Andy Gates

Renaissance Learning, Inc. engages in the provision of technology-based school improvement and student assessment programs for kinder to grade 12 schools. Its products include Star 360, myIGDIs, Accelerated Reader, Math and myON. The firm's software solutions offers assessments, early literacy, individualized and balanced instruction, and response to intervention. The company was founded by Judith Ames Paul and Terrance D. Paul in 1986 and is headquartered in Wisconsin Rapids, WI.

Simon & Schuster, Inc. engages in the publication of fiction and non-fiction books. It offers a wide range of genres and formats for children and adults both audio and in print. The company was founded by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster in 1924 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Cengage Learning, Inc. provides educational technology solutions. It offers personalized services and course driven digital solutions for the higher education and K-12, professional, and library markets. The firm's brands include Brooks, Cole, Course Technology, Delmar, Gale, Heinle, South Western, and Wadsworth. The company is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Kendall Hunt Publishing Co. engages in the publication of science, math, and gifted materials. It publishes hands-on, inquiry-based science, mathematics, and gifted curricula for grades PreK-12 and higher education. The firm offers research and standards-based programs available in both print and digital components that fully engage students, teachers, and parents. The company was founded by William C. Brown in 1944 and is headquartered in Dubuque, IA.

Questia Media America, Inc. operates online digital library. It offers Questia, an online research and paper writing resource that includes scholarly books, articles, academic journals, magazines, and newspapers, as well as provides resources needed to complete college-level and core-curriculum course assignments. The company was founded by Troy Williams in 1998 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.