K-12 Dealmaking: Edmentum Acquires Calvert Education; SmartcareOS Snaps Up Preschool Provider
Summary
The acquisition brings together Calvert’s blended learning products and virtual K-8 academy with Edmentum’s Plato Courseware. In EdWeek Market Brief’s Aug. 21 webinar , we take a look at how vendors can anticipate districts’ demands, and missteps companies need to avoid. You can sign up here “Calvert’s history as a forerunner in blended learning complements our 60+ year mission of empowering educators through innovation and a deep commitment to new school models,” said Jamie Candee, Edmentum’s CEO, in a statement. Elementary students and their parents will have full access to Calvert’s digital resources, step-by-step lesson plans, assessments, progress tracking tools, and more through Edmentum’s EdOptions Academy. The acquisition is meant to combine the company’s existing management platform for attendance, payments, processing and parent communication with Preschool2me’s classroom-management systems for preschools.
