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Students read 60% more than non-participants in UNICEF donation drive

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Thursday, December 15, 2022
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TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Learning A-Z today announced results from its third annual Donation Challenge in collaboration with UNICEF USA. Students read 1.4 million books which translated into food and water donations to communities throughout the world.

Key Points: 
  • Students read 1.4 million books which translated into food and water donations to communities throughout the world.
  • During the Learning A-Z Donation Challenge, my students couldn't wait to read so they could earn stars to donate!"
  • The Donation Challenge supports individuals and families worldwide by providing them with nutritious food and clean water through UNICEF USA.
  • Results include 108,000 donations to children in need worldwide and 1.4M books read by participating students, a 60% increase compared to non-participating students.

Time4Learning Celebrates 2022 Holiday Season with Exclusive Promotions

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Thursday, November 17, 2022
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Time4Learning, a Cambium Learning Group company, is helping families give the gift of education this holiday season. The award-winning, company has announced two exciting end-of-year promotions: there is a Buy One, Get One Free (BOGO)* offer in November and a "Buy Now, Pay Later" * in December.

Key Points: 
  • FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Time4Learning , a Cambium Learning Group company, is helping families give the gift of education this holiday season.
  • *Offer available for new members only from November 1, 2022 and ends November 30, 2022 at 11:59:59 pm ET.
  • *Offer available for new members only from December 1, 2022 and ends December 31, 2022 at 11:59:59 pm ET.
  • The Cambium family of brands includes: Cambium Assessment, Lexia Learning, Learning A-Z, Voyager Sopris Learning, ExploreLearning, Time4Learning, and Kurzweil Education.

Time4Learning Expands Extracurricular Programming with Squiggle Squad Handwriting Partnership

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Thursday, October 27, 2022
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Time4Learning, an award-winning online homeschooling curriculum, has partnered with Squiggle Squad Handwriting to offer Time4Learning families access to foundational writing skills necessary for proper penmanship. The partnership is the latest addition to the company's expanding enrichment offerings, which includes middle school and high school electives, Time4MathFacts, and Time4Languages.

Key Points: 
  • FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Time4Learning , an award-winning online homeschooling curriculum, has partnered with Squiggle Squad Handwriting to offer Time4Learning families access to foundational writing skills necessary for proper penmanship.
  • Squiggle Squad Handwriting provides Time4Learning's PreK and elementary students with access to exercises that help build foundational writing skills and improve motor skills.
  • "Time4Learning partners with our members to provide as complete a foundation for homeschooling as possible," said John Edelson, founder and president of Time4Learning.
  • Squiggle Squad's approach maximizes how handwriting practice reinforces processing skills and opens a world of creativity and expression for young children."

Learning A-Z Launches Foundations A-Z to Build Foundational Reading Skills

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Monday, July 11, 2022
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TUCSON, Ariz., July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Learning A-Z®, a Cambium Learning® Group company, launched its new Foundations A-Z™ solution for complete foundational reading skills instruction. From the beloved creators of award-winning solutions Reading A-Z®, Raz-Plus®, and Raz-Kids®, Foundations A-Z offers a comprehensive approach to literacy instruction that is sure to be a game-changer for classrooms nationwide.

Key Points: 
  • TUCSON, Ariz., July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Learning A-Z, a Cambium Learning Group company, launched its new Foundations A-Z solution for complete foundational reading skills instruction.
  • Built from the ground up on the Science of Reading , Foundations A-Z delivers explicit, systematic, cumulative instruction that empowers educators to confidently teach all K-5 foundational reading skills, drive improved student outcomes, and instill the joy of learning.
  • "Raz-Plus focuses a lot on your fluency and your reading comprehension and Foundations A-Z really focuses on your foundational skills bringing those two together really helped my students increase their fluency."
  • The Cambium family of companies includes Cambium Assessment, Lexia Learning, Learning A-Z, Voyager Sopris Learning, ExploreLearning, Time4Learning and Kurzweil Education.

Learning A-Z and UNICEF Kid Power® Enable Students to Provide Support for Children and Families of Ukraine

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Thursday, June 2, 2022
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TUCSON, Ariz., June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Learning A-Z®, a Cambium Learning Group company, in collaboration with UNICEF Kid Power®, a program of UNICEF USA, announced the success of its donation drive to support Ukrainian children.

Key Points: 
  • For one week, students were able to donate the stars earned by reading books and completing learning activities on the Learning A-Z platforms to support UNICEF's efforts for the children and families of Ukraine.
  • For every 50,000 stars donated, UNICEF can provide 50 children in Ukraine with access to an Early Childhood Development Education Kit.
  • UNICEF USA advances the global mission of UNICEF by rallying the American public to support the world's most vulnerable children.
  • The Cambium family of brands includes: Cambium Assessment, Lexia Learning, Learning A-Z, Voyager Sopris Learning, ExploreLearning, Time4Learning and Kurzweil Education.

Classroom Winners of Learning A-Z Donation Drive in Collaboration with UNICEF Kid Power® Announced

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Wednesday, May 18, 2022
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TUCSON, Ariz., May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Learning A-Z®, a Cambium Learning Group company, announced the winners of its Spring 2022 Student Donation Challenge, held in collaboration with UNICEF Kid Power®, a program of UNICEF USA. Taylor Papotto's first-grade class at Colonel John Robinson School in Massachusetts donated the most meals to U.S. families in need, and Katherine Ho's seventh-grade inclusion class at Brookview Middle School in Ontario donated the most days of water to families in need around the world.

Key Points: 
  • TUCSON, Ariz., May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Learning A-Z , a Cambium Learning Group company, announced the winners of its Spring 2022 Student Donation Challenge, held in collaboration with UNICEF Kid Power, a program of UNICEF USA.
  • This is the third time that Learning A-Z has teamed up with UNICEF Kid Power to motivate students to read and complete their work to support their communities.
  • Through a collaboration with UNICEF Kid Power, Learning A-Z is able to convert these donations into real-world impact.
  • The Cambium family of brands includes: Cambium Assessment, Lexia Learning, Learning A-Z, Voyager Sopris Learning, ExploreLearning, Time4Learning and Kurzweil Education.

Learning A-Z Announces Raz-Plus Español

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Tuesday, May 3, 2022
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TUCSON, Ariz., May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Learning A-Z,® a Cambium Learning Group company, announces the release of Raz-Plus Español, an add-on solution that provides hundreds of authentic Spanish texts and transadapted instructional materials to Raz-Plus, to enhance the company's flagship offering. As an extension of Learning A-Z's well-established, trusted reading solution, Raz-Plus, Raz-Plus Español brings next level literary success to bilingual students and educators, with the aim to close learning gaps within classrooms.

Key Points: 
  • TUCSON, Ariz., May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Learning A-Z , a Cambium Learning Group company, announces the release of Raz-Plus Espaol , an add-on solution that provides hundreds of authentic Spanish texts and transadapted instructional materials to Raz-Plus, to enhance the company's flagship offering.
  • As an extension of Learning A-Z's well-established, trusted reading solution, Raz-Plus, Raz-Plus Espaol brings next level literary success to bilingual students and educators, with the aim to close learning gaps within classrooms.
  • "Raz-Plus Espaol supports key literacy instruction for Spanish-speaking students by providing the comprehensive, blended learning approach that Raz-Plus is known for."
  • The Cambium family of brands includes: Cambium Assessment, Lexia Learning, Learning A-Z, Voyager Sopris Learning, ExploreLearning, Time4Learning and Kurzweil Education.

Learning A-Z Announced as Finalist for EdTech Awards 2022 for Providing Trendsetting Social-Emotional Learning Solution

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Tuesday, April 19, 2022
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TUCSON, Ariz., April 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Learning A-Z,® a Cambium Learning Group company, today announced their nomination as a finalist for The EdTech Awards 2022. The US-based awards program is the world's largest recognition program for education technology, highlighting the biggest names in edtech. Used in classrooms worldwide, Learning A-Z's award-winning literacy solution, Raz-Plus®, was recognized as an "EdTech Trendsetter" category finalist  for delivering a new, comprehensive social-emotional learning resource created to address important social and racial justice conversations over the past year.

Key Points: 
  • Company and platform recognized among edtech's best and brightest innovators, leaders, and trendsetters
    TUCSON, Ariz., April 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Learning A-Z , a Cambium Learning Group company, today announced their nomination as a finalist for The EdTech Awards 2022.
  • The US-based awards program is the world's largest recognition program for education technology, highlighting the biggest names in edtech.
  • Learning A-Z delivers pre-K6 solutions that inspire curiosity, ensure comprehension, and instill the joy of learning in elementary students.
  • The Cambium family of brands includes: Cambium Assessment, Lexia Learning, Learning A-Z, Voyager Sopris Learning, ExploreLearning, Time4Learning and Kurzweil Education.

Time4Learning Expands 2022 Virtual Graduation Celebration to Include Multi-Grade Completion Ceremonies

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Thursday, April 7, 2022
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- After the success of its inaugural high school graduation celebration in 2021, Time4Learning, a Cambium Learning Group company and award-winning online homeschooling platform, has expanded its end-of-year celebrations to include moving up ceremonies for kindergarten, elementary, and middle school students. Registration is now open for all ceremonies.

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  • Each event will also feature a commencement address delivered by Time4Learning Founder and President John Edelson.
  • "Even though Time4Learning hosted its first graduation celebration last year, homeschooling families have participated in time-honored rites of passage such as prom, homecoming and moving up ceremonies for years," said Edelson.
  • "We were so thrilled by our families' response to last year's graduation, we chose to expand our festivities for younger students.
  • The Cambium family of brands includes: Cambium Assessment, Lexia Learning, Learning A-Z, Voyager Sopris Learning, ExploreLearning, Time4Learning, and Kurzweil Education.

Survey Finds Majority of Homeschooling Families Have No Intention of Returning to Brick-and-Mortar Schools

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Tuesday, February 8, 2022
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The quarterly study surveyed nearly 1,000 Time4Learning families who elected to homeschool their children since March 2020.

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  • The quarterly study surveyed nearly 1,000 Time4Learning families who elected to homeschool their children since March 2020.
  • Only nine percent reported an interest in returning to brick-and-mortar schools compared to 19 percent last fall .
  • Amid school closures and a growing teacher shortage, Edelson expects more families will make the transition to homeschooling in 2022.
  • The Cambium family of brands includes: Cambium Assessment, Lexia Learning, Learning A-Z, Voyager Sopris Learning, ExploreLearning, Time4Learning, and Kurzweil Education.