research indicates that of children who had read an eBook, 26% of boys and 16% of girls said ... Read more
Zaner-Bloser Partners with Listenwise to Sell Its Listening Skills Platform
Zaner-Bloser, a publisher of early literacy resources, has entered into an agreement with ed-tech company Listenwise, an award-winning platform that ... Read more
National Study Shows Online Literacy Engagement Minimizes COVID Slide
A real-time national education study of more than one million students by two leading not-for-profit education groups has found that ... Read more
5.3 Million Star Assessments Show the True Impact of the COVID Slide
Renaissance, a global leader in pre-K–12 education technology, has released How Kids Are Performing: Tracking the Impact of COVID-19 on Reading ... Read more
Newark Public Schools Expands Use of Lexia Core5 and PowerUp to All of its Elementary Schools
Newark Public Schools (NPS) has approved expanding implementation of Lexia Learning’s Lexia® Core5® Reading (Core5) and Lexia® PowerUp Literacy® (PowerUp) ... Read more
Washington OSPI’s Dyslexia Advisory Council Recommends Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready® Diagnostic as a Literacy Screening Tool
The Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction’s (OSPI) Dyslexia Advisory Council recently named Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Diagnostic to ... Read more
Super Duper Digital Library is selected as a Winner by Two Prestigious Family Awards Programs
The Super Duper Digital Library, a collection of hundreds of online cards, games, and worksheets to support reading and literacy ... Read more
In an uncertain fall, remote assessments and focus skills offer clarity
Research shows that reading at least 20 minutes a day, every day, all year long, can make a world of difference for students at all levels. We know…
Teacher & Principal School Report Findings
Scholastic, with YouGov, surveyed public school Pre-K–12 educators in winter 2020 to gather their thoughts on equity in education, literacy ... Read more
Scholastic Provides Educators Award-Winning Digital Solutions For Virtual Learning
As school districts nationwide begin the 2020–21 academic year, whether in person, remotely, or following a hybrid model, access to ... Read more