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Edgenuity, formerly Education2020 (E2020), is an online learning resource for school districts founded by the American company Imagine Learning. The platform teaches students in kindergarten through 12th grade in core, elective, credit recovery, technical, and career subjects. As of 2019, Edgenuity instructs over four million students in the United States. Edgenuity lessons are also the foundation of the online learning curriculum Time4Learning.
Edgenuity was established in 1998 under the name Education2020 Inc. (E2020). In 2011, the company Weld North purchased Edgenuity for an estimated $50 million USD. In 2011, Weld North also acquired Giant Campus. In 2013, Education2020 was renamed to Edgenuity. In 2014, Edgenuity launched My Path, a program learning path alternative for reading and math for grades 6 through 12. In the same year, Edgenuity partnered with SOPHIA Learning to offer additional credit options.
Edgenuity saw an increase of usage in the 2010s; from 2012 to 2014, Edgenuity paid politician Mike Hubbard in an act of lobbying US$210,000, including a series of weekly checks worth US$7,500 each titled "lobbying services". According to Michael Humphrey, the executive vice president of Edgenuity, who testified in court, the act was done "to open doors"; he intended to use Hubbard to secure and engage future meetings with higher legislative members. Hubbard was sentenced to four years in prison for ethical violations according to state laws. State School Board member Mary Scott Hunter emailed Superintendent Tommy Bice about the matter in March 2015, but he never replied and retired less than thirty days later.
Edgenuity became a popular tool for remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to stay-at-home orders and schools needing an alternative teaching source, Edgenuity experienced a massive spike in usage, resulting in slow servers and site crashes; many schools reported issues with the site in its early stages of the pandemic. The number of new users caused a lack of course instructor employees, but this issue was later addressed. School districts reported that Edgenuity was a popular choice mainly because of a lack of other options.
By 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the admission of 500 school districts to the service, earning the company US$145 million in profit—double what the company made the year prior—due to the spike in Edgenuity usage alongside other learning platforms acquired by the company before the pandemic began.
In 2021, CEO Sari Factor released a statement addressing the issues raised by the public. She criticized districts using the site without the supervision of a teacher and stated that schools that were following procedures were benefiting from the program. She also mentioned how the student-to-teacher ratio was off-balance due to the school's lack of employment and also attributed student struggles to the impact of COVID-19 on the system and education.
Edgenuity is a virtual alternative that uses pre-recorded videos and primarily caters to struggling students and maintaining a consistent pace. Along with pre-recorded lectures, Edgenuity uses interactive and real-world problems. Besides helping students who need extra support, schools often use the software to assist students who have failed courses in earning missing credits.
In 2020, Digital Promise awarded Imagine Edgenuity's Courseware, Mypath, and Pathblazer services with the Research-Based Design Product Certification.
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Edgenuity
Edgenuity, formerly Education2020 (E2020), is an online learning resource for school districts founded by the American company Imagine Learning. The platform teaches students in kindergarten through 12th grade in core, elective, credit recovery, technical, and career subjects. As of 2019, Edgenuity instructs over four million students in the United States. Edgenuity lessons are also the foundation of the online learning curriculum Time4Learning.
Edgenuity was established in 1998 under the name Education2020 Inc. (E2020). In 2011, the company Weld North purchased Edgenuity for an estimated $50 million USD. In 2011, Weld North also acquired Giant Campus. In 2013, Education2020 was renamed to Edgenuity. In 2014, Edgenuity launched My Path, a program learning path alternative for reading and math for grades 6 through 12. In the same year, Edgenuity partnered with SOPHIA Learning to offer additional credit options.
Edgenuity saw an increase of usage in the 2010s; from 2012 to 2014, Edgenuity paid politician Mike Hubbard in an act of lobbying US$210,000, including a series of weekly checks worth US$7,500 each titled "lobbying services". According to Michael Humphrey, the executive vice president of Edgenuity, who testified in court, the act was done "to open doors"; he intended to use Hubbard to secure and engage future meetings with higher legislative members. Hubbard was sentenced to four years in prison for ethical violations according to state laws. State School Board member Mary Scott Hunter emailed Superintendent Tommy Bice about the matter in March 2015, but he never replied and retired less than thirty days later.
Edgenuity became a popular tool for remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to stay-at-home orders and schools needing an alternative teaching source, Edgenuity experienced a massive spike in usage, resulting in slow servers and site crashes; many schools reported issues with the site in its early stages of the pandemic. The number of new users caused a lack of course instructor employees, but this issue was later addressed. School districts reported that Edgenuity was a popular choice mainly because of a lack of other options.
By 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the admission of 500 school districts to the service, earning the company US$145 million in profit—double what the company made the year prior—due to the spike in Edgenuity usage alongside other learning platforms acquired by the company before the pandemic began.
In 2021, CEO Sari Factor released a statement addressing the issues raised by the public. She criticized districts using the site without the supervision of a teacher and stated that schools that were following procedures were benefiting from the program. She also mentioned how the student-to-teacher ratio was off-balance due to the school's lack of employment and also attributed student struggles to the impact of COVID-19 on the system and education.
Edgenuity is a virtual alternative that uses pre-recorded videos and primarily caters to struggling students and maintaining a consistent pace. Along with pre-recorded lectures, Edgenuity uses interactive and real-world problems. Besides helping students who need extra support, schools often use the software to assist students who have failed courses in earning missing credits.
In 2020, Digital Promise awarded Imagine Edgenuity's Courseware, Mypath, and Pathblazer services with the Research-Based Design Product Certification.