Chegg Integrates Into Blackboard Learn To Help Improve Student Outcomes

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Chegg, Inc. (CHGG), the Student Hub, and Blackboard Inc. have announced a partnership that will allow Chegg's self-directed learning services – Chegg Study, Chegg Tutors, and Chegg Career Center – to be accessible within Blackboard Inc.'s market-leading teaching and learning environment. According to Chegg's own user research, 87 percent of students said Chegg Study helped them better understand their homework and 75 percent said it better prepared them for exams.

"Blackboard and Chegg share a commitment to improving student outcomes through high-quality and affordable learning services designed to improve academic and career outcomes," said Nathan Schultz, Chegg's Chief Learning Officer. "Together, we believe we can deliver powerful learning services to the millions of learners and teachers that Blackboard supports through their innovative learning solutions."

Chegg's self-directed learning solutions will now be available for faculty and students to use directly from within the Blackboard learning environment. Universities leverage Blackboard solutions to create collaborative learning environments for students and provide a platform where instructors can create and assign projects, keep track of lesson progress by student, and assist students in their coursework. 

"Together, we are working towards a goal shared by students, institutions, faculty, Blackboard and Chegg: better outcomes and higher graduation rates," said Jim Hermens, vice president of content partnerships at Blackboard. "By providing schools with the opportunity to integrate Chegg Study's supplemental learning services into our learning environment, students will be in a better position to master their coursework, persist in their schooling, and ultimately be able to graduate at higher rates than they do today."

For more information about the partnership contact [email protected].

About Chegg
Chegg puts students first. As the leading student-first connected learning platform, the company makes higher education more affordable, more accessible, and more successful for students. Chegg is a publicly-held company based in Santa Clara, California and trades on the NYSE under the symbol CHGG. For more information, visit www.chegg.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which include, without limitation those regarding the expected outcomes of the integration of Chegg Study, Chegg Tutors and Chegg Career Service with Blackboard Learn. These statements are not guarantees of future performance, but are based on management's expectations as of the date of this press release and assumptions that are inherently subject to uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements include unexpected challenges relating to the integration of the two platforms. These and other important risk factors are described more fully in documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Chegg's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2014, and could cause actual results to vary from expectations. All information provided in this release is as of the date hereof and Chegg undertakes no duty to update this information except as required by law.

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