Boise Start-up Silverback Learning Solutions Announces $2.5M Round to Transform K-12 Education with Student Achievement Platform

Appoints Works Of Grace Foundation Co-Founder & Education Philanthropist, Benjamin Wood To Board

Silverback Learning Solutions http://www.silverbacklearning.com , an educator-founded technology company and developer of Mileposts™, a results-driven instructional improvement system installed in schools K-12 nationwide, today announced that it has secured financing of $2.5 million from angel investors to allow the company to expand its operations and accelerate its product development. Founded by Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Jim Lewis, an educator for over 40 years, the company also announced the appointment of Works of Grace Foundation Co-founder & Education Philanthropist, Benjamin Wood, to the Board of Directors. The SaaS Mileposts platform, which allows for quick product release iterations, allows teachers to focus on the needs of each individual student while retaining the classroom structure, an education model that will transform K-12 education.

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