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DALLAS, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Voyager Learning, a business unit of Cambium Learning(®) Group (NASDAQ: ABCD), a leading educational solutions and services company committed to helping all students reach their full potential by providing evidence-based solutions and services, announced today the release of Read Well(®) 3. The newest addition to the popular core or core-replacement Read Well K-2 series, Read Well 3 is a mastery-based reading and language arts solution that...
Renaissance Learning's What Kids Are Reading 2013 Report Finds Pop Culture, College Readiness, and Required Reading Influencing Students' Reading Selections WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis., April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- What do The Hunger Games, required reading lists, and state standards have in common? According to the largest annual report of its kind, all three have a huge impact on what today's students are reading. With the increased influence of popular culture, the report also finds...
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis., April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Renaissance Learning((TM)) announced today that the newest update to the Accelerated Reader((TM)) (AR((TM))) Student App for iOS includes VoiceOver support to enhance learning for visually impaired and blind students. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20001108/RENAISSANCELOGO) Introduced in 2011, the AR Student App provides educators with an option that allows students to wirelessly take AR Quizzes on their iPad(®), iPod...
Read The Most From Coast To Coast Unites Students in Shared Reading Practice Challenge WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis., March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- It wasn't soccer or basketball. It wasn't band or choir. Yet, hundreds of thousands of students showed up for practice - reading practice. U.S. students set a new national record, reading 4.4 million books in the days and hours leading up to "Read The Most From Coast To Coast" on March 1. (Logo:...
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis., Jan. 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Renaissance Learning announced today the newest version of Accelerated Math--the most widely used math program in K12 schools. The new Accelerated Math Live will be available for the 2013-2014 school year. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20001108/RENAISSANCELOGO) At the heart of Accelerated Math Live is the Core Progress learning progression. New content has been built from the ground up specifically designed to meet...
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis., Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/-- Renaissance Learning, Inc., a leading provider of technology-based school improvement and student assessment programs for K12 schools, today announced that John ("Jack") J. Lynch, Jr. has been named Chief Executive Officer, effective November 5, 2012. He will succeed Glenn James, who by mutual agreement with the Company's Board of Directors has left the company to pursue other opportunities. Renaissance Learning's...
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis., Aug. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In a supplement to Appendix A of the Common Core State Standards, Renaissance Learning's ATOS readability formula is listed as a valid, reliable measure of text complexity as required by the Common Core State Standards. The supplement was jointly released by the Council of Chief State School Officers and the National Governors Association on August 15 on the corestandards.org website. (Logo:...
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis., Aug. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Renaissance Learning, Inc. announced today that it has hired Dr. Alexa Posny as the company's Senior Vice President of State & Federal Programs. Dr. Posny will be responsible for building relationships with key state and federal education stakeholders to increase awareness of Renaissance Learning's technology-based assessment products. Logo: (http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20001108/RENAISSANCELOGO) "I'm thrilled to be a...
With the news this week that US Student reading levels are less than half of what they should be, one self-improvement software developer challenges US Officials to improve the statistics by utilizing the latest technology. Canberra, Australia (PRWEB) April 08, 2012 Latest revelations pertaining to the reading levels of U.S students has prompted one software developer to take action. eReflect produces self-improvement software packages and now calls on the US Government to start utilizing...
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis., March 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The newest edition of the largest study on students' book selections expands from a popular annual report on reading trends to a discussion on what kids should be reading. What Kids Are Reading 2012: The Book-Reading Habits of Students in American Schools, released today by Renaissance Learning, presents detailed information about the top 40 books read by students in grades 1-12. The report also fans the flame of debate about...
