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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Newsela

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/ANewsela, an education technology company headquartered in New York, provides what they offer as engaging, relevant instructional content for teachers that both educates and inspires. The service boasts almost two million teachers signed up, with the goal of helping kids improve their reading skills in all 50 states and more than 150 countries.N/A

    Veracross

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AVeracross is a student information system and has several modules, including Admission, Academics, Development, etc. all sharing a single database.N/A
    Pricing
    NewselaVeracross
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    NewselaVeracross
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    NewselaVeracross
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    Newsela
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    Veracross
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    83%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    83%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    Features
    NewselaVeracross
    Student and Faculty Administration
    Comparison of Student and Faculty Administration features of Newsela and Veracross
    Feature
    Newsela
    -
    Ratings
    Veracross
    9.9
    5 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Integrations with 3rd-Party Education Technology00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Online Registration Management00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    District Communications, such as messaging and alerting00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Roster Management00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Platform Customization00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Teacher Self-Service00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Student Data Security00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Community Support00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Class Scheduling00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    State and National-level Reporting00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Compliance Support00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Teacher and Parent Mobile Application00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
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    NewselaVeracross
    Small Businesses
    Freckle by Renaissance
    Score9.5 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Nearpod
    Score9 out of 10
    Schoolmint Hero
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Edmodo (discontinued)
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Schoolmint Hero
    Score9.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    NewselaVeracross
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (9 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Support Rating
    -
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    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    NewselaVeracross
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Newsela
    Newsela is a valuable resource for creating individualized learning opportunities and assessments. Instead of every student receiving the same assignment, teachers can tailor tasks to individuals' learning needs and goals. Additionally, teachers can tailor subjects and topics to students' interests, which promotes engagement and enthusiasm. This flexibility matters for teachers with a wide range of levels, interests, and abilities in their classrooms.
    Incentivized
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    Veracross
    Veracross is software that can be highly recommended to anyone in the education industry. Veracross offers a breadth of services varying from administration to student-parent communication. The unique abilities that Veracross offers such as email reminders, attendance management, billing, and payment processing, and attendance tracking have made my job as an administrative support manager so much easier and more productive here at Teachables.
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    Pros
    Newsela
    • levels texts to vary instruction/content.
    • Supports multiple languages including Spanish.
    • Indicates Lexile levels.
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    Veracross
    • mobile-friendly portal for staffulty, parents, and students
    • built-in or easy-to-configure integration with other systems (for example, RankOne and Naviance)
    • targeted messaging based on data within the system
    • "where is student now?" is one-click away
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    Cons
    Newsela
    • Offer various links to multimedia learning opportunities.
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    Veracross
    • Normally it has everything I need for my work, today I was able to make a video call and chat from my cell phone and this adds more positive points to Veracross.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Newsela
    No answers on this topic
    Veracross
    We will continue to use Veracross for the simple fact that we have one database across all of the departments in our school. Veracross continues to listen to customer feedback and improve and enhance the system.
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    Usability
    Newsela
    Newsela is easy to use, and the assignments are fairly simple to assign. The supplemental activities are engaging.
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    Veracross
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    Support Rating
    Newsela
    No answers on this topic
    Veracross
    LOVE the Technical Response Team - the first line of help at Veracross. I can quickly submit a ticket and receive a response knowing that they have looked in our system and know what we are trying to do! Our account manager is also amazing! So nice to have a person within the company who knows our school and our needs!
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    Alternatives Considered
    Newsela
    Newsela has more features than Achieve3000. It offers more opportunities to differentiate instruction and tailor activities to individual students. It also offers more subjects/topics for teachers to provide to students; this large selection of articles helps diversify lessons in classrooms with multiple levels and student interests.
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    Veracross
    Veracross has better built-in integrations with other platforms/systems. IT is much simpler and easy to use. It keeps records in a much simpler way and can be accessed through different modes of reporting. It is very easy to keep track of the progress in any training, project, or assignment with Veracross.
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    Return on Investment
    Newsela
    • Promotes tailored learning experiences.
    • Offers accommodations for different learning levels.
    • Provides supplemental activities.
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    Veracross
    • Not sure, but our school has been using it for years, so it must be worth it. Veracross is good about updating and adding features.
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