Pansophic Learning Explained

Pansophic Learning LLC
Industry:for-profit education
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Founder:Ronald J. Packard
Hq Location:McLean, Virginia
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Pansophic Learning is a for-profit charter management organization with schools in the United States, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Pansophic is based in McLean, Virginia. Its Accel Schools subsidiary is the largest charter school operator in Ohio.

History

Pansophic was founded in 2014 by Ronald J. Packard, who had founded Stride, Inc. in 1999.[1] A 2015 acquisition made Pansophic the largest charter school operator in Ohio, with twelve schools and 3,286 students. It took over White Hat Management's vendor operated school contracts.[2]

In 2014, the company bought the International School of Berne (Switzerland).[3]

The company supplies the curricula for six schools operated by the Aurora Academies Trust in the United Kingdom.

Notes and References

  1. News: Livingston. Doug. White Hat Management reportedly selling Ohio charter school operations to out-of-state company. 23 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180815045308/https://www.ohio.com/akron/news/politics/state/white-hat-management-reportedly-selling-ohio-charter-school-operations-to-out-of-state-company. 15 August 2018. Akron Beacon Journal. June 12, 2015.
  2. Web site: Woodworth. James L. Charter Management Organizations 2017. Center for Research on Education Outcomes. 23 January 2018. 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180117200122/http://credo.stanford.edu/pdfs/CMO%20FINAL.pdf. 17 January 2018. dead.
  3. News: Tschannen. Anna. Die International School of Berne ist verkauft. 23 January 2018. Berner Zeitung. Jun 14, 2014.