“This combination eliminates many barriers that were holding back the solution that educators tell us they want – ‘all the data’ on a ‘single pane of glass’– providing a holistic view of the child that efficiently and effectively informs instruction. The combined companies’ expansive capabilities will save teachers time, serve each student’s unique needs, and drive student achievement. Teachers and students will get what they need most – more time on the right task,” said Christine Willig, CEO, Illuminate Education. “We’re going to deliver what educators and teachers ask for and students need – truly adaptive assessments, data and analytics that inform instruction, and linkages to curriculum and third-party resources in a single interoperable environment wherein choice and opportunity become nearly unlimited. The merger combines leading formative assessment and data platforms (Illuminate Education, IO Education, SchoolCity and Alpine Achievement) with a leading formative item bank provider (Key Data Systems). Insight Venture Partners, a New York-based venture capital and private equity firm focused on software investing and majority owner of Illuminate and KDS, facilitated the combination. The new company, called Illuminate Education, will be led by Christine Willig, a 25-year K-12 industry veteran. Illuminate Education, the company transforming K-12 instruction through education intelligence solutions, has merged with IO Education, SchoolCity, Alpine Achievement, and Key Data Systems (KDS). Illuminate Education, IO Education, SchoolCity, Alpine Achievement, and Key Data Systems merge to create the largest provider of data platforms, data, analytics, formative assessments, and a “whole view of the student.” Five-Way Merger Creates New Illuminate Education
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