News & Events

Press Releases

2009

• November 9: South Dakota adopts The Lexile Framework for Reading (Links to South Dakota Department of Education Web site)
  
• November 9: Barnes & Noble Kids: An Online Store with a New Look and Broader Selection to Inspire Young Curious Minds, Just in Time for the Holidays (Links to Barnes & Noble Web site)
  
• October 5: Kansas Adopts Lexile Measures (Links to Kansas Department of Education Web site)
  
• October 1: TOEFL® Reading Scores Now Matched With Lexile Measures (Links to ETS Web site)
  
• September 1: DIBELS ORF Scores Available as Lexile Measures
• August 6: Simon & Schuster, Inc. Adds Lexile Measures to Books
• July 29: Barnes & Noble: First Bookseller to Adopt MetaMetrics' Lexile Framework for Reading (Links to Barnes & Noble Web site)
• July 27: Durham-Based MetaMetrics Welcomes Sara S. Hennings as a Senior Research Associate
• June 10: MetaMetrics launches New "Find a Book" Web Site
• May: Measured Progress Adds Lexile and Quantile Measures to its Progress Toward Standards Online Assessment (Links to Measured Progress Web site)
• April 15: Capstone Publishers Adopts Lexile Measures (Links to Capstone's Web site)
• March 30: GL Assessment Personalises Literacy with MetaMetrics' Lexile Framework for Reading (Links to GL Assessment's Web site)
• February 10: MetaMetrics Announces Key Title Changes
• January 6: Lectorum Adds Lexile Measures to Spanish-Lanaguage Children's Books

2008

• December 9: Wyoming Adopts Lexile and Quantile Measures
• November 11: National Geographic School Publishing Adds Lexile Measures to Hampton-Brown Edge Assessments
• November 5: Workman Publishing Adopts Lexile Measures
• October 23: "Lexile Measures" to Provide Parents and Teachers With New Tool to Promote Reading and Literacy (Links to the Commonwealth of Virginia Web site)
• October 7: Lexile Measures Added to Latest Edition of LANGUAGE!
• September 26: MetaMetrics Named One of the "Best Places to Work" for Second Straight Year (Links to Triangle Business Journal)
  September 25: MetaMetrics Launches Spanish Lexile Analyzer
• September 16: Lexile and Quantile Measures Arrive in West Virginia
• August 26: The American Education Corporation Links A+ LearningLink Assessment with the Lexile and Quantile Frameworks
• August 19: Missouri Students Receive Lexile Measures
• June 18: Voyager Expanded Learning's Vmath Taking Quantile Measures National
• May 28: Gareth Stevens Publishing Adds Lexile Measures to More Than 500 Books for Young Readers
• May 13: Perfection Learning to Add Lexile Measures to More Than 1,200 Books
• April 8: First African American in Space to Inspire Educators with Keynote at MetaMetrics Conference
• January 10: GL Assessment Transforms Reading Assessment With The Lexile Framework For Reading

2007

• November 14: MetaMetrics Plans 2008 Lexile National Conference & Quantile Symposium for San Antonio
• November 7: MetaMetrics Named to List of Fastest Growing Research Triangle Companies
• October 16: MetaMetrics Named Among Top Medium-Sized Companies to Work for in the Research Triangle
• September 12: MetaMetrics Launches New Measure of Student Writing Ability
• August 20: MetaMetrics Honored With 2007 Best Places to Work Award From "Triangle Business Journal"
• July 27: Voyager Expanded Learning's Vmath Now Integrated With The Quantile Framework for Mathematics
• July 2: Curriculum Advantage Joins with MetaMetrics to Add Lexiles to New Classworks Science Instruction
• May 8: MetaMetrics CEO Featured Speaker at 2007 International Reading Association Conference in Toronto
• April 4: Deadline for 2007 Lexile National Reading Conference Early Bird Registration Now April 30
• March 27: Lexiles Added to Sundance/Newbridge Publishing Leveled Readers to Help Teachers Build Student Literacy Skills
• March 20: Lexiles Arrive in the Grand Canyon State: Arizona Department of Education Links Assessments to Measure for Improving Literacy Skills
• March 13: Leaders in Literacy, Assessment and Improving Student Achievement to Keynote at 2007 Lexile National Reading Conference in Orlando
• January 30: MetaMetrics' Gary Williamson and Robert Baker Win North Carolina Association for Research in Education Distinguished Paper Award
• January 16: Early Bird Registration for 2007 Lexile National Reading Conference Available Through March 31

2006

• November 16: 2007 Lexile National Reading Conference Will Focus on "Reading Beyond The Classroom"
• October 24: Andrew Kyngdon Joins Durham-Based MetaMetrics Inc.as Senior Research Scientist
• October 18: Thomson Gale Applies Lexiles to Databases
• September 6: Grolier Online Offers Lexile Measures for More Than 115,000 Articles
• August 29: MetaMetrics Provides Lexile Measures for National Braille Press' "Early Reader Series"
• May 16: Top Education Companies Sponsor 2006 Lexile National Reading Conference in Atlanta
• May 2: Leading Reading Measurement Companies to Link Early Literacy Assessment to Most Widely Adopted Reading Measure
• February 22: Lexiles Coming to Georgia; State Assessments Link to Measure for Improving Student Literacy
• February 8: Literacy Experts, Leaders in Assessment Slated for the 2006 Lexile National Reading Conference in Atlanta
• February 7: The Lexile Framework Honored as Finalist in SIIA's 2006 Codie Awards