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Penda helps Arkansas schools improve science achievement, close learning gaps, and boost ATLAS performance without adding to teacher workload. Our award-winning, research-backed science intervention platform delivers engaging, three-dimensional, phenomena-based science instruction and assessments handcrafted to the Arkansas K-12 Science Standards. Teachers save valuable time through automated assignments, grading, and actionable reporting, while students benefit from targeted intervention, gamification-based learning, and Cosmos, Penda’s AI-powered instructional assistant that serves as an at-the-ready science coach to provide guidance and support without giving away the answers. Built for inclusive science instruction, Penda also features an immersive reader with read-aloud capability and a language translation tool supporting more than 100 languages, ensuring every learner has access to rigorous science content. The result is stronger science instruction, greater student engagement, and measurable improvements in student achievement.