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s with everything we do at Achieve3000, creating this magazine for you, our loyal family of Achieve3000 users, has been a labor of love.

However, rather than accept that we will exist in a reactionary position for the foreseeable future, we can choose to look at these changing times as an opportunity to reimagine how we can safely and equitably prepare ALL students for a workplace and society in a way that is very different than we have traditionally done. To accomplish this, we need to create a more engaging and inspiring narrative that educators, parents, and students can all subscribe to: a more humane and empowering technology-enabled future.”
Achieving equity is a tall order, and it will take vision, foresight, and more than a little elbow grease. In a world with wildly variable school funding, equitable access does not mean equal. It means meeting all learners exactly where they are, giving them the tools they need to succeed and move forward, and guiding them without preconceptions of their abilities or possible outcomes. Every student has enormous potential and teaching them is a gift. Often, understanding where they are and how to reach them can feel daunting. That is why Achieve3000 gives you new, relevant, culturally responsive content to spark the passions and interests of children, no matter their Lexile level or areas of interest. And products like Actively Learn continue to generate engaging and powerful content that is important and relevant for diverse populations. Success is not measured by adhering to a standard handed down from on-high in a different time. Success is measured by improvement, by engagement, and yes, by the passion of the learner. When your student is engulfed in the passion of learning, he or she is hard to stop – give them the tools, unlock their potential, and accelerate their learning.

Stuart Udell currently serves as CEO of Achieve3000, publisher of a comprehensive suite and learning platform that significantly accelerates literacy growth and deepens learning across the content areas. Prior to joining Achieve3000, he served in CEO roles at K12, Catapult Learning, and Penn Foster, as well as president roles at Renaissance Learning, Kaplan, and the Princeton Review. Stuart currently serves on the Boards of Directors of Dr. Bill Daggett’s Successful Practices Network, School of the Future, USA Test Prep, and Ventris Learning. He received the Education Warrior Award from the I Have a Dream Foundation and is a member of his High School Hall of Fame. Stuart holds a master’s degree from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree from Bucknell University.