Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2022

In 2009, our team at Kaplan Ventures invested in a virtual reality corporate training startup that was ten years too early. LMS and Digital Learning topped the hype cycle in 2001 (a few years before Blackboard went public). MOOCs topped the cycle in 2012. OPMs topped the cycle in 2015.

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EdTech Chegg Udemy Company 182

Marketplace K-12

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

He also worked for 11 years at Kaplan, at one point serving as president of Kaplan K12 Learning Services, building the organization’s school division, according to biographical information released by K12. Udell nearly doubled Catapult Learning’s revenue during his tenure, K12 said in a statement.

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Kaplan Dropout Comparison Learning 40

Edsurge

JULY 24, 2017

The strategy has worked for a few older companies: Kaplan, for instance, began in the test-prep business and has since moved into higher education, corporate training (and a. Frontline Education, controlled by Insight Venture Partners, has snapped up another 10—most recently, professional-learning provider School Improvement Network.

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EdTech Chegg Kaplan Coursera 92

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2017

That goal – building “God’s Kingdom” – appeared in a 2001 interview that DeVos and her husband gave with a Christian philanthropic interview in which she argued “Our desire is to confront the culture in ways that will continue to advance God’s kingdom.” “Innovation,” right? .”

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Technology Kaplan Education Company 58