Not surprisingly, the companies are also attracting attention from investors. The missing students were concentrated in the younger grades, with the steepest drop in kindergarten — more than 340,000 students, the report said. Another company in the space, Graduation Alliance in Salt Lake City, provides flexible pathways to high school graduation for youth and adults; fosters college and career exploration; and connects employers to skilled workers. A third company in the space, ChallengeU, a Montréal-based educational technology company, was founded by Nicolas Arsenault, who previously formed Mobilys Foundation, a charity focused on reducing school dropout rates. Arsenault told Mergermarket last year that the company could entertain a sale to capitalize on the coronavirus-driven shift to remote learning.

Source: Forbes September 20, 2021 17:48 UTC