Renaissance Learning

Renaissance Learning is a global pre-K–12 education technology company founded in 1986. It provides educators with assessment, reading and math solutions intended to accelerate student learning, and employs more than 1,200 people. The company works in technical areas including education technology, assessment technology, learning analytics and personalized learning, alongside reading and math instruction software.

Its product portfolio includes Star Assessments and FastBridge, which supply assessment data and insights to educators, and a set of practice and instruction solutions: Accelerated Reader, a reading product originally developed by Judith Paul and the company's founding offering; Freckle; myON; and Nearpod. Analytics platforms combine decades of data with proven effectiveness to support personalized learning experiences.

Renaissance reaches 16 million students globally and serves schools in more than 100 countries; more than 40 percent of US schools use its solutions. Its geographic presence spans the United States, Canada, China, the United Kingdom and Australia, within industry verticals covering pre-K–12 education, assessment and testing, literacy and reading, and mathematics instruction.

The company was founded by educators and entrepreneurs Judith and Terrance Paul. Its stated mission is to accelerate learning for all children and adults of all ability levels and ethnic and social backgrounds, worldwide, with a stated focus on equity in learning, personalized learning for every student, and research-driven solutions.