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Newsela Claimed Company

Newsela takes authentic, real world content from trusted sources and makes it instruction ready for K-12 classrooms. Texts are published at five reading levels, so content is accessible to every learner. Today, more than 3.3 million teachers and 40 million students have registered with Newsela for content that’s accessible to everyone, aligned to standards, and attached to activities and reporting that provide visibility into what students are learning and how teachers are leveraging the content in instruction. With more than 15,000 texts and 10 new texts published daily across 20+ genres, Newsela enables educators to go deep on any topic they choose. read more

This company is accepting feedback from verified employees EMPLOYEE PARTICIPANTS: 108

TOTAL RATINGS: 3099

CEO: Pep Carrera

Preetesh Bengali — Director, People Operations at Newsela

Preetesh Bengali holds the Director, People Operations position on Newsela's Human Resources team. As Director, People Operations, Preetesh Bengali is an important member of Newsela's leadership. Preetesh Bengali is entrusted with maintaining the happiness of employees, whether it be through benefits, perks, or recognition and awards. Employees at Newsela rate their leadership an A+, ranking them within the Top 5% in Buffalo, NY.

Newsela HR Department Impact

Newsela human resources has a direct relationship with cultivating company culture and retention of its employees. Newsela's human resources team has earned Newsela an A+ in office culture and an A+ for their retention efforts. 100% of employees approve of the job their HR team is doing.

Do you approve of the job your HR leaders are doing at your company?

100% Yes

100

Top 5%

A+

Office Culture

Newsela is in the Top 5% of Similar Sized companies on Comparably.

Top 5%

A+

Managers

Newsela is in the Top 5% of Similar Sized companies on Comparably.

Top 5%

A+

Retention

Newsela is in the Top 5% of Similar Sized companies on Comparably.

HR Department Responsibilities

Newsela's human resources is generally tasked with hiring, training, and creating the work atmosphere. On average, 94% of employees at Newsela look forward to going into work each morning and interacting with their co-workers. The majority of employees at Newsela say the work environment created by their HR team is positive; rating it an A+ and ranking them in the Top 5% of similar sized companies on Comparably.

Answer	Percent
Yes	98%
No	2%

Do you look forward to interacting with your coworkers?

Answer	Percent
Positive	99%
Negative	1%

Is your work environment positive or negative?

Answer	Percent
Yes	90%
No	10%

Are you typically excited about going to work each day?

Other HR Leaders at Newsela

Pep Carrera

CEO / President

Kelly Lin

Director, Talent Management

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