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Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Business
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IXL Launches Takeoff by IXL, California Edition--A Personalized Core Math Curriculum Built for a New Era
Created in California. Designed for today's classrooms. Built to support evolving learning needs. SAN MATEO, Calif., April 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- California teachers have long struggled with outdated textbooks and instructional practices that failed to connect with students or deliver results. Math scores have stagnated. Traditional, one-size-fits-all instruction no longer reflects how children learn or who they are. But that's changing now. When students learn math, they should experience something different: engaging, personalized instruction that allows everyone to excel, both in school and beyond. The new Mathematics Framework for California Public Schools (MFCPS) lays out an ambitious roadmap toward that goal. Today, IXL Learning introduces the vehicle that will take students there: Takeoff by IXL, California Edition. Reach every studentAs the first and only fully integrated digital core program, Takeoff blends instruction, differentiation tools, assessments and real-time insights into one seamless experience. Daily lessons include readiness skills, targeted recommendations and practice activities that help teachers deliver instruction at the right level for every student. These built-in supports make it easier to create equitable learning opportunities while keeping the whole class moving forward together. Takeoff doesn't stop there: It also empowers teachers during instruction with "Tips for support" and "Ideas for extension," which offer specific strategies to assist students and challenge those ready to advance. Mid-unit check-ins and end-of-unit tests assess what students have learned, but what happens next is where Takeoff stands out. Personalization Days, embedded into the curriculum the day after each test, turn assessment data into action. Takeoff doesn't just identify who needs more help—it efficiently groups students with similar needs based on their test results, and suggests specific skills each group should work on to address the areas they struggled with. This ensures teachers can quickly close knowledge gaps before moving on to new content. Takeoff's student workbooks provide targeted practice on the lesson's key concepts. Additional practice can be completed online through IXL math skills that perfectly align with the lesson. Each of IXL's 12,000 math skills is adaptive, adjusting to every student's answers to deliver the right level of support. When learners hit a roadblock, resources like video tutorials offer step-by-step guidance. Takeoff also ensures equitable access for multilingual learners with Spanish translations of all student materials, teacher tips to support ELLs and support for more than 90 languages across all IXL math skills. A curriculum that connectsTakeoff by IXL, California Edition teaches around 'big ideas': Its standards-aligned lessons provide a deep exploration of math concepts and help K-5 students connect them across grade levels, equipping learners to tackle more advanced topics down the road. To support growth toward the Standards for Mathematical Practice, Takeoff also enables students to communicate effectively about math and apply what they know to tackle complex problems. Real math for the real worldTakeoff moves beyond a one-dimensional approach to math education through inclusive and culturally responsive content. By weaving in diverse contexts and perspectives, students see themselves represented in lessons. Beyond representation, Takeoff engages students by encouraging them to investigate and make sense of math concepts. Rich questions guide learners to uncover connections and take an active role in their education. And with opportunities to collect, organize and interpret data in real-world contexts, students make meaningful, lasting connections with math and the world around them. "California has long been our home, but our commitment to helping students thrive knows no borders," said Paul Mishkin, CEO of IXL Learning. "With Takeoff, we've created a core curriculum that meets student needs in every moment, empowering all learners to become capable problem-solvers in the Golden State and beyond." Learn more about Takeoff by IXL, California edition here. You can request a sample lesson from the California edition or Takeoff's national edition at About IXLCurrently used by 17 million students and 96 of the top 100 U.S. school districts, IXL is an all-inclusive educational platform providing a comprehensive PK-12 curriculum, instructional resources, actionable analytics and a state-of-the-art assessment suite. Available in over 90 languages, IXL's end-to-end teaching and learning solution supports personalized instruction in math, English language arts, science, social studies and Spanish. With more than 160 billion questions asked and answered worldwide, IXL is helping schools and parents successfully boost student achievement. The IXL Learning family of products also includes Rosetta Stone, TPT, inglé Wyzant, ABCya, and Carson Dellosa Education. To learn more about IXL, visit and Press ContactEric BatesIXL Learningpress@ View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE IXL Learning
Associated Press
03-03-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
IXL Speaks Your Language: Skills Now Available in 80+ Languages
Newly translated skills open up IXL to millions of English language learners SAN MATEO, Calif., March 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Imagine the confusion and frustration of sitting in a classroom where you cannot understand the lesson. That is the everyday experience for millions of learners still developing their English skills and a challenge that can make it difficult to succeed. For many students, learning English has been an obstacle to excelling in other subjects. IXL Learning is changing that. IXL is now available in more than 80 languages, including Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, Haitian Creole, Malayalam, Ukrainian and Vietnamese. Through these translations, IXL allows students to concentrate on mastering essential academic material, even if they are still building their English language abilities, and gives teachers a tool to personalize ELL instruction more effectively. 'In a typical U.S. classroom, about one in 10 students is still learning English. We believe every one of them deserves the chance to reach their full potential,' said Paul Mishkin, CEO of IXL Learning. 'By offering translations in over 80 languages, we are making learning materials more accessible, so that each student can develop the skills needed to advance both in and out of the classroom.' No more getting lost in translation It's easy and convenient to provide on-demand translation support. Teachers can enable the feature from their Profile & Settings tab and assign a specific language to each learner. Once activated, students can access IXL math, science and social studies skills in their native languages with one click. IXL is available in the following languages: Afrikaans, Albanian, Amharic, Assamese, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani Belarusian, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Bosnian, Bulgarian Cebuano, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Chuukese, Croatian Danish, Dari, Dutch Filipino (Tagalog), French German, Greek, Guarani, Gujarati Haitian Creole, Hausa, Hebrew, Hindi, Hmong Igbo, Indonesian, Italian Japanese, Javanese Kannada, Khmer, Kinyarwanda, Korean Lao Malay, Malayalam, Te Reo Māori, Marathi, Marshallese, Mongolian, Myanmar (Burmese) Nepali Odia (Oriya) Pashto, Persian (Farsi), Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi Romanian, Russian Samoan, Sepedi, Serbian, Sesotho, Slovak, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Tsonga, Tswana, Turkish, Twi Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek Vietnamese Wolof Xhosa Yiddish, Yoruba Zulu Multi-language support is available on all English editions of IXL, including for the U.S., United Kingdom, Canada and Australia. To learn more about IXL's translation support, please visit the IXL blog. About IXL Currently used by 16 million students and in 96 of the top 100 U.S. school districts, IXL is an all-inclusive educational platform that provides a comprehensive PK-12 curriculum and instructional resources, actionable analytics and a state-of-the-art assessment suite. Available in more than 80 languages, IXL's end-to-end teaching and learning solution supports personalized instruction in math, English language arts, science, social studies and Spanish. With 160 billion questions asked and answered around the world, IXL is helping schools and parents successfully boost student achievement. The IXL Learning family of products also includes Rosetta Stone, TPT, inglé Wyzant, ABCya, and Carson Dellosa Education. To learn more about IXL, visit and .
Yahoo
03-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
IXL Speaks Your Language: Skills Now Available in 80+ Languages
Newly translated skills open up IXL to millions of English language learners SAN MATEO, Calif., March 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Imagine the confusion and frustration of sitting in a classroom where you cannot understand the lesson. That is the everyday experience for millions of learners still developing their English skills and a challenge that can make it difficult to succeed. For many students, learning English has been an obstacle to excelling in other subjects. IXL Learning is changing that. IXL is now available in more than 80 languages, including Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, Haitian Creole, Malayalam, Ukrainian and Vietnamese. Through these translations, IXL allows students to concentrate on mastering essential academic material, even if they are still building their English language abilities, and gives teachers a tool to personalize ELL instruction more effectively. "In a typical U.S. classroom, about one in 10 students is still learning English. We believe every one of them deserves the chance to reach their full potential," said Paul Mishkin, CEO of IXL Learning. "By offering translations in over 80 languages, we are making learning materials more accessible, so that each student can develop the skills needed to advance both in and out of the classroom." No more getting lost in translation It's easy and convenient to provide on-demand translation support. Teachers can enable the feature from their Profile & Settings tab and assign a specific language to each learner. Once activated, students can access IXL math, science and social studies skills in their native languages with one click. IXL is available in the following languages: Afrikaans, Albanian, Amharic, Assamese, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani Belarusian, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Bosnian, Bulgarian Cebuano, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Chuukese, Croatian Danish, Dari, Dutch Filipino (Tagalog), French German, Greek, Guarani, Gujarati Haitian Creole, Hausa, Hebrew, Hindi, Hmong Igbo, Indonesian, Italian Japanese, Javanese Kannada, Khmer, Kinyarwanda, Korean Lao Malay, Malayalam, Te Reo Māori, Marathi, Marshallese, Mongolian, Myanmar (Burmese) Nepali Odia (Oriya) Pashto, Persian (Farsi), Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi Romanian, Russian Samoan, Sepedi, Serbian, Sesotho, Slovak, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Tsonga, Tswana, Turkish, Twi Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek Vietnamese Wolof Xhosa Yiddish, Yoruba Zulu Multi-language support is available on all English editions of IXL, including for the U.S., United Kingdom, Canada and Australia. To learn more about IXL's translation support, please visit the IXL blog. About IXLCurrently used by 16 million students and in 96 of the top 100 U.S. school districts, IXL is an all-inclusive educational platform that provides a comprehensive PK-12 curriculum and instructional resources, actionable analytics and a state-of-the-art assessment suite. Available in more than 80 languages, IXL's end-to-end teaching and learning solution supports personalized instruction in math, English language arts, science, social studies and Spanish. With 160 billion questions asked and answered around the world, IXL is helping schools and parents successfully boost student achievement. The IXL Learning family of products also includes Rosetta Stone, TPT, inglé Wyzant, ABCya, and Carson Dellosa Education. To learn more about IXL, visit and Press Contact Eric BatesIXL Learningpress@ View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE IXL Learning Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
11-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
STAAR results: How did Wylie ISD students do?
Wylie ISD's academic performance during 2023-2024 exceeded the state's standards, but district officials are eager to improve their already high scores. At the WISD School Board meeting Monday, a hearing was held to inform the public and discuss the data. Terry Hagler, assistant superintendent of curriculum, presented the 2024 Texas Academic Performance Report at the meeting. The Texas Education Agency annually develops the report for each school and district across the state. The collected data highlights students' academic performance on state assessments and separates student demographics to further analyze success rates and trends. The 2024 TAPR shows STAAR assessment data by grade level, subject and scores — approaches, meets and masters — compared to the previous school year at district, regional and state levels. "I stand before you with a smile on my face because I can share all the successes of our students and our teachers," Hagler said, "but also we always know there is room for improvement, and we know there are things that we need to work on." According to the report, all tested grade levels and subjects exceeded the state standards for the approaches level on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, In the eyes of the state, the approaches level is equivalent to pass or fail, Hagler said. If a student achieves approaches, they pass the test but will need intervention the next school year to be successful at the next grade level. STAAR results: Abilene ISD experiences decline in student reading and math scores To help students who failed the STAAR or end-of-course exam, principals have placed the students in accelerated instruction to get extra help so they can pass the next year's state assessment, Hagler said. The state performance standard for the approaches level for all grades and all tested subjects is 75%. Wylie ISD surpassed the standard with a score of 87%. Despite the district's scores being high compared to the regional and state standards, Hagler said they did see scores decrease in certain areas — specifically math. Comparing scores from the 2023 school year to the 2024 school year shows a drop in success rates. "Is that a red flag? I would say no, but it's something we need to pay attention to," Hagler said. "There's places that we need to work, and the one thing that sticks out to me are math scores." Across the state and nation, student scores in math have been dropping, and there are noticeable gaps since the pandemic, Hagler said. Hagler assured the School Board that the campuses have worked together to form a plan of action to combat the concerning areas. To improve math scores, Hagler said they purchased and implemented a program called IXL Learning at the junior high level to help with intervention and accelerated instruction. The district has also purchased curriculum through Lowman Education that will be taught to teachers with tested grade levels during professional development work days in preparation for the STAAR and EOCs. Hagler also shared the district's College, Career and Military Readiness scores of graduating seniors with the School Board. Looking at the results for the 2022-2023 CCMR scores, Hagler said they are not where they want to be. The 2022-2023 state standard for CCMR is 76.3%. Wylie ISD graduates scored 72%. The district saw a 2 percent drop from the previous year, 2021-2022. "I'm going to tell you that achieving 72% is not even an easy task, and it is not due to a lack of effort," Hagler said. The college ready standards are where the district needs the most improvement, Hagler said. For the district to earn credit for college readiness, students must take college assessments like the ACT, SAT or Texas Success Initiative assessments. To encourage students to take those assessments, WISD has began offering in-school testing days and offering one district paid college entrance test per student, Wylie High School principal Reagan Berry said. They are also looking to offer more dual credit course and industry-based certifications to prepare students for college or careers after graduation, Berry said. Abilene principal selected as new district administrator UPDATED: Abilene homicide investigators seek driver of vehicle spotted leaving scene This article originally appeared on Abilene Reporter-News: STAAR results: How did Wylie ISD students do?
