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EdisonLearning, Inc. Acquires Provost Systems, Inc.

EdisonLearning, Inc., an education management company, in connection with its acquisition of the education software company, Provost Systems, Inc. The transaction closed on June 18, 2008, and the terms were not disclosed.

With the acquisition of pioneering education software company Provost Systems,® based in Santa Clara, Calif., EdisonLearning extends its client base, serving over 350,000 children in 21 states and in the United Kingdom. The purchase of Provost Systems, the creation of a new innovative school design, and the formal launch of The EdisonLearning Institute™—the company’s research and development arm—combine to strengthen EdisonLearning’s capacity to deliver a greater number of research-driven solutions for current and new online clients with improved efficiency and effectiveness. 

Education software management