Students who used Beast Academy gained 1-2 additional grade levels on their spring 2021 National MAP Assessment Scores, as compared to those who didn’t use Beast Academy, according to a recent WestEd study in Mankato Area Public Schools, a K–12 school district in Mankato, Minnesota.

Solving the most pressing problems of the next generation requires investment in developing expertise — and not just investment in those students whose parents choose to pay for it. A well-designed educational system should have two goals ...