Does Ascend Learning pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Ascend Learning employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Ascend Learning. This rating has improved by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Ascend Learning?

62% of Ascend Learning employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Ascend Learning 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Ascend Learning?

Client Executive (13) , Product Owner (10) , Software Engineer (10) , Sales (7) , Account Manager (6) , Marketing (6) , Product Manager (6) , Project Manager (6) , Business Analyst (5) , Client Account Manager (5) , Product Training Specialist (5) , Program Manager (5) , Test Developer (5) , Account Executive (4) , Manager (4)

What are the pros of working at Ascend Learning according to real employee reviews?

"Some of the people are great and hard working." ((in 55 reviews)); "They have a great culture." ((in 38 reviews)); "• good benefits" ((in 35 reviews)); "Good work/life balance" ((in 23 reviews)); "unlimited PTO (that you are not penalized for actually using)" ((in 21 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Ascend Learning according to real employee reviews?

"They say there is a no retaliation policy but leadership and HR use it heavily." ((in 21 reviews)); "3. Middle management: A few of them are extremely good, but most are again incompetent." ((in 21 reviews)); "Upper management is broken beyond repair." ((in 12 reviews)); "Low Salaries" ((in 9 reviews)); "BU communication; but improving upon them." ((in 9 reviews))

What are employees saying about Ascend Learning layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Ascend Learning layoffs and their outlook for job security at Ascend Learning in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Ascend Learning locations?

Leawood , Burlington , Gilbert , Minneapolis , Overland Park , Kansas City , New York , Kansas City , Boston , Scottsdale , Dexter , Brooklyn , Walnut Creek , Saint Louis , Chandler , Phoenix , Ann Arbor , San Francisco , Lenexa , Chicago , Mesa , Fort Worth , Houston , San Angelo , Oxford , Parsons , Carmel , Calabasas , Irvine , Los Angeles

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Ascend Learning reviews

3.9

62% would recommend to a friend

(511 total reviews)

Greg Sebasky

58% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.9

Culture & values

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Senior management

3.4

Career opportunities

Ascend Learning has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 511 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ascend Learning employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

511 reviews

4.0

Nov 9, 2016

Challenging

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Worked hard but kept busy. Excellent management team who are always supportive of staff initiatives Lovely office space and nice colleagues contributing to nice atmosphere

Cons

Not much scope for development and training Not much chance of promotion Frustrating rules that require you to jump through hoops to achieve even the most insignificant of tasks

2.0

Nov 8, 2016

What a shady company Ascend has purchased

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay wasn't too bad.

Cons

Channels of communication are non-existant. Management wants nothing to do with the workers beneath them. God forbid you actually get promoted, because you definitely won't fit into their clique. Not to worry, you won't last long there. At least most of the management is gone at this point after the acquisition. The corporate culture of TesTeachers was toxic to the bone. TesTeachers held some very questionable business practices that made me incredibly uncomfortable working there. These would range anywhere from their "no refund" policy, to their plagiarized study material and even products that flat-out were non-functional.

2.0

Oct 11, 2016

Management training needed

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company as a whole has a lot of potential.

Cons

IT management could use leadership and management training. There is a thought that a manager must be a working manager but then they are also in the weeds and therefore not focused on leading the team.

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