Reading is one of the fundamental skills required for youth to excel academically. However, there has been a rising number of children who struggle with literacy skills. According to The Nation’s ...

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, comprised of 19 locations, implemented Beanstack for its summer reading program in 2017. “We were one of the earliest users of Beanstack and spent some time talking ...

Don Giacomini, Senior Account Executive at Beanstack, details the company’s unique approach to ensuring students are engaged in reading. Kids are drawn to instant rewards, and whether it’s a “like” on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An online reading platform used by school districts to comply with Florida book laws is now under fire by the state’s top ...

Founders Felix Lloyd and Jordan Lloyd Bookey began working on the edtech startup in 2013. Since then, the DC-founded company has changed its name, appeared on “Shark Tank” and planted roots in ...

Beanstack secures backing from Achieve Partners to advance its mission of closing literacy gaps and motivating communities to read more, together NEW YORK, Nov. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Beanstack, a ...

Reading levels continue to be a concern at Charleston County School District (CCSD). Roughly half of students K-8 are reading below grade level, according to the South Carolina Department of Education ...

An online reading platform used by school districts to comply with Florida book laws is now under fire by the state’s top education official who accused it, without providing specifics, of trying to ...

The creators of Beanstack, an innovative software program for managing reading initiatives, recently teamed up with investor and ABC-TV’s Shark Tank judge Mark Cuban to sponsor the Beanstack Winter ...

In 2021, students entered nearby DeLand (Fla.) Regional Library (DRL) to hunt for a secret word. The activity was part of a summer reading challenge in collaboration between DRL and Volusia County ...

Black-owned edtech company Beanstack has secured another investment from Mark Cuban. The platform was launched in 2013 by Felix Brandon Lloyd (CEO) and Jordan Lloyd Booke, a husband-and-wife duo with ...