For the second year running, Renaissance, the world’s leading provider of assessment and levelled reading technology, is delighted to be recognised for the innovation of its solutions and how they are helping students across China.
Despite the market challenges of the past year and the ongoing effects of the pandemic, Renaissance’s reading and assessment solutions have continued to grow in China, and the company is very proud that its efforts have been acknowledged through these awards.
At the 2021 Tower Education Innovation Annual Conference in Shanghai on November 16th, Renaissance won the K-12 Transformation High-quality Education Product Award. This recognition acknowledges the transformative role that Renaissance’s EdTech solutions continue to play in enrichment schools, even after the dual alleviation policy came into force.
Renaissance was also honoured to again receive recognition from Tencent on December 12th in Beijing after being named the most Influential International Education Brand last year. The 2021 award for Technology Innovation Education Brand is testament to why Renaissance’s solutions remain so important to China’s K-12 sector, and the power of AI and big data technology in learning.
Together, these two prestigious wins are an endorsement of Renaissance’s ongoing commitment to accelerate learning both in China and almost 100 countries across the world. Chris Bauleke, CEO of Renaissance, said: “We are thrilled to win these awards. Against an uncertain backdrop, Renaissance remains confident in the China market, and committed to supporting teachers through our innovative technology to identify students’ strengths and weaknesses so they can personalise teaching and learning: helping to build skills, not just achieve high scores.”
As technology continues to change, and as teachers and students connect in new ways, Renaissance’s commitment to empower teachers, students, and administrators is unwavering. Renaissance recently announced a significant equity investment in the company from Blackstone, a leading global investment firm. “Now, together with Blackstone we have even more opportunity to further our mission to accelerate learning for all worldwide.” Bauleke explained.
Renaissance CEO Chris Bauleke
About Renaissance
Renaissance has been a global leader in K-12 education software for over 30 years. With the mission to accelerate learning for all, its products can be used by K-12 students of all ages and reading abilities – first, by assessing current reading ability and then by optimising practice to ensure faster reading growth. Originally founded in Wisconsin, USA, by a mother for her children, the company grew rapidly and has been established in the UK since 1999, with other countries across the world following soon afterwards. Renaissance’s flagship product, Accelerated Reader, is currently used by 1/3 of schools in the USA and approaching 7,000 schools in the UK. Since officially entering China in 2019, Renaissance established its Beijing office and has provided English assessment and levelled reading solutions for 700 over well-known international schools, bilingual schools and English training institutions, to accelerate English learning for Chinese students.
