Carnegie Learning
Carnegie Learning, Inc. is a provider of curricula, textbooks and math learning software for grades 6-12, written and designed to align to a common core or integrated pathway. Its software was created by researchers from Carnegie Mellon University..
Industry | Software and Publishing |
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Founded | 1998 |
Headquarters | Union Trust Building Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States |
Key people | Barry Malkin, CEO William S. Hadley, Co-Founder Dr. Steven Ritter, Co-Founder John R. Anderson, Co-Founder Kenneth Koedinger, Co-Founder |
Products | MATHia, Software, Textbooks |
Owner | CIP Capital |
Carnegie Learning, Inc. is located in the Union Trust Building in Pittsburgh, PA.
Acquisitions
On August 2, 2011, The Apollo Group announced its intent to acquire Carnegie Learning for $75 million.[1] 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.[2]
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 CIP Capital. New Mountain Learning, a publishing company owned by CIP, was merged into Carnegie Learning. New Mountain imprints include EMC, Paradigm, and JIST.[3]
References
- "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