Overview of feature 

Gain clarity on how Newsela is being used in alignment with the recommended usage requirements outlined in our efficacy studies. Access the in-product usage reporting to see which schools and classrooms are using Newsela. See the number of assignments created, write prompts completed, quizzes submitted, and more.

Multiple ESSA Tier II studies have shown that weekly Newsela use leads to accelerated learning and achievement gains in ELA and social studies by reading two articles a week and completing the quiz. Consult your usage reports to ensure your school or district is using Newsela with frequency for maximum impact on students.  

Who can access it?

Customers with a subscription to Newsela ELA, Social Studies, Science, and/or Essentials have access to usage reports. The Newsela user must be a school or district admin to access this report. Users of Newsela Lite do not have access.

Where can I access it?

Newsela school or district administrators can access the usage report by selecting from the Reports drop down menu in the navigation.

Elements 

• Teacher usage overview, including data drill down for:

  • Teacher Data

  • School Data

• Student usage overview

• Average text views per week (efficacy) - includes all text views, both assigned and independent

• Average quizzes submitted per week (efficacy)

  

** Both efficacy charts allow a district or school to understand if their teachers and students are using Newsela according to our dosage recommendations.

**Note: Usage reports update every 5 minutes.

How to use it

Filter by school, grade and date range.

Hover over any point in the efficacy chart to reveal the specific data for that week.

Click the hamburger icon at the far right of the efficacy chart to activate Pattern mode on the chart plot, enable Table view (will appear below the chart), or view in full screen mode.

Using the Data Drill Down

School Admins will find the buttons to view School Data and Teacher Data at the top right of the Teacher Usage Overview section. District Admins will be able to access the School Data from the Schools' tile, and Teacher Data at the top right of the Teacher Usage Overview section.

Click 'View School Data' for the School Data drill down to appear. Filter by School sites (District Admin only), Grade levels and Time range to run a report. Data from this report can be downloaded as .csv

Click 'View Teacher Data' for the Teacher Data drill down to appear. Filter by specific teachers, Grade levels and Time range to run a report. Data from this report can be dowloaded as .csv

Send us Feedback

The Usage Report is currently a Beta experience, and the Newsela team is actively collecting insight to inform future improvements and optimization. Please consider filling out the feedback from posted a the top of the page.