MetaMetrics is a privately held educational measurement and research organization. The psychometricians at MetaMetrics have developed The Lexile

Lexile

The Lexile Framework for Reading is an educational tool that uses a measure called a Lexile to match readers of all ages with books, articles and other leveled reading resources....

 Framework for Reading, The Lexile Framework for Writing, and The Quantile Framework for Mathematics. The Lexile measures from the Lexile Framework are reported from state assessments from 20 states and used worldwide. The organization aims to have the measures from these frameworks used to encourage better educational practices and improve learning by linking assessment with instruction and matching students with targeted materials. The organization is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina

Durham, North Carolina

Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the county seat of Durham County and also extends into Wake County. It is the fifth-largest city in the state, and the 85th-largest in the United States by population, with 228,330 residents as of the 2010 United States census...

 within Research Triangle Park

Research Triangle Park

The Research Triangle Park is a research park in the United States. It is located near Durham, Raleigh, and Chapel Hill, in the Research Triangle region of North Carolina...

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In both 2007 and 2008, MetaMetrics was given “The Best Place to Work” award by the Triangle Business Journal.