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Tyton Partners Represented Pryor Learning in its Recapitalization with Trive Capital and Epic Partners

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Tyton Partners Represented Wiley in their Divestiture of Advancement Courses to Teaching Channel - With Learners Edge, a portfolio company of Quad-C Management

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Tyton Partners Represented Elentra in its Sale to Achieve Partners

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Tyton Partners’ Listening to Learners 2023 Reveals that While 70% of Students Value Representative Diversity Among Advisors, Only 30% of Institutions Report Scaled Implementation of this HR Practice

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Cutting-edge research identifies strategies to enhance student outcomes and create a sense of belonging in higher education. BOSTON, Sept. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Tyton Partners, a leading education advisory firm, in collaboration with Anthology, a leading provider of education solutions that support the entire learner lifecycle, and Turnitin, a leading supporter of academic integrity, […]

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Tyton Partners Represented LiteracyPro Systems in its Sale to Genius SIS a Portfolio Company of Leeds Equity Partners

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Tyton Partners Advised Meteor Learning in its Sale to Noodle

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Tyton Partners Represented Pryor Learning in its Recapitalization with Trive Capital and Epic Partners

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Tyton Partners’ Driving Toward a Degree 2023 Study Reveals a 60% Student Awareness Gap of Support Services in Higher Education

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Tyton Partners’ Driving Toward a Degree 2023 Study Reveals a 60% Student Awareness Gap of Support Services in Higher Education BOSTON, July 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Tyton Partners, a leading education advisory firm, in collaboration with Anthology, a leading provider of education solutions that support the entire learner lifecycle, jointly announced the release of […]

Driving Toward a Degree 2023: Awareness, Belonging, and Coordination

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Driving Toward a Degree 2023: Awareness, Belonging, and Coordination Tyton Partners’ 2023 Driving Toward a Degree research publication focuses on measuring what practices, policies and technology best support underserved racial/ethnic groups and students with financial need. This in-depth study delves into the critical aspects of student support services in higher education and highlights the need […]

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Tyton Partners Represented Wiley in their Divestiture of Advancement Courses to Teaching Channel - With Learners Edge, a portfolio company of Quad-C Management

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Tyton Partners Represented Elentra in its Sale to Achieve Partners

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  • Higher Ed
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Time for Class 2023 Study finds students are earlier adopters of generative AI tools than faculty...

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Time for Class 2023 Study finds students are earlier adopters of generative AI tools than faculty, and majority (69%) of learners prefer hybrid, blended or online course formats BOSTON, June 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Tyton Partners, the leading education advisory firm exclusively dedicated to the rapidly evolving Global Education Sector, has published the 2023 […]

Time for Class 2023: Bridging Student and Faculty Perspectives on Digital Learning

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Time for Class 2023: Bridging Student and Faculty Perspectives on Digital Learning Digital learning has become a prominent feature of modern education, with the potential to provide personalized instruction through technology-enhanced tools, communication, design, and support services in online, hybrid,  blended, and face-to-face learning environments. While digital learning tools can improve access and flexibility for […]

Peering Past the Hype: K-12 Teacher and Administrator Perspectives on AI in the Classroom

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Since ChatGPT’s launch in November, headlines have postulated about the potentially transformative and/or damaging implications of generative AI across sectors – particularly education. In this article, we’re going to give an overview of AI in K-12. While AI continues to be a divisive topic within the media and educational landscapes, on the ground, teachers continue […]

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Tyton Partners Represented IU Group in its Acquisition of the University of Fredericton

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From Cliff to Escalator: Why the 5-year Higher Ed Enrollment Outlook is Less Dire Than Some May Suggest

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“Looming Enrollment Cliff Poses Serious Threat to Colleges” … “Will Your College Survive the Demographic Cliff?” … “The incredible shrinking future of college” … While the impending “Demographic Cliff” — a decline in the number of traditionally college-aged people projected to impact the 2026 academic year and beyond — has been headline news in the […]

How the The ImPact is Creating Social and Environmental Change through Impact Investing

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An interview with Sam Bonsey, Co-founder and Executive Director of The ImPact, on creating social and environmental change through impact investing We continue our Voices of Impact series with Sam Bonsey, the Co-founder and Executive Director of The ImPact, a global community of families committed to creating measurable social and environmental impact through impact investing. […]

Decoding the Dear Colleague Letter – What’s a TPS?! | ASU+GSV 2023

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At the 2023 ASU+GSV Summit, Mike Goldstein joined a discussion on leading impact investors in EdTech. He was accompanied by Tyton Partners Managing Director Mike Goldstein, Cooley LLP Special Counsel Katherine Lee Carey, Phil Hill & Associates Partner Phil Hill, Mainstay CTO Toby Jackson, and moderated by Achieve Partners Managing Director Ryan Craig. On February 15, the U.S. Department of […]

430 Billion: The Global Tug of War for International Students

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At the 2023 ASU+GSV Summit, Nick Kind hosted a discussion on the global tug of war for international students. He was accompanied by The World Bank Principal Education Specialist, IFC Alejandro Caballero, FutureLearn Executive Chairman Joseph Johnson, and World Financial Services CEO & Executive Director Esther Benjamin. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of students traveling between countries to get […]

Dealing with the Demographic Cliff: Survival Strategies for Higher Ed

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At the 2023 ASU+GSV Summit, Gates Bryant hosted a discussion on survival strategies for higher education. He was accompanied by Common App President & CEO Jenny Rickard, IU Group N.V. CEO Sven Schuett, Spelman College Sr. Vice President for Enrollment Management Ingrid Hayes, University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) Chief Marketing Officer and SVP of Admissions Chuck Trierweiler, and […]

Maximizing Returns and Impact: Leading Impact Investors in Edtech

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At the 2023 ASU+GSV Summit, Andrea Mainelli hosted a discussion on leading impact investors in EdTech. She was accompanied by The Vistria Group Partner and Co-Head of Vistria PRG Jon Samuels, Reach Capital Partner James Kim, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Managing Partner for Ventures Vivian Wu, A-Street Co-Founder & Managing Director Marc Sternberg, and TPG – Rise Fund Partner John Rogers. […]

Has EdTech Really Changed Anything? Can EdTech Drive Results in a Brave New World?

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At the 2023 ASU+GSV Summit, Kristen Fox joined a discussion on leading impact investors in EdTech. She was accompanied by Amira Learning CEO & Co-Founder Mark Angel, Southern New Hampshire University President Paul Leblanc, Edmentum President & CEO Jamie Candee, Rochester Public Schools Superintendent of Schools Kent Pekel, Tyton Partner Managing Director Kristen Fox, and moderated by McKinsey & Company Partner Jake Bryant. Has EdTech lived […]

The "Exhausted Majority": Microschools and Parent Power in K-12

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At the 2023 ASU+GSV Summit, our Founder and Managing Partner, Adam Newman, hosted a discussion on on microschools and parent power in K-12 education. He was accompanied by Odyssey CEO & Founder Joseph Connor, The Oakland REACH CEO Lakisha Young, VELA Education Fund CEO Meredith Olson, Prenda Founder & CEO Kelly Smith, and Avalanche VC Managing Director Katelyn Donnelly. On the heels of the […]

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Tyton Partners Represented Fairmont Schools in its Sale to International Schools Partnership

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Tyton Partners Represented Tinkergarten in its Sale to Highlights for Children (Highlights)

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Tyton Partners Represented Akademos in its Sale to VitalSource (Francisco Partners)

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Tyton Partners Voices of Impact Webinar: Innovation for Worker Empowerment 2023

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The US has long lacked a comprehensive infrastructure for workforce training and placement. As a result, millions of workers have been left undertrained, underemployed, underpaid, and undervalued while businesses have faced both record profits and unfilled openings.   This dynamic has been brought into stark relief during the pandemic-driven Great Resignation, a movement of workers away […]

How Schmidt Futures is Innovating Philanthropic Funding for Scientific Advancement (Part 2)

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An Interview with Tom Kalil, Chief Innovation Officer at Schmidt Futures, on innovating philanthropic funding for scientific advancement (Part 2) Last month, we published the first of a two-part interview with Tom Kalil, covering his insights into potential innovations in education and workforce development. In Part II of our conversation, Tom dives into a novel […]

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Tyton Partners Represented Wiley in their Divestiture of Wiley Efficient Learning to UWorld

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David vs. Goliath: Shifting Dynamics in the Cert. & Licensure Testing Market

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The 3Ps – Pearson, Prometric, and PSI – have long dominated the certification & licensure testing market. Corporate and government certifiers (i.e., employers) have historically contracted with providers with extensive in-person testing center networks, offering what were mostly traditional multiple choice exams. Because of poor digital infrastructure, certifiers could not rely on broad and consistent […]

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Tyton Partners Represented School Specialty in their Divestiture of EPS School Specialty to Excolere Equity Partners

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Tyton Partners Expands Education Industry Coverage with the Elevation of Dan Clary to Managing Director in the Investment Banking Practice

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Tyton Partners is pleased to announce the promotion of Dan Clary to Managing Director in the firm’s investment banking practice. In his new role, Dan will lead, source, and execute both sell-side and buy-side transactions across the global knowledge ecosystem with a focus on software and tech-enabled models serving higher education, corporate training and test prep, […]

Higher Education in 2023 – The Key Issues Shaping the Year Ahead

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As we enter 2023, our higher education consulting team is sharing thoughts on the year ahead across the sector. Institutions and the organizations that serve them continue to navigate dynamics including: These create urgency around institutional business model innovation, increased demand for partnerships and affiliation to address scale challenges and access expertise, and continued adoption of digital […]

Training Industry: 4 Reasons Why Prioritizing Personalized Employee Skill Building Boosts Retention

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Article originally published on trainingindustry.com. Following years of an overheated labor market, organizations are as focused as ever on reducing costly attrition. The challenge is knowing where to focus efforts to have the biggest impact. It’s often easiest to concentrate talent management initiatives on blanket retention strategies like employee surveys or improved compensation and benefit […]

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Tyton Partners Represented Zovio in Their Sale of Full Stack Academy to Simplilearn (Blackstone)

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Tyton Partners Represented Cicero Group in their Sale of Ed Direction to MGT Consulting

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Tyton Partners Represented Amber Book in its Sale to Career Certified (Waud Capital Partners)

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Tyton Partners Represented SchoolKidz in its Sale to School Specialty

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Avoiding the Trap of Too Little Too Late

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The challenges facing higher education are well understood: a demographic cliff of traditional-aged applicants, a declining proportion of full-pay families, and a growing skepticism of the value of (ever-more) expensive post-secondary degrees with resulting student consumerism. Add to this rapidly rising technological complexity, deferred maintenance on deteriorating physical assets, escalating administrative costs associated with student […]

The Wisdom of Crowds: Four Education Investing Trends that are Thriving

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There were fewer headline-grabbing deals announced in September, though the $121M transfer of Softbank’s stake in Kahoot! to General Atlantic was notable. While the transaction might say more about Softbank than Kahoot!, it does underscore the staying power of edtech that another large, global venture investor is entering the sector in such a meaningful manner. We are also pleased to highlight […]

Choose To Learn 2022: More than 50% of Parents Say It’s Time for a More Student-Centric Approach to our K-12 Education System

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BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, October 26, 2022 – Today, Tyton Partners, in collaboration with the Walton Family Foundation and Stand Together Trust, released a new report, Choose to Learn 2022, that looks at data collected from more than 3,000 K-12 parents and more than 150 K-12 suppliers across all 50 states in the United States. The report […]

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Tyton Partners represented FF Ventures in its Sale of Edufficient to PX.com

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School Disrupted: Investigating K-12 District Public School Enrollment Trends

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With support from Stand Together Trust and the Walton Family Foundation, we published School Disrupted 2022, the second iteration in our ongoing series focused on K-12 enrollment trends. School Disrupted, a three-part publication, details how families are making post-pandemic educational decisions for their children and the impact on school enrollment patterns and parents’ future aspirations. This month, we recap […]

Retooling the Relationship Between Workers and Employers: Transformative Models in the Future of Work

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This panel features Andrea Mainelli (Tyton Partners), Beth Cobert (Markle Foundation), Yigal Kerzenbaum (ETF@JFFLabs), and Leila Makarechi (Merit America). We discuss the relevant insights about: How the public/private partnership are driving change in the future of work The challenges they’re facing in collaborating to drive scale How they are tackling some of the toughest issues […]

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Tyton Partners Represented Linkage, a portfolio company of Renovus Capital Partners in its sale to The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)

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School Disrupted Part 2: Multi-site Schooling as a Bridge Between Traditional and Student-Centric Learning

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This year, Tyton is publishing School Disrupted 2022 in collaboration with Stand Together Trust and the Walton Family Foundation. In this report, we have extended our work from School Disrupted 2021 to explore how families continue to navigate traditional and alternative school models. Drawing on two surveys of more than 6,000 K-12 parents, School Disrupted […]

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Tyton Partners Represented ChildCare Education Institute in its sale to StraighterLine (BV Investment Partners)

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School Disrupted 2022 Study Finds District Public School Enrollment Has Dropped Nearly 10% 

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Tyton Partners launches a new report series in partnership with Stand Together Trust and the Walton Family Foundation on how the COVID-19 pandemic has continued to disrupt K-12 enrollment trends. BOSTON, September 20, 2022 Tyton Partners, the leading global investment banking and strategy consulting firm exclusively dedicated to the rapidly evolving Global Education Sector, has […]

Unlocking Employee Retention: Leveraging Skill Building to Promote Internal Mobility

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In June, we shared a strategic response to upskilling and reskilling in today’s uncertain labor market. To expand on this topic, below we explore why reskilling and upskilling are important tools for addressing employee retention.  Organizational rationale for prioritizing skill building typically focuses on preparing employees for the “future of work”. Trends like automation and digitization […]

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Tyton Partners Represented Finetune in its sale to Prometric

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Tyton Partners Represented Brany in its acquisition of Tech Software

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Tyton Partners Represented Strategic Planning Online (SPOL) in its Sale to Cordance

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Tyton Partners Represented FEV Tutor in its Sale to Alpine Investors

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7000+ Faculty & Administrators Share Their Views on Equity Gaps and Opportunities

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Today, we published three reports which highlight how the higher education system misses the mark for students, especially those from historically under-represented groups and those with financial needs. Especially for Black, Latino, and Indigenous students and students with financial needs, the college experience continues to be a challenging one. Thanks to the participation of 7,400 […]

Reports: Nationwide, Large-Scale Studies Find New Evidence on How Schools Are Closing Outcome Gaps

Press Releases

Tyton Partners publishes three reports highlighting how higher education institutions struggle to support students in the post-pandemic era and what is working to close equity gaps.1 2 BOSTON, July 12, 2022 Tyton Partners has released the annual updates of Driving Toward a Degree, Hitting Their Stride, and Time for Class, highlighting how the higher education […]

Hitting Their Stride: Building Momentum Through High-Quality Implementation and a Commitment to Change

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The developmental education reform movement is at a crossroads. While significant shifts in institutional and state policy have worked to dismantle the prior problematic approaches to developmental education, aggregate survey data from the past three years shows little change in self-reported awareness and adoption of key elements of the reform movement. Additionally, the fallout from […]

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Tyton Partners Represented California Southern University in its Sale to Perdoceo Education Corporation

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Tyton Partners Represented Northlane Capital Partners in its Investment in Infobase

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Tyton Partners Represented CORE Higher Education Group in Securing its Significant Growth Equity investment from The Riverside Company

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Tyton Partners Represented Curiosity Media in its Sale to IXL Learning

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Tyton Partners Represented PeopleGrove in Securing its Significant Growth Equity Investment from The Riverside Company

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Supplier Benchmarking Toolkit: A supplemental resource to Improving Instructional Resources to Enhance the Teacher Experience

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There is a crisis in U.S. schools: Teachers, the most important ingredient in a child’s learning,1 are demoralized. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, one in six K-12 teachers reported that they were likely to leave the profession. During the pandemic, this number increased to one in four.2 There are many avenues to better support and […]

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Tyton Partners Represented Fielding Graduate University in its Affiliation with Rowan Global, a subsidiary of Rowan University

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Tyton Partners Represented HCI in its Sale to Simplify Compliance, a Leeds Equity Partners Portfolio Company

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Tyton Partners Represented Graduate School USA in its Sale to American Public Education, Inc

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Tyton Partners Represented Treehouse in its Sale to Xenon Partners

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Tyton Partners Represented 95 Percent Group in Securing its Significant Investment from Leeds Equity

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Survey: Parent Awareness and Economic Barriers Shaping the Future of Supplemental Learning Pods

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Final report in Tyton Partners’ three-part series investigating the scale and scope of alternative education models concludes with an optimistic view of the future of SLPs As schools strive to achieve a “new normal” following the 2020-2021 academic school year conducted primarily remotely, the continued adoption of supplemental learning pods (SLPs) is impacted by whether […]

Amazon to Use Free College as a Recruiting Tool

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A higher education state system administrator recently told us that employer partnerships are like flossing: valuable sure, but tedious and sometimes painful, and not nearly as prevalent as often claimed. Yet from Starbucks to Walmart to Amazon they are an increasingly prominent part of the higher education landscape and public institutions in particular given their broad missions must reckon with how they will serve and support this new class of student and new category of sponsor. Not unlike […]

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Tyton Partners Represented MIND Research Institute in Securing Financing for ST Math From Francisco Partners

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Tyton Partners Represented Sylvan Learning in its Acquisition by Franchise Group, Inc.

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Tyton Partners Represented the University of Massachusetts in its Acquisition of Brandman University

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Tyton Partners Represented TakeLessons in its Sale to Microsoft

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Tyton Partners Widens Education Industry Coverage with the Elevation of Chris Liedel to Managing Director in the Investment Banking Practice

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With extensive experience in the media, education, and non-profit sectors, Chris Liedel has spent the past 25 years driving growth and social impact initiatives for organizations including National Geographic, The Smithsonian, and the Olympic and Paralympic movements. Today, Tyton Partners announces that current firm Vice Chairman Liedel will expand his role at Tyton Partners to […]

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Tyton Partners Represented Product School in Securing its Growth Equity Investment from Leeds Illuminate

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Tyton Partners Announces 2021 Deal Highlights and Predictions for Second Half of the Year

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2021 Transformational SaaS and Technology Transactions   2021 Tech-Enabled Services Transactions With global investors racing to deploy billions of dollars across the edtech ecosystem, Tyton Partners continues to be a trusted advisor to many of the preeminent investors, executives, and entrepreneurs navigating a dynamic capital markets environment that is outpacing previous fundraising records. We are […]

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Tyton Partners Represented DigitalEd in Securing its Growth Equity Investment from PSG

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Tyton Partners Investment Banking Practice Completes Record First Half of 2021

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With global investors racing to deploy billions of dollars across the edtech ecosystem, Tyton Partners continues to be a trusted advisor to many of the pre-eminent investors, executives, and entrepreneurs navigating a dynamic capital markets environment that is outpacing previous fundraising records. During the first half of the year, the Tyton Partners Investment Banking team […]

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Tyton Partners Represented ArtistWorks in its Sale to TrueFire Studios, a Portfolio Company of Growth Catalyst Partners

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Tyton Partners Represented Philanthropy University in its Merger with OneValley

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Tyton Partners Represented Mentoring Minds in its Sale to Curriculum Associates

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Closing the Perception to Practice Gap Can Improve Equity Across Student Lifecycle

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A family of reports from Tyton Partners examine how academic institutions can implement practices that increase equitable outcomes in higher education Tyton Partners has released the annual updates of Hitting their Stride, Time for Class, and Driving Toward a Degree which collectively examine the evolving gap existing between the perception and practice of equity¹ across […]

Driving Toward a Degree 2021: Caseload, Coordination, Student Engagement, and Equity

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Driving Toward a Degree is a research collaborative for increasing student success across the higher education landscape. Since 2016, data has been collected and analyzed via longitudinal primary research to understand the state of institutional practices and technology adoption that facilitate holistic student support. The goal is to offer insights to help institutions evolve their […]

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Tyton Partners Represented LitCharts in its Sale to Course Hero

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Tyton Partners Advised eScholar in its Sale to Harris

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And One Platform to Rule Them All

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As the U.S. collectively emerges from the pandemic, we see no slowdown in enthusiasm for EdTech among investors. The pace and size of deals across all dimensions of the education market continues to grow. And the enthusiasm seems well-warranted. K-12 and post-secondary institutions find themselves with new federal funds to deploy and corporations are as eager as ever to upskill, reskill or simply retain talent through sponsored training.

After COVID-19: Driving Academic Transformation Through Public-Private Partnerships

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Just over a year ago, in a matter of a few weeks nearly every American college and university transformed from primarily face-to-face to remote learning.  The result, with little thought for the transformative effect, has been the creation of thousands of public-private partnerships, arraying proprietary platforms and private capital (Zoom has a market cap of $100-billion) into […]

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Tyton Partners Advised Othot in its Sale to Liaison International

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Tyton Partners Advised Galileo Learning on its Recapitalization by Avathon Capital

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Tyton Partners Advised ProctorExam on its Sale to Turnitin

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Tyton Partners Advised Steve & Kate's Camp on its Sale to Bright Horizons

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Tyton Partners Releases Largest National Study on Student Success and Funds Fellow at the NACADA Center for Research

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  PRESS RELEASES |FEB 18, 2019   Source: Press Release BOSTON, MA (Feb 18, 2019) – Tyton Partners has released Driving Toward a Degree 2019, the largest longitudinal nation-wide study that measures the adoption and impact of various structures, processes, practices, and technologies related to student success in higher education.  The two-part study includes survey responses […]

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Tyton Partners Acted as Exclusive Financial Advisor to ECS Learning Systems in its Recapitalization by AAVIN

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Tyton Partners Acted as Exclusive Financial Advisor to SolidProfessor in its Strategic Partnership with Hawk Ridge Systems

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Tyton Partners Represented Helix Education in its Sale to Ruffalo Noel Levitz, a Portfolio Company of Summit Partners

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Time for Class COVID-19 Edition Part 3: The Impact of 2020 on Introductory Faculty and Their Students

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This past fall, higher education faculty across the country, after having worked throughout the summer to rebuild and redesign courses, showed up to “keep teaching” for their students, primarily in hybrid, highly-flexible and online courses. As we close in on the one-year mark of the pandemic, 852 faculty teaching introductory courses are calling for urgent […]

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Tyton Partners Advised TeachTown on Securing its Growth Investment by Bain Capital Double Impact

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Tyton Partners Represented TalentSprint in its Majority Recapitalization by NSE Academy, a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the National Stock Exchange of India Limited

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Making the Grade: Professional Learning to Support our Educators During Remote Learning

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The first day of school looked starkly different this year for teachers and students nationwide. As districts continue to face uncertainty around how and where learning will happen, teachers are doing their best to engage students and deliver high-quality educational experiences. As teachers are stretched ever further by rising expectations, all stakeholders, from parents to […]

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Tyton Partners Advised DevelopIntelligence on its Sale to Pluralsight

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Churchill Capital Corp II has Acquired Skillsoft and Global Knowledge

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  • Human Capital Management
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Tyton Partners Launches Center for Higher Education Transformation

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BOSTON, MA (September 23, 2020) – Colleges and universities are experiencing never-before-seen levels of change, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Higher education institutions of all types and sizes face a barrage of pressures to improve outcomes and sustainability despite a declining and evolving student population. Tyton Partners has launched its Center for Higher Education Transformation […]

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Tyton Partners Represented Cappex in its Sale to EAB, a Portfolio Company of Vista Equity Partners

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Tyton Partners Represented LearningMate in its Sale to SPi Global, a Portfolio Company of Partners Group

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  • Higher Ed
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  • K-12
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Tyton Partners Represented Carrick Capital Partners in its Acquisition of Flatiron School, a WeWork Company

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Tyton Partners Represented Carrick Capital Partners in its acquisition of Flatiron School, a WeWork Company

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SAN FRANCISCO and NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., June 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Carrick Capital Partners (“Carrick”), an investment firm focused on software and software-enabled businesses, today announced that it is acquiring Flatiron School, one of the country’s leading technical bootcamps from WeWork. Flatiron School graduates its students with highly in-demand skills in software engineering, data science, UX/UI design, and cybersecurity. Flatiron […]

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Tyton Partners represented HelioCampus in its sale to Pamlico Capital

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Tyton Partners represented HelioCampus in its sale to Pamlico Capital

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Tyton Partners acted as exclusive financial advisor to HelioCampus in its sale to Pamlico Capital. HelioCampus is a first-to-market business performance analytics tech enabled services platform for colleges and universities. Founded in 2015, HelioCampus’ technology platform consolidates, organizes, and manages an institution’s data as HelioCampus’ data scientists partner with customers to develop solutions for their most pressing […]

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Tyton Partners represented Accelify Solutions on its Sale to Frontline Education

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Tyton Partners represented Accelify Solutions on its Sale to Frontline Education

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MALVERN, Pa., Oct. 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ Tyton Partners acted as exclusive advisor to Accelify Solutions, LLC  (“Accelify”), in its sale to Frontline Education (“Frontline”). Accelify is a leading SaaS provider of special education management systems that are designed to help school districts strengthen special education (“SPED”) operations and compliance and maximize Medicaid reimbursement. The company’s suite of […]

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Tyton Partners represented Cloud Academy on its Sale to QA

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Tyton Partners Releases Time for Class Toolkit to Guide Higher Education Professionals in the Expansion of High Quality Digital Learning

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Source: Press Release BOSTON, MA (May 21, 2019) – Tyton Partners has released the Time for Class Toolkit, a set of research-based briefs designed to support institutional dialogue, decision-making and action around instructional practices and digital learning tools, especially adaptive courseware. The kit was built using data from Time for Class, a national longitudinal survey […]

Tyton Partners represented Fullstack Academy in its sale to Zovio

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SAN DIEGO, March 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ Tyton Partners acted as exclusive financial advisor to Fullstack Academy in its sale to Zovio. Fullstack Academy’s coding bootcamps train students across the country in on-campus and remote programs.  Through its own campuses, online, and through university partnerships, graduates of Fullstack programs are trained to succeed in an environment of increasing […]

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Tyton Partners represented TE21, Inc. in its sale to Certica Solutions

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Tyton Partners represented TE21, Inc. in its sale to Certica Solutions

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WAKEFIELD, Mass., April 11, 2019 Tyton Partners acted as exclusive financial advisor to TE21, Inc. in its sale to Certica Solutions. TE21, Inc. is an award-winning education company that offers mission critical solutions to meet the needs of K-12 schools and districts. TE21 provides benchmark assessments, item bank, intervention solutions, professional development, and education improvement […]

Appointment of Senior Research Fellow to Support Driving Toward a Degree and the NACADA Center for Research

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Source: Press Release BOSTON, MA (April 2, 2019) – Tyton Partners and NACADA: The Global Community for Academic Advising (NACADA) – proudly announce the appointment of Dr. Lydia Kyei-Blankson as Senior Research Fellow at the NACADA Center for Research at Kansas State University (KSU). Dr. Kyei-Blankson, is the Associate Professor of Educational Administration and Foundations […]

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Tyton Partners represented Fullstack Academy in its sale to Zovio

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Driving Toward a Degree 2019: The Evolution of Student Supports in Higher Education

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This report follows Tyton Partners’ 2015 two-part series Driving Toward a Degree: The Evolution of Planning and Advising in Higher Education, the 2016 publication Driving Toward a Degree: Establishing a Baseline on Integrated Approaches to Planning and Advising, and the 2017 publication Driving Toward a Degree: The Evolution of Academic Advising in Higher Education. 2019’s publication titled, Driving Toward […]

Sector Deal Dynamics - March 2019

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February education transactions underscore traditional university’s desire for comprehensive solutions, suggesting further consolidation of the technology-based services landscape. Meanwhile, Private Equity demonstrates continued interest in subscription-based administrative software. Rapid change in the employment market continues to drive deal counts and grow ties between education offerings and employment services. We hope these observations provide insights into […]

Tyton Partners Releases Largest National Study on Student Success and Funds Fellow at the NACADA Center for Research

Press Releases

Source: Press Release BOSTON, MA (Feb 19, 2019) – Tyton Partners has released Driving Toward a Degree 2019, the largest longitudinal nation-wide study that measures the adoption and impact of various structures, processes, practices, and technologies related to student success in higher education.  The two-part study includes survey responses from 3,300 institutional stakeholders from nearly 1,300 […]

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Tyton Partners represented Wiley in its acquisition of Learning House

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Tyton Partners represented Wiley in its acquisition of Learning House

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Hoboken, NJ (November 1, 2018) Tyton Partners acted as exclusive financial advisor to Wiley in it’s acquisition of  Learning House. Read the press release here. About Wiley Wiley is a global leader in research and education. Our online scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly journals, and our digital learning, assessment, certification and student-lifecycle services and solutions help universities, […]

Updated Courseware in Context (CWiC) Framework Launches with New Guide to Courseware Adoption and Refined Accessibility Attributes and Quality Indicators

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BOSTON, MA (Sep 19, 2018) – An update to the Courseware in Context (CWiC) Framework was released today. The CWiC Framework is an open, field-owned suite of resources designed to help postsecondary decision makers make informed selections of digital courseware products, and support effective adoption and implementation of these solutions. It was developed and initially […]

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Tyton Partners represented Carnegie Learning in its merger with New Mountain Learning, a portfolio company of CIP Capital

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Tyton Partners represented Carnegie Learning in its merger with New Mountain Learning, a portfolio company of CIP Capital

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2018 Carnegie Learning has merged with New Mountain Learning, a portfolio company of CIP Capital CIP Capital today officially announced that it has completed an investment in Carnegie Learning, a leading provider of innovative, research-proven math products and services, and will be merging it with recently acquired New Mountain Learning (NML), a leading […]

Tyton Partners represented Hack Reactor in its sale to Galvanize

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DENVER, July 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ Tyton Partners acted as exclusive financial advisor to Hack Reactor in its sale to Galvanize. Hack Reactor is an immersive full-stack development program that teaches students software engineering at our campuses in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Austin, New York City, and through our Remote campus. Students master advanced HTML and CSS, front-end JavaScript frameworks like Backbone […]

Has sold

to a unit of

Apollo Education Group’s sale of College for Financial Planning to Kaplan

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Tyton Partners represented Digital Measures in its sale to Watermark

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Tyton Partners represented Hack Reactor in its sale to Galvanize

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Tyton Partners represented Castle Worldwide in its sale to Scantron

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Tyton Partners represented Pathgather in its sale to Degreed

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Tyton Partners represented Castle Worldwide in its sale to Scantron

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JUNE 20, 2018 EAGAN, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE) Tyton Partners acted as exclusive financial advisor to Castle Worldwide in its sale to Scantron. Castle is an accomplished, widely respected, full-service certification and licensure testing company. It has over 30 years-experience and leadership in the science of psychometrics, licensure and certification test development, and internet-based test delivery. Castle’s […]

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Tyton Partners represented TCV in its acquisition of a majority interest in Watermark

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Tyton Partners represented Carnegie Learning in its capital raise from the Smithsonian

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has acquired

Tyton Partners represented Excelligence in its acquisition of Steve Spangler Science

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Tyton Partners represented Firecracker in its sale to Wolters Kluwer

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Educational Supplier Really Good Stuff Acquires Steve Spangler Science

Press Releases

MONTEREY, Calif., April 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Really Good Stuff, LLC, a subsidiary of Excelligence Learning Corporation, the Monterey, California-based leading provider of educational tools and solutions to early childhood and elementary teachers and parents, announced its acquisition of Steve Spangler Science, the Denver-based creator and marketer of innovative STEM-based products and learning experiences that introduce young minds to future […]

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Tyton Partners represented ECS Learning Systems’ in its sale to Asteria Education

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Carnegie Learning Announces Strategic Alliance with Smithsonian

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PITTSBURGH–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Carnegie Learning, Inc., a research-proven leader of mathematics technology, curriculum and services, has announced a strategic alliance with the Smithsonian Institution. The Smithsonian has long been a leading developer of research-based science and engineering curriculum through its Smithsonian Science Education Center, which was established in 1985 to help transform the teaching and learning of […]

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Tyton Partners represented Motion Math in its sale to Curriculum Associates

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Tyton Partners represented Motion Math in its sale to Curriculum Associates

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NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., Nov. 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ Tyton Partners acted as a financial advisor to Motion Math in its sale to Curriculum Associates. The deal will enhance Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready program by enriching student experience in developing critical math skills. Motion Math engages students with visual math games that promote a growth mindset through feedback and coaching, challenging and […]

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Tyton Partners represented WhiteBox Learning in its sale to Flinn Scientific

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Tyton Partners represented WhiteBox Learning in its sale to Flinn Scientific

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Batavia, IL, October 24, 2017 – Tyton Partners represented WhiteBox Learning in its sale to Flinn Scientific Tyton Partners acted as exclusive financial advisor to WhiteBox Learning LLC (“WhiteBox”) in its sale to Flinn Scientific. WhiteBox is a leading SaaS provider of a comprehensive activity-based learning system that offers science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) […]

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Tyton Partners Co-Advised DMGT’s Hobsons in the Sale of Hobsons Solutions to QS Quacquarelli Symonds

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Tyton Partners Launches Largest National Study on Academic Advising and Student Success, Driving Toward a Degree 2017

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Source: Press Release BOSTON, MA (Oct 12, 2017) – Tyton Partners has released Driving Toward a Degree 2017, the latest report in a series that measures the extent and impact of various practices and products related to academic advising across higher education institutions nationwide.  The two-part study includes survey responses from 2,200 institutional stakeholders from […]

Tyton Partners Co-Advised DMGT’s Hobsons in the Sale of Select Product Lines to Campus Management Corp.

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Source: Press release (PR NEWSWIRE Sep 28, 2017) -Tyton Partners (www.tytonpartners.com) acted as co-advisor to DMGT Hobsons, Inc., in the sale of product lines Radius, AppReview, ApplyYourself, Connect, and Retain to Campus Management Corp., a Leeds Equity Partners portfolio company.  These solutions are used globally by more than 700 higher education institutions.  JEGI (www.jegi.com), was […]

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Tyton Partners Co-Advised DMGT’s Hobsons in the Sale of Select Product Lines to Campus Management Corp.

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Tyton Partners Co-Advised DMGT’s Hobsons in the Sale of Select Product Lines to Campus Management Corp.

Press Releases

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017 Tyton Partners acted as co-advisor to DMGT Hobsons, Inc., in the sale of product lines Radius, AppReview, ApplyYourself, Connect, and Retain to Campus Management Corp., a Leeds Equity Partners portfolio company.  These solutions are used globally by more than 700 higher education institutions.  JEGI (www.jegi.com), was lead advisor to DMGT’s Hobsons, Inc. […]

Innovative Employment Technology Fund Launches and Announces Initial Investments

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Source: Press Release CHICAGO, IL (September 26, 2017) –The Joyce Foundation, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation, and the Walmart Foundation capitalize the Employment Technology Fund The Employment Technology Fund (“ETF”), an innovative impact investing initiative of the New Venture Fund, and made possible with funding from these leading foundations—The Joyce Foundation, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, […]

Updated Courseware in Context (CWiC) Framework Launches with Improved Features and Usability

Press Releases

BOSTON, MA (Sep 21, 2017) – An update to the Courseware in Context (CWiC) Framework was released today. The CWiC Framework is an open, field-owned suite of resources designed to help postsecondary decision-makers make informed selections of digital courseware products, and support effective adoption and implementation of these solutions. It was developed and initially released […]

Barriers to Digital Learning? Time and Training More Than Resistance

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Source: Inside Higher Ed. June 2017 Colleges’ ambitions for technology-enabled instruction have outstripped actual use, more because of practical impediments than philosophical ones, analysis suggests. Professors’ views about the role of technology in learning are easy to caricature.Some faculty members cling to their yellowed lecture notes and reject new technology-enabled approaches because they believe what they’re doing […]

Alternative Pathways: Are They Set Up for Success?

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The Bottom Line A rapidly expanding collection of companies and organizations are operating and launching Alternative Pathways programs to accelerate individuals’ economic and employment mobility. While drawing on elements of more traditional education-to-employment programs, Alternative Pathways programs (APPs) explicitly prepare participants for validated, in-demand workforce opportunities, often in a much shorter timeframe, and sometimes at a […]

Path to Employment: Maximizing the Impact of Alternative Pathways Programs

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A two-part publication highlighting how alternative pathways programs can accelerate employment prospects for low-income adults In the latter half of 2016, Tyton Partners conducted national research on behalf of The James Irvine Foundation regarding innovative education-to-employment opportunities for low-income adults. The goal of this initiative was to better understand the emerging ecosystem of Alternative Pathways […]

Tyton Partners represented InsideTrack in its sale to Strada Education Network

Press Releases

Source: Press Release INDIANAPOLIS, IN–(Marketwired – May 08, 2017) – Strada Education Network℠, an innovative new nonprofit dedicated to improving students’ college success and connecting them to rewarding careers, announced today that InsideTrack®, the leading provider of student success coaching, will join its growing network of mission-driven companies. “InsideTrack’s proven student coaching solutions expand our network’s […]

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Tyton Partners represented InsideTrack in its sale to Strada Education Network

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Francisco Partners Acquires myON, a Business Unit of Capstone

Press Releases

Source: Press Release (Minneapolis, MN) February 21, 2017 — Capstone, a leading publisher of children’s books and digital reading products and services, announced today that Francisco Partners, a leading technology investment firm, has acquired myON. In conjunction with the transaction, Francisco Partners plans to make a significant growth investment in myON. Since launching in 2011, myON has […]

Excelligence Learning Acquires ChildCare Education Institute

Press Releases

Source: Press Release MONTEREY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Excelligence Learning Corporation, a leading provider of educational tools and solutions to early childhood and elementary school teachers and parents, has acquired ChildCare Education Institute (CCEI). CCEI, headquartered in Duluth, Ga., is a leading provider of online professional development and data systems for the early child care and education market. […]

Excelligence Learning Acquires Frog Street Press

Press Releases

Source: PRESS RELEASE- MONTEREY, Calif., April 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Excelligence Learning Corporation, a leading provider of educational tools and solutions to early childhood and elementary school teachers and parents, has acquired Frog Street Press, Inc.  Frog Street, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is a leading provider of comprehensive early childhood education solutions for children of ages 0 – 5 years to […]

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has acquired

Tyton Partners represented Excelligence in its acquisition of Frog Street

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Tyton Partners represented ProExam in its recapitalization with ACT

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  • K-12
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A Portfolio Company of

has acquired

Tyton Partners represented Excelligence in its acquisition of Childcare Education Institute

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  • Early Childhood
  • K-12
  • Digital Media & Content

Has acquired

Tyton Partners represented Francisco Partners in its acquisition of myOn, a business unit of Capstone

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  • K-12
  • SaaS

Market Update- Q1 2017 Skills Training Bootcamp

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BOOTCAMPS ATTRACTING INVESTORS AND STRATEGIC ACQUIRERS Skills training bootcamps have seen explosive growth, driven by compelling employment outcomes and a high student return-on-investment. The success of this innovative model has drawn the interest of capital providers, strategic acquirers, private lenders, and the Department of Education. We expect continued growth, but also anticipate the competitive landscape […]

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to become

Tyton Partners Advises Hobsons, Inc. on the spin-off of Hobsons EMS, which has merged with Barker Educational Services Team (BEST) to become Knowlura

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Courseware in Context (CWiC) Framework Officially Launches With Expanded Feature Set

Press Releases

BOSTON, MA–(Marketwired – Oct 11, 2016) – Today marks the official launch of the Courseware in Context (CWiC) Framework, a research-based resource to help postsecondary decision-makers navigate the digital courseware market and effectively adopt and implement courseware solutions. The Framework, developed through a collaboration between the Online Learning Consortium (“OLC”) and Tyton Partners, with contributions from […]

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Cengage Acquires WebAssign, Strengthening Market Position in Science, Technology and Math

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  • SaaS

Has been acquired by

Tyton Partners Advises Six Red Marbles on Acquisition by Jouve to Expand Customer Capabilities in the Education Market

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  • K-12
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Jouve Expands Customer Capabilities in the Education Market with Acquisition of Six Red Marbles

Press Releases

Source: Press Release PARIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jouve, a provider of cross-media solutions for designing, enriching, and distributing content, today announced the acquisition of Six Red Marbles, LLC, a Boston-based agency specializing in Learning Experience Design for markets that include education, publishing, and knowledge-driven enterprises. Jouve Chairman and CEO Geoffrey Godet noted that “the purchase of Six Red […]

Cengage Acquires WebAssign, Strengthening Market Position in Science, Technology and Math

Press Releases

Source: BOSTON and RALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Cengage, an education and technology company, today announced the acquisition of WebAssign, a leading provider of digital learning solutions for higher education. The acquisition strengthens Cengage’s position as a market leader in science, technology and math offering three unique platforms for faculty and institutions. BOSTON […]

Scale-Ups Over Start-Ups: Tyton Partners Announces 2016 Growth50 Companies

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Source: Press Release Company Recognizes Top 50 Growth-Stage Companies in the Education Sector Achieving Impact at Scale BOSTON, MA–(Marketwired – Sep 7, 2016) –  Tyton Partners, the leading provider of investment banking and strategy consulting services to the global knowledge sector, today released their annual Tyton Growth50 list, which recognizes the top 50 organizations achieving impact […]

Lots of Talk, Little Action for Academic Advising and Planning Technology

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Source: Edsurge The latest Tyton research focuses on how higher-ed institutions are using advising and planning technology. With support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and in collaboration with National Association of Student Personnel Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA), National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC), and the Global Community on Academic Advising (NACADA), […]

New Research from Tyton Partners Highlights Imperative of Higher Education Planning and Advising Reform

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Source:  Press Release As postsecondary student retention and completion rates in the US fail to improve at expected rates, there has been an increased focus on advising and specifically an approach called integrated planning and advising for student success (iPASS). Tyton Partners and the Babson Survey Research Group collaborated with The Global Community for Academic […]

Catching Up With the Class of 2015: Q&A with BloomBoard CEO Jason Lange

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Tyton Partners has officially launched the second annual Tyton Growth50, an annual recognition of dynamic growth-stage companies across all markets in the education sector. In a space enamored with new, the Tyton Growth50 celebrates sustainability. The list recognizes the top 50 organizations achieving impact at scale through a combination of strong financial performance, market penetration, […]

Learning to Adapt 2.0: The Evolution of Adaptive Learning in Higher Education

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Over the past four years, adaptive learning has gone from an ill-defined concept in postsecondary education to an important category of teaching and learning technology. Definitions of adaptive learning have been proposed and rejected, with the term often dismissed as “marketing-speak” among skeptical buyers. Despite the confusion surrounding this technology, a promising road lies ahead […]

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a subsidiary of

Tyton Partners represented Carnegie Learning in its sale to a Private Investor Group

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  • K-12
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Has acquired

Tyton Partners represented Pathbrite in its sale to Cengage Learning

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  • Higher Ed
  • SaaS

Has made an investment in

Tyton Partners represented Apollo Education Group in its investment in The Iron Yard

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L'adaptive learning, la révolution qui vient

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Hachette Livre a signé le 10 septembre 2015 un partenariat avec Knewton, la start-up new-yorkaise en pointe aux États-Unis sur l’adaptive learning. Outre-Atlantique, ce nouveau mode d’apprentissage mêle algorithmes, psychologie cognitive et big datas afin de personnaliser l’enseignement. Universités américaines et éditeurs de logiciels y voient des opportunités fortes, malgré un coût conséquent. Le point […]

Driving Toward a Degree 2015: The Evolution of Planning and Advising in Higher Education

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A confluence of factors, including a shift to performance-based funding and declining student enrollment, has led to an increased focus on student retention and on-time graduation at postsecondary institutions. In response, over 100 vendors in the integrated planning and advising services market have introduced products aimed at improving student retention and graduation rates. These product […]

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Tyton Partners represented Select Media in its sale to ETR

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  • Digital Media & Content

Has acquired

Tyton Partners represented Learning Objects in its sale to Cengage Learning

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  • SaaS

Time for Class: Lessons for the Future of Digital Courseware in Higher Education

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A three-part publication series on digital courseware in higher education Pressure is mounting in the postsecondary education ecosystem to improve the quality of teaching and learning, while increasing accessibility and affordability for students. It is widely accepted that educational outcomes are better when instruction is personalized to students’ needs and objectives and effective personalized learning […]

The Tyton Growth50: Our Inaugural List of the Most Important Growth-Stage Companies in Education

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The education sector – stretching from early childhood through to corporate, professional and life-long learning – is in the midst of an epic period of investment activity and national discussion. A steady stream of tenacious entrepreneurs and emergent product and service models are pushing up against long-standing practices and institutional systems. Driving and achieving scale […]

Tyton report highlights dearth of tech solutions for adult ed programs

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Published by: EducationDIVE The sector has demand for instructional technologies but very little supply Education technology initiatives have exploded in recent years. School districts at the elementary and secondary level have purchased tablets, laptops, and Chromebooks while digital programming companies have produced new educational applications for their students. Testing companies have created adaptive versions of […]

Research Shows Technology Has the Potential to Reshape Adult Education

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Landmark national survey of adult educators shows tremendous opportunity for instructional technology to dramatically improve and expand adult basic education BOSTON, March 31, 2015 – Thirty-six million American adults lack the basic skills required for meaningful employment in today’s workforce, and only a fraction are served by existing educational programs. New research finds a huge […]