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AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to growing demand from public school systems nationwide for more efficient instructional solutions that help teachers be more effective with each child, CompassLearning, the leading provider of personalized learning solutions for K-12 schools, announced today that Arthur VanderVeen, the former chief of innovation for the New York City Department of Education, has joined the company as vice president of business strategy and...

WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis., Oct. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Renaissance Learning (NASDAQ: RLRN), a leading provider of technology-based school improvement and student assessment programs, announced STAR Reading Spanish, a new computerized reading assessment for students whose native language is Spanish. The test can be used with students in grades 1-12 to assess their Spanish reading levels from beginning first grade to an end-of-fifth grade reading level. (Logo:...

SEATTLE, Oct. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- GlobalScholar today announced the latest release (version 6.6) for its Performance Series(TM) and Achievement Series(TM) comprehensive student assessment solutions, which includes improved workflows and new tests to further promote college readiness and help schools make the transition to the Common Core State Standards. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110818/SF53852LOGO) Performance Series is a web-based, computer-adaptive diagnostic test...

NEW YORK, Sept. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- To assist states and school districts as they adapt to the new Common Core State Standards, McGraw-Hill Education today announced a collaboration with professional development provider Align, Assess, Achieve to offer teachers resources specifically designed to guide them through the transition. The collaboration will set the stage for effective standards-based instruction in language arts, mathematics and literacy in history, social studies, science...

66 Percent Increase Over 2009"“2010 Monterey, CA (PRWEB) August 09, 2011 Pacific Metrics Corporation (http://www.pacificmetrics.com), a leading provider of online assessment solutions, announces that over one million of the Enhanced Assessment of Grade-Level Expectations (EAGLE) were administered during the 2010"“2011 school year, a 66 percent increase over the previous year. The EAGLE system is an online classroom tool that works seamlessly to link information between students,...

AIMSweb® Provides the Tools for "Precision Teaching," Helps School Earn Coveted Blue Ribbon Award Bloomington, MN (PRWEB) July 11, 2011 The 535 students at Helen M. Smith Elementary School are taking academic achievement to new heights, consistently scoring above state averages. In fact, the school was recently one of just two in Nevada and one of a select group across the nation to earn the coveted Blue Ribbon National School designation from the U.S. Department of Education. Smith...

PHILADELPHIA, June 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ISTE CONFERENCE (BOOTH #915) -- Today at the International Society of Technology in Education's (ISTE) annual conference, McGraw-Hill Education launched a series of K-12 products designed to meet schools' growing demand for digital solutions that increase student engagement and effectively drive achievement. The products address four principal themes in educational technology: bookless learning and mobile devices, serious gaming, interactive...

PHILADELPHIA, June 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ISTE Conference (Booth #915) - June 27, 2011 - June 29, 2011 - Today at the International Society of Technology in Education's (ISTE) annual conference, CTB/McGraw-Hill, one of the country's leading educational assessment developers, launched a series of digital K-12 assessment programs designed to meet schools' demand for innovative assessment solutions in areas of Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and English language proficiency. The products...

Student assessment software developed by a company founded by educators is now available in South Carolina as a way to improve student performance outcomes and results on high-stakes testing. Columbia, SC (PRWEB) June 22, 2011 Student assessment software developed by a company founded by educators is now available in South Carolina as a way to improve student performance outcomes and results on high-stakes testing. With school funding under scrutiny and statewide test scores showing few...

CLEVELAND, May 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The eGenio® Integrated Learning Environment(TM) offers teachers access to the digital tools they need to build lessons and assessments that cultivate critical thinking skills, including 65,000 standards-aligned questions available through the ETS ® Formative Assessment Item Bank. Educators can use these resources to create classroom lessons and a variety of custom assessments at the classroom and district levels, improving their ability to...