Frax wins Best Education Platform, with multiple ExploreK12 solutions recognized as CODiE finalists

Leading this year's honors, Frax™ was named the winner of the 2026 CODiE Award for Best Education Platform, one of the edtech industry's most respected recognitions. Winners are selected through a rigorous evaluation process led by independent industry experts who assess each solution based on innovation, functionality, market impact, and overall value.

Selected from 228 finalists across 75 categories, the 2026 CODiE Award winners represent the solutions setting new standards for excellence and innovation.

The recognition highlights Frax’s continued momentum as a solution designed to help students build a deep understanding of fractions — a persistent challenge in math instruction. Frax helps students build a deep conceptual understanding of fractions by combining research-based instruction with engaging learning experiences that support long-term math success.

Backing up the award is a growing body of evidence showing Frax's impact on student learning. A study of 3,702 third-grade students found that Frax users showed significantly larger gains in math achievement than similar peers who did not use the program. Students who entered third grade two or more grade levels below their peers were 2.4 times more likely to meet or exceed grade-level standards in fractional reasoning when they used Frax. The recognition also builds on Frax's momentum following its 2025 CODiE Award win for Best Educational Game, highlighting the solution's evolution from an award-winning game-based experience to an award-winning education platform that helps students build lasting mathematical understanding.

ExploreK12 solutions earn recognition across seven CODiE categories

Frax's Best Education Platform win was part of a broader showing for ExploreK12 solutions across this year's CODiE Awards as finalists in seven categories:

• Best English Language Arts Solution: Raz-Plus^®
• Best Gamification in Learning: Reflex™
• Best Educational Game: Frax
• Best Science Instructional Solution: Gizmos™
• Best Science of Reading Solution: Raz-Plus
• Best Solution for English Language Learners: Raz-Plus ELL
• Best STEM Instructional Solution: Gizmos

These recognitions are meaningful because they showcase that our solutions are making a real difference in the classroom. At ExploreK12, we're focused on helping educators make the most of their instructional time with practical, research-backed solutions that build student confidence, deepen understanding, and drive lasting progress in and beyond the classroom.

A milestone recognition for Raz-Plus

One finalist recognition is especially meaningful for literacy educators looking for evidence-based support for their K-5 instruction: Raz-Plus was named a finalist for the 2026 CODiE Award for Best Science of Reading Solution.

This is a meaningful milestone as schools continue to prioritize evidence-based reading instruction. It reflects the platform’s ongoing evolution and ExploreK12’s commitment to helping educators support strong literacy outcomes. Raz-Plus’s evolution includes the addition of Foundations A-Z^®, a previous multi-year CODiE Award Winner for Best Science of Reading Solution. As schools continue to prioritize evidence-based reading instruction, being recognized as one of the industry's leading Science of Reading solutions reflects Raz-Plus's ongoing commitment to supporting strong literacy outcomes.

For more than two decades, Raz-Plus has helped educators differentiate instruction, personalize practice, and engage students in meaningful reading experiences. This finalist recognition highlights the platform's alignment with the research-based practices that continue to shape literacy instruction across the country.

The recognition also reinforces ExploreK12's broader commitment to developing solutions that help educators translate educational research into effective classroom practice.

Supporting educators through award-winning learning solutions

While these awards are gratifying, the most important measure of success is the impact these solutions have in classrooms every day.

From helping students build strong literacy foundations to supporting mathematical thinking, scientific inquiry, and STEM exploration, ExploreK12 solutions are continually evolving to make learning more effective, engaging, and accessible with exciting new enhancements for back to school.

As we celebrate Frax's recognition as Best Education Platform and Raz-Plus's recognition as a finalist for Best Science of Reading Solution, we're reminded that innovation matters most when it helps teachers unlock brighter futures for every student.

Explore the solutions recognized in the 2026 CODiE Awards.

• Frax
• Raz-Plus
• Reflex
• Gizmos

View all ExploreK12 solutions

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