ROANOKE, VA. (PRWEB) DECEMBER 09, 2022 Veracity Verification Solutions, a third-party evaluator of EdTech software solutions, has announced Jupiter Ed’s entrance into the Veracity Marketplace after completion of Veracity’s assessment of the learning management system (LMS). Veracity’s Verification awarded Jupiter LMS its highest ranking achievable in the categories of Ease…
Roanoke, VA – (PRWeb) Dec. 1, 2022 —Veracity Verification Solutions, a third-party evaluator of EdTech software solutions, has launched its official platform – the Veracity Marketplace – for educators to find, research, and connect with every web-based educational tool available in the K-12 market. This news comes just days after…
ROANOKE, VA (PRWEB) – Nov. 16, 2022 —Veracity Verification Solutions, a third-party evaluator of EdTech software solutions, has closed a seed funding round from several regional venture capital firms and angel investors. This round of financing will enable further development of the company’s growing library of on-demand assessments. This will…
Winchester Public Schools (WPS) serve approximately 4,100 students in the city of Winchester, Virginia. Among these schools is John Handley High School which has been recognized as a 2022 Best High School by U.S. News & World Report by ranking in the top 40% of public high schools nationwide. THE…
ROANOKE, VA (PRWEB) SEPTEMBER 08, 2022 Veracity Verification Solutions, a third-party evaluator of EdTech software solutions, has announced Lumio’s entrance into the Veracity Marketplace after completion of Veracity’s rigorous assessment of the digital teaching and learning tool from SMART Technologies. Veracity’s Verification awarded Lumio its highest ranking achievable in the categories of…
ROANOKE, April 5, 2022 – Veracity Verification Solutions, the only product verification company in K-12 education, has been selected as a finalist for SIIA’s Innovation Showcase 2022. Competing for the title of “Most Innovative,” this selection is the first national recognition for the start-up organization founded in January 2021. SIIA,…
In our last blog post, Are K-12 Students Returning to a Learning Mindset?, we discussed the social-emotional needs of both students and teachers and how educators are beginning to understand and target the learning-loss that has occurred throughout the pandemic. From the survey we conducted in the fall of 2021,…
Our previous blog post, Learning Loss Recovery Tops K-12 Priorities for 2021-2022 School Year, discussed the learning loss that educators are facing due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It is difficult to determine the exact amount of learning loss and in what areas, but educators are confident it exists. In addition to…
Our previous blog post, K-12 Priorities in the Era of a Pandemic, highlights the research Veracity conducted in the fall of 2021 to learn educator challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The research overwhelming (nearly three quarters) showed learning-loss recovery and social-emotional needs as the top priority educators are desperately…
At Veracity, we have been studying the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on K-12 school and district purchasing decisions – specifically educational technologies designed to improve students’ academic achievement. It is important to understand how – and if – these decisions are being prioritized among a multitude of competing, and…
Our latest research, Understanding K-12 Priorities: Fall 2021, finds that as we endure the 2021–2022 school year, there is consistent focus across K-12 in learning loss recovery and the physical and mental well-being of students and staff but little investigation and foresight into how technology may play an intentional role. This…
Researching, evaluating, and purchasing the right educational technologies can be a daunting and exhaustive process for school districts – with curriculum and technology leaders carrying the weight of the burden. Selecting software solutions that drive accountability, student outcomes, and teacher success while ensuring data security, compliance, and integration with current…
This guest post was authored by Dr. Kecia Ray and originally posted by CoSN (Consortium for School Networking) on Tuesday, October 5, 2021 – 6:51pm. Sometimes, timing is everything. Recently I found myself talking with an edtech leader who had just purchased technology that didn’t end up working the…
ROANOKE, September 21, 2021 – Veracity Verification Solutions, the only product verification company in K-12 education, today announced a new offering for EdTech Providers designed to assess interoperability between EdTech software solutions. Veracity’s new service involves education technology experts accessing each software application, mimicking the integration experience on behalf of…
ROANOKE, September 20, 2021 – Veracity Verification Solutions, the only product verification company in K-12 education, today announced its first product evaluation services available directly to K-12 school districts. Veracity’s product verification services previously were only available to EdTech Providers seeking third-party validation to embed educator-driven feedback in product strategy…
A CoSN (Consortium for School Networking) Roundtable with Veracity Verification Solutions Summary: Educators and edtech providers alike agree there are considerable obstacles impeding the success of implementing and maximizing value of education technology investments in school districts today. Many of these hurdles are fundamentally rooted in the lack of access,…
ROANOKE, August 23, 2021 – Veracity Verification Solutions has joined the Commonwealth Learning Partnership, a collective of leading nonprofit organizations and schools of education dedicated to modernizing Virginia’s education system. This latest initiative reinforces Veracity’s mission of supporting educator and student success, and in its local learning community and home state. “We’re thrilled to work alongside the Commonwealth Learning Partnership and its member…
This post is from guest blogger Amber Lindsay, President & CEO of iKeepSafe. iKeepSafe is a trusted partner of Veracity Verification Solutions. This past year presented an array of unique challenges and opportunities, when over 40 million K12 students moved to some form of distance learning and more than 30…
In partnership with CoSN (Consortium for School Networking), a recent roundtable of experienced educators, edtech strategists, and industry thought leaders gathered to discuss the greatest disconnect in edtech and K-12 today. Members from various backgrounds shared insights and recommendations for building trust and instilling confidence with buyers to improve the…
The EdTech Landscape: A sea of offerings Assessing instructional needs, discovering products in the market, and evaluating these products for best fit have been recognized by organizations such as Digital Promise as top challenges within school districts for many years. Among these challenges, educators must navigate a sea of EdTech offerings -…
As marketers, we spend countless hours tending to customer advocacy initiatives to build our products’ reputation through peer reviews, testimonials, case studies, etc. Today’s buyers can quickly and easily gather information independently via digital channels, meaning our sales teams have fewer opportunities to influence customer decisions and our reputation tactics are more important than ever. In fact, according to Gartner “…when B2B buyers are considering…
Driving educational achievement with the right EdTech solutions starts with YOU and Veracity.
As we collectively seek greater student achievement, EdTech Providers and Educators alike are being asked to do more with less – now more than ever. While Educators invest scarce time and resources to find products that meet specific needs of the school district, EdTech Providers struggle to stand out amongst…
The following post is written by guest blogger Jim Yurasits, Director of Testing, Data, and School Improvement at Orange County Public Schools (VA). I have been working in public education for 34 years as both a teacher and an educational administrator. During that time, I have had to decide which software to…
In this interactive discussion, a panel of district leaders discuss best practices for EdTech purchasing – including the evaluation and selection processes, important stakeholders, and secrets to successful implementation and adoption.
The quest to identify, evaluate, and select the appropriate education technology solutions to meet district needs is a daunting one, to say the least. Many resources are invested, and unfortunately, purchases made do not always produce the desired results. Like any other technology investment, buyers expect value realization and often…
