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To un-muzzle upstart Negros, we need black-owned news media

The Hechinger Report

When I was a newly minted college professor in New Orleans in the winter of 2004, I began writing regular editorials for the Louisiana Weekly , a newspaper devoted to the city’s black community. Related: Students are supposed to read The Scarlet Letter, not wear it.

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The Pros and Cons of Freelancing

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Whatever the case, you need to think carefully about the potential advantages and disadvantages of taking the leap. Having been a freelancer since 2004, I thought I'd share my views on the matter. Having said that, 2018 is very different from 2004 in terms of the options available. With freelancing that is very true.

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Blackboard Co-Founder: ‘4 Secrets to Building a Tech Company for Higher Ed’

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As origin stories go, the founding of Blackboard twenty years ago lacked that single light bulb moment that tech companies like to tell. The winner of the LMS market would be the company with the most widely adopted platform. Universities often ask to get a product for free, promising to be a reference or case study.

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Twelve Years Later: What’s Really Changed in the K-12 Sector? (Part 1)

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The company was renamed “Amplify.” Five years later, Berger led a management buyout of the company, backed by Emerson Collective. A friend recently read a 2004 Harvard Business School case study of Wireless Generation’s work in Montgomery County, Maryland, and responded: “Thanks!

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‘They just saw me as a dollar sign’: How some certificate schools profit from vulnerable students

The Hechinger Report

For-profit schools, such as Salter and others owned by its parent company, Premier Education Group, have zeroed in on this market. The company posted more than $175 million in profits between 2004 and 2014, according to a 2016 lawsuit filed by a former company CEO who alleged that he was owed bonus pay.

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