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IXL Learning
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{{Infobox company
| name = IXL Learning
| logo = IXL Learning Logo.png
| logo_size = 200px
| type = [[Privately held company|Private]]
| industry = [[Educational technology]]
| location_city = San Mateo, California
(contracted; show full)

In 2015, IXL Learning opened its second office, in [[Raleigh]]-[[Durham, North Carolina]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Silicon Valley educational company opens Raleigh office|url=http://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article33186093.html|agency=The News & Observer|date=September 1, 2015}}</ref>
 In 2018, IXL laid off its Social Studies, Science, and Spanish content designers and virtually ceased production of these subjects.<ref>url=https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Employee-Review-IXL-Learning-RVW26207860.htm</ref> This was preceded by a spate of controversial townhalls led by the CEO. In them, he denied that gender, ethnic, or racial diversity was of any importance and instead lauded the need for "cognitive diversity" only. Around that same time, he then began to request that any reference to LGBT people in content be removed for pushing an agenda <ref>url=https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Employee-Review-IXL-Learning-RVW28101401.htm</ref>. In Spring of 2019, the company's VP of HR finally began attempting to counter the negative Glassdoor reviews from some of these events.<ref>url=https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Employee-Review-IXL-Learning-RVW28101401.htm</ref>

== Products and services ==
IXL is a cloud-based service provided by IXL Learning which can be accessed via Android and iOS and through its web-based interface.

(contracted; show full)*IXL was named Favorite Language Arts Supplement in the 2014 [[TOS Homeschool]] Crew Blue Ribbon Awards.<ref>{{cite news|title=Blue Ribbon Awards 2014!|url=http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/blue-ribbon-awards-2014/|date=November 17, 2014}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Educational websites]]
[[Category:Companies based in San Mateo, California]]
[[Category:1998 establishments in California]]