# Discovery Education

> Discovery Education supplies K-12 schools and districts with digital curriculum, multimedia lessons, adaptive math and reading programs, and professional learning. Its portfolio includes Experience, Science Techbook, Mystery Science, DreamBox Math and Reading Plus, alongside corporate-funded classroom resources. Clearlake Capital is its majority owner; Brian Shaw became CEO in June 2024.

- **Founded:** 2001
- **Headquarters:** Charlotte, United States
- **Products:** Discovery Education Experience, Science Techbook, Social Studies Techbook, Mystery Science, DreamBox Math
- **Notable:** Expanded from its 2001 United Streaming roots into a multi-subject curriculum and adaptive learning portfolio., Completed the DreamBox Learning acquisition on October 12, 2023., Digital Citizenship Initiative received a 2026 CODiE Award.

## Products & services

- **Discovery Education Experience** — K-12 cross-curricular supplemental platform with curated multimedia, ready-to-teach lessons, teaching strategies, formative checks and professional learning.
- **Science Techbook** — Core science curriculum combining phenomena-based inquiry, digital lessons, print and hands-on activities.
- **Social Studies Techbook** — Standards-aligned, inquiry-based social studies curriculum; the 2026 AI announcement describes the current offering for grades 6-8.
- **Mystery Science** — K-5 standards-aligned science lessons with guided investigations and hands-on activities; acquired in 2020.
- **DreamBox Math** — Adaptive K-8 supplemental mathematics instruction and continuous formative assessment, with teacher reporting.
- **DreamBox Reading** — Adaptive foundational literacy practice for PreK-3 and older elementary students needing additional foundational practice.
- **Reading Plus** — Supplemental literacy program in the Discovery Education portfolio focused on reading fluency, vocabulary and comprehension.
- **Pivot Interactives** — Interactive video-based science investigations with measurable real-world phenomena, teacher customization and LMS integration.
- **Professional Learning and DEN** — Educator training, embedded professional learning and a community for collaboration.
- **Career Connect and corporate education partnerships** — Career exploration and classroom connections to industry professionals, plus partner-supported learning resources.
- **Mystery Writing K-5** — Teacher-led supplemental writing lessons with explicit instruction, scaffolded practice and independent writing; expanded to the full K-5 span in August 2026.
- **Google Classroom conversational AI interface** — Gemini-based resource retrieval within the Discovery Education add-on, announced for select districts in a fall 2026 Early Feedback Program.

## Achievements

- Expanded from its 2001 United Streaming roots into a multi-subject curriculum and adaptive learning portfolio.
- Completed the DreamBox Learning acquisition on October 12, 2023.
- Digital Citizenship Initiative received a 2026 CODiE Award.
- Reported reach of 45% of U.S. K-12 schools and 100+ countries and territories in August 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — 3M and Discovery Education named 13-year-old Raji Doshi winner of the 2026 3M Young Scientist Challenge on October 14; her ocean-acidification project earned a $25,000 prize.
- **2026-09** — Released Education Insights 2026-2027 with Hanover Research, highlighting differences between students’ and administrators’ reports of career-connected learning.
- **2026-08** — Announced a Gemini-powered conversational interface in its Google Classroom add-on for a select-district fall Early Feedback Program.
- **2026-08** — Announced nationwide availability of Mystery Writing across K-5, including new kindergarten and grade 1 lessons.
- **2026-07** — Announced a Renaissance partnership integrating Science Techbook assessment items with DnA and SchoolCity.
- **2026-07** — Announced a CODiE Award for the Digital Citizenship Initiative.

## Links

- Website: https://www.discoveryeducation.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/discoveryed
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/discoveryed
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DiscoveryEducation
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/discoveryed/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/discoveryed

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Last updated: 2026-10-21