Study.com Expands Social Impact with DonorsChoose Partnership

Company matches donations for teachers to purchase Study.com's online learning platform

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Jan 14, 2021, 08:00 ET

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Study.com, LLC is expanding access to Study.com's online learning platform for teachers across the nation through a new partnership with DonorsChoose. Through DonorsChoose, a nonprofit education crowdfunding platform, teachers create projects requesting resources for their classrooms. Study.com will match public contributions towards requests for teacher subscriptions to Study.com's online learning platform. Study.com will help fund subscriptions for hundreds of educators through this matching grant and provide online learning access for 40,000 students.

Teachers are bearing the financial brunt of the pandemic education crisis, with 86 percent of teachers surveyed saying they use personal funds on classroom tools due to circumstances around COVID-19 and close to 20 percent indicating spending over $1,000 of their own money on their classroom this year. Additionally, almost half (49 percent) of teachers surveyed said the most needed resource for their classroom in the spring is subscriptions to online learning platforms.

"With over 83,000 video and micro-lessons and 14,500 resources for teachers, Study.com's curriculum spans STEM to social sciences and everything in between," said Dana Bryson, SVP of Social Impact at Study.com. "Partnering with DonorsChoose allows Study.com to provide teachers the online learning resources they need and further our mission of making education accessible."

Study.com's online courses, short, animated video lessons, and study tools make learning simple for over 30 million learners and educators a month. Study.com has donated $23 million in-kind value across social impact programs, including millions to help schools during the COVID-19 pandemic.

"We recognize how challenging the past year has been for teachers as they adapted to the pandemic education crisis," continued Bryson. "Study.com was founded on the belief that companies should contribute to society and we are honored to be the virtual learning platform for teachers across the nation through this partnership."

About Study.com

Study.com is a leading online education platform helping learners of all ages excel academically and close skills gaps. Study.com's online courses, short, animated video lessons, and study tools make learning simple for over 30 million students, teachers, and working professionals. Study.com was founded in 2002 and is a privately held company located in Mountain View, Calif. Learn more at https://www.study.com or download the mobile app from the iOS app store or Google Play.

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