San Francisco, CA, June 11, 2024 -- Amira Learning (Amira), the first AI-powered reading assistant that has helped millions of students with reading fluency and comprehension, today announced it has merged with Istation, a leading provider of adaptive and personalized digital learning solutions. Amira Learning will be the go-forward business. Together, the education technology leaders will form a powerful organization poised at the forefront of AI-powered literacy tools – bolstering market share to 15 percent of K-12 education, serving over 1,800 school districts globally by the end of the year.
Dallas, TX, Aug. 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Istation, a leader in educational technology, announces that the Georgia Department of Education selects Istation as a K-3 dyslexia screener for use during the 2024-2025 school year. This approval will empower schools and districts across Georgia to choose Istation’s Indicators of Progress (ISIP™) assessment to screen students for characteristics of dyslexia and other reading difficulties.
Dallas, TX, July 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Istation, a leader in educational technology, announced today that the Colorado Department of Education has selected Istation’s Indicators of Progress (ISIP™) reading and Spanish literacy assessments for the Colorado READ Act. The ISIP math assessment was also selected for the Kindergarten School Readiness initiative. This approval will empower schools and districts across Colorado to utilize Istation’s assessments to measure readiness in critical skills, identify learning barriers, and improve instructional approaches.
Dallas, TX, July 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Istation, a leader in educational technology, announced today that the West Virginia Department of Education has selected Istation as a K-3 formative assessment for literacy, numeracy, and indicators of dyslexia selection criteria. This approval will empower schools and districts across West Virginia to implement Istation’s Indicators of Progress (ISIP) assessment to measure readiness in critical skills, identify learning barriers, and improve instructional approaches.
Dallas, TX, June 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Istation, a leader in educational technology, is proud to celebrate its 25th anniversary this year. For more than two decades, educators have turned to Istation as an all-in-one solution for online assessment, instruction, and personalized learning. With more than 17 million students served, Istation has become a leading provider of engaging, game-like learning in reading, math, and Spanish literacy.
DALLAS, May 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Istation, a leader in educational technology, has been selected by the Indiana Department of Education as a state-approved kindergarten through second grade dyslexia assessment. Indiana educators can now administer Istation’s Indicators of Progress (ISIP™) assessment for the 2023-2024 school year.
Dallas, June 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New research shows that Istation’s Indicators of Progress (ISIP™) Reading assessment accurately predicted student performance on the New Jersey Student Learning Assessment — English Language Arts (NJSLA-ELA). The NJSLA-ELA measures student proficiency with grade-level skills, knowledge, and concepts that are critical to college and career readiness.
DALLAS, May 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Istation, a leader in educational technology, has been selected by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) as a kindergarten through fifth grade formative reading assessment. Missouri educators can now administer Istation’s Indicators of Progress (ISIP™) assessment for the 2023-2024 school year.
Dallas, Texas, May 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New research shows that Istation’s Indicators of Progress (ISIP™) reading assessment accurately predicted student performance on the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (STAAR). STAAR is the state's testing program and is based on state curriculum standards in core subjects including reading, writing, and more.
DALLAS, April 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Research conducted in Idaho by the Center for Research and Reform in Education (CRRE) at Johns Hopkins University found that kindergarten through fifth grade students increased their scores on end-of-year literacy tests with Istation Reading.
DALLAS, Feb. 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Istation, an educational technology leader, announced that Rich Watson has been named the company’s new Chief Revenue Officer, effective January 10.
DALLAS, Oct. 4, 2022 -- Istation, a leader in educational technology, has recently been WIDA PRIME V2 certified for instructional materials in reading and mathematics for pre-K through 8th grade.
DALLAS, Sept. 22, 2022 -- Istation, a leader in educational technology, has been selected by the Ohio Department of Education as one of four approved combination K-3 diagnostic and universal dyslexia screeners.
DALLAS, Sept. 8, 2022 -- Istation, a leader in educational technology, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Poland's Ministry of Education and Science to provide its digital reading and math curriculum to students in Poland.
DALLAS, Aug. 30, 2022 -- Istation, a leader in educational technology, is empowering educators with data that provides more visibility into student growth.
DALLAS, Aug. 2, 2022 -- Recently, Evidence for ESSA validated Istation's reading assessment meeting Tier 2 ESSA evidence standards. This designation supports a wide range of independent research studies that show Istation as a proven-to-work tool to improve learning outcomes.
DALLAS, July 29, 2022 -- Istation, a leader in educational technology, is powering educational innovation with the launch of its new student experience. Designed to give students more ownership over their learning, Istation's digital experience provides more excitement, more engagement and more growth opportunities than ever before.
DALLAS, June 2, 2022 -- New research from the University of Central Florida found that reading curriculum from Istation, a leader in educational technology, helped students in over eight southeastern school districts significantly achieve reading gains.
DURHAM, N.C. and DALLAS, May 31, 2022 -- Istation, a leader in educational technology, and MetaMetrics®, developer of the Lexile® and Quantile® Frameworks, today announced an expanded partnership
DALLAS – April 19, 2022 – In partnership with a large urban school district in North Texas, Istation, a leader in educational technology, conducted new research that reveals Istation Lectura curriculum usage significantly increases English language proficiency for emergent bilingual students.
DALLAS, March 28, 2022 – Designed to make teachers' lives easier through powerful data insights pushed to their fingertips.
DALLAS, March 25, 2022 – Istation, a leader in educational technology, gained approval from the Nebraska Department of Education for the 2022-2023 school year for its kindergarten through 3rd grade ISIP reading assessments.
March 9, 2022 — Istation, a leader in educational technology, gained approval from Utah’s STEM Action Center for the 2022-2023 K-12 Math Personalized Learning Software Grant.
January 4, 2022 — The Colorado Department of Education tackles learning difficulties with Istation.
