Worldwide EdTech leader Discovery Education announced the acquisition of DoodleLearning. The United Kingdom-based DoodleLearning’s math and English language arts products create personalized learning experiences that help improve students’ academic achievement and confidence.
The acquisition of DoodleLearning supports Discovery Education’s mission to prepare learners for tomorrow by creating innovative classrooms connected to today’s world. DoodleLearning complements Discovery Education’s other award-winning digital services.
“Discovery Education is dedicated to creating a best-in-class EdTech ecosystem that supports our mission to prepare today’s students for future success,” Discovery Education Chief Executive Officer Scott Kinney said. “This acquisition is an important milestone in that effort, and we look forward to both partnering with the talented DoodleLearning team and scaling the reach of their innovative, adaptive math and English language arts products.”
DoodleLearning offers four products supporting instruction in math and English language arts that have been used by more than one million children in the U.K. and around the world. As part of the Discovery Education family of services, DoodleLearning will continue to apply its educational ability to building and deploying affordable learning solutions.
“The entire DoodleLearning team is excited to join Discovery Education’s efforts to build and scale a powerful edtech ecosystem of digital resources serving teachers and learners worldwide,” Nicola Chilman, DoodleLearning chief executive officer and co-founder, said. “Our team will naturally fit into Discovery Education’s mission-driven culture, and we look forward to working with our new colleagues on our joint mission to prepare today’s students for future success.”
“DoodleLearning is excited to join the Discovery Education team,” Tom Minor, chief operating officer, and co-founder of DoodleLearning, said. “The company has laid out exciting plans to increase the number of instructional minutes it supports each day, and DoodleLearning is poised to play a significant role in this effort.”
DoodleLearning is Discovery Education’s latest acquisition. In October of 2020, Discovery Education acquired Mystery Science and in July of 2020, Discovery Education purchased Spiral. In August of 2019, Discovery Education announced the acquisition of Inspyro.
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