Newsela Stock
| Valuation | $1B1 |
| Valuation Date | Feb 25, 2021 |
| Implied Valuation | n/a |
| Last Price | $8.14 |
| 52-Week High | $8.30 |
| 52-Week Low | $8.14 |
| YTD Return | -1.93% |
| 1-Year Return | -1.93% |
| 3-Year Return | n/a |
| Total Funding | $170.3M |
| Latest Round Amount | $100M2 |
| Latest Round | Series D |
| Funding Rounds | n/a |
| IPO Status | Unknown |
| Expected IPO Date | n/a |
| Revenue | n/a |
| Revenue Type | n/a |
| P/S Ratio | n/a |
About Newsela
Newsela is an education technology company that provides instructional content, assessment and student data tools for K-12 schools. Its core platform takes real-world texts such as news articles and primary sources and rewrites each one at five reading levels, paired with standards-aligned quizzes and activities for English language arts, social studies and science. Newsela makes money by selling annual subscriptions to school districts for its subject products and add-ons. The product suite also includes the Formative assessment platform, the Schoolytics student data platform, the Generation Genius science and math video library and the EveryDay Labs attendance platform, all acquired between 2023 and 2026, plus Luna, an AI teaching assistant launched in 2025.
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Newsela STEM Awarded STEM Reading Solution of the Year in 2026 EdTech Breakthrough Awards
Newsela's STEM product won the STEM Reading Solution of the Year award at the 2026 EdTech Breakthrough Awards for integrating real-world science content with differentiated literacy instruction.
Newsela Named to TIME's America's Top EdTech Companies of 2026
TIME included Newsela on its 2026 list of America's top 250 edtech companies, selected for financial strength and industry impact in K-12 instruction and assessment.
Newsela Partners with PhET and NSTA to Add Interactive STEM Simulations
Newsela partnered with PhET Interactive Simulations and the National Science Teaching Association to add interactive science and math simulations to its STEM offering.
EveryDay Labs Joins Schoolytics by Newsela to Unify Academic and Attendance Improvement Tools
Newsela acquired EveryDay Labs and folded it into Schoolytics, combining attendance intervention tools with its district data platform for academic and behavioral insights.
EveryDay Labs Joins Schoolytics by Newsela to Unify Academic and Attendance Improvement Tools
Newsela acquired EveryDay Labs, a company focused on preventing and reducing K-12 chronic absenteeism. EveryDay Labs becomes part of the Schoolytics by Newsela student data platform.
Newsela acquires Schoolytics
Newsela acquired Schoolytics, an analytics platform that aggregates student data across SIS, LMS, and assessment systems, to expand its K-12 data and AI capabilities.
Newsela Acquires Schoolytics To Help Educators Turn Fragmented Student Data Into Insight and Action
Newsela acquired Schoolytics, an analytics and AI platform for measuring and managing student data across academics, behavior and attendance. The company plans to bring its Luna AI assistant to the Sc...
Newsela launches STEM with Generation Genius
Newsela introduced Newsela STEM, a K-12 supplemental science product combining Generation Genius videos with Newsela's texts, scaffolds, and CER writing support.
Introducing Luna, Your New AI-powered Assistant
Newsela launched Luna, an AI-powered teaching assistant that supports lesson planning, activity design, text differentiation and rubric-aligned writing feedback across the Newsela and Formative produc...
Newsela Acquires Generation Genius to Enhance Real-World Connections in Science and Math
Newsela acquired Generation Genius, a K-8 science and math video platform, for about $100 million and integrated the content into its new Newsela STEM product.
Newsela Acquires Generation Genius to Enhance Real-World Connections in Science and Math
Newsela acquired Generation Genius, a K-8 science and math video streaming platform, in a deal valued at $100 million comprising primarily cash and performance-based payments.
Newsela and Formative Deliver on Promise to Integrate Content with Assessment
Newsela announced the product integration of its content library with Formative, letting teachers add Formative's assessment activities and real-time data to any Newsela text.
Newsela Acquires Formative, Bringing Together Best in Classroom Content and Assessment
Newsela acquired Formative, a real-time instruction and assessment platform, to combine its K-12 content library with data-rich assessment tools.
Newsela Appoints Pep Carrera as New Chief Executive Officer
Newsela named former Nearpod CEO Pep Carrera as Chief Executive Officer effective January 23, 2023. Co-founder Matthew Gross moved to Executive Chairman after ten years leading the company.
BRIGHTCOVE BOOSTS VIDEO INTERACTIVITY BY ACQUIRING HAPYAK BEST-IN-CLASS TECHNOLOGY FROM NEWSELA
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Brightcove Inc. (NASDAQ: BCOV), the global leader of video for business, today announced it will acquire HapYak technology (a long-time partner) from Newsela, a leading K-12 i...
Newsela, the replacement for textbooks, raises $100M and becomes a unicorn
Newsela raised a $100 million Series D led by Franklin Templeton, bringing its valuation to $1 billion. The round was larger than all of the company's prior capital raised combined.
Newsela Selects Cloud-Based Verint Community to Expand Reach to Educators Nationwide
MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Newsela Selects Cloud-based Verint Community to Expand Reach to Educators Nationwide
Newsela Secures $50 Million Series C from TCV for Growth and Expanded Content
Newsela raised a $50 million Series C from growth equity firm TCV, with the platform then used in 90% of U.S. schools by over 20 million students and 1.8 million teachers.
Newsela Secures $15 Million Series B to Promote Literacy and Captivate Students and Teachers
Newsela raised a $15 million Series B led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, with new investments from Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan and the Women's Venture Capital Fund.
Newsela Inc. Raises $4.1 Million in Series A Investment Led by Owl Ventures
Newsela raised a $4.1 million Series A led by Owl Ventures, with participation from the Knight Foundation and individual investors.
Newsela Raises $1.2 Million in Seed Funding to Bring Daily News to Students at all Reading Levels
Newsela raised $1.2 million in seed funding led by NewSchools Venture Fund and Kapor Capital to expand its offering of daily news articles at multiple reading levels.