<s>
Imagine	O
Edgenuity	B-Application
,	O
formerly	O
Education2020	B-Application
(	O
E2020	B-Application
)	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
standard-based	O
online	O
learning	O
resource	O
for	O
school	O
districts	O
produced	O
by	O
Imagine	O
Learning	O
,	O
which	O
teaches	O
kindergarten	O
through	O
12th-grade	O
in	O
core	O
,	O
elective	O
,	O
credit	O
recovery	O
,	O
technical	O
,	O
and	O
career	O
subjects	O
,	O
through	O
both	O
remedial	O
and	O
accelerated	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2019	O
,	O
Imagine	O
Edgenuity	B-Application
serves	O
more	O
than	O
four	O
million	O
students	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edgenuity	B-Application
was	O
founded	O
in	O
1988	O
as	O
Education2020	B-Application
Inc	O
.	O
(	O
E2020	B-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
was	O
purchased	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
Weld	O
North	O
for	O
an	O
estimated	O
US$50	O
million	O
dollars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
Edgenuity	B-Application
launched	O
My	O
Path	O
,	O
a	O
program	O
learning	O
path	O
alternative	O
for	O
reading	O
and	O
math	O
grades	O
6-12th	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
Edgenuity	B-Application
partnered	O
with	O
SOPHIA	O
Learning	O
to	O
offer	O
additional	O
credit	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edgenuity	B-Application
began	O
seeing	O
an	O
increase	O
in	O
usage	O
in	O
the	O
2010s	O
;	O
from	O
2012	O
to	O
2014	O
,	O
Edgenuity	B-Application
paid	O
politician	O
Mike	O
Hubbard	O
in	O
an	O
act	O
of	O
lobbying	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
US$	O
210,000	O
dollars	O
including	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
weekly	O
checks	O
worth	O
US$7500	O
each	O
titled	O
"	O
lobbying	O
services	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Edgenuity	B-Application
executive	O
vice	O
president	O
Michael	O
Humphrey	O
,	O
testifying	O
in	O
court	O
,	O
the	O
act	O
was	O
done	O
"	O
to	O
open	O
doors	O
"	O
;	O
he	O
intended	O
to	O
use	O
Hubbard	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
secure	O
and	O
engage	O
future	O
meetings	O
with	O
higher	O
Legislative	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edgenuity	B-Application
became	O
a	O
popular	O
tool	O
for	O
remote	O
learning	O
during	O
the	O
COVID-19	O
pandemic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
stay-at-home	O
orders	O
and	O
schools	O
needing	O
an	O
alternative	O
teaching	O
source	O
,	O
Edgenuity	B-Application
saw	O
a	O
massive	O
spike	O
in	O
usage	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
slow	O
servers	O
and	O
site	O
crashing	O
;	O
many	O
schools	O
reported	O
problems	O
with	O
the	O
site	O
in	O
its	O
early	O
stages	O
of	O
the	O
pandemic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
school	O
districts	O
,	O
Edgenuity	B-Application
was	O
a	O
popular	O
choice	O
mainly	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
other	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
COVID-19	O
pandemic	O
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
admission	O
of	O
500	O
school	O
districts	O
to	O
the	O
service	O
,	O
earning	O
the	O
company	O
US$145	O
million	O
dollars	O
in	O
profit	O
—	O
double	O
what	O
the	O
company	O
made	O
the	O
year	O
prior	O
—	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
spike	O
of	O
Edgenuity	B-Application
usage	O
alongside	O
other	O
learning	B-Protocol
platforms	I-Protocol
acquired	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
before	O
the	O
pandemic	O
began	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Imagine	O
Edgenuity	B-Application
is	O
a	O
virtual	B-Protocol
alternative	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
uses	O
pre-recorded	O
videos	O
and	O
primarily	O
focuses	O
on	O
struggling	O
students	O
,	O
and	O
sticking	O
at	O
pace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
pre-recorded	O
lecture	O
,	O
Imagine	O
Edgenuity	B-Application
uses	O
interactives	O
and	O
real-world	O
problems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
Digital	O
Promise	O
awarded	O
Imagine	O
Edgenuity	B-Application
's	O
Courseware	O
,	O
Mypath	O
,	O
and	O
Pathblazer	O
services	O
with	O
the	O
Research-Based	O
Design	O
Product	O
Certification	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
site	O
's	O
popularity	O
during	O
the	O
pandemic	O
,	O
both	O
parents	O
and	O
students	O
complained	O
how	O
Edgenuity	B-Application
was	O
frustrating	O
,	O
stating	O
difficulties	O
in	O
loading	O
,	O
understanding	O
concepts	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
inability	O
to	O
skip	O
newly	O
presented	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edgenuity	B-Application
has	O
been	O
criticized	O
for	O
the	O
standardization	O
of	O
their	O
test	O
questions	O
,	O
the	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
standardization	O
causes	O
students	O
who	O
failed	O
a	O
test	O
to	O
receive	O
a	O
very	O
similar	O
set	O
of	O
questions	O
the	O
second	O
attempt	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
easy	O
to	O
guess	O
answers	O
via	O
trial	O
and	O
error	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
study	O
published	O
by	O
Slate	O
Magazine	O
showed	O
that	O
students	O
using	O
Edgenuity	B-Application
received	O
on	O
average	O
37	O
out	O
of	O
50	O
identical	O
questions	O
during	O
their	O
second	O
attempt	O
to	O
pass	O
a	O
test	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
study	O
from	O
The	O
Verge	O
discovered	O
short	O
answer	O
questions	O
are	O
graded	O
through	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
,	O
and	O
students	O
have	O
found	O
ways	O
to	O
cheat	O
using	O
keywords	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
is	O
looking	O
for	O
to	O
give	O
passing	O
grades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Teachers	O
also	O
showed	O
frustration	O
with	O
how	O
Edgenuity	B-Application
handles	O
student	O
organization	O
in	O
their	O
contracts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
CEO	O
Sari	B-Application
Factor	I-Application
released	O
a	O
statement	O
addressing	O
the	O
issues	O
arisen	O
by	O
the	O
public	O
.	O
</s>
