Cambium Learning - Background

Cambium Learning (ABCD) is the NASDAQ listed holding company formed in 2009 which provides educational solutions, printed material and services company largely to primary schools. Over recent years revenues from printed education materials in the Voyager Sopris Learning and Kurzweil Education divisions have been in decline while higher margin digital subscription based internet revenues in the company's flagship Learning A-Z and Explore Learning divisions have been on the rise, with expectations technology revenues will be 80% of total revenues in 2018. We are also encouragingly seeing growth in digital subscription products in the problematic Voyager Sopris division with the products LANGUAGE! Live and Velocity getting traction in 2017.

Learning A-Z  is a Tucson, Arizona company founded in 2002 and operates seven subscription-based websites: Reading A-Z (ranked no 1 in K-5) and one of the key ABCD products , Raz-Kids also one of the key ABCD products , Headsprout , Science A-Z , Writing A-Z, Vocabulary A-Z, and ReadyTest A-Z.  Learning A-Z produces online teaching materials to assist with differentiated instruction in reading, writing, and science for grades K-6.

ExploreLearning is a Charlottesville, Virginia company with two subscription based website products that augment core instruction in the classroom.  Gizmos for grades 3-12 and Reflex for grades 2-8. Gizmos is a large library of interactive, online simulations of math and science concepts that enable infinite “what-if” exploration (HTML5 code base). Reflex is a math fact fluency builder.

Voyager Sopris Learning  founded in the 1970's as a provider of technology, materials, and professional development for educators to ensure all students graduate prepared for college, career, and satisfaction in life after K-12.  This includes evidence-based instructional solutions, in-depth professional development, and use of cutting-edge technology to accelerate learning.   Voyager Sopris Learning solutions include the flagship LANGUAGE! Live, Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS), Step Up to Writing, TransMath and Velocity.

Kurzweil Education is an assistive learning technologies.  Kurzweil Education offers the proven, research-based solutions kurzweil 3000 and kurzweil 1000 that enable students to address their own unique learning challenges and build the skills—and the confidence—to succeed.

Competition

Learning A-Z competitors include

• Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready
• Francisco Partners' myON
• Renaissance’sAccelerated Reader. 

Voyager Sopris Learning competitors include traditional and supplemental curriculum suppliers, including 

• Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Pearson
• McGraw-Hill Education
• Curriculum Associates

Lexia, with the Kurzweil Education product lines competing against suppliers such as

• Don Johnston and TextHelp’s Read+Write.

ExploreLearning competitors include:

• Scholastic’s FASTT Math
• Penda Learning
• PhET.

Award winning Solutions

• 2017 CODiE Award Winner

  Best Reading/English/Language Arts Instructional Solution: Headsprout
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  2017 BESSIE Award Winner

  Early Learning, Reading Website: Headsprout
  Early Elementary, Writing Website: Writing A-Z
  Early Elementary, Science Website: Science A-Z
  Early Elementary, Critical Thinking Skills Website: Raz-Plus
  Upper Elementary, Science Website: Science A-Z
  Upper Elementary, Test Skills Website: ReadyTest A-Z
  Upper Elementary, Writing Website: Writing A-Z
  Upper Elementary, Critical Thinking Skills Website: Raz-Plus
  Multi-Level, Critical Thinking Skills Website: Raz-Plus
  Multi-Level, Elementary Science Website: Science A-Z
  Teacher Tools, Reading Resource Website: Reading A-Z
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  2017 GESS Education Award Finalist
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  2017 CODiE Award Finalist

  Best Reading/English/Language Arts Instructional Solution: Raz-Plus
  Best Reading/English/Language Arts Instructional Solution: Headsprout
  Best Solution for Special Needs Students: Raz-Kids
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  2017 Bett Award Finalist

  Educational Apps: Raz-Plus