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Apex Learning, Inc. is a privately held provider of digital curriculum. Headquartered in Seattle, Apex Learning is accredited by AdvancED.


History

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founded Apex Learning in 1997 to apply online courses and test prep to material for grades 6-12. The company initially focused on Advanced Placement courses and test prep. Within one year of operation, 200 students used the Apex platform. In 2002, Cheryl Vedoe founder of Tenth Planet and VP of Education Marketing at
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, became CEO of Apex. That same year, it acquired Beyond Books. Apex Learning acquired Boxer Math in 2003. In 2006, Apex had a $6 million round of venture capital financing led by MK Capital. In May 2017, Apex Learning was acquired by Education Growth Partners, however the terms were not disclosed. The following August, Apex Learning released Tutorials for the
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(TASC) exams. Since 2015, Apex has been approved by the College Board for Advanced Placement courses.


Controversies

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Civil Grand Jury released a report in 2020 that questioned the use of Apex in
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. It is suggested that Apex's on-line curriculum was used improperly to graduate students who should not have graduated.


See also

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E-Learning Educational technology (commonly abbreviated as edutech, or edtech) is the combined use of computer hardware, software, and educational theory and practice to facilitate learning. When referred to with its abbreviation, edtech, it often refer ...
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Virtual learning environment A virtual learning environment (VLE) in educational technology is a web-based platform for the digital aspects of courses of study, usually within educational institutions. They present resources, activities, and interactions within a course stru ...
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History of virtual learning environments A virtual learning environment (VLE) is a system that creates an environment designed to facilitate teachers' management of educational courses for their students, especially a system using computer hardware and software, which involves distance ...
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Learning management system A learning management system (LMS) is a software application for the administration, documentation, tracking, reporting, automation, and delivery of educational courses, training programs, materials or learning and development programs. The learni ...
* List of online high schools in Mississippi


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