Treating people like people - Anonymous employee Curriculum Associates Employee Review
5.0
Jan 22, 2018
Anonymous employee
Current employee, more than 5 years
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook
Pros
I've never worked at a company that actively tries so hard to be transparent and fair. Company leadership genuinely tries to share as much information with employees as possible and do right by them. I feel like I'm being treated like a person here, not a number, which is a feat at a quickly growing company. There's a sense that employee feedback is really heard here.
Cons
The hours can get long if you're not protective of your time. Like at any company, it's on you to create your work/life balance. There's enough to do that it will definitely take over your life if you let it - hey, that's education.
Curriculum Associates Response
8y
Thanks for sharing your insights about CA – your candid feedback is extremely helpful as we work to constantly improve the work lives of our employees. We appreciate your sharing concerns about work/life balance and recognize this as an important issue that CA and other rapidly growing companies face. Driven and dedicated folks like you are the heart of our company, and ensuring all are able to find balance in their lives is critical. While we encourage employees to reach out to their managers if they are having trouble maintaining a work/life balance, please know that we are also actively adding many new team members to groups feeling this burden. Thanks for your review and all you do to make CA shine! - Shrina
Great people, great experience, great professional opportunities
Cons
No cons I had an amazing experience :)
Curriculum Associates Response
2d
Thank you for sharing this feedback — and for the energy you brought to your time here. It's genuinely great to hear that the people and the professional opportunities stood out to you.
Supporting the growth of everyone on our team — including those early in their careers — is something we care about, and it's meaningful to know that showed up in your experience. We appreciate you taking the time to share it.
Before working at Curriculum Associates, I was an elementary teacher using i-Ready in my classroom for both reading and math. It was such an important resource to me... so much so that I actually remember Googling "how to work for i-Ready" because I wanted to learn more about the company behind it! That eventually led me to the EdTech Fellowship, which gave me the chance to see the corporate side of education after only really knowing the classroom side. I really enjoyed the fellowship and knew pretty quickly that I wanted to stay at CA if there was ever an opportunity. I’ve now been here for almost two years and have had the unique experience of being in the fellowship, a temporary role, and now a full-time role. I’ve truly had a great experience in each stage and have felt supported as I’ve continued to grow and learn. One thing I really appreciate about CA is how mission-aligned people are. As someone who has been both a teacher using the product and now an employee working behind the scenes, I can say that people here care about supporting teachers and students. That shared purpose makes the work feel meaningful and makes it easy to feel connected to the people around you!!
Cons
The transition from teaching into the corporate world can come with a learning curve (which I think the Ed Tech Fellowship really helped with!)
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Curriculum Associates Response
1mo
Thank you so much for sharing this. It’s especially meaningful to hear from someone who first experienced i-Ready in the classroom and later joined the team through the EdTech Fellowship.
We’re so glad to hear you’ve felt supported throughout each stage of your journey at Curriculum Associates. Knowing that the mission and care for teachers and students has felt genuine both inside and outside the classroom means a lot to us.
We also appreciate you mentioning the transition from teaching into the corporate world. That shift can definitely come with a learning curve, and we’re glad the fellowship helped make it feel more approachable.
Thank you again for sharing your experience and for being part of the team!