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| Company type | For-profit |
|---|---|
| Industry | education management organization |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Founder | Barbara Dreyer |
| Headquarters | 10960 Grantchester Way, |
| Parent | Pearson Education |
| Website | www |
Connections Academy is a for-profit corporate provider of online school products and services to virtual schools for grades K-12, including full-time online school. In the United States the company is noted as Connections Academy, and for students abroad it is known as International Connections Academy.[1] Based in Columbia, Maryland,[2] Connections Academy is part of Pearson's Online and Blended Learning K-12 group. Online schools are an alternative to traditional public schools.[3] Similar to charter schools, they are subsidized by the state. Although they contract with many non-profit schools, they are a for-profit corporation.[4]
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- ^ "Pearson Opens New Office in Downtown Columbia". Columbia, MD Patch. 2017-12-07. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
- ^ "Competing for the Virtual Student -- THE Journal". THE Journal. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
- ^ "Connections Academy- Homeschooling Resources". Homeschool.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.