Benchmark Education Company Named 2024 SIIA CODiE Award Finalist

NEW ROCHELLE, NY, Apr. 2, 2024—Leading educational publisher Benchmark Education Company (BEC) is pleased to announce that Benchmark Advance, the company’s core language program, was named a finalist in the 2024 SIIA CODiE Awards, in the Best English Language Arts Instructional Solution for Grades PK-8 category. CODiE finalists represent the best products, services and people in the Education and Business Technology Industries.

Benchmark Advance is an award-winning program that provides a cohesive structure for the development of literacy skills and content knowledge. Aligning with Science of Reading research, it prioritizes integrated instruction and high expectations for every learner. The program has been validated by research and independent reviewers, receiving an “all-green” rating from EdReports for Grades K-5. It has also received a Tech & Learning Award of Excellence and won the Best Literacy Solution category in the Excellence in Equity Awards from the American Consortium for Equity in Education.

The SIIA CODiE Awards, the long-running, premier awards program for the software and information industries, are produced by the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), the principal trade association for the software, education, media and digital content industries. Benchmark Advance was selected as a finalist across dozens of Business Technology and Education Technology categories, among hundreds of nominations.

“The 2024 CODiE Award finalists are a showcase of those products and individuals who have been identified by industry experts as being at the forefront of innovation,” SIIA President Chris Mohr said. “These finalists perpetuate the CODiEs’ longstanding tradition of acknowledging the year’s most influential products, services, and leaders, thereby laying the groundwork for future innovators. A hearty congratulations to all who have earned this recognition.”

“We are delighted that Benchmark Advance is a finalist in this year’s CODiE Awards,” BEC EVP Amit Soman said. “Benchmark Advance delivers on our mission to create essential and innovative products that fully support educators and help students advance and achieve. It’s gratifying to have that mission affirmed by SIIA.”

The CODiE Awards are the industry's only peer-recognized awards program. Finalists are determined by industry experts. CODiE Award winners will be announced during the Virtual Celebrations May 21, 2024, at 1pm EST

ABOUT BENCHMARK EDUCATION COMPANY

Benchmark Education Company (BEC) is a leading publisher of core, supplemental, and intervention literacy and language resources in English and Spanish, with valid and reliable digital assessments that inform instruction. BEC is also a provider of exceptional professional development to educators.

BEC is recognized as a responsive publisher that offers equally rigorous and engaging digital, print, and hybrid learning materials grounded in the Science of Reading research. BEC monitors research outcomes carefully to create effective foundational resources that include strong decoding materials with systematic and explicit instruction and high-quality resources focused on language development and comprehension. BEC’s content-rich and authentic texts offer instruction in close reading and analysis, multiple perspectives, and authentic literature while building world knowledge and reflecting the individuality of every student in each diverse classroom.

Family owned and operated for more than 25 years, BEC is committed to partnering with educators to provide the best for all students through resources of exceptional quality, worldclass professional learning, and effective and dedicated customer support.