Denver, Colorado (May 18, 2010) -- Focused on bringing
value and service to its school districts, the Colorado Department
of Education’s pilot math intervention initiative with
EdisonLearning’s Math Force is improving the math skills
of 1,000 Southeastern Colorado students who scored unsatisfactory
or low partially proficient in math on previous state achievement
tests, including students with Individual Education Plans
(IEP).
Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP) results show that
students achieved one-year median growth percentile gains of 16
points on the math section of the CSAP test from 2008 to 2009,
whereas students in the region that were not in the math pilot
experienced a decline of eight percentiles. When CSAP scores of
special education students were isolated, they showed a median
growth percentile increase of 13.5 points.
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Denver, Colorado (February 10, 2010) -- The Executive Director
of Colorado’s new public online high school, Audie Rubin brings not
only his years of experience in education as both an administrator
and teacher; but alsohis leadership and vision as a pioneer in the
use of online education technology to open the classroom to the
world and accelerate learning for Colorado students.
“The challenge facing education today is to close the gap
between how students live and how they learn,” Rubin said.
“At Provost Academy Colorado, we are excited to meet this challenge
with ourpro-learning, pro-student, pro-success focus to help all
students achieve their goals.”
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Denver, Colorado (January 28, 2010) -- EdisonLearning, the
nation’s leading partner to public school districts and
communities, has been approved “to work with schools on the full
spectrum of potential needs” for Colorado’s school transformation
and turnaround effort. The Colorado Department of Education
has identified EdisonLearning as being qualified to assist schools
in all five areas, including: organizational management and
leadership, academic performance, learning environment, financial
management and operations, and planning.
Based on the organization’s solid track record of partnering to
improve schools for nearly 20 years, EdisonLearning is looked to
provide comprehensive assistance to schools and school districts in
need of intensive intervention. With this approval
EdisonLearning becomes the only provider in Colorado to
successfully qualify as a Comprehensive Closing the Achievement Gap
Provider, a Comprehensive School Transformation and Turnaround
Provider and a Formative Assessment Provider.
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Denver, Colorado (January 13, 2010) -- Provost Academy, a
tuition-free public online high school, announced today it is
opening its virtual doors to Colorado students. Backed by
EdisonLearning’s experience in preparing more than 1 million
students for college and the workforce, Provost Academy provides
students personalized learning plans adapted to meet their schedule
and specific academic needs.
Provost Academy Colorado is currently enrolling students in
grades 9 through 12 for the school year starting August 2010 online
at www.co.provostacademy.com
or by phone at 888.472.2656.
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New York, New York (January 7, 2009) -- Teachers differentiating
instruction in real-time based on student’s performance during a
lesson; and students connecting science lessons to the multimedia
content on the Web; this is what EdisonLearning’s first online
charter school will look like when it begins operation in South
Carolina at the start of the 2009 school year.
“As one of the original innovators in operating schools
differently, EdisonLearning, with the addition of Provost Systems,
is equipped to help students succeed in a new world - where
educators have the capacity to innovate in their instruction and do
what is best for student learning and academic achievement,” said
Dr. John Chubb, EdisonLearning Senior Executive Vice President.
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New York, New York (December 1, 2008) -- Sixty percent of the
more than 20,000 Pennsylvania students currently educated by online
charter schools are using educational technology developed and
provided by EdisonLearning, through its wholly-owned subsidiary -
Provost Systems. Nationwide, EdisonLearning is the largest partner
to public school districts and communities, serving 350,000
students in 24 states during the 2008-09 school year.
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New York, New York (October 13, 2008) -- The U.S. Department of
Education and individual state departments of education have
recognized achievement gains at three EdisonLearning schools, all
part of EdisonLearning’s national network of more than 100 schools
in 23 states. In addition, two principals in EdisonLearning’s
Hawaii partnership schools were honored by their statewide
peers.
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Honolulu, Hawaii (September 9, 2008) -- EdisonLearning is
pleased to announce it has increased its total number of partner
schools in Hawaii from 13 to 35 effective this school year. Three
years of continued improvement in student achievement led the
Hawaii Department of Education to expand its partnership with the
company. EdisonLearning, the nation’s largest partner to public
school districts and communities has extended its nationwide
network to include more than 100 schools, now serving 350,000
students in 23 states.
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Santa Clara, California (July 1, 2008) --- Company President and
CEO Terry Stecz, announced the acquisition of the education
software company Provost Systems®, based in Santa Clara, Calif.
With this action, the education management company, formally known
as Edison Schools, extends its client base serving over 350,000
children in 21 states and the United Kingdom and inaugurates a new
company approach to teaching and learning for all children.
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