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95 Percent Group Unveils 95 Phonics Core Program for Grades 4 and 5

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The 2022 National Assessment of Education Progress – the Nation’s Report Card – revealed the average fourth-grade reading score was lower than all previous assessment years going back to 2005, dropping back to 1992 levels. Research on reading instruction has been very clear for more than 20 years.

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Lexia Celebrates 40th Anniversary 

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Since its founding in 1984, Lexia has grown from a small home-based business in Lincoln, Massachusetts, to a company with nearly 1,000 employees currently serving more than 6.8 It was out on the fringes,” said Lexia President, Nick Gaehde who joined the company as its head in 2005.

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Utah State Board of Education Approves 95 Percent Group Resources as Evidence-Informed, Recommended Supplemental Programs for Grades K-5

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Even before the disruption of the pandemic, only 35 percent of fourth graders met the standards for reading proficiency set by the National Assessment of Educational Progress. The pilot school’s students showed advanced growth on the i-Ready ® diagnostic reading assessment. for the pilot school vs. 0.31 for the comparison school).

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Curriculum Associates Featured on Inc. Magazine’s 37th Annual List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies

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5000, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The list represents a unique look at the most successful companies within the American economy’s most dynamic segment—its independent small businesses. Not only have the companies on the 2018 Inc. If your company is on the Inc.

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Top Hat Raises $55 Million to Take on Big Textbook Publishers

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Mike Silagadze isn’t shy about his desire to take market share from the largest college textbook publishers through his classroom software company Top Hat. He believes his company’s brand of digital textbooks beats anything Pearson, McGraw-Hill and their ilk can provide. The company has raised $90 million to date.

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95 Phonics Core Program® Earns Product Certification from Digital Promise for Research-Based Design

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In addition, the company also demonstrated its commitment to making its robust research base clear and accessible to the public. Founded in 2005, 95 Percent Group is an education company whose mission is to help educators identify and address the needs of all readers. About 95 Percent Group.

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Can a Small Fund Called Dunce Capital Make Smart Bets in Education?

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Dunce Capital doesn’t sound like a name that a company would want on its cap table , especially one that’s in the business of making people smarter. million fund that Danner and a partner (who he declined to name) launched in 2019, with their own money, to make angel investments in education companies.

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