News & Events

Webinar
Paving the Way to Better Gateway Course Placement

Effectively preparing and training tomorrow's workforce begins with appropriate gateway course placement. York Technical College implemented a more flexible and accessible placement method with EdReady, the adaptive learning platform built by The NROC Project, as students may complete placement wherever they have internet access. Join NROC President Dr. Ahrash Bissell and Wes Spinks, James Thomas, Moriah Allen, and JR Richardson from York Tech as they discuss this exciting EdReady implementation and how it can assist institutions of higher education with ensuring that students have effective options for gateway course placement.

Watch On-Demand
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Feb 22
3:00 pm
Pacific
Webinar
Paving the Way to Better Gateway Course Placement

Effectively preparing and training tomorrow's workforce begins with appropriate gateway course placement. York Technical College implemented a more flexible and accessible placement method with EdReady, the adaptive learning platform built by The NROC Project, as students may complete placement wherever they have internet access. Join NROC President Dr. Ahrash Bissell and Wes Spinks, James Thomas, Moriah Allen, and JR Richardson from York Tech as they discuss this exciting EdReady implementation and how it can assist institutions of higher education with ensuring that students have effective options for gateway course placement.

Watch On-Demand
student outlines and color blocks
Feb 22
3:00 pm
Pacific
Webinar
Paving the Way to Better Gateway Course Placement

Effectively preparing and training tomorrow's workforce begins with appropriate gateway course placement. York Technical College implemented a more flexible and accessible placement method with EdReady, the adaptive learning platform built by The NROC Project, as students may complete placement wherever they have internet access. Join NROC President Dr. Ahrash Bissell and Wes Spinks, James Thomas, Moriah Allen, and JR Richardson from York Tech as they discuss this exciting EdReady implementation and how it can assist institutions of higher education with ensuring that students have effective options for gateway course placement.

Watch On-Demand
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Feb 22
3:00 pm
Pacific
Webinar
Pathways to Postsecondary and Career Success

Discover cutting-edge strategies to customize educational pathways that meet the unique needs of students, providing them with adaptable routes to achieve academic and career success. In this engaging session, esteemed educators Jenna Felish and Susan Eaton from Mohave Community College in Arizona will join forces with Cynthia Guerrero from Bartlett ISD in Texas, bringing together expertise and insights from two pioneering institutions.

Watch on-demand
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Jan 25
10:00 am
Pacific
Webinar
Pathways to Postsecondary and Career Success

Discover cutting-edge strategies to customize educational pathways that meet the unique needs of students, providing them with adaptable routes to achieve academic and career success. In this engaging session, esteemed educators Jenna Felish and Susan Eaton from Mohave Community College in Arizona will join forces with Cynthia Guerrero from Bartlett ISD in Texas, bringing together expertise and insights from two pioneering institutions.

abstract illustration of pathways and clouds in a sky
Jan 25
10:00 am
Pacific
Webinar
Pathways to Postsecondary and Career Success

Discover cutting-edge strategies to customize educational pathways that meet the unique needs of students, providing them with adaptable routes to achieve academic and career success. In this engaging session, esteemed educators Jenna Felish and Susan Eaton from Mohave Community College in Arizona will join forces with Cynthia Guerrero from Bartlett ISD in Texas, bringing together expertise and insights from two pioneering institutions.

Watch on-demand
abstract illustration of pathways and clouds in a sky
Jan 25
10:00 am
Pacific
Webinar
How One University Developed an Evidence-Based Placement Practice That's Informing Graduation Rates

In 2015, Jacksonville State University (JSU) adopted EdReady as a learning-centered placement tool. Since then, the school has helped thousands of underprepared students avoid traditional remediation, effectively reducing student-incurred costs and improving student retention. During this webinar, JSU faculty will unveil new institutional research that demonstrates that a student’s use of EdReady is a graduation indicator.

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Pacific
Webinar
How One University Developed an Evidence-Based Placement Practice That's Informing Graduation Rates

In 2015, Jacksonville State University (JSU) adopted EdReady as a learning-centered placement tool. Since then, the school has helped thousands of underprepared students avoid traditional remediation, effectively reducing student-incurred costs and improving student retention. During this webinar, JSU faculty will unveil new institutional research that demonstrates that a student’s use of EdReady is a graduation indicator.

Watch On-Demand
Illustration of arching purple gradient lines and the tip of a pencil
Pacific
Webinar
How One University Developed an Evidence-Based Placement Practice That's Informing Graduation Rates

In 2015, Jacksonville State University (JSU) adopted EdReady as a learning-centered placement tool. Since then, the school has helped thousands of underprepared students avoid traditional remediation, effectively reducing student-incurred costs and improving student retention. During this webinar, JSU faculty will unveil new institutional research that demonstrates that a student’s use of EdReady is a graduation indicator.

Watch On-Demand
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Pacific
Press Release
EdReady for Assessing and Addressing Learning Loss

EdReady, an adaptive learning platform, adopted by districts, systems, and states to support grade-to-grade transitions and college readiness, is an evidence-based technology that empowers teachers to efficiently assess, track, and address math and English learning loss. If you’re considering how ESSER funding can prepare your students for high school success and matriculation to postsecondary education, we want to partner with you.

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Pacific
Press Release
EdReady for Assessing and Addressing Learning Loss

EdReady, an adaptive learning platform, adopted by districts, systems, and states to support grade-to-grade transitions and college readiness, is an evidence-based technology that empowers teachers to efficiently assess, track, and address math and English learning loss. If you’re considering how ESSER funding can prepare your students for high school success and matriculation to postsecondary education, we want to partner with you.

Pacific
Press Release
EdReady for Assessing and Addressing Learning Loss

EdReady, an adaptive learning platform, adopted by districts, systems, and states to support grade-to-grade transitions and college readiness, is an evidence-based technology that empowers teachers to efficiently assess, track, and address math and English learning loss. If you’re considering how ESSER funding can prepare your students for high school success and matriculation to postsecondary education, we want to partner with you.

Learn More
Pacific
Webinar
Refreshing Foundational Skills for Learners on Career Pathways

Engaging students in foundational skills review can be more impactful when students see a direct correlation to their chosen career pathways. When given the opportunity to refresh math and English skills through an adaptive platform that can be accessed anytime and anywhere, many students show meaningful skills improvement as well as increased confidence that translates to greater success in specific programs of study.

Watch On-Demand
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Pacific
Webinar
Refreshing Foundational Skills for Learners on Career Pathways

Engaging students in foundational skills review can be more impactful when students see a direct correlation to their chosen career pathways. When given the opportunity to refresh math and English skills through an adaptive platform that can be accessed anytime and anywhere, many students show meaningful skills improvement as well as increased confidence that translates to greater success in specific programs of study.

Watch On-Demand
Pink composition notebook surrounded by multi-colored geometric shapes
Pacific
Webinar
Refreshing Foundational Skills for Learners on Career Pathways

Engaging students in foundational skills review can be more impactful when students see a direct correlation to their chosen career pathways. When given the opportunity to refresh math and English skills through an adaptive platform that can be accessed anytime and anywhere, many students show meaningful skills improvement as well as increased confidence that translates to greater success in specific programs of study.

Watch On-Demand
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Pacific
Webinar
How Alternative Approaches to Student Placement Impact Retention

Nationwide, new approaches to college placement are positively changing institutional relationships with incoming students. In 2015, Alabama's Jacksonville State University (JSU) replaced traditional high-stakes testing and a developmental course structure with a simple, well-mapped placement diagnostic and personalized study path. Subsequently, students have been able to more quickly enroll in credit-bearing courses, saving them money and streamlining the route to degree completion.

Watch On-Demand
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Pacific
Webinar
How Alternative Approaches to Student Placement Impact Retention

Nationwide, new approaches to college placement are positively changing institutional relationships with incoming students. In 2015, Alabama's Jacksonville State University (JSU) replaced traditional high-stakes testing and a developmental course structure with a simple, well-mapped placement diagnostic and personalized study path. Subsequently, students have been able to more quickly enroll in credit-bearing courses, saving them money and streamlining the route to degree completion.

Watch On-Demand
Yellow to white gradient abstract sunshine
Pacific
Webinar
How Alternative Approaches to Student Placement Impact Retention

Nationwide, new approaches to college placement are positively changing institutional relationships with incoming students. In 2015, Alabama's Jacksonville State University (JSU) replaced traditional high-stakes testing and a developmental course structure with a simple, well-mapped placement diagnostic and personalized study path. Subsequently, students have been able to more quickly enroll in credit-bearing courses, saving them money and streamlining the route to degree completion.

Watch On-Demand
Yellow to white gradient abstract sunshine
Pacific
Press Release
EdReady Montana Receives $3.5M Gift From the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation

In 2013, Montana Digital Academy, which is physically situated on the University of Montana campus, began piloting EdReady to help students avoid remedial math. Since then, EdReady Montana has expanded to meet the individual math and English readiness needs of nearly 180,000 Montanans across approximately 600 institutions. The program was recently awarded a $3.5 million dollar grant to sustain programming and broaden reach.

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Pacific
Press Release
EdReady Montana Receives $3.5M Gift From the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation

In 2013, Montana Digital Academy, which is physically situated on the University of Montana campus, began piloting EdReady to help students avoid remedial math. Since then, EdReady Montana has expanded to meet the individual math and English readiness needs of nearly 180,000 Montanans across approximately 600 institutions. The program was recently awarded a $3.5 million dollar grant to sustain programming and broaden reach.

A short-haired student wears a blazer and works on a laptop while sitting in the grass in front of his college
Pacific
Press Release
EdReady Montana Receives $3.5M Gift From the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation

In 2013, Montana Digital Academy, which is physically situated on the University of Montana campus, began piloting EdReady to help students avoid remedial math. Since then, EdReady Montana has expanded to meet the individual math and English readiness needs of nearly 180,000 Montanans across approximately 600 institutions. The program was recently awarded a $3.5 million dollar grant to sustain programming and broaden reach.

Read On
A short-haired student wears a blazer and works on a laptop while sitting in the grass in front of his college
Pacific
Webinar
Increasing College Success Among Nontraditional Students of Color

Join us as we examine strategies for increasing success among nontraditional students of color in online (and hybrid) learning environments. Based on the lived experiences of students who successfully completed developmental and college-level courses, the Maricopa Community College model for ensuring college readiness illustrates the importance of collaboration among administrators, faculty, and staff to create success for all students.

Watch On-Demand
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Pacific
Webinar
Increasing College Success Among Nontraditional Students of Color

Join us as we examine strategies for increasing success among nontraditional students of color in online (and hybrid) learning environments. Based on the lived experiences of students who successfully completed developmental and college-level courses, the Maricopa Community College model for ensuring college readiness illustrates the importance of collaboration among administrators, faculty, and staff to create success for all students.

A purple hand-drawn lightbulb leads to a purple hand-drawn arrow pointing upwards
Pacific
Webinar
Increasing College Success Among Nontraditional Students of Color

Join us as we examine strategies for increasing success among nontraditional students of color in online (and hybrid) learning environments. Based on the lived experiences of students who successfully completed developmental and college-level courses, the Maricopa Community College model for ensuring college readiness illustrates the importance of collaboration among administrators, faculty, and staff to create success for all students.

Watch On-Demand
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Pacific
News Post
‘Remediation’ Needs to Be Scrapped

‘Remediation’ requires acceptance of a very particular model of knowledge-acquisition and mastery, coupled with a set of policy assumptions around the pace at which that model plays out among our student populations. Despite the fact that these assumptions have been well disproven, logistical challenges seemed to limit options for improvement. However, things have changed, and we are seeing positive impacts from capable technologies, supportive policies, and a renewed emphasis on equity.

Read On
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Pacific
News Post
‘Remediation’ Needs to Be Scrapped

‘Remediation’ requires acceptance of a very particular model of knowledge-acquisition and mastery, coupled with a set of policy assumptions around the pace at which that model plays out among our student populations. Despite the fact that these assumptions have been well disproven, logistical challenges seemed to limit options for improvement. However, things have changed, and we are seeing positive impacts from capable technologies, supportive policies, and a renewed emphasis on equity.

An illustrated student and teacher stand behind a large pair of circular glasses
Pacific
News Post
‘Remediation’ Needs to Be Scrapped

‘Remediation’ requires acceptance of a very particular model of knowledge-acquisition and mastery, coupled with a set of policy assumptions around the pace at which that model plays out among our student populations. Despite the fact that these assumptions have been well disproven, logistical challenges seemed to limit options for improvement. However, things have changed, and we are seeing positive impacts from capable technologies, supportive policies, and a renewed emphasis on equity.

Read On
An illustrated student and teacher stand behind a large pair of circular glasses
Pacific