Edsurge
MARCH 14, 2022
The overarching story goes as follows: adaptive learning platform Knewton was founded in 2008 by former Kaplan executive Jose Ferreira, affectionately described by Michael Feldstein as a snake oil salesman. But, don’t worry—they had plenty to say about Knewton. The company raised $182 million, but only sold for $17 million.
eSchool News
OCTOBER 6, 2020
Waldron joined Curriculum Associates in 2008, bringing leadership experience from both the for-profit and nonprofit education worlds. He runs the company with a long-term focus, upholding the founding mission to improve classrooms everywhere. Rob also served as an operating executive at private equity firm Berkshire Partners.
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The Hechinger Report
JUNE 26, 2019
Emily Kaplan for The Hechinger Report. Emily Kaplan for The Hechinger Report. Emily Kaplan for The Hechinger Report. At the Telstar Freshman Academy in Maine, service learning is included as part of the curriculum. This style of learning, this family atmosphere that we have here, it’s a real positive in kids’ lives,” Dole said.
Edsurge
DECEMBER 30, 2019
Maia Sharpley’s career in education includes serving in executive positions with the New York City Department of Education, Kaplan and Charter Schools USA. From 2008 to 2019 we have witnessed a 4,000-plus percent expansion in the number of funded edtech startups, and the best startups can become unicorns.
Edsurge
JULY 2, 2018
Things changed again in 2008 when the private religious college transitioned to a publicly-traded corporation. The move comes nearly a year after nonprofit Purdue University announced plans to purchase the online for-profit Kaplan University for $1. Mueller will serve as president of the new nonprofit university.
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.
MindShift
JUNE 27, 2019
Emily Kaplan for The Hechinger Report). The program is aimed at helping students feel connected to each other and their community in a place where — as in so many rural areas hit hard by the opioid epidemic and the 2008 recession — connectedness and a shared sense of purpose have been in short supply.
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