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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

Laurie Guyon, Schuylerville Central School District

Posted on 17.May.16 in Data Driven Results, Partner Success

“IT’S BEEN EYE-OPENING TO SEE WHAT STUDENTS AT EVERY LEVEL ARE REALLY CAPABLE OF” Like many ELA classrooms around the country, Laurie Guyon’s 6th grade class has a variety of… Read more

Summer School Sets the Stage for Success

Posted on 2.May.16 in Partner Success

Find out how one New York City student discovered himself as a reader during an unexpected time in the school year. Jay* was an intrinsically bright student whose lack of engagement and motivation… Read more

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

Rebooting Reading in Rockville Centre

Posted on 15.Apr.16 in Partner Success

In Rockville Centre, New York, students are excited about reading — and with good reason: since the district started using LightSail, they have just-right books at their fingertips and assessments… Read more

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

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

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

Digital Discussion Takes the Fear Out of Shakespeare

Posted on 14.Mar.16 in Partner Success

Daunting. Funny. Problematic. Brilliant. Confusing. Shakespeare’s language can bring any one of these adjectives to mind. The famously difficult prose has been known to bring straight-up fear to high school… Read more

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