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Company type | Privately Held |
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Industry | Software |
Founded | 2006 |
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Headquarters | Bellevue, Washington, |
Key people | Jessie Woolley-Wilson, president and chief executive officer [1] |
Products | Mathematics and Reading Adaptive Learning Technology |
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Website | Dreambox Learning |
DreamBox Learning is an American online software provider that focuses on mathematics education for elementary and middle school, and reading education for elementary through high school level. [2] [3] [4] [5] The mathematics software provides pre-kindergarten through 8th-grade students with mathematics lessons and activities, while the reading software provides students in elementary to high school levels with articles to improve their reading skills. [4] [6] [7]
DreamBox Learning Math teaches mathematical subjects at the grade K-8 level through interactive and practice activities. It has a gamified interface through which students earn coins for completed lessons. These coins can be spent to customize in-app avatars, wallpapers and music. [8]
DreamBox Learning Reading teaches reading skills at the grade 3-12 level. The program utilizes an algorithm that assesses student reading level and recommends lessons based on the students' ability. [9] In 2023, DreamBox released Reading Park, a reading assessment and learning program for K-2 students. [10]
In 2006, DreamBox Learning was founded in Bellevue, Washington by the CEO and serial entrepreneur Lou Gray, and former Microsoft employee Ben Slivka. [11] [12] [13] In 2010, DreamBox Learning was acquired by the Charter School Growth Fund. [3] [13] The acquisition was sponsored by Netflix CEO Reed Hastings through a program-related investment. [3] [13] Jessie Woolley-Wilson became president and CEO of DreamBox Learning shortly after the acquisition. [3] [13]
The software was designed for students outside the classroom to augment their mathematics education and school districts seeking to enhance their mathematics curriculum. [4] [11] In 2012, the firm offered free trial licensing of lessons aligned with the Common Core State Standards Initiative to all schools within the United States. [6] [14] The company released a free iOS app, DreamBox Math Learning program, in 2013. [15]
In 2014, the firm launched its Adaptive Math Curriculum for students in grades six through eight, with topics including basic functions, geometry, single-variable algebra, and ratios. [16] As of that year, DreamBox Learning is partnered with the education startup Clever [17] Also in 2014, the International Society for Technology Education reported that DreamBox added the Spanish language support to its adaptive math software for students in grades K-8. [18] In 2016, the company updated its K-8 math curriculum with the ability to create custom assignments for individual students. [19]
As of 2021, the company had raised $150 million in funding. [20] In 2023, the company was acquired by Discovery Education, a Charlotte-based education technology company backed by Clearlake Capital. [21] [22]