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A Newsela Case Study
Loudoun County Public Schools, a large district in Virginia, faced the challenge of balancing new time demands on its secondary ELA teachers. These educators needed more planning time and new instructional structures to support reading and writing workshops effectively. To address this, the district turned to the vendor Newsela and its Newsela ELA product to help save teacher time and support professional growth.
The solution implemented by Newsela provided teachers with a trusted starting point, helping them quickly find relevant texts and curated text sets without spending extra hours searching across sources. Loudoun County integrated Newsela Certified Educator training into its professional learning to build internal capacity, allowing teachers to share practices and support one another. This use of Newsela helped teachers adapt instruction and support student choice, making professional learning more manageable.