Educational assessment

Dr. Carey Wright Joins DreamBox Learning® Board of Directors

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Tuesday, February 7, 2023
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In 2019, Dr. Wright was one of seven education leaders appointed by U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to serve on the National Assessment Governing Board.

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  • In 2019, Dr. Wright was one of seven education leaders appointed by U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to serve on the National Assessment Governing Board.
  • Dr. Wright is a board member of EdReports and the National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment.
  • She is also the past president of the board of directors for the Council of Chief State School Officers, a former Chiefs for Change executive board member, and an alumnus of the Broad Academy.
  • “I’ve seen firsthand the power of DreamBox’s adaptive, personalized learning solutions in classrooms across the state of Mississippi,” said Dr. Wright.

EdReports and Center for Assessment Announce Collaboration to Review Interim Assessments

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Tuesday, July 12, 2022
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EdReports , a nonprofit that provides free reviews of instructional materials, and the National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment (Center for Assessment), an organization focused on improving the quality of educational assessment and accountability systems, announced today its collaboration and plans to review commercially-available interim assessment products.

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  • EdReports , a nonprofit that provides free reviews of instructional materials, and the National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment (Center for Assessment), an organization focused on improving the quality of educational assessment and accountability systems, announced today its collaboration and plans to review commercially-available interim assessment products.
  • As EdReports has done with instructional materials, these reviews seek to empower local districts by providing information on the quality of interim assessments as a tool to inform instructional decision making.
  • We are excited to extend EdReports importantwork in curriculum reviews to help open the black box of interim assessment technical quality.
  • The collaboration between EdReports and the Center for Assessment leverages each organizations experience supporting educators and students around critical content and learning needs.

Educative Named 5th Fastest Growing Technology Company in the Pacific Northwest; Company Debuts at Number 151 on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500™ List in North America

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Wednesday, November 17, 2021
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SEATTLE, Nov. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Educative , an interactive hands-on skill development platform for software developers and the companies that employ them, today announced it ranked number 151 on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 North America list, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology companies in North America.

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  • SEATTLE, Nov. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Educative , an interactive hands-on skill development platform for software developers and the companies that employ them, today announced it ranked number 151 on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 North America list, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology companies in North America.
  • The ranking places Educative among the top 5 fastest growing companies in the Pacific Northwest.
  • Educative continues to grow at a rapid clip, with the company seeing monthly active users grow by more than 127%.
  • "Debuting on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 validates our company vision and adds fuel to our fire as we take the next step forward," said Fahim ul Haq, chief executive officer and co-founder, Educative.

Educative Launches Educative Assessments with SkillScore For Software Developers and Engineers to Measure Proficiency

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Tuesday, September 28, 2021
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SEATTLE, Sept. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Educative , an interactive hands-on skill development platform for software developers and the companies that employ them, today announceda new tool, Educative Assessments.

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  • SEATTLE, Sept. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Educative , an interactive hands-on skill development platform for software developers and the companies that employ them, today announceda new tool, Educative Assessments.
  • Learning new technical skills and non-technical skills provides a foundation for developers and engineers to progress in their careers.
  • The tool will also present an evaluation of the software engineer's proficiency, known as an Educative SkillScore, and will allow them to benchmark their performance across other software engineers.
  • Educative is rapidly adding course offerings to respond to the interest of more than 600,000 software developers from all over the world.

Scantron Partners with Examity to Provide Flexibility to Clients for Their Assessment Programs

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Thursday, July 29, 2021
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EAGAN, Minn., July 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Scantron, a global leader in assessment, analytics, and data capture for the Education, Certification, and Workforce markets announced an enriched partnership with Examity, an industry leader in online proctoring. Through the partnership, Examity will offer Live Remote Proctoring services to give certifying bodies and educational entities flexibility and choice in how and where they deliver their assessment programs. Live Remote Proctoring is proving to be a valuable addition to in-person testing available through Scantron's global, test center network of more than 1,400 test sites across 115 countries.

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  • Through the partnership, Examity will offer Live Remote Proctoring services to give certifying bodies and educational entities flexibility and choice in how and where they deliver their assessment programs.
  • "Delivering reliable, secure , and accurate exams is the foundation of what we do at Scantron," said Jay Whitchurch, President, Scantron .
  • "It is essential that we offer our clients the ability to provide remote assessments that have the same level of test integrity as in-person exams.
  • This deeper partnership between Scantron and Examity advances a seamlessly integrated, best-of-breed solution for both test center-based and online proctored delivery.

Riverside Insights’ easyCBM Assessment System Enhanced to Address Spike in RTI Needs for Back to School

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021
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ITASCA, Ill., July 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Riverside Insights®, a leading developer of research-based assessments, announced today easyCBM is launching two new features that will allow school districts to make more meaningful progress on implementing their Response to Intervention (RTI) strategies.

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  • easyCBM facilitates instruction and intervention to support their MTSS programs, providing interventions at every tier through a district-level assessment system.
  • Available for grades K8, the assessment and reporting suite includes a combination of measures for benchmarking and progress monitoring with comprehensive reporting.
  • CBMSkills and Write Right Now add tools to help teachers respond to the insights provided by easyCBM.
  • To learn more about easyCBM, visit the Riverside Insights website .

Maximus Wins Contracts to Help States Serve Children and Youth through QRTP Assessments

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Thursday, July 15, 2021
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Maximus has extensive experience providing best practice screenings, comprehensive assessments, and clinical reviews to optimize placement, supports, and services for children in states across the country.

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  • Maximus has extensive experience providing best practice screenings, comprehensive assessments, and clinical reviews to optimize placement, supports, and services for children in states across the country.
  • Maximus has worked with multiple states to adapt their level of care criteria specifically for FFPSA and the QRTP service settings, and successfully implemented their QRTP assessment operations.
  • Maximus is currently working with:
    Indiana: Supporting the Indiana Department of Childrens Services to provide assessments and re-assessments for youth that may require services in a QRTP.
  • To learn more about how Maximus has been helping states implement FFPSA and meet QRTP requirements, please visit maximus.com/assessments .

ExamSoft Acquires Proctoring and Assessment Technology From iSchoolConnect

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Wednesday, June 30, 2021
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BOSTON, June 30, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Leading assessment platform ExamSoft, part of the Turnitin family, announced the acquisition of a proctoring and assessment technology from iSchoolConnect (iSC) that helps institutions efficiently conduct and uphold the integrity of remote online assessments.

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  • BOSTON, June 30, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Leading assessment platform ExamSoft, part of the Turnitin family, announced the acquisition of a proctoring and assessment technology from iSchoolConnect (iSC) that helps institutions efficiently conduct and uphold the integrity of remote online assessments.
  • "Using iSchoolConnect proctoring technology in combination with our assessment platform ensures we can flexibly and efficiently support our clients' exam proctoring needs," says Britt Nichols, SVP of ExamSoft.
  • "The acquisition by ExamSoft validates iSchoolConnect as an emerging player in the EdTech space," said Ashish Fernando , CEO of iSchoolConnect.
  • "We are thrilled to see our proctoring technology complement the ExamSoft assessment platform and look forward to refocusing iSchoolConnect on our mission to help higher education institutions revamp their enrollment and engagement processes."

Skyfactor Announces Seven Winners of 2021 Assessment & Impact Awards in Housing and Residence Life

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Tuesday, June 29, 2021
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Skyfactor Benchworks, a Macmillan Learning company, recognized a record number of colleges using data-driven programs to support on campus living with the Assessment and Impact Award for Housing and Residence Life.

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  • Skyfactor Benchworks, a Macmillan Learning company, recognized a record number of colleges using data-driven programs to support on campus living with the Assessment and Impact Award for Housing and Residence Life.
  • Residence life has historically played an important role in building community, ensuring students' success in college and improving graduation rates.
  • The Assessment and Impact Award for Residence Life was established in 2019 to recognize colleges that demonstrate intentionality in using insights from data to improve their residence life programs.
  • The self-nominations for next years housing and residence life awards will launch in early 2022.

GoGuardian Acquires Edulastic, Bringing Best-in-Class Online Assessments to the Leading K-12 Digital Learning Platform

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Monday, June 28, 2021
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This strategic acquisition brings Edulastics comprehensive, standards-aligned online assessments to GoGuardians award-winning suite of digital learning technologies.

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  • This strategic acquisition brings Edulastics comprehensive, standards-aligned online assessments to GoGuardians award-winning suite of digital learning technologies.
  • Combined with GoGuardians solutions for classroom management, engagement, and student safety, Edulastics best-in-class formative assessments further GoGuardians mission to create the ultimate learning platform.
  • Edulastic helps educators quickly identify learning gaps, give students differentiated assignments to meet their individual learning needs, and monitor progress toward standards mastery.
  • In acquiring Edulastic, GoGuardian adds online assessments as a key instructional tool in its digital learning platform for student engagement and achievement.