Carnegie Learning
Coordinates: 40°26′21.1″N 79°59′50.1″W / 40.439194°N 79.997250°W
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| Industry | Software and Publishing |
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| Founded | 1998 |
| Headquarters | Union Trust Building Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States |
Key people | , CEO , Co-Founder , Co-Founder John R. Anderson, Co-Founder Kenneth Koedinger, Co-Founder |
| Products | MATHia, Software, Textbooks |
| Owner | CIP Capital |
Carnegie Learning, Inc. is a provider of K-12 education solutions and services for math, literacy and ELA, world languages, and applied sciences.
Carnegie Learning, Inc. is located in the Union Trust Building in Pittsburgh, PA.
Products[]
Carnegie Learning's MATHia software was created by researchers from Carnegie Mellon University.
In 2020, Carnegie Learning added Fast ForWord, a reading and language software, to its portfolio.[1]
Other products include:
- Mirrors & Windows, a blended ELA solution
- World languages textbooks and resources for Spanish, French, German, Chinese, and Italian
- Textbooks and software for computer science, economics, biotechnology, anatomy, and physiology
Acquisitions[]
On August 2, 2011, The Apollo Group announced its intent to acquire Carnegie Learning for $75 million.[2] The Apollo Group also acquired related technology from Carnegie Mellon University for $21.5 million paid over a period of ten years. The transaction was completed in September 2011.[3]
On November 06, 2015, the Apollo Education Group, Inc., signed an agreement for a group of Chicago-based investors with deep K-12 education experience to acquire Carnegie Learning, Inc.
In 2018, Carnegie Learning was acquired by private equity firm . New Mountain Learning, a publishing company owned by CIP, was merged into Carnegie Learning. New Mountain imprints include EMC, Paradigm, and JIST.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Carnegie Learning Acquires Scientific Learning Corporation to Strengthen its Digital Literacy Offerings". www.businesswire.com. 2020-09-14. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
- ^ "Apollo Group to Acquire Carnegie Learning" (Press release). Apollo Group. 2011-08-02.
- ^ "CMU software spinout acquired". Pittsburgh Tribune Review. 3 August 2011.
- ^ "Carnegie Learning Gets a Makeover After Private Equity Investment - EdSurge News". EdSurge. 2018-09-06. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
External links[]
- Carnegie Learning (homepage)
- Independent Research Shows Carnegie Learning Increases Algebra Learning
- Co-founder John Anderson Earns Highest Honor from Association for Psychological Science
- A New Age for Algebra
- Why You Should Root for College to Go Online
- Using Computers to Teach Math (WABC New York news story on Carnegie Learning's Cognitive Tutor software)
- Educators, legislators see pilot math program in action
- New Breed of Digital Tutors Yielding Learning Gains
- Inflating the Software Report Card
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- Book publishing companies based in Pennsylvania
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Publishing companies established in 1994
- Apollo Education Group
- 1994 establishments in Pennsylvania