Check out our May 2025 newsletter and learn more about NROC's mission, where our team is out on the road, and how you can connect with NROC's partners this summer!

Check out our May 2025 newsletter and learn more about NROC's mission, where our team is out on the road, and how you can connect with NROC's partners this summer!

Check out our April 2025 newsletter and learn more about NROC's mission, where our team is out on the road, and how you can connect with NROC's partners this summer!

Check out our April 2025 newsletter and learn more about NROC's mission, where our team is out on the road, and how you can connect with NROC's partners this summer!

Join us for our upcoming webinar, 'Ensuring Dual Enrollment Success with C-3 College Connect Courses and EdReady', with Micheal Crouch from Lone Star College in Houston, TX, on May 22nd at 11am PT / 2pm ET.

Join us for our upcoming webinar, 'Ensuring Dual Enrollment Success with C-3 College Connect Courses and EdReady', with Micheal Crouch from Lone Star College in Houston, TX, on May 22nd at 11am PT / 2pm ET.

Watch the recorded webinar with Josh Kaakua from the University of Hawai'i on how to use EdReady to do placement differently.

Watch the recorded webinar with Josh Kaakua from the University of Hawai'i on how to use EdReady to do placement differently.

Join us for our upcoming webinar, "Integrated Education and Training Programs: How to Utilize EdReady to Help Adult Learners Succeed", with our partners Cash Clifton, Director of Academic Communities at University of New Mexico, and Tina Hite at Propel New Mexico.

Join us for our upcoming webinar, "Integrated Education and Training Programs: How to Utilize EdReady to Help Adult Learners Succeed", with our partners Cash Clifton, Director of Academic Communities at University of New Mexico, and Tina Hite at Propel New Mexico.

Watch the recording of our webinar, 'Preparing Students for ACT/SAT Testing with EdReady', with our partners at Montana Digital Academy.

Watch the recording of our webinar, 'Preparing Students for ACT/SAT Testing with EdReady', with our partners at Montana Digital Academy.

Watch the recording of our webinar ' Building a Successful Summer Program with EdReady' with Dr. Babette Benken from California State University, Long Beach.

Watch the recording of our webinar ' Building a Successful Summer Program with EdReady' with Dr. Babette Benken from California State University, Long Beach.

Watch our recorded webinar 'Building Math and English Skills for Students in Incarcerated Education' with our partners at Montana Digital Academy and the Montana Dept. of Corrections.

Watch our recorded webinar 'Building Math and English Skills for Students in Incarcerated Education' with our partners at Montana Digital Academy and the Montana Dept. of Corrections.

Watch our recorded webinar 'EdReady: Reimagine Student Placement and Dual Enrollment Support', with our partners at Montana Digital Academy and their in-state partners at the University of Montana and Dawson Community College.

Watch our recorded webinar 'EdReady: Reimagine Student Placement and Dual Enrollment Support', with our partners at Montana Digital Academy and their in-state partners at the University of Montana and Dawson Community College.

Watch our recorded webinar with educators from Mitchell High School in Colorado Springs, who have developed a playbook to share for improving proficiency and student outcomes.

Watch our recorded webinar with educators from Mitchell High School in Colorado Springs, who have developed a playbook to share for improving proficiency and student outcomes.

Check out our recorded webinar to explore effective ways of integrating EdReady into your teaching practice. Learn how to make EdReady an effective and enjoyable tool for your students while leveraging its data and reporting features.

Check out our recorded webinar to explore effective ways of integrating EdReady into your teaching practice. Learn how to make EdReady an effective and enjoyable tool for your students while leveraging its data and reporting features.

ESSER III Funding deadline coming at the end of September, 2024. Use those funds for EdReady! 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. The deadline to spend your ESSER III funding is Sept. 30, 2024!

ESSER III Funding deadline coming at the end of September, 2024. Use those funds for EdReady! 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. The deadline to spend your ESSER III funding is Sept. 30, 2024!

This webinar shares the collaborative initiatives between Temple College and Trinity Valley College in Texas aimed at increasing dual enrollment access and career exploration in rural high schools using EdReady. Watch the webinar on-demand to learn more about how dual enrollment programs can help bridge the skills gap and create a sustainable future for our workforce.

This webinar shares the collaborative initiatives between Temple College and Trinity Valley College in Texas aimed at increasing dual enrollment access and career exploration in rural high schools using EdReady. Watch the webinar on-demand to learn more about how dual enrollment programs can help bridge the skills gap and create a sustainable future for our workforce.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Join us as we explore how Dr. Bobbie Reeders, Principal of the Killeen Independent School District's Pathways Academic Program, and Kim Wray, Course Development Specialist at the Idaho Digital Learning Academy, are using EdReady, a personalized learning platform, to help at-risk and virtual students prepare for college.

Join us as we explore how Dr. Bobbie Reeders, Principal of the Killeen Independent School District's Pathways Academic Program, and Kim Wray, Course Development Specialist at the Idaho Digital Learning Academy, are using EdReady, a personalized learning platform, to help at-risk and virtual students prepare for college.

The NROC Project has partnered with the Oregon Department of Corrections to support incarcerated learners.

The NROC Project has partnered with the Oregon Department of Corrections to support incarcerated learners.

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.

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.

Join us for a conversation about how EdReady supports a placement practice that centers student agency and learning and prepares students for success in credit-bearing coursework and beyond.

Join us for a conversation about how EdReady supports a placement practice that centers student agency and learning and prepares students for success in credit-bearing coursework and beyond.

February 2023 — Cicero Social Impact published student efficacy data that indicate that Texas College Bridge (TCB), a college readiness program established in 2020, is effectively preparing academically at-risk high school students to succeed in entry-level math and English coursework and persist in their studies.

February 2023 — Cicero Social Impact published student efficacy data that indicate that Texas College Bridge (TCB), a college readiness program established in 2020, is effectively preparing academically at-risk high school students to succeed in entry-level math and English coursework and persist in their studies.

It’s not too late to implement an effective, personalized summer program.

It’s not too late to implement an effective, personalized summer program.

Join us for a conversation with leaders who have forged successful secondary-postsecondary partnerships while expanding student access to pathway programs.

Join us for a conversation with leaders who have forged successful secondary-postsecondary partnerships while expanding student access to pathway programs.

President Ahrash N. Bissell highlights what we've learned about EdReady's efficacy, major advancements in student readiness (especially in Texas and North Carolina), and how student testimonials and face-to-face events are keeping us energized.

President Ahrash N. Bissell highlights what we've learned about EdReady's efficacy, major advancements in student readiness (especially in Texas and North Carolina), and how student testimonials and face-to-face events are keeping us energized.

Two student DJs at Tohono O'odham Community College in Pima, Arizona discuss how EdReady has helped them master the math concepts they need to know to progress in their respective programs of study and how the adaptive platform differs from high-stakes placement examinations.

Two student DJs at Tohono O'odham Community College in Pima, Arizona discuss how EdReady has helped them master the math concepts they need to know to progress in their respective programs of study and how the adaptive platform differs from high-stakes placement examinations.

Examine strategies for supporting learners in new ways and consider how low-stakes, learner-centered college placement has positively impacted both gateway course success and college retention, notably among underrepresented student populations.

Examine strategies for supporting learners in new ways and consider how low-stakes, learner-centered college placement has positively impacted both gateway course success and college retention, notably among underrepresented student populations.

The University of Montana has employed a new approach to teaching math gateway courses that is showing demonstrated success in student retention and pass rates.

The University of Montana has employed a new approach to teaching math gateway courses that is showing demonstrated success in student retention and pass rates.

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.

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.

Explore how EdReady, an adaptive learning platform, can accelerate and personalize students' math and English mastery. We'll also show you how you can take advantage of HippoCampus, a repository of multimedia learning content, as well as NROC's math and English textbooks. These open educational resources (OER) are available at no cost to individuals.

Explore how EdReady, an adaptive learning platform, can accelerate and personalize students' math and English mastery. We'll also show you how you can take advantage of HippoCampus, a repository of multimedia learning content, as well as NROC's math and English textbooks. These open educational resources (OER) are available at no cost to individuals.

Postsecondary leaders share three different models that are effectively preparing students for college.

Postsecondary leaders share three different models that are effectively preparing students for college.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Digital learning can be a catalyst for improving course outcomes for minoritized students, and educators also need awareness and tools to address the affective, interpersonal, and situational challenges that these student groups experience.

Digital learning can be a catalyst for improving course outcomes for minoritized students, and educators also need awareness and tools to address the affective, interpersonal, and situational challenges that these student groups experience.

In this webinar, we examine how to break down barriers to post-graduation success that disproportionately affect low-income and minority students. Join us to explore the ways in which early college and Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) have democratized student access to higher education and higher-paying careers for students.

In this webinar, we examine how to break down barriers to post-graduation success that disproportionately affect low-income and minority students. Join us to explore the ways in which early college and Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) have democratized student access to higher education and higher-paying careers for students.

In this report, Dr. Ahrash N. Bissell, President of The NROC Project, describes a different approach to “placement” that avoids most of the pitfalls and mistaken assumptions that have called into question current placement-testing practices, and even whether placement testing should occur at all.

In this report, Dr. Ahrash N. Bissell, President of The NROC Project, describes a different approach to “placement” that avoids most of the pitfalls and mistaken assumptions that have called into question current placement-testing practices, and even whether placement testing should occur at all.

Developmental education reforms nationwide are striving to create more equitable college opportunities and career pathways. How might local partnerships help increase student persistence, and streamline time to credit-bearing course enrollment and program completion?

Developmental education reforms nationwide are striving to create more equitable college opportunities and career pathways. How might local partnerships help increase student persistence, and streamline time to credit-bearing course enrollment and program completion?

President Ahrash N. Bissell highlights various community milestones: one million students (and counting) have benefitted from using EdReady; we've earned SOC 2 Type II (security) and WCAG 2.1 AA conformance (accessibility) certifications; and we've partnered with UPchieve, an organization that is democratizing student access to academic support.

President Ahrash N. Bissell highlights various community milestones: one million students (and counting) have benefitted from using EdReady; we've earned SOC 2 Type II (security) and WCAG 2.1 AA conformance (accessibility) certifications; and we've partnered with UPchieve, an organization that is democratizing student access to academic support.

Dr. Rosslyn R. Knight recently published Maricopa Community College District data that demonstrate that EdReady has significantly increased the number of students of color who were able to place into college-level math and English courses.

Dr. Rosslyn R. Knight recently published Maricopa Community College District data that demonstrate that EdReady has significantly increased the number of students of color who were able to place into college-level math and English courses.

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.

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.

At Ivy Tech, where greater than 45,000 students used EdReady over a 4-month period, almost 50% of students are now prepared for college-level coursework.

At Ivy Tech, where greater than 45,000 students used EdReady over a 4-month period, almost 50% of students are now prepared for college-level coursework.

Ivy Tech Community College, the nation’s largest singly accredited statewide community college system, accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, was awarded the inaugural Council on Accreditation of Two-Year Colleges (CATYC) Innovation Award for their Knowledge Assessment Initiative, powered by EdReady.

Ivy Tech Community College, the nation’s largest singly accredited statewide community college system, accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, was awarded the inaugural Council on Accreditation of Two-Year Colleges (CATYC) Innovation Award for their Knowledge Assessment Initiative, powered by EdReady.

Recently, we celebrated exemplary 2021 member contributions. We thank these members for centering learners and making NROC stronger.

Recently, we celebrated exemplary 2021 member contributions. We thank these members for centering learners and making NROC stronger.

Enjoy our August Info Sessions—practical, 30-minute demonstrations designed to help you maximize NROC's adaptable and customizable courses and tools—and rest assured that you'll have everything you need to kickstart an effective 2021–22 academic year.

Enjoy our August Info Sessions—practical, 30-minute demonstrations designed to help you maximize NROC's adaptable and customizable courses and tools—and rest assured that you'll have everything you need to kickstart an effective 2021–22 academic year.

The NROC Project always makes free, web-based resources available to everyone. Whether you currently deliver virtual learning experiences, or you are planning to deliver virtual learning experience, we encourage you to take advantage of EdReady.org and HippoCampus.org as part of your plans.

The NROC Project always makes free, web-based resources available to everyone. Whether you currently deliver virtual learning experiences, or you are planning to deliver virtual learning experience, we encourage you to take advantage of EdReady.org and HippoCampus.org as part of your plans.

Join us for a conversation about the power of multiple measures placement as a portal to student success. We examine how colleges are harnessing the adaptive capabilities of EdReady to create more equitable learning opportunities, often in lieu of high-stakes examinations.

Join us for a conversation about the power of multiple measures placement as a portal to student success. We examine how colleges are harnessing the adaptive capabilities of EdReady to create more equitable learning opportunities, often in lieu of high-stakes examinations.

Texas College Bridge was launched as a response to a growing college-readiness problem further aggravated by COVID-19. Partners discuss the evolution of this growing college-readiness effort and consider how secondary and postsecondary education leaders can use this work as a model for impactful programming, tailored to local populations and needs.

Texas College Bridge was launched as a response to a growing college-readiness problem further aggravated by COVID-19. Partners discuss the evolution of this growing college-readiness effort and consider how secondary and postsecondary education leaders can use this work as a model for impactful programming, tailored to local populations and needs.

President Ahrash N. Bissell highlights how the pandemic has impacted how we support student readiness, persistence, and success.

President Ahrash N. Bissell highlights how the pandemic has impacted how we support student readiness, persistence, and success.

Get your creative juices flowing with a fast-paced tour of both emerging and established models for summer programming that will help students prepare for a successful start to the 2021-22 academic year. We explore community-based, STEM-focused programming, secondary and postsecondary partnerships, supporting Dakota Promise scholars, and an FYE (first-year experience) initiative.

Get your creative juices flowing with a fast-paced tour of both emerging and established models for summer programming that will help students prepare for a successful start to the 2021-22 academic year. We explore community-based, STEM-focused programming, secondary and postsecondary partnerships, supporting Dakota Promise scholars, and an FYE (first-year experience) initiative.

‘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.

‘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.

With accountability measures now extending beyond high-stakes assessments, many schools are uncovering new ways of identifying gaps and accelerating gains, as they work to equitably level the playing field for all learners. Hear how leaders from resilient schools are addressing 'learning loss'.

With accountability measures now extending beyond high-stakes assessments, many schools are uncovering new ways of identifying gaps and accelerating gains, as they work to equitably level the playing field for all learners. Hear how leaders from resilient schools are addressing 'learning loss'.