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Where in the World Is Planet3? An Educational Gaming CEO Seeks His Second Act

Edsurge

In a December 2016 letter by Clark County Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky to Kelly about the pilot program, Skorkowsky noted that students enjoyed lessons about data literacy from the product’s visualizations and about science from real-world case studies. million by February 2014 for a game to teach kids social-emotional learning.

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

The Hechinger Report

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. The suit also alleged that Premier had misled potential students about job placement rates and pressured staff to “renounce all academic standards.”.

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