Achieve3000 , boasting services to almost three million students globally , has bought Seattle start - up Actively Learning and will retain its 22 employees . Founded in 2012 , the acquired company previously received grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and National Science Foundation . Actively Learn 's reading platform covers a range of subjects and related information , using tools and questions to further aid the learning process . Primarily for middle- and high - school students , it is already used in over 600 schools . It works on blended learning programs using online and in - person learning , and intends to use Actively Learn ’s platform to improve its own services .
Achieve3000, boasting reach to almost three million students globally, has bought Seattle start-up Actively Learn and will retain its 22 employees. Founded in 2012, the acquired company previously received grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and National Science Foundation. Actively Learn's reading platform covers a range of subjects and related information, using tools and questions to further aid the learning process. Primarily for middle- and high-school students, it is already used in over 600 schools. Achieve3000 works on blended learning programs using online and in-person instruction, and intends to incorporate Actively Learn’s platform to improve its own services.