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Acceleration Academies Appoints Kelli Campbell as New Chief Executive Officer

eSchool News

“Kelli has a track record of strong leadership in the EdTech industry, established relationships with K-12 school districts, and success in private equity value creation. We are confident that Kelli is the right leader to accelerate the company’s growth opportunities.” We partner with school districts across the U.S.

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K12 Inc. Names Stuart Udell, Former Catapult Learning Official, as CEO

Marketplace K-12

a favorite target of critics of the for-profit school industry, has named former Catapult Learning official Stuart J. In 2014 K12 suffered a big blow when the 10,800-student Agora Cyber Charter School in Pennsylvania ditched the private management company in favor of managing its own operations. Udell as its CEO. a year ago and $36.78

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‘It almost broke us’: Lawsuit accuses for-profit cosmetology college of withholding student financial aid

The Hechinger Report

The Iowa Attorney General’s suit against La’James, filed in 2014, accused the school of having used deceptive marketing and enrollment practices. “What we found was that La’James was withholding the money that students were entitled to and pushing them into financial ruin.”. La’James admitted no wrongdoing and settled, forgiving nearly $2.2

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What if we hired for skills, not degrees?

The Hechinger Report

Instead, he bounced from one unfulfilling job to the next in the hospitality and restaurant industries. In 2014, the labor market analysis firm Burning Glass Technologies tried to capture the extent of degree inflation. He received an associate degree, hoping to eventually get a bachelor’s and work as a financial adviser.

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The ‘forgotten’ part of special education that could lead to better outcomes for students

The Hechinger Report

BRUNSWICK, Maine — Kate Lord didn’t have a plan when she graduated from Brunswick High School in 2014. But she has no interest in the food industry. Sophomore year of high school, Peter took a survey for the district’s vocational tech school that matched him to the food service industry, a field in which he had no interest.

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A vocational school curriculum that includes genocide studies and British literature

The Hechinger Report

When they go out into industry, we want them to know how to think.”. When they go out into industry, we want them to know how to think.”. Ideally, their high school graduates will be able to handle college-level work or step right into a good-paying job. Related: After decades of pushing bachelor’s degrees, U.S.

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Marching in Mardi Gras, a New Orleans school that once struggled shows off

The Hechinger Report

Carver sits in an isolated area bounded by the Interstate 10 freeway, railroad tracks, and the Industrial and Florida canals. Relenting to pressure, the state ultimately agreed and, in 2014, broke ground on a state-of-the-art structure on the Carver site. “The building where they studied is gone, but I can still feel them with us.”.

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