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Kids Compete to Read and Everyone Wins

Posted on 29.Jan.16 in Partner Success

To an outsider’s eye, independent reading in my 5th grade classroom may feel, at first, a bit like recess. Students dash into the room, retrieving iPads with the same enthusiasm… Read more

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Mineola Middle School students display LightSail’s benefits in presentation to school board

Posted on 31.Dec.15 in News

A group of teachers and students from Mineola Middle School shared about their experience using LightSail at a recent school board meeting, reports The Island Now. “It amazes me how… Read more

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LightSail earns another 5-star rating from Common Sense’s Graphite

Posted on 19.Nov.15 in News

For the second year in a row, Common Sense’s Graphite site for educators has given LightSail a 5-star editorial review rating. This is, quite simply, an amazing validator, as Graphite… Read more

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EDUCATION WEEK: LightSail named among top ed tech tools for formative assessment

Posted on 19.Nov.15 in News

Education Week examines the ways ed tech tools enhance formative assessment in a recent article, “Technology Fed Growth in Formative Assessment.” The piece lists the characteristics of effective assessments in today’s… Read more

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WIRED: LightSail mentioned as tool used in Literacy Lab at Khan Lab School

Posted on 28.Oct.15 in News

A recent WIRED article explores the vision behind The Khan Lab School, the “educational R&D lab” built by famed Khan Academy creator Salman Khan. The article highlights how The Lab… Read more

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Between Worlds: Gideon Stein on adaptive learning, data, and the future of ed tech

Posted on 14.Sep.15 in News

LightSail CEO Gideon Stein was recently a guest on Between Worlds, a podcast series hosted by Mike Walsh. The series features “global thinkers, innovators, and troublemakers whose ideas challenge the world as we know it.” The… Read more

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LightSail Announces New District Partners

Posted on 11.Sep.15 in News

LIGHTSAIL ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIPS WITH NEARLY 100 SCHOOL DISTRICTS  Award-winning literacy tool expands across the U.S. NEW YORK, September 11, 2015 – LightSail, the adaptive reading platform that helps students, classrooms… Read more

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EDUCATION WEEK: Asst. Superintendent calls LightSail a “game changer for literacy instruction”

Posted on 23.Jun.15 in News

Patrick Larkin, Assistant Superintendent in Burlington Public Schools, featured LightSail in his recent article, “Is Your District Missing the Digital Literacy Boat?” Larkin describes the most cost-effective ways to bring… Read more

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LightSail Wins REVERE Award

Posted on 15.Jun.15 in News

LightSail won the award for Best Supplemental Resource in Reading and Language Arts at the REVERE Awards Gala on June 3. Award winners were evaluated through in-person events and remote judging by… Read more

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