 In 2004, Educate renamed the Sylvan Education Solutions division as Catapult Learning to distinguish the in-school unit from Sylvan’s retail unit, Sylvan Learning Centers.In 2008, the Catapult Learning division was sold to private investors, making Catapult Learning a private, independent company.In 2010, the firm began a series of acquisitions— including Literacy First (2011), Nonpublic Education Services, Inc. (NESI)(2012), Newton Alliance, LLC (2014), and Drop Back In Academy (2014) —and in 2015, the company merged with Specialized Education Services, Inc. (SESI).