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Curriculum Associates

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Curriculum Associates reviews

3.9

73% would recommend to a friend

(679 total reviews)
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Kelly Sia

69% approve of CEO

67% 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
2.0
Aug 12, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Wonderful coworkers, supporting a product that works, and great get-togethers a few times a year.

Cons

The Educator Success Team at Curriculum Associates has potential but key management issues are holding it back. Plus, there is a reason this team has some of the most historically low work climate survey scores. - Three key managers claim to be open to feedback but retaliate against those who offer it, creating a culture of fear where team members feel silenced. - Expressing interest in more responsibility or leadership is seen as discontent and swiftly punished, discouraging growth and innovation. Keep your head down, do what you're told. Anything else, you're told "You're lucky you have this job. Others are struggling." That kind of response doesn't make sense... This toxic environment stifles team morale and productivity. To succeed, leadership must genuinely embrace feedback, support professional growth and foster a collaborative atmosphere free of fear and retribution.

2.0
Jan 17, 2020

Upper Leadership

Anonymous employee
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Pros

They try to listen to teachers and districts across the country to meet their needs

Cons

They are desperate to get the sale and will go to extremes to bad talk the competition, spend lots of money on customers to buy favor with upper administration in districts, Job roles are not defined. They say they hire people first and then jobs which sounds good but leaves too much to interpretation. Lots of insecure employees trying to prove themselves to get noticed and would throw you under the bus to move ahead.

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Curriculum Associates Response
6y
We appreciate your feedback, and we’re sorry that your employee experience did not meet your expectations. As you point out, CA places great importance on ensuring we hire the right people to carry out our mission of making classrooms better places for teachers and students. We believe that our impact is greater when we begin from a place of shared values that define our collaborative culture. CA takes employee feedback seriously – thank you for thoughts on these important topics. -Shrina
3.0
Nov 15, 2019

Don't get stuck here

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Pros

Solid mission Some genuinely good people

Cons

There's very little autonomy among teams. If you come up with an idea, you'll get stuck fighting against middle management and "platform" teams. Things take forever to get done. If you're an engineer who values efficiency, and doing things right, CA will change that. The tech stack for some teams is outdated. You'll get stuck working on something that provides very little value outside of CA. There's definitely an ego among some of the platform teams, along with some of the middle managers on those teams.

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Curriculum Associates Response
6y
We’re sorry to hear that CA wasn’t the best professional fit for you. As an organization, we take employee feedback and concerns very seriously and encourage all team members to be forthcoming with any challenges so we can continue to improve. While we can't address a unique situation on an anonymous forum, we do read every review we receive and continually strive to ensure our culture embodies our value, “Low ego, high confidence.” Thank you for the role you played on our software team, supporting the development of programs that make a difference in the lives of kids. - Shrina
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