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EdisonLearning(TM) Expands Partnership with Hawaii; Will Now Serve 25,000 Students Statewide
HONOLULU andNEW YORK, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- EdisonLearning is pleased
to announce it has increased its total number of partner schools inHawaii
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.
"We are looking forward to continued and expanded success with our
EdisonLearning partnership," said Hawaii Complex Area Superintendent Ronn
Nozoe. "EdisonLearning's high expectations for student learning, relentless
commitment to building local capacity for improving classroom instruction, and
the outstanding customer service provided by both theHawaii-based and
headquarter teams continue to exceed expectations."
Since EdisonLearning began its partnership withHawaii in 2005, there are
now 1,600 more students at grade level and above in reading in the schools
where EdisonLearning is providing achievement-improvement solutions.
Additionally, there are 1,800 more students at grade level and above in math
today than in 2005. During the three years of EdisonLearning's involvement,
achievement has increased 22 percent in reading and 30 percent in math.
Eight of the 12 schools working with EdisonLearning inHawaii have made
adequate yearly progress (AYP), the minimum level of improvement school
districts and student groups must achieve each year in reading/language arts
and math.
Terry Stecz, president and CEO of EdisonLearning said, "We are committed
toHawaii, and we are honored to provide our experience, knowledge and
innovation to help create the dynamic and supportive learning environment
every child deserves."
Principals in the EdisonLearning-Hawaii partnership schools cite constant
assessment of student learning and innovative teaching techniques as some of
the key factors in helping their schools improve.
According to Sue Alivado, principal of Paia Elementary School, which made
AYP this year, but not in previous years until it came under federal sanctions
and was provided assistance from EdisonLearning, "The keys to our success were
that the staff really made a commitment, and EdisonLearning kept us focused on
helping our students achieve."
Throughout its 17-year history, EdisonLearning has served predominately
under-achieving schools in urban school districts and driven academic success.
When EdisonLearning began its partnership with thePhiladelphia school
district in 2002, 860 students out of roughly 13,000 in its 20 schools were
performing at grade level in math. Recent state test scores show that there
are now more than 4,000 performing at grade level and above. In reading, there
were 1,400 students at grade level; today, there are more than 3,500.
"Not only are we impacting the children assigned to us, we are also
building the necessary collaborative relationships with host districts across
the country to lift all children's performance in every city that we serve,"
Stecz said.
EdisonLearning works with school leaders and communities to provide
solutions that inspire students to think, learn, and succeed. We partner with
public educators to create or support improvement in schools that help
students achieve lasting gains in performance and prepare them to meet their
full potential and the expectations of the 21st century workplace.
CONTACT: Michael Serpe, EdisonLearning
mserpe@edisonlearning.com
212-419-1744
SOURCE EdisonLearning
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