The Learning Company

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The Learning Company

Corporate logo used from September 18 1995 to March 7 2007
Company type	Public
Traded as	NYSE: TLC[1]
Founded	1980; 44 years ago (1980) (as The Learning Co.) Palo Alto, California, U.S.
Founders	Ann McCormick Leslie Grimm Teri Perl Warren Robinett
Defunct	1995; 29 years ago (1995)
Fate	Acquired by SoftKey
Headquarters	Boston, Massachusetts , U.S.
Key people	Warren Robinett (co-founder)
Products	Educational games
Website	learningcompany.com

The Learning Company (TLC) was an educational software company founded in 1980 in Palo Alto, California and headquartered in Fremont, California. The company produced a grade-based line of learning software, edutainment games, and productivity tools. Its titles included the flagship series Reader Rabbit, for preschoolers through second graders, and The ClueFinders, for more advanced students. The company was also known for publishing licensed educational titles featuring characters such as Arthur, The Powerpuff Girls, SpongeBob SquarePants or Sesame Street.

On December 8, 1995, the company was acquired by SoftKey in a hostile takeover bid, at which point SoftKey assumed the Learning Company name and brand.