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Zearn
Type501(c)(3)
IndustryEducational technology
Founded2012; 14 years ago (2012)
FoundersShalinee Sharma (CEO)
Evan Rudall
Headquarters
New York City, New York
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U.S.
ServicesOnline learning platform
Websitezearn.org

Zearn is an American nonprofit educational software organization founded in 2012.[1] It develops the Zearn Math curriculum, which includes a combination of live instruction, printed materials and digital components.[2]

Overview

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Its curriculum includes a combination of digital and printed materials,[3] which are designed to administered by teachers and educators as part of live classroom instruction,[4] tutoring sessions, or intervention periods.[5] Its digital content includes fluency games, videos, and quizzes,[6] many of which handle topics like conceptual understanding and procedural fluency.[7] The physical and print components of its curriculum include student workbooks, course guides, instructional materials, and math manipulatives.[3] The platform's digital content is accessed via web browser.[8]

History

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Zearn was co-founded in 2012 by CEO Shalinee Sharma[9] and Evan Rudall, former CEO of Uncommon Schools.[10] It received $4.4 million in funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation,[9] part of the foundation's $1 billion investment into math education.[11] In 2017, the company launched a curriculum for K–5 students, which was followed by a K–8 curriculum in 2022.[12] Much of its content handles topics like adaptive mathematics skills, conceptual understanding, and procedural fluency.[13]

In 2025, the platform received a "strong" rating from Evidence for ESSA, which found that Zearn Math had an average effect size of +0.09 on student outcomes based on 3 studies. This included a large-scale randomized controlled trial conducted by RAND Corporation, which found statistically significant gains on the NWEA MAP assessment.[8]

Usage

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As of 2022, the company claimed that its software was used by 25% of US elementary school students and more than one million middle school students.[9] In addition to mainstream classroom use, the platform is also used in personalized tutoring and small group instruction.[14] The platform is used by public, private, charter and religious schools, and is also used in homeschooling. As of February 2025, over 60% of the platform's partners were Title I schools.[6]

The platform is used by accelerated education programs in numerous states, including Colorado,[15] Delaware, the District of Columbia, Louisiana, Massachusetts,[16] Nebraska,[17] New York,[18] Ohio,[16] South Carolina,[19] Tennessee, Texas,[9] and Virginia.[20]

The platform was approved by the Texas State Board of Education during its 2024–2025 Instructional Materials Review and Approval cycle.[21]

References

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  1. ↑ Pershan, Michael (September 5, 2024). "Can Great Teaching (Plus an App) Solve our Math Problem?". Education Next. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Efficacy Study of Zearn Math in a Large Urban School District" (PDF). Johns Hopkins School of Education. April 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Math Manipulatives and Printed Materials | Zearn Math". about.zearn.org. Retrieved July 13, 2026.
  4. ↑ Hess, Rick (February 25, 2025). "Learning Math Shouldn't Be a 'Hellish Experience'". Education Week. ISSN 0277-4232. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Zearn Math". Evidence for ESSA. June 16, 2023.
  6. 1 2 Hess, Rick (February 25, 2025). "Learning Math Shouldn't Be a 'Hellish Experience'". Education Week. ISSN 0277-4232. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  7. ↑ Redesigning the Future of Education in the Light of New Theories, Teaching Methods, Learning, and Research. IAP. April 1, 2024. p. 87. ISBN 979-8-88730-597-4.
  8. 1 2 "Zearn Math". Evidence for ESSA. June 16, 2023.
  9. 1 2 3 4 Daniel Mollenkamp (December 12, 2022). "What Is Zearn — the Math Platform the Gates Foundation Is Betting Big On?". EdSurge. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  10. ↑ Whitmire, Richard (December 7, 2016). "A 'Founders' Excerpt: How 4 Visionary Entrepreneurs Joined Forces to Launch Uncommon Schools". The 74. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  11. ↑ Klein, Alyson (October 19, 2022). "Why the Gates Foundation Is Investing $1.1 Billion in Math Education". Education Week. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  12. ↑ Hess, Rick (February 25, 2025). "Learning Math Shouldn't Be a 'Hellish Experience'". Education Week. ISSN 0277-4232. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  13. ↑ Redesigning the Future of Education in the Light of New Theories, Teaching Methods, Learning, and Research. IAP. April 1, 2024. p. 87. ISBN 979-8-88730-597-4.
  14. ↑ Brinda, Torsten; Passey, Don; Keane, Therese (September 30, 2020). Empowering Teaching for Digital Equity and Agency: IFIP TC 3 Open Conference on Computers in Education, OCCE 2020, Mumbai, India, January 6–8, 2020, Proceedings. Springer Nature. p. 81. ISBN 978-3-030-59847-1.
  15. ↑ "Colorado turns online to help students catch up in math". Chalkbeat. April 12, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  16. 1 2 O’Donnell, Patrick (September 5, 2023). "Ohio Spending Millions on Online Math Program For Pandemic Recovery". Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  17. ↑ Langreo, Lauraine (April 4, 2023). "Using Tech to Accelerate Learning: One Teacher's Story". Education Week. ISSN 0277-4232. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  18. ↑ Lin, Sarah Belle (March 20, 2023). "Panel for Educational Policy approves near $1M contract for controversial digital math learning program". AMNY. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  19. ↑ Schechter, Maayan (September 2, 2025). "SC hopes new digital math platform adds up to better test scores". South Carolina Public Radio. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  20. ↑ Cline, Nathaniel (September 27, 2023). "Virginia Dept. of Ed eyes Zearn, Ignite Reading for statewide high-impact tutoring contract • Virginia Mercury". Virginia Mercury. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  21. ↑ "IMRA List of SBOE-Approved Instructional Materials" (PDF). Texas.gov.
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