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Time4Learning
Company typePrivate
IndustryHomeschooling
FounderJohn Edelson
Headquarters,
U.S.
Area served
United States
ParentCambium Learning Group Edit this on Wikidata
Websitetime4learning.com

Time4Learning is an American homeschooling curriculum provider.[1][2][3][4][5] It is based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.[6][7] John Edelson is the incumbent president of the organization.[8][9][10]

History

Time4Learning was founded by John Edelson.[11][12] and began providing online homeschooling through an online platform in 2004.[13] In 2008, they started a programme called VocabularySpellingCity for kindergarten through 12th grade pupils.[14]

In 2018, Cambium Learning Group, an educational technology company, acquired Time4Learning.[13]

As of November 2021, 175,000 students are using this platform.[7] and about half of the registered students are from Florida, Georgia, Texas, and South Carolina.[7][15]

Platform

Time4Learning provides a subscription-based online curriculum for homeschools and primary schools.[16] It has two divisions: home school division and elementary school division.[16]

References

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  2. ^ Feldman, Carole (4 August 2010). "More parents opt to home school". Daily Herald. Arlington Heights, Illinois. Associated Press. p. 10. ProQuest 734866000.
  3. ^ Haqqie, Azra (May 13, 2021). "Student achievers in the Capital Region". Houston Chronicle.
  4. ^ "Interest in homeschooling has 'exploded' amid pandemic". Chicago Tribune.
  5. ^ "Homeschooling Resources and Curricula". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  6. ^ "Getting back to school: Students will wear masks, but what do you do about buses?". Chicago Tribune.
  7. ^ a b c "Time4Learning's online home-schooling platform grows to 175,000 students". Florida Trend.
  8. ^ "Interest in homeschooling has 'exploded' amid pandemic". AP News. April 20, 2021.
  9. ^ "Thousands of students leave Broward elementary schools". Sun Sentinel.
  10. ^ Hollingsworth, Heather (13 August 2020). "Interest in homeschooling has 'exploded' amid pandemic". Telegraph - Herald. Dubuque, Iowa. p. D3. ProQuest 2433592792.
  11. ^ Burgess, Katherine (31 October 2013). "Fewer home-school families cite religion as their main motivation". The Salt Lake Tribune. ProQuest 1447313558.
  12. ^ Burgess, Katherine (27 November 2013). "Fewer homeschool parents cite faith as main motive". The Christian Century. Vol. 130, no. 24. Chicago. pp. 16–17. ProQuest 1459219303.
  13. ^ a b Vogel, Mike (Dec 2021). "AROUND THE STATE: Southeast". Florida Trend. Vol. 64, no. 9. St. Petersburg. pp. 42–43. ProQuest 2607329310.
  14. ^ "Fort Lauderdale company puts spelling, science games in thousands of schools".
  15. ^ "More Georgia families than ever are making the switch to homeschooling, data shows". 11Alive.com. March 8, 2022.
  16. ^ a b Cooper, Laura (15 February 2017). "VSS Backs Education Technology Company". WSJ.