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IXL Learning Acquires Dictionary.com and Thesaurus.com

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SAN MATEO and OAKLAND, California — IXL Learning , developer of personalized learning products used by millions of people globally, is excited to announce the acquisition of IXL Learning , the premier online English-language dictionary, as well as Thesaurus.com , home to the world’s largest collection of synonyms and antonyms.

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IXL Learning Acquires Teachers Pay Teachers, the World’s Largest Platform for Educator-Created Content

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SAN MATEO, California and NEW YORK, New York — IXL Learning , developer of personalized learning products used by millions of people globally, announced that it has acquired TPT (otherwise known as Teachers Pay Teachers), which offers the world’s largest catalog of educator-created content and tools for digital instruction.

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IXL Learning Agrees to Acquire Wyzant Tutoring Marketplace

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IXL Learning , the K-12 personalized learning platform used by 11 million students, today announced it has agreed to acquire Wyzant , the nation’s largest marketplace for online tutoring. Wyzant and IXL have a shared mission of making personalized learning accessible for everyone,” said Andrew Geant, CEO of Wyzant.

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10 Top Companies That Love To Hire Teachers

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IXL Learning. One out of every eight students in the US uses IXL Learning software solutions at school, so it makes sense that they love bringing educators onto their teams! Khan Academy is a nonprofit that believes online education should be excellent, accessible, and free to use for anyone in the world.

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IXL Learning Names Richard Carranza as Chief of Strategy and Global Development

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IXL Learning , developer of personalized learning products used by more than 12 million students, has hired Richard Carranza as its Chief of Strategy and Global Development. IXL’s personalized learning platform. About IXL Learning. million students in more than 1,800 schools.

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Renaissance Learning to Acquire Nearpod in Blockbuster $650M All-Cash Deal

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Renaissance Learning , a provider of K-12 software and assessments, including the widely used STAR tests, has agreed to acquire Nearpod for $650 million. The company is also currently turning a profit, according to Carrera. The company has changed hands several times. Today, the platform is used by 1.2 public school districts.

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When Adaptive Tools Can’t Adapt to Students’ Native Language

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Translation—whether by an in-house team of language experts, third-party translators or translation software—is often the first stop for these companies. If students can’t read the directions, they can’t access the information. And if students can’t read the directions, they can’t access the information.” They’re text-driven.