CORVALLIS, OR / ACCESS Newswire / September 28, 2026 / Essential Education announced two new tools designed to accelerate measurable skills gains on CASAS GOALS 2®: CASAS Practice Plus™ and a new integration developed in partnership with CASAS that feeds assessment results directly into CASAS GOALS Academy™ and CASAS Practice Plus.
The new CASAS integration, available today, connects CASAS assessment results to the Essential Education platform, helping educators more easily move students from assessment to instruction. Student assessment data flows into CASAS GOALS Academy and CASAS Practice Plus, where it can be used to place students into the appropriate learning content and create a more connected experience between testing and instruction. This reduces manual steps for educators and helps students get to the instruction they need more quickly.
"We are proud to partner with Essential Education as they continue to create innovative ways to help adult learners succeed," said Jane Egüez, President of CASAS. "Their commitment to developing high-quality instructional resources aligned with CASAS assessments gives educators more ways to support learners and turn assessment results into meaningful progress. We are excited to see this partnership continue to grow and create new opportunities for adult education programs and the students they serve."
Now available, CASAS Practice Plus is a research-based practice program designed to help students achieve fast, measurable skills gains on CASAS GOALS 2 assessments. Featuring over 2,000 interactive practice activities closely aligned to assessment standards, the new Practice Plus course joins Essential Education's award-winning suite of products to deliver a dynamic, personalized learning experience that accelerates student progress.
CASAS Practice Plus sets a new standard for practice programs by integrating targeted exercises with immediate multimedia instruction, making it easier for students to understand and master key concepts. Teachers can assign and customize engaging, interactive exercises tailored to each student's needs. Rather than relying solely on written feedback, students receive instant audiovisual explanations for missed questions, helping them learn from mistakes in the moment and reinforce key concepts.
CASAS Practice Plus works alongside Essential Education's CASAS GOALS Academy, fast-tracking students toward educational functioning level (EFL) gains. Whether learners need comprehensive skill-building or targeted practice on specific skills, Practice Plus supports a range of classroom applications to meet diverse student needs. Realistic questions closely mirror the CASAS format, building student confidence and familiarity with test-day expectations.
"We built CASAS Practice Plus to help adult learners make measurable progress while giving instructors superior tools to support that progress," said Dannielle Doyle, CEO of Essential Education. "When students can better understand key concepts and build skills more quickly, they gain confidence and are more likely to keep moving forward. At the same time, instructors have more visibility into student progress and more time to focus on teaching. And for programs, those individual gains contribute to the EFL gains and completion rates that are so important to program success and funding."
"Practice Plus is so much more than practice questions," Doyle continued. "It actively teaches students by providing immediate multimedia feedback and instruction. That approach helps reinforce understanding, reduces frustration, and supports more efficient skill gains."
Together, the new CASAS integration, CASAS GOALS Academy, CASAS Practice Plus, and Essential Education's CASAS GOALS 2 workbook series give adult education programs a connected set of tools spanning assessment, instruction, practice, and skill development, all designed to help adult learners achieve faster measurable skill gains.
To learn more about the CASAS integration, CASAS Practice Plus, or Essential Education's full range of adult education programs, visit essentialed.com.
About CASAS
CASAS (Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Systems) provides assessment, accountability, and instructional support solutions for adult education and workforce development programs. Trusted by educators, workforce agencies, and training providers nationwide, CASAS helps organizations measure learner progress, demonstrate outcomes, and support successful transitions to education, training, and employment. For more information, visit: www.casas.org.
About Essential Education
Since 2002, Essential Education has empowered more than 4.5 million adults to achieve their life goals through its award-winning online learning system and print materials. Its programs span low-level adult basic education, high school equivalency test preparation, and workforce readiness skills, offering a guided pathway for every student that supports both traditional classrooms and virtual learning environments. For more information, visit essentialed.com.
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SOURCE: Essential Education
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