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Curriculum Associates

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Curriculum Associates reviews

3.9

71% would recommend to a friend

(679 total reviews)
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Kelly Sia

69% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Curriculum Associates has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 679 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Curriculum Associates 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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679 reviews
5.0
May 11, 2016

Review of CA

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The people here truly care about our mission, as do leaders and managers. We've had a ton of growth over the past few years and that makes things exciting and fast-paced. There's always something to do here! Management does welcome feedback, and actively tries to make our company better. Does that mean that every single person will be happy all the time? No, of course not. It also doesn't mean CA is the right fit for everyone, and that's ok. Having a good attitude, working hard, and understanding that we're growing and changing is very important if you want to be happy here! Also, it's simply not true that people are pressured to write positive reviews on here. In fact, the only thing that's motivated me to a post a review is seeing the false claims on here that people are forced to do so. People are encouraged to write reviews in general, but are NOT told to only say good things.

Cons

On the flip side, the rapid growth brings a lot of challenges! Lots of new hiring, changes to processes, and uncertainty. If you're someone who wants the same thing every day and simply wants a 9-5, then you might find things chaotic or stressful - but many people wouldn't consider this a bad thing! It's just a matter of fit.

2.0
May 1, 2016

Meh.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good product. Smart coworkers. Renovated space. Fun activities. Catered food.

Cons

Contrived: It's true. They send emails for employees to write fake reviews to balance out the sincere ones. Bad management: CA seems like a good place to work from the outside but once you're there and see their processes - they need a ton of work. With my department, management was sloppy. They focused on what they needed to get done on their plate but were lousy managers. I knew it wasn't the place for me after the first month. No clear goals: With every meeting I was in, projects did not have a clear direction or deadline. People who needed to be in office were always sick or on a yacht in Ibiza. Projects often got cancelled or delayed until oblivion. Sure, if you're okay with incompetent work - you can continue to work this way. But I'm not about that.

4.0
Apr 9, 2016

Special Company

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great colleagues; solid leadership; mission driven; financially stable; good projects; nice home office

Cons

workload's heavy; hiring to address, but adding so many people so quickly presents challenges, will take a while for the team to gel

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