EdWeek Market Brief
K-12 Dealmaking: Newsela Leans Into Classroom Assessment With Acquisition of Formative
Newsela is seeking to vastly expand its delivery of real-time assessments through the newly announced acquisition of Formative.
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Opinion: It’s time for Michigan schools to double-down on accessibility
Recently, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a $19.6B school aid budget promising to improve every student’s in-class experience.
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Opinion: As Tech in Schools Becomes the Norm, a Holistic Approach to Accessibility Is Critical
Now that the second full school year since the start of the pandemic is over, it is clear that K-12 education has changed — permanently.
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Press releases
Newsela Approved as Evidence-Based Reading Instructional Materials by Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Jul 31, 2024
New ESSA Tier II Studies Show Newsela Products Accelerate Learning for Students across ELA and Social Studies
Feb 27, 2024
Newsela and Formative Deliver on Promise to Integrate Content with Assessment
Oct 24, 2023
Newsela’s Back-to-School Updates Bring Supercharged Skill-Building Tools to Teachers
Jul 11, 2023
Newsela Acquires Formative, Bringing Together Best in Classroom Content and Assessment
Jun 27, 2023
Newsela Appoints Pep Carrera as New Chief Executive Officer
Jan 10, 2023
Jason Ediger Named Chief Marketing Officer at Newsela
Dec 6, 2022
Newsela Hires Camila Franco to Lead Product Strategy
Oct 27, 2022
Derrick Ware Named Chief Product & Technology Officer at Newsela
Sep 15, 2022
Newsela rolls out back to school updates
Aug 23, 2022
Research Shows Gains in Reading Skills for Students Using Newsela in Summer Programs
May 20, 2022
Newsela Brings U.S. Poet Laureate and National Youth Poet Laureate Finalists into Thousands of Classrooms Across the Country
Apr 20, 2022
Newsela launches expanded Novel and Book Studies Collection
Nov 15, 2021
Newsela Announces First Acquisitions
Oct 14, 2021
Newsela Launches “Learning Found” Campaign
May 10, 2021
Newsela Announces $100 Million Series D Financing
Feb 25, 2021
ISBE Black History Curriculum Task Force Survey Finds Newsela Most Popular Social Studies Resource For Pre-K through 8th Grade
Feb 24, 2021
Newsela and VaSCL announce new partnership
Dec 9, 2020
Newsela Begins Q3 2020 with New Business Driven By Increased Demand For Accessible, Digital Instructional Content
Sep 8, 2020
Newsela and NWEA announce new partnership
Jun 11, 2020
Newsela Calls on Illinois General Assembly to Adapt School’s Distance Learning to Address Gaps in Access
May 22, 2020
TEA Partners with Newsela to Support Distance Learning
May 13, 2020
Fast Company Announces Winners of 2020 World Changing Ideas Awards
Apr 28, 2020
Newsela Awarded Research-Based Design Product Certification
Feb 6, 2020
Newsela Launches New Content Solutions to Strengthen ELA, Social Studies and Science Instruction
Jan 8, 2020
Survey: Educators Aren’t Prepared to Bring Complex Topics to Schools
Oct 10, 2019
Newsela Integrates with Schoology & LMSs
Aug 13, 2019
Newsela Launches iOS App to Unlock News at Any Level, Anywhere
Jan 20, 2016
Newsela Partners with Scientific American to Launch Science Literacy Initiative
Nov 19, 2015
Newsela Secures $15 Million Series B to Promote Literacy and Captivate Students and Teachers
Oct 6, 2015
Newsela Launches Annual Summer Reading Challenge for Students in Grades 2-12
Jun 1, 2015
Newsela Launches Text Sets for Teachers to Create, Curate and Share Personalized Collections of News Articles
Apr 14, 2015
Newsela Partners with The Washington Post to Publish Leveled, Nonfiction News for Students in Grades 2-12
Mar 24, 2015
Newsela begins publishing Scientific American content adapted for K-12 readers
Sep 22, 2014
Newsela Inc. Raises $4.1 Million in Series A Investment Led by Owl Ventures
Sep 17, 2014
Newsela Raises $1.2 Million in Seed Funding to Bring Daily News to Students at all Reading Levels
Oct 11, 2013