Renaissance Learning, Inc. Teams Up with Sagebrush Corporation

Tuesday April 19, 8:00 am ET
- Partnership Provides Educators Greater Access to Accelerated Reader
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis., April 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Renaissance Learning®, Inc., (Nasdaq: RLRN - News), a leading provider of learning information systems and school improvement programs for pre-K-12 schools, today announced a partnership with Sagebrush Corporation, which will further strengthen the distribution of its reading products. Sagebrush, a leader in providing technology, services, and educational resources to K-12 schools will distribute Renaissance Learning's reading solutions, including Accelerated Reader, STAR Reading, STAR Early Literacy, Fluent Reader, and Read Now. Renaissance reading solutions have been adopted in more than 63,000 schools.

"We are excited about this renewed partnership with a company so highly regarded by K-12 educators, librarians, and administrators," said John Hickey, chief executive officer and president of Renaissance Learning. "Partnering with Sagebrush further positions Renaissance Learning as an industry leader, now having relationships with all the major tradebook resellers in the K-12 market."
Renaissance Learning's reading solutions are available with a centralized web-accessible database called Renaissance Place, which offers schools and districts access to all student data anytime, from any web-enabled computer. Renaissance Place offers reports providing information to parents and educators on daily individual student progress and formative feedback, and schools and districts are now able to make data-driven decisions based on comprehensive information.

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