Renaissance Learning
Renaissance Learning Inc. (RLI) is an educational software and hardware company headquartered in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, USA, with offices in Canada and the United Kingdom. The company is owned by private-equity firm Permira Funds, a UK-based firm.
The company creates educational software and hardware for K-12 schools and over 67,000 schools in the United States use its software. The company's software includes applications for reading, math, language acquisition, and early literacy. Most of the company's software products are daily task management or progress-monitoring tools for academic skills (e.g., math practice). Since the 2005 acquisition of AlphaSmart, the company has also provided hardware to assist with writing, scoring tests, and other educational tasks.
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