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New Case Studies Highlight the Value of NWEA's Innovative MAP Reading Fluency Assessment

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Thursday, March 21, 2024
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PORTLAND, Ore., March 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NWEA, a K-12 assessment and research organization, announced three new case studies today highlighting the value of its innovative, early literacy assessment tool, MAP® Reading Fluency™. Naperville, IL, and Houston County, GA, educators shared how they use the assessment tool in their early grades and the value it has brought to their classrooms.

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  • PORTLAND, Ore., March 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NWEA , a K-12 assessment and research organization, announced three new case studies today highlighting the value of its innovative, early literacy assessment tool, MAP® Reading Fluency™ .
  • For Naperville Community School District 203 in Illinois, understanding their students' reading and fluency skills required a time-consuming practice.
  • For the Houston County School District, reliability was a significant factor in their decision to add MAP Reading Fluency as a critical assessment tool in its elementary schools.
  • MAP Reading Fluency continues to evolve into one of the most trustworthy assessment tools in the market.

Savvas Learning Company Introduces the Newly Updated enVision Mathematics 2024

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Tuesday, February 7, 2023
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PARAMUS, N.J., Feb. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Savvas Learning Company, a K-12 next-generation learning solutions leader, introduced its newly updated enVision Mathematics series with many exciting enhancements inspired by feedback from math teachers, including brand-new family engagement resources to support student learning at home.

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  • PARAMUS, N.J., Feb. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Savvas Learning Company , a K-12 next-generation learning solutions leader, introduced its newly updated enVision Mathematics series with many exciting enhancements inspired by feedback from math teachers, including brand-new family engagement resources to support student learning at home.
  • enVision Math 2024 helps educators teach with confidence and engages students with hands-on, problem-based learning.
  • The nationally recognized series — including enVision Mathematics © 2024 Grades K-5 , enVision Mathematics © 2024 Grades 6-8 , and enVision A|G|A © 2024 Algebra 1 | Geometry | Algebra 2 — features problem-based learning, performance tasks, and visual instruction, providing students multiple ways to learn.
  • Accessible on the newly enhanced Savvas Realize, the K-12 education industry's most innovative learning management system, enVision offers the flexibility of digital, print, and blended instruction, and provides educators with the tools they need to personalize learning for all students.

The State of West Virginia and GreenPower Launch All-Electric School Bus Pilot Project for School Districts in Cabell, Kanawha and Mercer Counties

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Tuesday, September 6, 2022
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"West Virginia is a perfect location for the first true pilot project of all-electric, purpose-built, zero-emission school buses," said Fraser Atkinson, CEO of GreenPower.

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  • "West Virginia is a perfect location for the first true pilot project of all-electric, purpose-built, zero-emission school buses," said Fraser Atkinson, CEO of GreenPower.
  • Electric school buses like the ones utilized for this pilot program will soon be manufactured right here in West Virginia.
  • ET at Princeton Senior High School at 1321 Stafford Dr, Princeton, WV 24740
    West Virginia school bus market:
    There are 55 public school districts in the state of West Virginia.
  • The school buses today consist only of traditional propulsion systems and presently there are no electric school buses in operation in the state.