Newsela

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Newsela
Type of business Private
Type of site
 Educational website
Available inEnglish
Headquarters New York City, New York, U.S.
Created by Matthew Gross
EditorJennifer Coogan
URL Newsela.com
Launched2013
Current statusActive

Newsela is a literacy educational technology company founded by Matthew Gross. [1] Newsela news content is free with a registered account and additional resources are available by subscription.

Contents

Background

History

While former teacher Matthew Gross was working on the Common Core standards roll out in New York, he was disappointed to discover outdated textbooks that were labeled "Common Core-Aligned". One of Gross's children struggled with reading. After meeting with his son's assistant principal, he felt like she had given up on his son. Gross decided to start Newsela in 2013 for his son and to make a larger impact in education. [2]

Partnerships

Newsela's partnership with The Virginia School Consortium for Learning (VaSCL) enables members to access Newsela at a discounted rate, as of December 2020. [3]

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Newsela announced a partnership with NWEA to help teachers differentiate instruction. After a student takes a MAP Growth assessment, Newsela will automatically show teachers content at that student's reading level. [4]

BrainPop and Newsela formed a partnership on October 10, 2017. Users can access Newsela's resources directly from BrainPop's topic pages. [5]

Newsela editor-in-chief Jennifer Coogan partnered with the American Press Institute to help combat fake news websites in the United States in October 2016. [6]

Features

Newsela offers news articles that can be customized to match a student's reading level. [7] Newsela's texts come from publishers including the Associated Press and Encyclopedia Britannica. The company offers supplemental instructional materials, including assessments, lessons and professional development. [8] English language arts (ELA), Social Studies, Science and Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) content are available in English and Spanish. [9]

Due to concerns about mature content, Newsela has created Newsela Elementary, with articles targeted toward elementary school students. Newsela also created Newsela PRO, a paid upgrade for teachers to use more features. [10]

Reception

Common Sense Media Education reviewer Patricia Monticello Kievlan rated Newsela five stars. [11]

The company has been named one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies in two of the years [12] and one of Deloitte's Fastest Growing Tech Companies two years in a row. [13] [14]

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References

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  2. ↑ Gupta, Shannon (15 June 2018). "He wanted to help kids learn. Now, his startup serves 90% of schools". CNN. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "Newsela and VaSCL announce new partnership". Newsela. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "New resources available this fall to help mitigate impact of COVID-19 school disruptions". NWEA. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "BrainPop and Newsela Partnership". PRWeb. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  6. ↑ Weller, Chris (10 January 2017). "This education startup is teaching kids how to spot fake news". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 25 March 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  7. ↑ Weller, Chris. "This education startup you've never heard of is in 75% of American classrooms". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  8. ↑ Westrope, Andrew (3 March 2021). "Newsela Raises $100M for Digital-First Education Materials". Government Technology. Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  9. ↑ "Standards-aligned Content for ELA, Social Studies, SEL, More". Newsela. Archived from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  10. ↑ "Why are 6.1 million students using Newsela?". The Thomas B. Fordham Institute. Archived from the original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  11. ↑ Kievlan, Patricia Monticello. "Newsela Common Sense Media Review". Common Sense Media. Archived from the original on 2019-10-03. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  12. ↑ "Newsela: Most Innovative Company". Fast Company. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  13. ↑ "2018 Technology Fast 500 Rankings Deloitte US" (PDF). Deloitte. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
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