IXL Learning Acquires Vocabulary.com
March 10, 2020
IXL Learning announced on March 10, 2020 that it has acquired Vocabulary.com, a personalized vocabulary and literacy platform. The deal expands IXL’s K-12 offering by adding Vocabulary.com's adaptive vocabulary instruction and content used by schools, teachers and students worldwide.
- Buyers
- IXL Learning
- Targets
- Vocabulary.com
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- California, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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