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Company type | For-profit |
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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]