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Understanding ebooks: Which model is right for your district?

February 22, 2021February 18, 2021 by Angela Arnold, General Manager, OverDrive Education

Knowing how pricing models work will help students access ebooks during remote and hybrid learning

It’s been almost one year since the country shut down, and schools are still adapting to the new normal of remote and hybrid learning environments--with a newfound reliance…

McGraw Hill Announces a Next Gen Update to Its Beloved Reading Mastery K–5 Instructional Solution

February 16, 2021 by eSchool News Staff

Learning science company McGraw Hill today announced the release of Reading Mastery Transformations, a long-awaited update to the beloved and effective ... Read more

SplashLearn Raises $18 Million in Series C Funding Round From Owl Ventures & Accel

February 10, 2021 by eSchool News Staff

SplashLearn, the US-headquartered learning company began 2021 on a high note raising $18 million in Series C funding round led ... Read more

Covid’S Hit on Education and Literacy Levels Will Impact a Generation – Can Ebooks Help Us?

February 5, 2021 by eSchool News Staff

Scholastic US research indicates that of children who had read an eBook, 26% of boys and 16% of girls said ... Read more

Curriculum Associates Launches i-Ready Standards Mastery for Virginia to Provide Insight into Learning Loss

January 28, 2021 by eSchool News Staff

States are challenged to find assessments that present an accurate picture of student learning in order to direct resources to those who need them most, and an assessment can help.

To provide just-in-time information on students’ mastery of the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) and instructional recommendations to address specific ... Read more

Rhode Island Approves IXL for K-12 Blended Learning and Assessment

January 15, 2021 by eSchool News Staff

This new and unconventional school year calls for new approaches to assessments--how can they best serve educators and students?

IXL Learning, the K-12 personalized learning platform used by 11 million students, has been approved by the Rhode Island Department ... Read more

Newark Public Schools Expands Use of Lexia Core5 and PowerUp to All of its Elementary Schools

November 20, 2020 by eSchool News Staff

Newark Public Schools (NPS) has approved expanding implementation of Lexia Learning’s Lexia® Core5® Reading (Core5) and Lexia® PowerUp Literacy® (PowerUp) ... Read more

Rhode Island Department of Ed Names Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready® an Approved Interim Assessment

November 20, 2020 by eSchool News Staff

The Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) recently named Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Diagnostic as an approved interim assessment for the ... Read more

Washington OSPI’s Dyslexia Advisory Council Recommends Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready® Diagnostic as a Literacy Screening Tool

November 11, 2020 by eSchool News Staff

Leveraging the power of print is key to expanding educational opportunities--especially during at-home learning

The Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction’s (OSPI) Dyslexia Advisory Council recently named Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Diagnostic to ... Read more

Renaissance Answers: Has There Really Been an Impact from COVID on Student Performance?

October 15, 2020 by eSchool News Staff

Distance learning demands that districts close technology gaps and ensure teachers—and students—are equipped for a virtual world

Renaissance, a global leader in pre-K–12 education technology, today announced the upcoming release of How Kids Are Performing: Tracking the Impact ... Read more

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