Category: News

ESCHOOLNEWS: LightSail named as one of ‘6 tools for real formative assessment’

Posted on 5.Jul.16 in News, LightSail in the News

eSchool News recently highlighted the importance of formative assessments in today’s educational policy, with legislation focusing on student outcomes.  “Technology-enabled formative assessments are moving to the foreground,” states the article,… Read more

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EDUCATION DIVE: LightSail adaptive reading program combats summer slide

Posted on 16.Jun.16 in News

In a recent article, Education Dive highlighted the “significant positive outcomes” of the research study done by Johns Hopkins University on LightSail’s impact on student reading growth. The article notes that students who read… Read more

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EDSURGE: Independent Research confirms LightSail reverses “summer brain slump”

Posted on 1.Jun.16 in News

EdSurge featured LightSail and the Johns Hopkins research study on its SummerSail program in an article on combating summer slide. “New York City-based LightSail says its summer reading program this… Read more

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Independent Research Confirms: LightSail Reversed Summer Slide

Posted on 23.May.16 in News

Students Reverse Summer Slide with LightSail’s “SummerSail” Program Independent academic research of New York City middle school students shows LightSail’s adaptive literacy platform helps sustain, grow reading performance in summer months… Read more

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LightSail featured in Google’s Apps for Education

Posted on 20.May.16 in News

Google announced that Android apps will be coming to Chromebooks during Google I/O, its annual conference for developers. In a post on the official blog for Google for Education, the… Read more

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LightSail wins ROE award at ASU+GSV Summit for second year in a row

Posted on 21.Apr.16 in News

LightSail won the 2016 Return On Education Venture Innovation award at the ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, California. This is the second year in a row that LightSail has won… Read more

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EDWEEK MARKET BRIEF: LightSail partners with The Washington Post

Posted on 28.Mar.16 in News

EdWeek Market Brief reported on the trend of alliances between literacy and media companies, highlighting LightSail’s partnership with the Washington Post. LightSail users will now have access to dozens of breaking news stories… Read more

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DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION: Washington Post content added to LightSail’s K12 literacy offerings

Posted on 23.Mar.16 in News

LightSail, a leading educational technology company that accelerates literacy development while fostering a love of reading, announced that is has added The Washington Post to its content offerings. The addition… Read more

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ALLEYWATCH: This NYC Startup Just Raised $11M to Make Kids Smarter

Posted on 22.Mar.16 in News

Alleywatch interviews CEO Gideon Stein about LightSail’s Series B round, which recently closed at $11 million. “Our investors have been focused on two primary metrics – the growth of the… Read more

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