Archipelago Learning (ARCL)

Archipelago Learning, Inc. provides subscription-based software-as-a-service education products to customers in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. It offers standards-based instruction, practice, assessments, reporting, and productivity tools that support educators’ efforts to reach students and enhance their performance through Web-based platforms. The company’s product lines include Study Island, which offers products for math, reading, language arts, writing, science, and social studies, and helps students in Kindergarten through 12th grade master grade level academic standards in a fun and engaging manner; and EducationCity, which offers products for math, reading, language arts, and science for children between 3 and 12 years old. Its product lines also comprise Northstar Learning products that help students and teachers in general educational development exam preparation, developmental studies in college readiness, and allied health and PRAXIS teacher certification, as well as offer 10 online study guides that help college students master the fundamental skills required for success in Freshman and Sophomore level mathematics, science, and history courses; and ESL ReadingSmart and ReadingMate, which enable teachers to individualize instruction for non-native and native English speakers in reading and English language arts for students in grades 4-12. The company also distributes Reading Eggs product, an online early literacy program that supports core literacy teaching and helps students from ages three to eight to become proficient readers. It serves public and private schools, teachers, school principals, curriculum directors, superintendents, chief technology officers, headmasters, and other administrators, as well as consumers/parents. Archipelago Learning, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. As of May 17, 2012, Archipelago Learning, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of PLATO Learning, Inc.