FOX 55 Fort Wayne: Indiana students see big gains from summer learning labs
The Summer Learning Labs in Indiana are making a significant impact on student proficiency in reading and math. Data from 2025 shows that students who participated in the program achieved double-digit percentage point gains in both subjects after just five weeks of instruction. Dr. Katie Jenner, Indiana Secretary of Education, emphasized the importance of these […]
Summer Learning Labs 2025 Results
K12 Coalition proudly partnered with Summer Learning Labs, a program designed to address learning loss and boost student achievement across Indiana to achieve remarkable outcomes: participating students gained up to a full year of academic growth in just five weeks using our RISE Summer Learning Program. The 2025 program served more than 12,000 students across […]
Digital Learning Today: Warm Demander Pedagogy and Mistake-Friendly Classrooms
On an episode of Digital Learning Today, Dr. Wendy Amato, Chief Academic Officer at K12 Coalition, joined host Jeff Bradbury to talk real-world strategies for building stronger schools and stronger teachers. Wendy shares how K12 Coalition and Teaching Channel are designing professional learning that actually sticks, spotlighting the power of adult learning models, mistake-friendly classrooms, […]
Education Week: Want Students to Gain Math Confidence? Celebrate Their Mistakes
In the late 1980s, the Biosphere 2 project sealed a team of scientists inside a self-sustaining miniature world. Their goal was to see if a closed system could support human life, serving as a potential blueprint for survival on Mars. A surprising phenomenon emerged: Once the trees inside the dome grew to a certain height, […]
EdWeek Market Brief: Private Equity-Backed K12 Coalition Scoops Up 2 Professional Development Providers
Three professional development providers are coming together under one umbrella following acquisitions by K12 Coalition, the companies announced. K12 Coalition, which offers professional learning-focused products and services to school systems, said it acquired Keys to Literacy and Professional Development Institute as it aims to build out a connected ecosystem of product offerings. The acquisition will add Keys to Literacy’s reading […]
WDIO-TV: Studying up on AI at the MEA Conference to help guide students
During this year’s MEA Conference — a marquee learning weekend for Minnesota educators — more than 700 teachers explored how to use artificial intelligence (AI) with intention and integrity in the classroom. K12 Coalition’s Marcee Harris, VP of Academics at Teaching Channel, took center stage with two packed sessions aimed at helping teachers lead the […]
K12 Coalition Acquires Keys to Literacy and Professional Development Institute, Furthering Mission to Drive Positive Student Outcomes
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – K12 Coalition™ has acquired Keys to Literacy (KTL) and Professional Development Institute (PDI), uniting with two of the nation’s most respected leaders in literacy curriculum and professional learning. These acquisitions are rooted in a shared belief that the key to solving the biggest challenges in education, from improving student literacy outcomes to retaining […]
The Bergen Record: Absenteeism in our schools
New Jersey can’t afford to lose another generation to absenteeism and shaky literacy foundations. As Staff Writer Mary Ann Koruth recently reported, high school math and reading scores are plummeting — a decline seen across all grades since the pandemic. One key driver is chronic absenteeism. The pandemic nearly doubled the number of students missing […]
DATIA K12: Solving the continuing education “credit mill” problem
School districts are quietly bleeding resources on ineffective professional learning. In many districts, teachers can earn permanent salary increases by completing Continuing Education (CE) graduate-level courses—fifteen credit hours often translates into a permanent salary increase of $2,000–$5,000. The intent is good: to ensure teachers are continuously improving their practice and in some states, meeting requirements […]
Indiana Department of Education Approves RedThread Literacy for K-8 Core Reading
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA — The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) has approved RedThread Literacy, developed by K12 Coalition’s Lavinia Group, for the state’s High-Quality Curricular Materials (HQCM) advisory list. RedThread Foundations (K-5) and RedThread Knowledge (K-8) are recommended for Core Reading, making it one of the few literacy programs recognized for both elementary and middle school. […]