Since 1969, Curriculum Associates has been united around one common purpose: to make classrooms better places for teachers and students. In the years since, we've remained driven by this mission, introducing and then constantly improving innovative and exciting products that give every student the chance to succeed. We believe teachers are the essential connection between our programs and classroom success, so we strive to empower them with the tools and resources to accelerate student growth. Together with educators we're making equitable learning programs a reality—raising the bar and making it reachable for all.
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South Carolina Teacher Named to Curriculum Associates’ 2024 Class of Extraordinary Educators™
March 13, 2024
Cinderella Shaw of Lady's Island Elementary School in Beaufort receives national recognition for pioneering innovative classroom strategies while driving high expectations and student . . .
Mississippi Teachers Named to Curriculum Associates’ 2024 Class of Extraordinary Educators™
March 12, 2024
Krileshia Boyd of Northeast Elementary School in Meridian, Siobhan Cochran of Trent Lott Academy in Pascagoula, and Andrea Schipke and Casey Watts of Laurel Magnet School of the Arts in Laurel receive national recognition for pioneering innovative classroom strategies while driving high expectations and student . . .
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Rob Waldron joined Curriculum Associates in 2008, bringing leadership experience from both the for-profit and nonprofit education worlds. He runs the company with a long-term focus, upholding the founding mission to improve classrooms for the 12 million students and their educators it serves nationwide. Under his leadership, revenues have increased more than twenty-five-fold, making Curriculum Associates one of the nation’s fastest-growing K–12 edtech companies. With over 2,200 employees and a strong culture that promotes belonging, Curriculum Associates has been honored as a “Top Place to Work” by The Boston Globe nine years in a row.
Prior to joining Curriculum Associates, Rob served as CEO of Jumpstart, and as CEO of the K-12 tutoring division of Kaplan Education. Rob also served as an operating executive at private equity firm Berkshire Partners.
Rob’s mission-driven passion has earned him recognition as a Fast Company Top 25 Social Entrepreneur, World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, and EY Entrepreneur of the Year. He has also won the Northeastern US Regional YPO Social Impact Award and EdTech Digest’s CEO of the Year. Rob serves on the board of The Boston Foundation and was previously an Aspen Institute/Pahara Fellow and a fellow at Harvard's Kennedy School. Rob received a B.A. from Northwestern and an M.B.A. from Harvard.