Weld North Education Acquires LearnZillion
January 8, 2020
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.
- Buyers
- Weld North Education, Silver Lake
- Targets
- LearnZillion
- Platforms
- Edgenuity
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Arizona, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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