Connections Education is a leading provider of high-quality, highly accountable virtual education solutions for students in grades K_12. Connections Education is part of the global learning company Pearson (NYSE:PSO) and is committed to expanding quality education through technology and helping students achieve both academic and personal success. The companyÍs Connections Academy delivers individualized learning to students through tuition-free virtual public schools. In the 2015_2016 school year, Connections Academy supports 30 virtual public schools in 26 states„serving ~65,000 students. Connections Education offers a fully online private school (International Connections Academy) for students worldwide and delivers blended (combination of online and on-site) learning in seven schools via tuition-free, public, Nexus Academy schools. The Connections Learning by Pearson division meets the needs of schools, school districts, and other institutions with a full range of digital learning solutions for grades K_12 including: online courses, a program for homebound students, a digital learning platform, and private and public online schools. More than 1,000 schools, school districts, state departments of education and other educational institutions, serving tens of thousands of students throughout the U.S. and beyond, utilize Connections Learning by Pearson products and services. Connections Education is based in Baltimore, Maryland and was named a 2015, 2014 and 2013 ñTop Workplaceî by the Baltimore Sun and a 2013 ñBest Place to Workî by Baltimore magazine.