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Newsela Inc. hired Jason Ediger as Chief Marketing Officer on Dec 6th 22'.
New York, NY - Today, Newsela announced that Jason Ediger, Interim CMO and Senior Vice President of Solution Marketing & Brand Experience at Newsela, has been named Chief Marketing Officer.
Dec 5, 2022 | newsela.comNewsela Inc. partnered with Student Press Law Center on Sep 12th 22'.
Newsela has partnered with radical content providers such as the Zinn Education Project, the 1619 Project and the Southern Poverty Law Center, along with more mainstream news sources, to provide Critical Race Theory content in the classroom.
Sep 12, 2022 | aim.orgMaryland Association of Boards of Education partnered with Newsela Inc. on Jan 1st 22'.
As part of its related efforts to support Maryland school board members in reaching these goals, MABE partnered this year on its ongoing educational equity project with Newsela, known for its commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging which is echoed in their mission of meaningful learning for every student.
Sep 7, 2022 | mabe.orgNewsela Inc. launched biggest updates on Jan 1st 13'.
Instructional content platform Newsela has unveiled its “biggest updates” since its 2013 launch, with enhancements on each of the company’s paid solutions, Newsela ELA, Newsela Social Studies, Newsela Science, and Newsela SEL, according to a news release.
Aug 28, 2022 | thejournal.comNewsela Launches Learning Found Campaign
Newsela, the leading instructional content platform used by 37 million students in the U.S., launched its Learning Found campaign, which aims to flip the discourse on learning loss away from old-fashioned and out-dated skill and drill methods of instruction to focus on forward-looking solutions that make students want to learn again...
May 10, 2021 | PR NewswireNewsela Raises $100M for Digital-First Education Materials
A SaaS platform that hosts thousands of digital K-12 coursework materials pulled in its best-ever fundraising haul in February, while some say remote instruction is heralding the end of the era of textbooks.
Mar 12, 2021 | Government Technology USGoldman Sachs and Sesame Workshop pour money into this edtech firm’s newest fund
Shauntel Garvey and Jennifer Carolan liked edtech before the sector was cool, so the duo co-founded Reach Capital in 2015 with a $53 million debut fund. The San Francisco-based venture firm has since put checks into education startups including Newsela, Sketchy, ClassDojo and Outschool, landing six exits so far...
Feb 11, 2021 | TechCrunchEdWeek partners with Newsela Inc.
The Discomfort Zone: Creating Space for Teaching Complex Topics will be provided by the publication Education Week, in partnership with the online instructional content platform Newsela.
Oct 7, 2019 | tapinto.net
