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Carnegie Learning

Logo: Carnegie Learning, Inc., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Education software publisher

Carnegie Learning, Inc. is an artificial intelligence-driven K-12 education provider of services for math, literacy and ELA, world languages, and applied sciences, as well as high-dosage tutoring and professional learning. The Carnegie Learning headquarters is located in the Koppers Tower in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1994Founded1
  • Industrysoftware industry1
  • HeadquartersFrick Building1
  • Legal formBusiness Corporation3
  • LEI254900D1OCDBN2SP8P223
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressC/O CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY, 17110 Harrisburg, United States3
  • Registered withPennsylvania Department of State, 27771013

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Carnegie Learning, Inc. is an artificial intelligence-driven K-12 education provider of services for math, literacy and ELA, world languages, and applied sciences, as well as high-dosage tutoring and professional learning.2

The story

The company was founded on pioneering research in artificial intelligence (AI) and cognitive science by Dr. Steven Ritter, William S. Hadley, John R. Anderson, and Kenneth Koedinger, researchers in cognitive science, computer science, and education, in 1998 as a research project at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Carnegie Learning's initial focus was on developing intelligent tutoring systems for mathematics education, leveraging cognitive science and computer technology to provide personalized and adaptive learning experiences for students. Their work was influenced by research on cognitive psychology, AI and education.

Carnegie Learning was acquired by private equity firm CIP Capital in 2018, and is backed by over $90 million in funding from organizations that include the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Walton Family Foundation.

Over time, Carnegie Learning expanded its offerings to provide comprehensive math curricula for schools, blending traditional classroom instruction with technology-based resources and assessments. Its K-12 education portfolio expanded beyond math to include ELA, world languages, professional learning, and tutoring.

In October 2024, Carnegie Learning opened a Canadian headquarters in downtown St. John's, Newfoundland.

From Wikipedia’s article on Carnegie Learning, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Products and brands

Carnegie Learning's MATHia software was created by researchers from Carnegie Mellon University.

In 2020, Carnegie Learning added Fast ForWord, a reading and language software, to its portfolio.

Other products include:

Middle School and High School Math Solutions

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ClearMath Elementary

MATHia Adventure

MATHstream

Mirrors & Windows (ELA)

Clearfluency (ELA)

Bookshop Phonics (ELA)

¡Qué chévere! (Spanish)

En voz alta: Español para hispanohablantes (Spanish for Spanish speakers)

T’es branché? (French), Deutsch So Aktuell (German)

Zhēn Bàng! (Chinese)

Amici d'Italia (Italian)

Symtalk (Spanish and French)

Exploring (Spanish, French, German, Chinese, and Italian)

World Language Immersion (Spanish, French, and German)

From Wikipedia’s article on Carnegie Learning, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Acquisitions

On August 2, 2011, The Apollo Group announced its intent to acquire Carnegie Learning for $75 million. The Apollo Group also acquired related technology from Carnegie Mellon University for $21.5 million paid over a period of ten years. The transaction was completed in September 2011.

On November 06, 2015, the Apollo Education Group, Inc., signed an agreement for a group of Chicago-based investors with deep K-12 education experience to acquire Carnegie Learning, Inc.

New Mountain Learning, a publishing company owned by CIP, was merged into Carnegie Learning, following the latter's 2018 acquisition. New Mountain imprints include EMC, Paradigm, and JIST. In 2020, Kendall Hunt Publishing Company acquired Paradigm and JIST.

The company acquired MUSE Virtual, a K-12 online learning platform founded by Suzy Amis Cameron and James Cameron, in November 2022.

From Wikipedia’s article on Carnegie Learning, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Timeline

  1. 1994Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$20.1M 2008–2025
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2008–2025: $20.1M in all. Federal grants $2.4M; Federal contracts $17.7M.$0$2.5M$5M$7.5M$10M2008 · Federal contracts: $162.0K20082009 · Federal contracts: $141.4K2010 · Federal contracts: $51.7K20102011 · Federal contracts: $17.1K20122013 · Federal contracts: $1.4M20142015 · Federal contracts: $680.8K20162017 · Federal contracts: $485.1K2018 · Federal contracts: $488.1K20182019 · Federal contracts: $480.8K2020 · Federal contracts: $1.2M20202021 · Federal grants: $428.6K2021 · Federal contracts: $8.1M2022 · Federal grants: $859.0K2022 · Federal contracts: $142.3K20222023 · Federal grants: $477.3K2023 · Federal contracts: $10.0K2024 · Federal grants: $362.1K2024 · Federal contracts: $235.4K20242025 · Federal grants: $266.1K2025 · Federal contracts: $4.1M2025
Without federal contracts$2.4M 2021–2025
Without federal contractsWithout federal contracts, 2021–2025: $2.4M in all. Federal grants $2.4M.$0$250K$500K$750K$1M2021 · Federal grants: $428.6K20212022 · Federal grants: $859.0K20222023 · Federal grants: $477.3K20232024 · Federal grants: $362.1K20242025 · Federal grants: $266.1K2025
Figures by year
YearFederal grantsFederal contractsTotal
2025$266.1K$4.1M$4.4M
2024$362.1K$235.4K$597.5K
2023$477.3K$10.0K$487.2K
2022$859.0K$142.3K$1.0M
2021$428.6K$8.1M$8.5M
2020–$1.2M$1.2M
2019–$480.8K$480.8K
2018–$488.1K$488.1K
2017–$485.1K$485.1K
2015–$680.8K$680.8K
2013–$1.4M$1.4M
2011–$17.1K$17.1K
2010–$51.7K$51.7K
2009–$141.4K$141.4K
2008–$162.0K$162.0K

Federal awards

Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov6, by calendar year, 2008–2025, for its registration. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.

Largest grants

  1. Sep 1, 2021$2.0M from Department of Education: Education Research, Development And Dissemination7 To CARNEGIE LEARNING INC Award R305N210045
  2. Aug 1, 2022$393.6K from National Science Foundation: Computer And Information Science And Engineering8 To CARNEGIE LEARNING INC Award 2209823

Largest contracts

  1. Sep 13, 2021$4.1M from Department of Defense Education Activity: Middle school student resources9 To CARNEGIE LEARNING INC Award HE125421F0111
  2. Sep 13, 2021$3.3M from Department of Defense Education Activity: High school (aga) mathematics core curriculum and lab curriculum resources10 To CARNEGIE LEARNING INC Award HE125421F0113
  3. Sep 2, 2025$2.1M from Department of Defense Education Activity: Dodea requires digital resources for grade english language arts grade 6-8 that align to the common core state standards.11 To CARNEGIE LEARNING INC Award HE125425FE690
  4. Sep 3, 2025$2.0M from Department of Defense Education Activity: Digital resources including product training, virtual professional learning, and industry-standard technical support aligned to college care12 To CARNEGIE LEARNING INC Award HE125425FE691
  5. Jan 30, 2013$1.4M from Department of the Army: R&d for adl baa 12-001 personal assistance learning (pal)13 To CARNEGIE LEARNING INC Award W911QY13C0026

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