RethinkEd Launches NavigatED and LifeEd to Strengthen Student Growth and Readiness

New curriculum solutions deepen RethinkEd's commitment to student support and staff empowerment

NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- RethinkEd, a division of RethinkFirst that powers the potential of all learners, today announced the launch of two groundbreaking curriculum solutions – NavigatED and LifeEd. These new products expand the reach and impact of RethinkEd's commitment to whole child solutions, including its recently released Behavior Suite. Together, these new offerings provide educators with a comprehensive, tiered roadmap for supporting student behavior, emotional wellness and future readiness.

The need for proactive, structured support has never been greater as more students now present with behavioral, emotional and social challenges that can hinder their success. At the same time, 72% of K-12 graduates report feeling unprepared for life outside the classroom. NavigatED and LifeEd deliver ready-to-use, evidence-informed curriculum that empowers educators to meet students where they are and guide them toward success.

"With NavigatED and LifeEd, we're not just expanding our curriculum, we're deepening our commitment to impactful student support," said Rachel Schiff, RethinkFirst's chief product officer. "These solutions broaden our impact from targeted intervention to lifelong preparation. We equip educators with the tools, training and confidence to help students thrive today and in the future. It's a unified approach to whole-child development."

NavigatED: Strengthening Tier 2 and Tier 3 Intervention

School districts need more effective ways to address students' behavioral, emotional and wellness needs before they escalate. NavigatED provides an evidence-based curriculum that can reduce the burden on staff while improving outcomes for students.

NavigatED's ready-to-use, structured Tier 2 (small group) and Tier 3 (one-on-one) curriculum provides school counselors and interventionists with sequenced sessions built specifically for interventions. Students develop key skills that support healthy behaviors, mental wellness, relationship building and executive functioning, while practicing how to apply these skills in real life.

By offering curated, age-appropriate courses, built-in professional development, family support materials and progress monitoring, NavigatED minimizes prep work for facilitators, allowing them to be more present for students and build the trust required for improving intervention outcomes.

LifeEd: Essential Skills for Life Beyond Graduation

About 90% of employers say they expect strong problem-solving, communication and collaboration skills from new hires, yet nearly three-quarters of all graduates indicate that they don't feel that school has prepared them for the real world. It is clear students need more than academics to thrive outside the classroom.

LifeEd delivers curriculum for grades six to 12, helping students build essential future-ready skills in critical thinking and innovation, adaptability and lifelong learning, communication and collaboration, personal and social responsibility, and digital literacy. With more than 140 grade-level lessons aligned to International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), Common Core and state standards, and whole-child goals, LifeEd focuses on student engagement and voice, with social media-inspired videos, peer interviews, and student-led activities and reflections.

LifeEd's flexible lesson design can fit into advisory, homeroom, intervention blocks or core instruction, and provides educators with on-demand training that increases their confidence and efficacy using research-backed strategies. 

A Unified Solution for Whole-Child Support

With the addition of NavigatED and LifeEd, RethinkEd strengthens its mission of supporting the whole child and the educators who guide them. Alongside existing solutions for wellness, behavior, special education and multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS), these new offerings expand a comprehensive, data-driven solution set that empowers districts to address student needs across every tier and every stage of learning.

About RethinkEd
RethinkEd was founded on a simple, yet powerful idea: To re-think education. To make it better and more efficient. To unburden school districts and empower educators. To improve outcomes and elevate accountability. To promote collaboration and inspire learning. And most importantly, to make a difference for the whole community – administrators, educators, students and their families. As a division of RethinkFirst, an award-winning technology developer of cloud-based tools, training and supports, RethinkEd is pioneering EdTech. We're relentless in pursuing innovative ways to put evidence-based, data-informed, digitally delivered instruction and assessments into the hands of educators, clinicians, and parents who share our single-minded focus: To help all children succeed. For more information, visit rethinked.com.

About RethinkFirst 
RethinkFirst is a global health technology company providing cloud-based treatment tools, training and clinical support to employers, educators, payors and behavioral health professionals. Rethink's award-winning solutions serve 11+ million employees worldwide, one-third of Fortune 100 companies, many of the country's largest public-school districts, and over 96,000 individual behavioral healthcare providers. Each of Rethink's award-winning solutions incorporates evidence-based protocols, workflow automation, and advanced data analytics to drive meaningful clinical outcomes and improved performance for customers and the communities that they serve.

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