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September 24, 2020

CASE Benchmark Assessments for Math Receive Louisiana Tier 1 Rating

WAKEFIELD, Mass., September 24, 2020 – Certica Solutions, provider of high-impact K-12 assessment and analytics solutions, today announced that the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) has given the TE21-CASE Benchmark Assessments™ for Math in grades 3-8 and Algebra I the highest rating in its comprehensive review process. The LDOE Tiered Review Process determines the degree of alignment with the Louisiana Student Standards, to support school districts in making purchases of instructional

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September 16, 2020

Canvas Releases Global Research Report on the State of Higher Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic

SALT LAKE CITY — September 16, 2020 — Canvas, the largest learning management system provider in the US, today released a global research report on “ The State of Student Success and Engagement in Higher Education.” The report reveals changing views among higher education students and administrators around student success and engagement. Key findings include that nearly 70% of college students feel they are falling behind on their studies due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, the

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August 20, 2020

13 States Partner with Canvas LMS to Support Educators, Students, and Parents

SALT LAKE CITY — August 20, 2020 — Instructure today announced that 13 states have adopted its Canvas Learning Management Platform as a statewide solution to help students and teachers adapt to the challenges of returning to school during an unpredictable 2020-2021 school year. State education leaders are looking for partners with experience that can scale to meet their needs as they wrestle with the challenges of the global pandemic. Increasingly, these leaders have turned to Canvas to

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August 18, 2020

Canvas and AWS Educate Make Extensive Teaching Resources Available for Cloud Computing Education

SALT LAKE CITY — August 18, 2020 — To help students prepare for careers in the growing field of cloud computing, Instructure and Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), specifically AWS Educate, today announced that they are providing educators with extensive cloud computing teaching resources. This collaboration gives educators access to the knowledge, resources, and support they need to build student skills in cloud technology and further prepare them to fill the hundreds of thousands of unfilled

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August 11, 2020

Google Assignments Now Available Directly Within Canvas LMS

SALT LAKE CITY — August 11, 2020 — Instructure announced today the integration of Google Assignments and the Canvas Learning Management System. Google Assignments is an add-on LTI app that gives educators a faster, simpler way to distribute, analyze, and grade student work through the collaborative power of G Suite. And now it’s available for all Canvas customers. Following a successful beta program last fall, Canvas is now the first LMS officially supported by Google through this integration

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Learning Innovators LeVar Burton and Sal Khan to speak at CanvasCon Online

SALT LAKE CITY — June 23, 2020 — Instructure today announced that learning innovators LeVar Burton and Sal Khan will speak at its annual education technology conference, CanvasCon Online. The virtual global conference is free and takes place on October 15, 2020. “This year has brought about so much change in education and our conference will address how education technology can best support teachers, administrators, and students as we all navigate new ways to learn and ensure all students have

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Instructure Names Steve Daly as Chief Executive Officer

Former CEO of LANDESK/Ivanti will start on July 1 SALT LAKE CITY — June 16, 2020 — Instructure today announced that Steve Daly has been named the company’s new chief executive officer, effective July 1. Daly joins as Instructure is moving into the next phase of growth following the recent transaction to become a privately held company, and is refocusing around its core mission of innovating in education technology. “Canvas is at the heart of improving the educational experience for students and

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Instructure Becomes Utah’s First Certified Business Equality Leader

SALT LAKE CITY — May 19, 2020 — Instructure today announced it has become the state of Utah’s first certified Business Equality Leader. The certification program, recently launched by Equality Utah, provides forward-thinking companies with the opportunity to promote diversity and enhance workplace performance by modeling and encouraging more inclusive behaviors at work. The certification process involves a culture and policy assessment, an inclusivity survey, and several custom diversity and

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Certica’s Data and Analytics Solutions Selected by California Ed Tech Joint Powers Authority

WAKEFIELD, Mass., May 13, 2020. – Certica Solutions, provider of high-impact K-12 assessment and analytics solutions, today announced that it has been awarded a contract by the California Education Technology Joint Powers Authority (Ed Tech JPA). The contract, awarded in the Ed Tech JPA’s Educational Intelligence and Analytics Solution category, allows California districts easier access to Certica’s data validation solution, Certify™, and teacher-ready analytics, Videri™. These solutions provide

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