Sophia purchases online math tutoring business

Online learning platform Sophia said it has purchased Guaranteach, an online math tutoring business.


Don Smithmier, CEO of Sophia.
Photo by Richard Sennott.

Sophia CEO Don Smithmier said in a statement the acquisition will make his company become “the web’s richest resource for free, credible math tutorials ranging from basic arithmetic to college algebra” for students and teachers.
“The result will be a powerful platform for differentiated instruction and blended learning,” Smithmier said.

Guaranteach has about 23,000 videos on math topics and has been used in more than 50 schools.
Visit Guaranteach at: http://www.guaranteach.com/

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Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune (blog)