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The problem isn’t AI — it’s the shape of the box

August 12, 2026

The problem with AI in education may have less to do with the technology itself—and more to do with the …

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Beyond Testing: Connecting Real-Time Insight to Student Growth

June 11, 2026

When assessment becomes part of learning, data can do more than measure progress—it can help move students forward. INTERVIEW | …

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Renaissance Intelligence

February 25, 2026

What if your assessment data didn’t just sit in a dashboard, but actually helped guide what happens next in the …

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iCEV

December 05, 2025

As Career and Technical Education (CTE) continues to expand nationwide, K–12 districts need clearer, faster ways to show what students …

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Treating Teachers as Tech Leaders: How Districts Can Rebuild Trust After a Transition

October 31, 2025

When our edtech provider was acquired, my school district was left behind. What we learned has shaped how we evaluate …

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Arly

October 16, 2025

When it comes to running youth programs that truly make a difference, Arly stands among the most comprehensive platforms designed …

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Progress Learning

October 03, 2025

Here’s a personalized learning platform helping students master standards at their own pace, while giving teachers the tools to make …

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From Fidelity to Fit

July 25, 2025

Reimagining formative assessment in 2025. GUEST COLUMN | by Dr. Jesus Jara In 2010, as part of my doctoral research …

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Navigating the AI-Driven Transformation in Education

February 26, 2025

An edtech founder keeps rapid changes in perspective. GUEST COLUMN | by Harshit Singhal Education is undergoing a sweeping transformation, …

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A Future Where Innovation and Students Go Hand in Hand

February 12, 2025

Harnessing data, technology, and talent to optimize the learner lifecycle. GUEST COLUMN | by Kim Fahey As colleges and universities …

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Writable

November 05, 2024

Writable scaffolds student learning and builds lifelong writing and reading skills for students in grades 3-12, while saving teachers time …

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SoapBox Labs

November 01, 2024

Dr. Patricia Scanlon, a Ph.D. in speech recognition, hatched the idea of using voice technology to aid children in learning …

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Breakout Learning

October 03, 2024

The people behind Breakout Learning have created a platform for student-led small-group discussions that are monitored and evaluated using AI. …

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Edsby

July 16, 2024

The Edsby® social learning environment has been putting the connections between people, not just documents, at the center of K-12 …

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MobyMax

June 05, 2024

MobyMax offers teachers a complete and uniquely comprehensive K-8 curriculum for 27 subjects, including math, reading, phonics, language, vocabulary, spelling, …

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Meet Ace, Top Hat’s AI-Powered Teaching Assistant

April 22, 2024

Students who say their instructors use regular low stakes assessments, collaboration, and discussion activities express a greater sense of belonging …

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Gale Presents: Peterson’s Test and Career Prep Suite

November 28, 2023

Gale Presents: Peterson’s Test and Career Prep Suite is a comprehensive online tool for standardized test preparation, researching undergraduate and …

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The Holy Grail of Edtech, and Other Worthwhile Ideas

September 15, 2023

In conversation with a CTO who helps hundreds of millions of people learn. INTERVIEW | by Victor Rivero He’s the …

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Schoolzilla by Renaissance

November 19, 2019

A data platform from Renaissance® —Schoolzilla makes education data easy to find, understand, and act on. With the ability to …

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enCASE from TE21

August 05, 2019

“Powerful and easy to use” are words used by teachers and administrators to describe the newly developed enCASE Platform for …

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Kids Discover Online

July 29, 2019

This Cool Tool Award Winner is a web-based application that works on any device. Educators and students can login with …

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AchieveWORKS Skills

July 26, 2019

AchieveWORKS Skills measures commitment, creativity, critical thinking, leadership, social-emotional and systems macro skills. Research has shown that students who develop …

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CapsimInbox

January 24, 2019

Here’s a simulation-based assessment that measures the key skills desired by employers, while providing the critical feedback needed for individual …

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Predicting Student Success

January 11, 2019

With educator-friendly tools, seeing where students are at gets a little easier. GUEST COLUMN | by Lori Lynch Do you …

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Portfolio Assessment Manager from Defined STEM (for Project-Based Learning)

July 25, 2018

In an effort to support project-based learning, Defined Learning recently announced its latest extension to Defined STEM, the Portfolio Assessment …

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The Process of Assessing Student Learning Is Broken

September 11, 2017

A product strategist’s perspective on data for teachers. GUEST COLUMN| by Hilary Scharton In the current assessment landscape, all schools …

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Cool Tool | SlideRoom

May 17, 2017

SlideRoom is a pioneer in alternative modes of assessment during college admissions. As a comprehensive platform for accepting applications, portfolios, references, …

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Cool Tool | ClassInsights from WebAssign

May 08, 2017

This flexible and fully customizable online instructional system puts powerful tools in the hands of teachers, enabling them to deploy assignments, …

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Cool Tool | Voxy

May 04, 2017

Here is an online English learning platform providing a personalized language curriculum, adaptive web and mobile technology, best-in-class learner support and …

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Cool Tool | Albert.io

May 02, 2017

Students looking to master difficult academic subjects should check out Albert.io for their interactive learning needs. The successor to Learnerator, which …