Edtech Companies

Pearson is one of the largest education companies in the world providing services for PK-12, higher ed, corporate learning and professional development. Pearson participates in almost every part of the educational system - creating content, distributing and verifying knowledge. In K-12 Pearson is providing alternative schools to students through Pearson Online Academy and Connections Academy.

Catapult Learning is a K–12 company that provides tutoring, intervention, special education, and student support services. Catapult offers one-on-one and team coaching in reading and math, in-person tutoring, professional development for teachers, and mental health and social emotional support through groups like CharacterStrong and EmpowerU. The company serves more than 300,000 students and 25,000 teachers in 39 states each year. Additionally, they help over 150,000 students per year through nearly four million tutoring sessions.

EAB is an education research, advisory, and technology services company that partners with K-12 and higher education institutions to help them improve enrollment, student success, retention, data use, and strategy. They combine deep research and insights with software and consulting to address challenges like marketing, analytics, student pathways, and operations.

Enroll360 — A suite of enrollment management tools for colleges and universities, helping with student recruitment and marketing.

Navigate360 (Higher Ed CRM / Student Success platform) - An AI-powered CRM and student lifecycle platform that supports retention, engagement, advising, and student success interventions.

Edify — A higher education data platform combining data warehousing, analytics, and insights to manage institutional data.

Strategic Advisory & Research Services — Consulting and strategic guidance grounded in their research on institutional trends, best practices, and industry shifts.

Adult Learner & Graduate Enrollment Solutions — Services and tools targeting nontraditional, online, and graduate student recruitment and growth.

Virtual Tours & Digital Engagement Tools — Immersive campus tours and digital engagement experiences to support student recruitment.

Advancement & Alumni Engagement — Tools and advisory to help institutions improve donor relations, fundraising, and alumni giving.

IXL is a personalized learning platform used in over 190 countries across 30 languages. They have built and acquired a product suite that includes - 

• IXL: A learning platform widely used in K-12 education that offers a comprehensive curriculum across five subjects, including a robust assessment and reporting platform. 

• Vocabulary.com:  Acquired by IXL in 2020, Vocabulary.com provides language learning solutions directly to users as well as enterprise plans to more than 50,000 schools. 

• RosettaStone: For over 30 years, Rosetta stone has helped people learn new languages. Aside from individuals, there are over 22,000 schools and 12,000 companies using RosettaStone. 

• ABCya: Acquired by IXL in 2018, ABCya is a collection of educational games for PK-6 students. 

• Wyzant: Acquired by IXL in 2021, Wyzant is a tutoring platform with more than 65,000 instructors that have delivered over 12 million lessons to over 3 million students. 

• TPT: Acquired by IXL in 2023, TPT is a global marketplace used by over 7 million educators to buy and sell PK-12 learning materials. 

Stride is an education company offering K-12, supplemental, and professional learning products and solutions. The company delivers online, blended, and hybrid learning programs for students of all ages — from full-time virtual schools to tutoring, supplemental content, and adult career training.

K12 Online Schools & Virtual Programs - Full-time virtual public or private school options for K–12 students, delivered via digital curriculum and online instructor support.

K12 Tutoring - One-on-one or small group tutoring across grades and subjects, delivered by qualified teachers.

K12 Learning Hub - Flexible, customizable digital curriculum and skills practice platform for students.

They also offer a variety of services to schools, including a catalog of digital courses, certified instructional support, professional development, and adaptive tools to power virtual and blended learning in schools/districts.

For professional development and adult learners, they operate the following companies - MedCerts, Tech Elevator and Tallo.

McGraw Hill is an educational publisher that provides content and platforms to K-12, higher ed and corporate learning customers. Their products include -

Connect - Delivers personalized learning experiences that connect directly with your learning management system.

ALEKS - Leverages personalized learning to improve learning outcomes for college Math and Chemistry students.

McGraw Hill Go - A digital content solution for higher education that seamlessly integrates with the major learning management systems.

Elsevier is a publishing and analytics company focused on science, technology, and medicine, providing content, data, and decision support tools to researchers, clinicians and higher ed institutions. Elsevier is a leading publisher of journals and books and also creates products that enable research discovery, citation analytics, clinical decision support, and institutional benchmarking.

Elsevier also offers —

ScienceDirect — Their platform for accessing journals, e-books, reference works, and scientific literature across disciplines.

Scopus — A bibliographic database that tracks publications, citations, and author/institution metrics.

SciVal — An analytics tool that helps institutions and researchers benchmark performance and measure impact.

ClinicalKey — A clinical decision support tool providing verified, up-to-date medical content for healthcare professionals to inform care.

Mendeley — A reference manager, research network, and document repository that supports collaboration, article sharing, and researcher profiling.

Books, Journals & Reference Works — Traditional scientific and medical content published in both print and digital, serving academic and professional markets.

Handshake is a career networking platform that connects college students and recent graduates with employment and internship opportunities. Handshake works with more than 1,500 universities and over 20 million students and alumni. Employers use Handshake for access to the 20 million verified candidates and communication tools.

Tutor Me Education provides tutoring for K-12 schools. It places educators in a small group or private sessions that align with classroom instruction, with a strong focus on closing learning gaps and supporting special education needs.

College Board is a nonprofit education organization best known for the SAT and Advanced Placement exams, which are taken by over 7mm students each year. The organization also offers PSAT assessments and BigFuture, a college and career planning tool used by students and schools nationwide.

Cengage Group is an education technology and publisher that creates content for K–12, higher ed and companies investing in workforce development. Cengage uses it's digital platforms to deliver adaptive learning experiences.

MindTap — A digital learning platform for higher ed, combining eBooks, assessments, analytics, and interactive content.

WebAssign, SAM, Cengage Infuse, OWLv2, CNOWv2 — Specialized online homework, assessment, and course platforms in a variety of fields.

Cengage Unlimited — A subscription service for Cengage eBooks and digital platforms.

Gale - A library, research, and reference publishing tool with digital databases, archives, and library resources.

Cengage Work — Career and workforce training programs, online courses, and credentialing to for adult learners and up-skilling.

English Language Learning (ELL) — using National Geographic Learning content and technology, supporting academic and conversational English development.

Cengage Group also owns and operates National Geographic Learning, ed2go, Milady, and Infosec.

Art of Problem Solving (AoPS) is an education company that delivers online math classes, advanced math textbooks and math games for motivated students. AoPS curriculum is designed and taught by former math and science Olympians and is used by students to prepare for math competitions.

Duolingo is a language learning platform that provides free and paid language courses. They've made a mobile app that is delightful to use and leverages research-backed strategies and gamification to keep its users engaged and improve proficiency.

Their additional products include the Duolingo English Test, Duolingo Math and Duolingo ABC.

Ascend Learning is an education company that provides online learning, assessments, and certification prep for careers in healthcare, fitness, wellness, and public safety. Its products support licensure, skills training, and continuing education for students, training programs, and employers.

Frontline Education is a K–12 school administration software company that helps schools manage staffing, student services, and day-to-day operations. Its platform supports hiring, absence management, time tracking, special education reporting, student information, and more. Frontline is used by more than 12,000 organizations and over 80,000 schools, supporting more than 4 million daily active users.