Connections Academy

Connections Academy, a for-profit corporate provider of online school products and services to virtual schools for grades K-12, including full-time online schools with the name Connections Academy, in the United States and International Connections Academy for students residing abroad. Based in Columbia, Maryland it is a part of Pearson’s Online and Blended Learning K-12 group. Online schools are an alternative to traditional public schools. Similar to charter schools, they are subsidized by the State. Although they contract with many non-profit schools, they are a for-profit corporation.