Carnegie Learning

Carnegie Learning, Inc. is a leading provider of math curricula for grades 6-12 written and designed to align to a Common Core or Integrated pathway. Carnegie Learning's solutions include math textbooks with student-centered, collaborative classroom activities along with innovative, adaptive software and teacher professional development.

Founded by cognitive and computer scientists from Carnegie Mellon University in conjunction with practicing mathematics teachers, Carnegie Learning provides innovative, research-based math curricula for middle school and high school students that is consistent with the Standards for Mathematical Practice.

Professional Learning

Carnegie Learning's on-site, job-embedded, and online solutions support teachers, and can be coupled with both our textbooks and MATHia® and Cognitive Tutor Software implementations. Carnegie Learning's professional learning is aligned to the CCSS and their approach is consistent with the Standards for Mathematical Practice

Awards

On May 6, 2009, Carnegie Learning was announced as the winner of The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) CODiE for Best Mathematics Instructional Solution. This was the third win for Carnegie Learning, having also won the CODiE in 2005 and 2007.^[1][2]

Acquisition by Apollo Group

On August 2, 2011, The Apollo Group announce their intent to acquire Carnegie Learning for $75 million.^[3] 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.^[4]

Carnegie Learning retained its name and its offices in the Frick Building in Pittsburgh. It was reported that Carnegie Learning's work force, 105 employees at the time of the deal, would expand under Apollo.^[4]

Media Articles

• 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
• Apollo Group to Acquire Carnegie Learning
• 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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