Phoenix Education Partners, Inc.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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Pioneering Education for Working Adults 2025 Proxy Statement

A LETTER FROM CHRIS LYNNE, OUR CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

On behalf of the Board of Directors, it is my pleasure to invite you to the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Phoenix Education Partners, Inc. The meeting will be held virtually on February 12, 2026, at 11:00 a.m., Eastern Time. The meeting can be accessed by visiting www.proxydocs.com/PXED where you will be able to listen to the meeting live, submit questions and vote online.

You will find information regarding the matters to be voted on in the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and proxy statement. We are sending many of our stockholders a notice via the Internet regarding the availability of the proxy statement, our Annual Report for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2025 and other relevant materials. This electronic process is convenient, helps reduce the environmental impact of our annual meeting and saves us significant postage and processing costs. A paper copy of these materials may be requested using one of the methods described in the accompanying proxy statement or the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials.

You may visit www.phoenixeducationpartners.com to access variousweb-based reports, executive messages and timely information about our business.

Whether or not you plan to attend the annual meeting, please submit your proxy or voting instructions using one of the voting methods described in the accompanying proxy statement. Submitting your proxy or voting instructions by any of these methods will not affect your right to attend the virtual meeting and vote your shares at the virtual meeting if you wish to do so.

If you have questions about the annual meeting, require assistance in submitting your proxy or voting your shares or need additional copies of the accompanying proxy statement or the proxy card, please contact Investor Relations at InvestorRelations@phoenixeducationpartners.com.

If your bank, brokerage firm or other nominee holds your shares, you also should contact your nominee for additional information.

Sincerely,

Chris Lynne

Chief Executive Officer

PHOENIX EDUCATION PARTNERS, INC.

4035 S. Riverpoint Parkway

Phoenix, AZ 85040

NOTICE OF 2026 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

You are cordially invited to attend the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Phoenix Education Partners, Inc. (the “Company”). The Annual Meeting will be held virtually on February 12, 2026, at 11:00 a.m., Eastern Time. The Annual Meeting can be accessed by visiting www.proxydocs.com/PXED where you will be able to listen to the meeting live, submit questions and vote online. The Annual Meeting is being held for the following purposes:

Holders of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”), of record at the close of business on December 29, 2025 are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting or any postponements or adjournments thereof.

We encourage you to access the Annual Meeting before the start time of 11:00 a.m., Eastern Time, on February 12, 2026, to allow ample time to check in. A complete list of stockholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting will be available on the Annual Meeting website set forth above using the 12-digit control number provided on your proxy card, voting instruction form or Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice”).

The Notice and the accompanying proxy statement, Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2025 (“Annual Report”), and proxy card will first be made available to stockholders on or about January 2, 2026. We will furnish proxy materials to our stockholders via the Internet in order to expedite stockholders’ receipt of proxy materials while lowering the cost of delivery and reducing the environmental impact of our Annual Meeting. Accordingly, we are mailing to our stockholders of record and beneficial owners the Notice, which provides instructions on how to access the attached proxy statement and our Annual Report, via the Internet and how to vote online. The Notice also contains instructions on how to obtain the proxy materials in printed form.

If you have questions about the annual meeting, require assistance in submitting your proxy or voting your shares or need additional copies of the accompanying proxy statement or the proxy card, please contact Investor Relations at InvestorRelations@phoenixeducationpartners.com.

YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT

Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, we strongly encourage you to please submit your proxy or voting instructions as soon as possible.

We encourage you to submit your proxy or voting instructions via the Internet, which is convenient, helps reduce the environmental impact of our annual meeting and saves us significant postage and processing costs. For instructions on how to submit your proxy or voting instructions and how to vote your shares, please refer to the section entitled “Questions and Answers About the Annual Meeting” beginning on page 1 of the accompanying proxy statement.

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF

PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING

The proxy statement for the Annual Meeting and the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2025 are available on the Internet at www.proxydocs.com/PXED and www.phoenixeducationpartners.com/investor-relations/financials/annual-reports.