Connections Academy is a for-profit corporate provider of online school products and services to virtual schools for grades K-12, including full-time online school. In the United States the company is noted as Connections Academy, and for students abroad it is known as International Connections Academy.[1] Based in Columbia, Maryland,[2] Connections Academy is part of Pearson's Online and Blended Learning K-12 group. Online schools are an alternative to traditional public schools.[3] Similar to charter schools, they are subsidized by the State. Although they contract with many non-profit schools, they are a for-profit corporation.[4]
In the spring of 2001, Sylvan Ventures started a separate business unit to create a virtual school program with its first virtual schools in Wisconsin and Colorado.[5] The company first began providing online school services to two schools in the fall of 2002. In September 2004, Connections Academy was sold to an investor group led by Apollo Management, L.P. The company now operates public schools under management contracts from charter schools or school districts.
A new corporate entity called Connections Education was established in early 2011.[6] In this same year, on September 15, 2011, Pearson, an international learning company, acquired Connections Education for more than $400 million.[7]
Connections Education is currently Pearson's Online & Blended Learning division, which delivers the Connections Academy online public school program and other online learning services called Pearson Connexus to educational institutions and other organizations nationwide. A private online school called International Connections Academy serves students across the globe. In 2019 it was announced that UK-based Harrow school would deliver an online education option leveraging Pearson Connexus.[8]
^"Harrow school sets up online sixth form for global pupils". BBC News. 2019-09-18. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
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connections, academy, profit, corporate, provider, online, school, products, services, virtual, schools, grades, including, full, time, online, school, united, states, company, noted, students, abroad, known, international, based, columbia, maryland, part, pea. Connections Academy is a for profit corporate provider of online school products and services to virtual schools for grades K 12 including full time online school In the United States the company is noted as Connections Academy and for students abroad it is known as International Connections Academy 1 Based in Columbia Maryland 2 Connections Academy is part of Pearson s Online and Blended Learning K 12 group Online schools are an alternative to traditional public schools 3 Similar to charter schools they are subsidized by the State Although they contract with many non profit schools they are a for profit corporation 4 Connections AcademyTypeFor profitIndustryeducation management organizationFounded2001 22 years ago 2001 FounderBarbara DreyerHeadquarters10960 Grantchester Way Columbia MarylandParentPearson EducationWebsitewww wbr connectionsacademy wbr com Contents 1 History 2 Notable alumni 2 1 Notable staff 3 References 4 External linksHistory editIn the spring of 2001 Sylvan Ventures started a separate business unit to create a virtual school program with its first virtual schools in Wisconsin and Colorado 5 The company first began providing online school services to two schools in the fall of 2002 In September 2004 Connections Academy was sold to an investor group led by Apollo Management L P The company now operates public schools under management contracts from charter schools or school districts A new corporate entity called Connections Education was established in early 2011 6 In this same year on September 15 2011 Pearson an international learning company acquired Connections Education for more than 400 million 7 Connections Education is currently Pearson s Online amp Blended Learning division which delivers the Connections Academy online public school program and other online learning services called Pearson Connexus to educational institutions and other organizations nationwide A private online school called International Connections Academy serves students across the globe In 2019 it was announced that UK based Harrow school would deliver an online education option leveraging Pearson Connexus 8 Notable alumni editAshley Argota actress and singer Kiri Baga figure skater Minnesota Connections Academy Karen Chen figure skater Nathan Chen figure skater California Connections Academy Ria Cheruvu child prodigy Arizona Connections Academy Eugenia Cooney internet personality Grace McCallum artistic gymnast Mirai Nagasu figure skater Capistrano Connections Academy Eric Sjoberg figure skater Capistrano Connections Academy Vincent Zhou figure skater Capistrano Connections AcademyNotable staff edit Cheron Brylski speechwriter helped establish Louisiana Connections Academy Casey J gospel singer elementary school math teacher at Georgia Connections Academy Frank Riggs politician founding board president at Arizona Connections Academy Matt Wingard politician spokesman for Oregon Connections AcademyReferences edit Mitic Ginanne Brownell Do the Math The Percentage of Expat Homeschoolers Is Growing WSJ Retrieved 2016 10 11 Pearson Opens New Office in Downtown Columbia Columbia MD Patch 2017 12 07 Retrieved 2018 04 04 Competing for the Virtual Student THE Journal THE Journal Retrieved 2016 10 11 Connections Academy Homeschooling Resources Homeschool com Archived from the original on 8 November 2015 Retrieved 15 September 2015 Henry Bryan Schools of the future Inside Alabama s virtual public school Retrieved 2017 10 31 Bell Tom Multinational giant set to run first virtual school in Maine The Portland Press Herald Maine Sunday Telegram Retrieved 2015 09 16 Connections Academy retrieved 2012 08 01 Harrow school sets up online sixth form for global pupils BBC News 2019 09 18 Retrieved 2022 02 22 External links editAdvancED Accreditation Commission Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Connections Academy amp oldid 1171059170 Schools, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
