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Kim Thanos shared thisIn introductory statistics courses, students in Lumen-using classes were more than twice as likely as students in non-Lumen classes to earn a C or better This is the initial data from independent research, conducted by Digital Promise, across 79 classes. Why are results better? Tools that support faculty to do their best teaching. Student-centered design that encourages and supports students' best work. Co-requisite supports that meet students where they are. We have much work to do to understand, expand and scale these results. Join us!Kim Thanos shared this📢 Announcement: Early Findings from Lumen One Study Today, we’re excited to share early results from a multi-year, independent study with Digital Promise. The research shows that students in Lumen One courses were twice as likely to pass compared to their peers in non-Lumen sections - and that the impact grows stronger over time. Passing courses isn’t just about grades. It means more students stay on track to complete their degrees, graduate with less debt, and reach their goals. For faculty, it validates that evidence-based courseware design can make a measurable difference in student success. Findings like these signal more than just numbers; they point to what’s possible when teaching and learning are built on a foundation of evidence and designed with students in mind. And that’s just the beginning. Be part of the conversation as we unpack these initial findings and their implications on teaching and learning. Read the full press release here: https://lnkd.in/eJeF7Su8 🎓 Then join us for a deeper dive in our upcoming webinar with Lumen Learning CEO, Kim Thanos and Vice President of Equity and Impact Daysha Jackson Sanchez 📅 September 11 | 2:30pm ET / 11:30am PT ➡️ https://lnkd.in/e4YvH6RS
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Kim Thanos reposted thisKim Thanos reposted thisImagine closing a deal that makes college more affordable for thousands of students. At Lumen Learning, we believe learning should be accessible, affordable, and effective for every student. We are seeking a Regional Sales Director (remote, Pacific or Mountain Time preferred) who shares that belief and knows how to build relationships that help institutions bring this vision to life. If you are a strategic seller ready to align your skills with a mission that matters, apply today: bit.ly/LumenRSD
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Kim Thanos shared thisI'm slow to share Lumen Learning's announcement about Lumen One, our new courseware that is designed from the ground up to support equitable educational outcomes for all students. Literally hundreds of students from our target population participated in the design of the platform and content structure. In my many years of this work, this is the project that is most important to me. If you're interested in a walk through, please reach out! I would love to share. And, here is our announcement of the platform.
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Kim Thanos posted thisOn this last day of June I wanted to share with my full professional network that I am an ally of my LGBTQ+ colleagues. I seek to create safe, welcoming environments. It seems important to me, in this time, that I do what I can to make it a little easier for those seeking allyship to find it. 💜
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Kim Thanos shared thisIn case you haven't yet, please meet my amazing friend, Norman Bier, who just won the coveted $1M XPRIZE Digital Learning Challenge, with the team from Carnegie Mellon University! Norm, so many times that we have reminded each other why we continue to fight the fight ... in spite of it all. I could not be happier for you and your team, and am constantly grateful for your support, inspiration, wit, great mind, and kindness. 🍻 https://lnkd.in/gxPugs2bCMU Team Wins $1M XPRIZE Digital Learning ChallengeCMU Team Wins $1M XPRIZE Digital Learning Challenge
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Kim Thanos shared thisWe have heard from students how challenging it is to get help in their courses. Students expressed a lack of confidence, a fear of not belonging, and practical issues matching life schedules to existing help options. We found an amazing partner in InScribe, whose solution was designed with the equity-centered approach we were hoping to achieve. As we implement this together in January we're excited to see how our partnership helps, and what additional work we need to do together to fully support students. Such a joy to work with Katy Kappler and her team!Kim Thanos shared thisWe're proud to announce our partnership with InScribe to further advance student support and engagement opportunities. This partnership will give students access to new spaces to ask questions, find solutions, collaborate to better understand the content, and support and motivate each other. #StudentSuccess #FacultySuccess #Equity #Partnership #EdTech #Statistics https://hubs.ly/Q01rgr3g0
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Kim Thanos shared thisSeems like yesterday...and a lifetime. Thanks so much to everyone who has helped us (and me personally) along the way.Kim Thanos shared this🎉 This month Lumen Learning turns 10! We're so proud of what our team has accomplished so far. In the words of our co-founder and CEO, Kim Thanos, “We could not have achieved outstanding success without the dedication of our talented team and the support of our customer community." As we celebrate this milestone, we thank all the amazing partners and employees who've been part of our journey over the last decade for their support and contributions. https://lnkd.in/eNd4EJSz #Grateful #StudentSuccess #FacultySuccess #Community
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Kim Thanos shared thisKim Thanos shared thisNew initiative seeks to develop digital courseware meant to eliminate race and income as predictors of success. https://lnkd.in/ebfWUAzD #lumenfoundation #aplu #edtech #courseware #equity #education #communitycollege #collegesanduniversities
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Kim Thanos shared thisThe partnerships supporting our new courseware are pretty amazing. Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) and Karen Vignare have been key in helping us think about how to scale the effective practices that support equitable results. We're excited to add Florida International University, Georgia State University, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and South Texas College to the team! https://lnkd.in/g4-dhx-w
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Kim Thanos reacted on thisKim Thanos reacted on thisCongratulations to Lumen Learning on being named one of TIME’s Top EdTech Companies in America — a well-deserved recognition! As a funder, I’ve had a front-row seat to what makes Lumen’s work distinctive. Their courseware is grounded in learning science and an explicit commitment to equity, continuously refined by evidence, and held to an uncompromising standard across quality, affordability, efficacy, and ease of implementation. Their student success results tell the story: Early findings from a multi-year national study conducted by Digital Promise provide strong new evidence that students in Lumen One courses are more than twice as likely to pass compared to peers in non-Lumen sections. They also confirm that outcomes are consistent across student groups, which means faculty can trust that their efforts benefit all learners. Well done, Lumen Learning team. Thank you for your partnership. 👏 In a field full of promises, you deliver. https://lumenlearning.com https://lnkd.in/e9YHSaDb Jeanette Koskinas Kim Thanos
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Kim Thanos reacted on thisKim Thanos reacted on thisAllow me to brag about my wife for a moment. On Saturday, she won Colorado Family Physician of the Year. I drove my twin sons, 7, down to Colorado Springs so we could watch her receive the award before we hustled back up to Denver for their afternoon soccer game. It was a lot of driving--and a rare screen time bonanza. It was also essential. With two working parents, getting ready for work and school is a full-family, team sport every morning. We make sacrifices as a family for one another's careers, and for our kids' sports and extracurriculars. I wanted my kids to see what mom achieved. As sons, I wanted them to see us celebrating mom's accomplishment as the natural way of things for a family. As a family, I wanted them to understand that our thriving and fulfillment is a mutual responsibility and profound joy. I also want them to build a deeper understanding of why she's gone on occasional evenings or on weekend days. How she has cared for transgender youth despite growing professional and legal risks. How she provides asylum exams for queer refugees despite a system that throws up increasingly cruel and absurd roadblocks. How our family life is part of something bigger than us. Most of this hasn't penetrated yet, though they will happily explain that their mom is "the best doctor in the world". When it does, I hope it will help them better understand our family life and what it means to be a working parent.
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Kim Thanos reacted on thisToday I received word that I’ve passed my IAAP - International Association of Accessibility Professionals CPACC exam! Receiving certification isn’t an “end”, it is a beginning: more learning, more action, and more accountability for making strides in accessibility. Let’s go, yinz 🎉🫶🏻
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Kim Thanos reacted on thisKim Thanos reacted on thisFor the past several weeks I’ve been drinking from the proverbial firehose acclimating to my new role as Chief Development & Communications Officer at The Math Learning Center (MLC). Originally founded in 1976, MLC is a Portland-based nonprofit that provides PK-5th grade math curriculum and instructional materials grounded in problem-based exploration. Onboarding has been both intense and energizing. My new colleagues have been generous helping me understand organizational dynamics and the market landscape we operate within. It’s fascinating to explore what's the same and different between this new-to-me K-12 space and the higher education sector I'm familiar with. (I’m also re-discovering the synergies of working in-person for part of the week!) One secret of MLC’s success is the infectious passion that fuels its work. Many of my colleagues are current or former elementary school teachers who became believers and evangelists after seeing the magic of MLC’s approach in the classroom. Another secret of its success is MLC’s recognition that in order to develop students as confident, capable mathematical thinkers we also need to develop elementary school faculty as confident, capable teachers of math. These are turbulent times to be working in education. The ground is shifting around us, but a fundamental goal remains constant: helping students succeed. With MLC, I am honored to be part of an organization focused expressly on this goal. I look forward to learning together, experimenting, and growing The Math Learning Center’s impact. Thank you Rick Ludeman, Patrick Vennebush, Kelly Anderson, and the entire MLC team for such a warm welcome and strong start to this new chapter of my career. #newchapter #newbeginning #educationmatters
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Kim Thanos reacted on thisKim Thanos reacted on thisHappy to announce that I have joined the board of International Women's Forum Oregon. International Women's Forum is a global organization comprising 8,400 executives. OUR MISSION We unite our global community to advance women’s leadership today and tomorrow. Looking forward to serving with this amazing group of colleagues. Jackie Seto Melody Rose, NACD, Ph.D. Angela Hult Debbie Kitchin Candace Beeke Ann Marie Mehlum Vicki Nakashima Sabrina Parsons Victoria Lara Anne Marie Levis
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Kim Thanos reacted on thisWho’s looking forward to #ATDDREAM in Portland next week? 🙋🏾♀️ On Tuesday, March 3, at 12:30 PM PT, I’ll be presenting The Power of Student Voice: From Insights to Transformative Outcomes with colleagues from Achieving the Dream and Digital Promise. Daniel A. Parker, Ed.D. Julie Neisler, Ph.D. H. Ray Keith, MA In this lightning session, we’ll explore how listening to students, designing with them, and measuring impact can strengthen teaching and learning in any context. If student voice, gateway course success, or improving outcomes through intentional design are part of your work, join us! Let me know if you’ll be there. I’d love to connect. #StudentVoice #HigherEducation #GatewayCourses #TeachingAndLearningKim Thanos reacted on thisDREAM 2026 is almost here - and we can’t wait to gather with the Achieving the Dream community. If you’re attending, stop by Booth 13 to connect with the Lumen team and exchange ideas with peers who are rethinking what student success can look like. Plus, join Daysha Jackson Sanchez, VP of Impact & Strategic Initiatives, for her Lightning Learning Session Tuesday, March 3 | 12:30–1:00 PM. See you in Portland ☕ #ATDDREAM
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Kim Thanos reacted on thisKim Thanos reacted on this“This job used to be fun.” We heard it over and over during our NIH research year — from people who love this work and are carrying too much of it alone. That sentence changed us. So we stopped leading with a product and started showing up side-by-side in real classrooms and homes — modeling, supporting, and bringing tools that work the same day. That’s the pivot. Prelude Partners by Prelude Early Learning → music-to-literacy instruction that has a meaningful place in the classrooms we serve. In the last 60 days, we’ve grown 20×. Same mission. Stronger delivery. Designing instruction so other educators and professionals can lead it in their own communities. 🎵 #earlychildhood #literacy #edinnovation #pivot #musiceducation
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The cost and quality of online open textbooks: Perceptions of community college faculty and students
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Proponents of open educational resources (OER) claim that significant cost savings are possible when open textbooks displace traditional textbooks in the college classroom. We investigated student and faculty perceptions of OER used in a community college context. Over 125 students and 11 faculty from seven colleges responded to an online questionnaire about the cost and quality of the open textbooks used in their classrooms. Results showed that the majority of students and faculty had a…
Proponents of open educational resources (OER) claim that significant cost savings are possible when open textbooks displace traditional textbooks in the college classroom. We investigated student and faculty perceptions of OER used in a community college context. Over 125 students and 11 faculty from seven colleges responded to an online questionnaire about the cost and quality of the open textbooks used in their classrooms. Results showed that the majority of students and faculty had a positive experience using the open textbooks, appreciated the lower costs, and perceived the texts as being of high quality. The potential implications for OER initiatives at the college level seem large. If primary instructional materials can in fact be made available to students at no or very low cost, without harming learning outcomes, there appears to be a significant opportunity for disruption and innovation in higher education.
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Education First Consulting
We are honored to have contributed to this new resource from the Council of Chief State School Officers through the efforts of Jennifer Vranek and Sarah Begeman! A key message: "While instructional coherence ultimately happens at the classroom level and is experienced by individual students, teachers can't create coherence on their own. State education agencies, regional service centers, local education agencies and schools can create the conditions for more instructionally coherent student experiences." We couldn't agree more.
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Simba Information
Social Emotional Learning is no longer a standalone curriculum category. It has become operational infrastructure within modern school systems as districts embed SEL aligned competencies into assessment dashboards, intervention workflows, MTSS documentation, attendance systems, and professional learning initiatives. Post stimulus funding pressures have accelerated this shift, pushing districts to integrate SEL into broader digital platforms rather than purchasing separate programs. Vendors gaining traction are those embedding SEL capabilities into multi function systems that measure academic progress, behavioral indicators, and engagement while reducing administrative complexity. Districts now sustain SEL implementation through blended federal, state, and local funding tied to wellness, instructional improvement, and professional development instead of dedicated SEL budgets. As a result, the long term SEL market is being shaped less by standalone curricula and more by the expansion of digital platforms, assessment systems, and MTSS infrastructure through 2028. Get the complete Social-Emotional Learning in the PreK-12 Market report and see how districts are actually implementing SEL through 2028: https://hubs.la/Q0476j1R0 Where are you seeing the most traction for SEL integration: embedded in assessment platforms, within MTSS systems, or through professional learning services? Share your perspective or connect with our team. #FreedoniaGroup #SimbaInformation #SEL #SocialEmotionalLearning #EdTech #K12Education #EducationMarket #DistrictProcurement #MTSS #StudentSupport #Assessment #MarketResearch
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iNNOVATION Insights: Academic Innovation
Virtual Learning & Academic Innovation: Lessons from CLO How do you shift an entire institution online—without losing your spark? On Episode 55 of the iNNOVATION Insights Podcast, Jim Simon discusses CLO’s early days of virtual learning and how higher ed embraced Zoom-based design training. ⚫ “We’re allowed to try something to see if it works.” ⚫ Faculty overcame tech resistance—students and industry partners followed. What did your campus learn about innovation during the virtual pivot? Watch now: https://lnkd.in/guK9uiPj #VirtualLearning #DesignEducation #iNNOVATIONInsights #HigherEd #FacultyDevelopment
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FocalPoint Education
K-12 districts don’t need more data. They need clearer insight. Fragmented assessments delay action and limit impact. FocalPoint Education unifies assessment data into one platform — delivering real-time visibility, longitudinal tracking, and actionable insights across your district. Turn assessment into instructional intelligence. #K12Education #EdTech #DistrictLeadership #FocalPointEducation
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Acadea
What should institutions prioritize when facing a curriculum platform change? It’s rarely the feature list. In our on-demand fireside chat, district leaders from State Center Community College District and San Diego Community College District share real-world insights on: ✔ Protecting articulation and governance ✔ Reducing risk during migration ✔ Maintaining faculty trust and adoption ✔ Planning for long-term academic operations success This is practical guidance from peers, not a product demo. 🎥 Watch the full conversation on demand: 👉 https://lnkd.in/gn2zksvd
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Dan McGuire
Open Educational Resources (OER) have transformed how we think about curriculum—high-quality, openly licensed materials are now available for nearly every subject and grade level. Yet despite billions invested in OER development and curation, adoption remains frustratingly slow in K-12 schools. The reason isn't content quality or teacher awareness. It's infrastructure. https://lnkd.in/gNExuuH6
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Instruction Partners
Strong materials = stronger learning. The Center for Public Research and Leadership (CPRL)’s new “All Systems Go: How Shared, High-Quality Curriculums are Helping School Districts Reach Higher, Together” project examines how curriculum and professional learning are propelling learning gains in school districts. The latest case study — featuring NYCPS District 18 — shows how strong materials can transform classrooms into coherent learning communities where educators, families, and students thrive together. Learn more at https://hubs.ly/Q044bsLM0. #CPRL
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