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Edmentum to Acquire Apex Learning, an Industry Leader in Virtual and Hybrid Learning for Middle and High School Students

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Minneapolis June 22, 2021 – Edmentum (edmentum.com ), a global pioneer in education technology, announced a definitive agreement to acquire Apex Learning, a Seattle-based industry leader in digital curriculum and virtual learning with over 20 years of deep expertise providing high-quality, rigorous, and teacher-centered programs.

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Vernier Science Education Names Jill Hedrick as Its New Chief Executive Officer

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BEAVERTON, Oregon — Vernier Science Education has named Jill Hedrick as its new chief executive officer (CEO). What stood out to me about Vernier Science Education is its longstanding history in serving science educators worldwide,” said Hedrick. “My

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Capstone Names Haygood Poundstone as Chief Revenue Officer

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Prior to his time at Capstone, Poundstone held a variety of leadership positions at Lightspan and PLATO (now Edmentum). That resonates strongly with me and reflects both the value Capstone brings to schools and industry partners as well as the motivation and passion of the entire Sales team. CapstonePub.com #LearningIsForEveryone

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SchoolStatus Names New Chief Revenue Officer and Expands Sales Team to Build on its Continued Growth

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Charland is an accomplished educational technology executive with over 15 years of experience building and leading high-performing global sales, customer success, and revenue enablement and operations teams. RIDGELAND, Miss., sales team. SchoolStatus removes technology, language, and access barriers to parent engagement.

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Edtech CEOs Seek to Change the ‘Adversarial Narrative’ With Public School Teachers

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There are not too many education conferences that flip the script and let CEOs grill investors with questions. According to the BMO Capital Markets Education Training Report, investments in education technology are projected to rebound after a sluggish 2016. Based Education Technology Companies (2011-2016).

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Strategy, Serendipity, Sleepless Nights: 3 Edtech CEOs on ‘Great Exits’

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At the time, he was part of PLATO Learning, a school instructional software vendor now known as Edmentum. Brekhus’ story was just one shared from the main stage during the last day of the Software & Information Industry Association’s Ed Tech Industry Conference in San Francisco this week.

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When Is It Okay for Public School Officials to Attend Tech-Funded Events?

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The education technology industry often gets flak for not seeking the perspectives of educators. We have to do things differently,” Jamie Candee, CEO of Edmentum told the crowd. The people that were in the room (fellow educators) got way more from him than he got from us, and this is the case anywhere he goes.

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