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Practice XYZ, Inc., formerly known as ApprenNet, Inc., is a Philadelphia-based educational technology
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founded in 2011.


History

The company was founded in 2011 by Emily Foote and
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Professor Karl Okamoto. Okamoto developed the idea for the company in 2009 when he created LawMeets, an online competition similar to a
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. ApprenNet launched a version of LawMeets as an
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in 2011. With LawMeets, students enact their response to a legal problem and receive feedback. ApprenNet next added K12Meets, a program enabling teachers to practice their classroom techniques, and created a training program for employees at a Philadelphia restaurant. In 2012, the
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awarded Okamoto a $500,000 grant to expand LawMeets' approach to learning in other disciplines. In 2013, ApprenNet was one of five
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selected to participate in the
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's Education Design Studio Inc. (EDSi), an innovation incubator dedicated to funding and launching education technology companies. In 2015, Rachel Jacobs became the company's CEO. Following Jacobs's death in May 2015, ApprenNet merged with Handsfree Learning of California. In 2016, ApprenNet changed its name to Practice XYZ, Inc.


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