Английская Википедия:DreamBox Learning

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox company DreamBox Learning is an American online software provider that focuses on mathematics education at the elementary and middle school level. Its software provides pre-kindergarten through 8th-grade students with over 2,000 lessons presented as animated adventures, games, and challenges.

In 2023, the company was acquired by Discovery Education, a Charlotte-based education technology company backed by Clearlake Capital.

History

Шаблон:Update section In 2006, DreamBox Learning was founded in Bellevue, Washington by the CEO and serial entrepreneur Lou Gray, and former Microsoft employee Ben Slivka. In 2010, DreamBox Learning was acquired by the Charter School Growth Fund. The acquisition was sponsored by Netflix CEO Reed Hastings through a program-related investment. Jessie Woolley-Wilson became president and CEO of DreamBox Learning shortly after the acquisition.

The software was designed for students outside the classroom to augment their mathematics education and school districts seeking to enhance their mathematics curriculum. 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. The company released a free iOS app, DreamBox Math Learning program, in 2013.

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. 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. In 2016, the company updated its K-8 math curriculum with the ability to create custom assignments for individual students.

Funding

DreamBox has raised money through at least the following funding rounds.

1. US$7.1M Seed, October 2007
2. US$11M Series A, December 2011 – three investors: Reed Hastings, Kleiner Perkins, and GSV Capital.Шаблон:Citation needed
3. US$14.5M Series A, December 2013 – led by Reed Hastings and John Doerr.
4. US$10M Series B, 2015 – led by Owl Ventures.
5. US$130M Series C, July 2018Шаблон:Citation needed
6. US$210M Series D, May 2023.

DreamBox Learning is partnered with the education startup Clever Inc. In 2016, The Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University performed a study that found a positive correlation between using DreamBox's adaptive learning and test scores, but could not state for certain that this was the result of using the computer program, despite attempting to control for student motivation or quality of instruction.