AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Proximity Learning Inc., the pioneering provider of synchronous virtual instruction for K-12 education, announced it ended 2023 with more than 500,000 students educated since its founding through its industry-leading learning platform. Over the last 12 months, Proximity Learning has gained considerable momentum in its effort to address the nationwide teacher shortage, connecting students across the country with highly trained and effective teachers.
Proximity Learning’s online live instruction with certified virtual teachers enables students to access qualified instructors who don’t live in their area, expanding educational equity into communities most affected by the national teacher shortage crisis. One of the foundational components of Proximity Learning’s approach is to put highly qualified teachers in the classroom and support them with crucial infrastructure and resources, including digital curricula for more than 120 courses across K-12 grade levels. This approach has driven Proximity Learning’s 92% teacher retention rate and created a consistent and stable foundation for students that leads directly to better academic outcomes. A study by Chicago State University demonstrated that Proximity Learning students score 8% higher than the average admissions requirement for state universities.
“Teachers are our single greatest resource—and our single greatest need in the education system right now. They hold the future in their hands, but instead of feeling empowered with advanced tools, financial resources and consistent support, they have been largely left behind by a tragic combination of economic and societal failures,” said Evan Erdberg, founder and CEO of Proximity Learning. “We exist to ensure every student gets access to first-rate teachers and to equip those teachers with flexible, proven remote learning tools that enable them to serve classrooms throughout the country. We’re proud to have positively impacted hundreds of thousands of students’ academic journeys and look forward to celebrating the invaluable contributions of our nation’s teachers in 2024 and beyond.”
Proximity Learning was recently awarded “Company of the Year” at the 2023 Excellence in Equity Awards, presented by the American Consortium for Equity in Education. As a leading innovator in education technology, Proximity Learning was also recognized as the best “Virtual Instructional Experience” at the 2023 Supes’ Choice Awards, which is evaluated and chosen by school district superintendents, and was the winner of the “E-learning, Blended, Flipped Solution or Remote Solution” category of the 2023 EdTech Cool Tool Awards.
This national recognition by educators and education experts has fostered Proximity Learning’s continued success. The company secured No. 1905 on the national Inc. 5000 2023 list, which celebrates the fastest-growing private companies in the United States, and was also recognized as the 72nd fastest-growing company in the Southwest on the Inc. Regionals 2023 list.
To find out more about how Proximity Learning is empowering school districts and improving the learning experience, visit www.proxlearn.com.
About Proximity Learning Inc.
Established in 2009, Proximity Learning Inc. pioneered using web conferencing technology to stream certified teachers into a classroom when a teacher could not be found locally. Students are able to see, learn and interact with a teacher "live" each day from within their school classrooms. This PLI model directly addresses the acute and growing teacher shortage crisis plaguing school districts across the U.S. To learn more, visit www.proxlearn.com.
