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School Districts across U.S. Select DreamBox Learning to Boost Math Proficiency in 2012-2013 School Year


Published on 2012-08-23 07:06:20 - Market Wire
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BELLEVUE, Wash.--([ ])--DreamBox Learning, ([ www.dreambox.com ]), the leading [ intelligent adaptive learning ]a" company, today announced that it continues to win major school district contracts, placing the award-winning DreamBox Learning Math tool in elementary classrooms nationwide. The latest spate of deals includes public, charter and private institutions spanning from California to Michigan, Tennessee, and Maryland. All districts plan to integrate DreamBox Learning in K-5 classrooms as part [ of blended learning initiatives ] designed to advance elementary mathematics strategies and catapult student success in the new school year and beyond. DreamBox Learning is currently used in classrooms throughout the U.S., where students have logged on and completed more than 46 million minutes of mathematics lessons in the past year.

"Forward-thinking school districts are recognizing that advanced educational technologies such as DreamBox Learning can play a pivotal role in addressing many of the challenges facing teachers and administrators, particularly the need to elevate and accelerate student performance"

aOur school district has been nationally recognized for its innovative use of technology, and DreamBox Learning will assist our teachers and parents in providing an individualized learning environment for our students,a said Dr. Christine Johns, Superintendent at Utica Community Schools in Michigan. aDreamBox Learning is an important tool in the restructuring of our kindergarten programs to ensure every student has a strong foundation in mathematics. We are also excited about the ability that our parents have to monitor the progress of their child using the web-based programs being implemented in Utica Community Schools through this partnership.a

aForward-thinking school districts are recognizing that advanced educational technologies such as DreamBox Learning can play a pivotal role in addressing many of the challenges facing teachers and administrators, particularly the need to elevate and accelerate student performance,a said Jessie Woolley-Wilson, President and CEO of DreamBox Learning. aFrom blended learning models for the gifted and on-level learners to customized programs designed for special needs and ELL students, DreamBox Learning differentiates learning for all students and has proven to be a winning strategy that puts them on a trajectory to long-term academic success.a

This most recent wave of DreamBox Learning school partnerships comes on the heels of a multi-year contract the company was awarded by the San Jose Unified School District in California where 26 elementary schools in the district will implement DreamBox Learning Math this fall.

For more information about the effectiveness of DreamBox Learning in teaching math and improving achievement for students and school usage case studies, visit: [ http://www.dreambox.com/effectiveness-studies ] and [ http://www.dreambox.com/case-studies ].

About DreamBox Learning

[ DreamBox Learning ] was founded in 2006 in Bellevue, Washington and launched its first online learning product in January 2009. The platform has won more than 20 top education and technology industry awards and offers a groundbreaking combination of intelligent [ adaptive learning ]a", [ rigorous elementary mathematics curriculum ], and motivating learning environment. The innovative DreamBox platform captures every decision a student makes while working in the program and adjusts the studentas learning path appropriately, providing millions of individualized learning paths, each one tailored to a studentas unique needs.

DreamBox Learning closed its Series A round of funding in December 2011 led by private investors Reed Hastings, John Doerr and Deborah Quazzo, as well as GSV Capital Corp. (NASDAQ: GSVC).

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