Weld North Education Acquires BookheadEd Learning (StudySync)

XanEdu Acquires NextLesson

December 16, 2021

Education

XanEdu, backed by Frontenac, acquired NextLesson, a provider of Common Core-aligned projects, lessons, and worksheets for K-12. The deal adds NextLesson’s LMS-integrated courseware technology and standards-aligned content to XanEdu’s educational products and services portfolio.

Accelerate Learning Acquires Study Edge (Math Nation)

October 13, 2021

Education

Accelerate Learning, maker of the STEMscopes K‑12 STEM curriculum, has acquired Study Edge, the company behind the Math Nation math curriculum and tutoring platform. The purchase expands Accelerate Learning's digital math offerings and learner-focused technology capabilities for K‑12 schools and districts nationwide.

OverDrive Acquires TeachingBooks.net

October 7, 2021

Education

OverDrive, the digital reading platform for libraries and schools, acquired TeachingBooks.net to strengthen curriculum-focused resources for K-12 educators and integrate supplemental materials into OverDrive Education’s Sora app. The acquisition expands OverDrive’s catalog of instructional content and provides educators with over 265,000 curated resources used by tens of thousands of schools and libraries worldwide.

Weld North Education Acquires Twig Education

July 15, 2021

Education

Weld North Education (WNE) has acquired Twig Education, a U.K.-based provider of multimedia-rich, NGSS-aligned digital science curriculum. The acquisition expands WNE's K‑12 digital core curriculum offerings in science — WNE said Twig will continue to be led by CEO Catherine Cahn and will be rolled out more broadly across the U.S.

Onex Group Invests in Weld North Education

March 1, 2021

Education

Onex Partners V (the Onex Group) completed a significant investment in Weld North Education on March 1, 2021, partnering with the company's management team and existing investor Silver Lake. Onex Corporation’s share of the transaction was approximately $275 million; Weld North Education is a leading U.S. K‑12 digital curriculum and edtech provider.

Weld North Education Acquires LearnZillion

January 8, 2020

Education

Weld North Education, in partnership with Silver Lake, has acquired LearnZillion, a provider of K–12 digital-first core curriculum. LearnZillion will join Edgenuity within Weld North Education to expand the company’s digital core curriculum offerings and provide teachers with customizable, data-driven instructional tools; LearnZillion CEO Eric Westendorf and his team will remain with the business.