News & Insights from Speak Agent
Bookmark this page to keep up with insightful articles and podcasts about the K-12 edtech landscape, Content + Language strategies, and the latest changes to our programs. Most changes are inspired by the students and educators we serve, so don’t hesitate to share your ideas!
The Language of Content
Our blog, The Language of Content, provides articles that offer research-based strategies, new classroom resources, recent study findings, program updates, and more!
- Math Scores Are Back to 1990 LevelsThe 2025 NAEP mathematics scores highlight a disturbing trend: Student math performance at middle grades is not recovering from the pandemic dip. One important clue is that NAEP reading scores at middle grades are also below their historical trend.
- Are You Ready for Accessibility?
Updating contracts and requiring vendors to submit accessibility reports is only one part of accessibility readiness. This episode examines why school districts need to pay more attention to accessibility right now, what they need to do, and how to integrate accessibility into ongoing practice. - Platform Update | April 2026
This post describes the changes made in Speak Agent release version 3.9.0, which introduces our new Program Adoption tracker.
What’s New on the Platform?
- Platform Update | April 2026This post describes the changes made in Speak Agent release version 3.9.0, which introduces our new Program Adoption tracker.
- Platform Update | March 2026This post describes the changes made in Speak Agent release version 3.8.2, which includes a new tool for showcasing student visual representations for the whole class.
- Platform Update | February 2026This post describes the changes made in Speak Agent release version 3.8.1, including a new Screen Reader Mode and new dosage reporting.
Listen to Upgrading EdTech
Our podcast, Upgrading EdTech, is is a series of short, bi-weekly episodes that each deep-dives a current issue that K-12 educators and edtech founders face and then offers ideas or solutions to consider. It’s easy listening on Apple Podcasts (CarPlay) while your drive!
Students who use accurate visual representations are six times more likely to correctly solve math problems than are students who do not. But visual representations are not only a strategy for learning content knowledge. They are also a critical language connection that helps to bridge the equity gap!
How do we need to rethink K-12 math and science education when students have access to Generative AI? What’s the impact on the goals and process of learning? We look at the current state of the art in November 2025 and a number of considerations and options for classroom teachers and district leaders to explore.
In this episode, we examine the gap between merely teaching vocabulary and embedding language into math and science — and why a content-based language instruction is so critical. In the second half, we deep-dive the Content + Language Framework as a practical solution for supporting learning in the math and science content areas.
When K-12 districts evaluate and purchase a new edtech program, it comes with an important caveat: That research study claiming improved learning outcomes is only valid if you implement the program with fidelity. But what does that mean? What do you actually need to do in order to achieve fidelity?
