Edsurge
JUNE 27, 2018
And here’s the most surprising part: that online school it bought, Kaplan University, was a for-profit business—part of a sector that’s been criticized for high costs and poor outcomes for students. Kaplan University had been owned by Graham Holdings Company, which used to own the Washington Post until it sold it to Jeff Bezos.
eSchool News
OCTOBER 4, 2015
For a while now, schools have been slowly merging science and math lessons with visual arts as a way to add a hands-on component, and perhaps a dash of culture, to ordinary STEM curriculum. It won’t always be possible for STEM and art links to occur at the same point during the school year, and that’s OK.
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Hack Education
DECEMBER 15, 2017
” This stems from a protest at the University of Connecticut. Kaplan Inc has agreed to acquire the College for Financial Planning from Apollo Education Group. Looks like Kaplan Inc isn’t getting out of for-profit higher ed altogether, even with the sale of Kaplan University to Purdue.).
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
OCTOBER 24, 2011
The Library 2.011 worldwide virtual conference starts in just over a week! A newly released report from Georgetown University''s Center on Education and the Workforce looks at the future of STEM-related jobs. I''m also a proposed panelist for "Education2.0 - Social Media Drives Student Success" being hosted by Jennifer Openshaw.
Hack Education
MAY 19, 2017
” The New York Times looks at “ anti-tax fervor ” in southern Oregon , which will result in the one public library in Roseburg closing its doors. Via Edsurge : “Why Donald Graham Sold Kaplan University to Purdue for $1.” .” Via The News & Observer : “At 3 a.m., Good job, team.).
Hack Education
JUNE 16, 2017
An op-ed in Inside Higher Ed from EAB’s Melanie Hoe : “What the Purdue-Kaplan Deal Means for You.” ” Via Education Dive : “The Purdue-Kaplan Earthquake.” ” Student workers at the University of Chicago’s library have voted to unionize. ” Fox.
Hack Education
JUNE 29, 2018
” Wired on the project : “‘ ICE Is Everywhere’: Using Library Science to Map the Separation Crisis.” The former: Purdue University ; the latter: Kaplan University. Google announced “$2 million for CS & STEM education for aspiring women and student technologists.”
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