EdisonLearning Online Partnerships Serving 60 Percent of Pennsylvania’s Cyber Students
educational technology developed and provided by EdisonLearning through its
wholly-owned subsidiary, Provost Systems. Nationwide, EdisonLearning is the
largest partner to public school districts and communities, serving 350,000
students in 24 states during the 2008-09 school year.
“As one of the original innovators in doing schooling differently,
EdisonLearning, with the addition of Provost Systems, is perhaps better
equipped than any organization to help students succeed in a new world – where
educators have complete freedom to innovate and do what is best for kids, and
we are doing just that in
senior executive president.
Through Provost Systems Software, EdisonLearning is partnering with the
major cyber charter school operators in
Virtual Charter School and Achievement House Charter School.
Chubb noted, “In addition to our expansion into online education,
EdisonLearning continues to partner with public school districts and educators
in 120 schools nationwide, driving improvement in student achievement.”
In 2008, EdisonLearning expanded its network of partnership schools to
Provost systems eAcademy is a comprehensive online system for managing
day-to-day administrative and academic operations in a cyber school
environment. Provost eAcademy includes a student information system,
benchmarking and standards alignment systems, and a student and family portal
to allow students to access courses and academic records, as well as online
curriculum.
EdisonLearning and Provost also have a unique model for curriculum which
will allow it to be used in multiple learning environments, from a fully
online school to a hybrid instructional environment and can be customized for
individualized extended learning opportunities.
“We have 160 courses developed for grades nine through 12, which are
aligned to state standards, using rich multimedia content,” said
president of Provost Systems. “All of our online courses leverage our
assessment system and early warning system.”
“Learning is not confined to traditional school buildings, and too many
students are being taught in classes very much like the ones their parents and
even grandparents attended, not benefiting fully from new research, technology
and advances in education,” Chubb said. “Today, we can provide Internet-based
solutions that will accelerate the learning curve for all children and connect
them in new and engaging ways with their teachers and communities.”
EdisonLearning is the nation’s leading public school innovator and partner
for school districts and charter schools serving more than 350,000 children in
24 states. We work with school leaders and communities to provide solutions
that inspire students to think, learn, and succeed — and prepare them to meet
their full potential and the expectations of the 21st century workplace.
Contact: Michael Serpe
EdisonLearning
212-419-1744
mserpe@edisonlearning.com
SOURCE EdisonLearning