With only ten years of experience in the publishing industry, Carnegie Learning has earned a reputation as America's leading provider of research-based solutions that enable students in middle and high school and higher education to learn mathematics.
The roots of that reputation, however, began to grow well before the business began to assert its leadership in the market as the result of a unique alliance among cognitive science researchers and computer scientists at Carnegie Mellon University. These innovators engaged their insights into the process of learning and artificial intelligence with the best practices and classroom wisdom of veteran mathematics teachers.
The company's unique suite of textbook and software tools, at the center of which stands its trademark Cognitive Tutor, draws upon more than 20 years of research into the cognitive processes of learning, memory, and intellectual performance.
Approaching the subject with an emphasis on continuous improvement in all critical areas of mathematical performance, Carnegie Learning solutions have received several best in class awards, including the 2009 CODiE Award--the third time that Carnegie has received the CODiE--as the Best Mathematics Instruction Solution for students today.
More than 500,000 students in over 2,600 schools learn math with the solutions that Carnegie Learning provides, and, for the results, the company has proven able to compete successfully for a growing market share, notably competing for entry into state markets where textbook selections are often weighted toward more traditional publishers. The Pittsburgh-based company has also recently moved toward international markets in a partnership with Carnegie Mellon, the Inter-American Development Bank, and universities in five Latin American countries to develop math solutions for students in Mexico, El Salvador, Colombia, Ecuador, and Chile.