Time4Learning

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Time4Learning
Company typePrivate
Industry Homeschooling
Founded2003 (company) 2004 (program)
FounderJohn Edelson
Headquarters
17855 Dallas Pkwy Suite 400, Dallas, Texas
,
U.S.
Area served
Worldwide (depends on country laws) (primarily serves the United States) [1]
Key people
Cheryl Dodge (president)
Parent Cambium Learning Group   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Website time4learning.com

Time4Learning is an American homeschooling curriculum provider. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] It is based in Dallas, Texas. [7] [8] Cheryl Dodge is the president of the organization. [9]

Contents

History

Time4Learning was founded by John Edelson in 2003. [10] and began providing online homeschooling through an online platform in 2004. [11] In 2008, they started a program called VocabularySpellingCity for kindergarten through 12th grade pupils. [12]

In 2018, Cambium Learning Group, an educational technology company, acquired Time4Learning. [11]

As of November 2021, 175,000 students are using this platform. [8] and about half of the registered students are from Florida, Georgia, Texas, and South Carolina. [8] [13]

Cheryl Dodge replaced John Edelson as president in January 2023. [9]

Platform

Time4Learning provides a subscription-based online curriculum for homeschools and primary schools. [14]

Reception

Time4Learning generally got positive reviews from various teachers and students including awards, [15] A few students and parents gave the program negative reception. [16]

References

  1. "International Homeschooling". Time4Learning.
  2. "Illinois public school enrollment continues to drop". Illinois Policy. February 8, 2022.
  3. Feldman, Carole (4 August 2010). "More parents opt to home school". Daily Herald. Arlington Heights, Illinois. Associated Press. p. 10. ProQuest   734866000.
  4. Haqqie, Azra (May 13, 2021). "Student achievers in the Capital Region". Houston Chronicle .
  5. "Interest in homeschooling has 'exploded' amid pandemic". Chicago Tribune.
  6. "Homeschooling Resources and Curricula". United States Department of State . Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  7. "Getting back to school: Students will wear masks, but what do you do about buses?". Chicago Tribune.
  8. 1 2 3 "Time4Learning's online home-schooling platform grows to 175,000 students". Florida Trend.
  9. 1 2 "Cambium Learning Group Announces Cheryl Dodge as New President of Time4Learning". BusinessWire . January 30, 2023.
  10. Burgess, Katherine (31 October 2013). "Fewer home-school families cite religion as their main motivation". The Salt Lake Tribune. ProQuest   1447313558.
  11. 1 2 Vogel, Mike (Dec 2021). "AROUND THE STATE: Southeast". Florida Trend. Vol. 64, no. 9. St. Petersburg. pp. 42–43. ProQuest   2607329310.
  12. "Fort Lauderdale company puts spelling, science games in thousands of schools".
  13. "More Georgia families than ever are making the switch to homeschooling, data shows". 11Alive.com. March 8, 2022.
  14. Cooper, Laura (15 February 2017). "VSS Backs Education Technology Company". WSJ.
  15. "Time4Learning's Awards". Time4Learning. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  16. "Time4Learning Reviews". TheHomeSchoolMom. Retrieved 2023-11-20.