Pathways Learning Studio is the next step forward for Pathways Assessment (formerly ELS) and Pathways Learning (formerly ScootPad), bringing together assessments, mastery learning, analytics, and instructional resources in one environment - making teaching and assessment easier and helping students to succeed.

The Pathways benchmark assessments, item banks, and next-step instructional resources previously offered by ELS are now available alongside other Learning Explorer teaching and learning solutions within an expanded suite of capabilities within Pathways Learning Studio.

We've updated the sign-in experience and navigation to make Pathways Assessment easier to use and to provide all of our learning solutions together in Pathways Learning Studio. You'll notice a cleaner login page and a more streamlined navigation structure that helps you reduce the number of clicks to find key features more quickly.

No, you won't need to learn a completely new system. All the features and capabilities you currently use will still be available. While the look and navigation have been updated to make the experience smoother, the core functionality you rely on remains unchanged.

Districts are scheduled to transition to the new experience in two phases: Phase 1 on March 30, 2026, and Phase 2 on May 11, 2026. Your Pathways Assessment administrator has been notified of which phase your district is schedule for in the rollout.

No new credentials are required. You will now be able to log in directly at www.PathwaysLearningStudio.com without entering a school code.

Bookmarked links will continue to function, automatically redirecting you to Pathways Learning Studio. We strongly recommend that you go ahead and update your bookmark to PathwaysLearningStudio.com.

There are no changes to Single Sign On (SSO).

The updated whitelisting requirements were distributed to district contacts in December 2025. There are no additional changes.

No features were removed. The core functionality remains unchanged.

Pathways Learning Studio is the next step forward for Pathways Assessment (formerly ELS) and Pathways Learning (formerly ScootPad), bringing together assessments, mastery learning, analytics, and instructional resources in one environment - making teaching and assessment easier and helping students to succeed. The classic version of the module previously known as Pathways will no longer be available after May 11. 

While you cannot customize your Pathways Learning Studio dashboard, you can add quick access to your preferred AI Teacher Tools by starring them, which will allow them to appear in the dedicated "Starred tools" section of the dashboard.

AI Teacher Tools can be accessed under the Resources module in the left navigation menu.

Yes, all existing data and content will remain available.

Yes. We will continue to make updates over time to improve the experience, enhance usability, and add new capabilities. As always, updates will be guided by feedback from our users and our commitment to supporting effective teaching, learning, and decision-making.

The components previously found in Pathways to Proficiency are now found in the following menus in Pathways Assessment:

• Teach > Next steps
• Measure > Assessments
• Grow (Test Reports and Writing Reports) > Reports
• Grow (Student Review) > Next Steps

Navigate to Assessment, then select Reports to access all components previously found in Pathfinder.

Navigate to Assessment, then select Next Steps. 

Student Review can be located by navigating to Assessment, then select Next Steps to access Student Review.

Site administrators can access full administrative functionality by navigating to Assessment and then selecting Administrators. This component is only available to those with Site Administrator permissions.

The productivity components can be accessed by navigating to Assessment and selecting Productivity to view the various licensed components.

Yes. Beginning this fall, students will have their own accounts where they can log in and access a dashboard that displays their assignments. From this dashboard, students will be able to launch open assignments directly, without needing session codes.

The initial release will focus on giving students a simple way to view and start their assignments. Additional functionality, such as the ability to view results, scores, and missed questions, will be added incrementally throughout the 2026–27 school year as we continue to expand the student experience.

Pathways Learning, formerly ScootPad, is the research-based, continually adaptive learning solution that enables educators to target the right learning path for each student based on their specific needs. The Learning module is only available to districts who have purchased it.

Contact Pathways Assessment support by creating a ticket, calling 877-233-7833, or starting a live chat by logging into Pathways Learning Studio, selecting Assessment and locating the chat widget in the bottom corner of the page.