From the OC Business Journal:
An education software maker spun out of the University of California, Irvine, has been acquired by McGraw-Hill Education in New York. Irvine-based Aleks Corp. — which was founded in the mid-1990s by UC Irvine scientists, mathematicians, and software engineers — specializes in what’s called adaptive learning, an increasingly popular method that uses technology to help educators provide custom learning experiences.

For the full story, please visit http://www.ocbj.com/news/2013/jun/24/mcgraw-hill-acquires-uci-spinoff/.