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PROOF POINTS: 861 colleges and 9,499 campuses have closed down since 2004

The Hechinger Report

is one of more than 800 colleges and 9,000 campuses that have closed since 2004. For-profit operators ran more than 80 percent of the 861 institutions that ceased operations between 2004 and 2021. Almost 9,500 campuses closed between 2004 and 2021. Becker College in Worcester, Mass., Credit: Jon Marcus.

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QS World University Rankings 2018: The Global Trends

EdNews Daily

The 2018 QS World University Rankings are the largest guide to global higher education performance that QS, a London-based higher education think-tank, has produced since its inaugural edition of 2004. Jack Moran. Education Writer and Rankings Auditor. QS Quacquarelli Symonds.

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Courageous Conversations: Let’s Talk about Fighting Racism

The CoolCatTeacher

Dozier received her Associate of Science in Nursing in 1995 from Darton State College, Bachelor of Science from Georgia Southwestern State University (2004), Master’s from Albany State University (2012), and Doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction from Valdosta State University (2018).

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Use Personalized Learning Tools to Boost Classroom Equity

EdTech Magazine

Thu, 09/27/2018 - 15:46. The number of states with policies in place to promote and facilitate competency-based systems has grown from just a handful in 2004 to 43 states in 2018. Use Personalized Learning Tools to Boost Classroom Equity. eli.zimmerman_9856. As personalized learning continues to gain momentum across the U.S.,

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How To Engage Today’s Students in Civics

eSchool News

He is the author of Images of America: Sutton (2004) and Images of America: Millbury (2013). He as more than 35 years of experience in journalism and freelance writing and was a reporter and editor at Worcester’s Telegram & Gazette from 1987 until 2015.

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Pluralsight, Vista Equity Partners Agree to $3.5 Billion Acquisition Deal

Edsurge

The Utah-based company was founded in 2004 to compete against the likes of Lynda and other online education companies focused on serving technology and business professionals. closing price on Pluralsight’s first day on the public market in May 2018. The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2021. in cash per share.

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Omidyar Network Spins Off Education Portfolio Into Independent Investment Firm

Edsurge

Since 2018, the investment and philanthropic vehicle started by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and his wife, Pam, has spun off five independent firms that grew out of its investment activities. In March 2018, Omidyar spun out its emerging technologies portfolio as Spero Ventures. billion in various sectors since its inception in 2004.