Edsurge

JANUARY 18, 2018

Purdue and Kaplan University stunned the higher education world. Some of our clients now report being approached with acquisition opportunities weekly. Paul Freedman: There will be twice as many in 2018 as there were in 2017. Mike Berlin: In 2017 there were a small number of high-profile mergers and school closures.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2020

El Consejo Municipal de Oakland está comprometido a financiar e implementar la iniciativa Oakland Youth Vote, si se aprueba la medida, según la concejal Rebeca Kaplan, autora de esta propuesta. appeared first on The Hechinger Report. Traducción por Maria Luisa Rossel. Suscríbete al boletín de noticias de Hechinger.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 9, 2019

More than 400 colleges and universities still had seats available for freshmen and transfer students after the traditional May 1 deadline to enroll for this fall, the National Association for College Admission Counseling reports. The post Some colleges seek radical solutions to survive appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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MindShift

OCTOBER 29, 2020

This story about youth activism was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Alison Yin for The Hechinger Report). Charlotte West for The Hechinger Report). Alison Yin for The Hechinger Report). Alison Yin for The Hechinger Report).

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

This is part eleven of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” In May, venture capitalist and former securities analyst Mary Meeker released her annual “Internet Trends” report. Among the major trends Meeker identified for 2017: mobile advertising, gaming, and healthcare.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 15, 2017

Purdue University President and the former Indiana governor Mitch Daniels recently announced plans to acquire seven for-profit schools and colleges from Kaplan University — along with more than 30,000 online students and some 3,000 current Kaplan employees. The new nonprofit university will have its own name but carry the Purdue label.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

He ran Kaplan as its CEO from 1994 to 2008, during which he oversaw 67 acquisitions and more than doubled the company’s revenue—to nearly $2 billion —by the time he left. To be sure, there remain reports that such tools, including Edgenuity, are still used in pedagogically dubious ways at times.)

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 28, 2021

Credit: Emily Kaplan for The Hechinger Report. “My Credit: Emily Kaplan for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Emily Kaplan for The Hechinger Report. Dawn Hall has served as principal at Lincoln Park School in Brownsville, Texas since 2017. Credit: Emily Kaplan for The Hechinger Report.

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Hack Education

JULY 22, 2017

Within the past week, two well-known and well-established coding bootcamps have announced they’ll be closing their doors: Dev Bootcamp, owned by Kaplan Inc., Perhaps instead of “everyone should learn to code,” we should push for everyone to learn how to read the BLS jobs report.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

“The Trump Administration Has Revoked A Federal Directive On Campus Rape ,” Buzzfeed reports. ” That’s Kaplan University and the Art Institutes. More on the Kaplan news via The Chronicle of Higher Education. Nice artwork pic.twitter.com/ghFh8flSw1 — Kumars Salehi (@KumarsSalehi) September 21, 2017.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Larry Hogan (R) declared via executive order that beginning in September 2017, the Maryland school year won’t start until after Labor Day – a decision that prompted sharp criticism from school leaders, who are accusing Hogan of favoring the tourism industry over education.” The states in question: Texas and Nevada.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

Still more education news from the UK: “ Sam Gyimah replaces Jo Johnson as universities minister ,” The Times Higher Education reports. Congratulations, STEM folks and learn-to-code evangelists, for being featured in President Trump’s list of his 2017 accomplishments. You must be so proud.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 22, 2019

A 2017 study by New York City’s Independent Budget Office found that black and Hispanic children not only start out behind their Asian and white peers on the annual ELA and math exams in third grade, but they continue to slip further and further behind each year. Sign up for our newsletter.

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Hack Education

JUNE 23, 2017

Via The LA School Report : “ LAUSD approves $7.5 ” “ Louisiana Becomes First State to Ban the Box,” Inside Higher Ed reports. ” “Students’ Rising Expectations Pose Challenge to Online Programs ,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reports. State and Local) Education Politics.

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Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

” Via The LA Times : “Trump is ending Michelle Obama’s ‘ Let Girls Learn ’ initiative, CNN reports.” ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “There’s a Reason the Purdue - Kaplan Deal Sounds Too Good to Be True.” The school in question: Bethune-Cookman University.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 24, 2018

Via Chalkbeat : “Secret CPS report spotlights big vacancies, lopsided options for students.” Via The Hechinger Report : “For students teetering on the edge financially, micro-grants help them finish college.” Research, “Research,” and Reports. ” That would be Chris Cerf.

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Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

Via WaPo’s Valerie Strauss : “ Trump ’s rather weird meeting with the 2017 Teachers of the Year.” ” In other Department of Education bureaucratic nightmares, “Dozens of Colleges’ Upward Bound Applications Are Denied for Failing to Dot Every I,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reports. .”

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Hack Education

JUNE 29, 2018

The former: Purdue University ; the latter: Kaplan University. Meanwhile on Campus… Excellent reporting from The Oregonian’s Bethany Barnes : “Targeted: A Family and the Quest to Stop the Next School Shooter.” .” The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed. ” asks Edsurge. ” That’s Paul J.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. The Horizon Report. In 2017, just a week before Christmas, the New Media Consortium abruptly announced its immediate closure “because of apparent errors and omissions by its former Controller and Chief Financial Officer.”

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Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

.” “More than 150 House and Senate Democrats sent Education Secretary Betsy DeVos a letter Monday that objected to her department’s recently announced shift in how it chooses the contractors that service federal student loans ,” Inside Higher Ed reports. ” Via Education Dive : “The Purdue-Kaplan Earthquake.”

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Hack Education

MAY 19, 2017

“Why I Turned My Back on Betsy DeVos During Graduation” by Bethune-Cookman Class of 2017’s Tyler Durrant. Via The Washington Post : “ Betsy DeVos was asked to address education reporters at their annual convention. Via Edsurge : “Why Donald Graham Sold Kaplan University to Purdue for $1.”

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Hack Education

JULY 14, 2017

Via Broadly : “ Betsy DeVos to Meet with Men’s Rights Groups , Reports Say.” On the US House of Representatives’ proposed budget : “$2 Billion for Teacher Training, Salaries Eliminated in House Budget Plan,” Education Week reports. ” (State and Local) Education Politics. and from Hacker News.

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Hack Education

JUNE 2, 2017

. “A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled in favor of a transgender student ’s challenge to a Wisconsin school district’s policy limiting his restroom usage – a big win for those seeking to advance transgender rights in the courts,” Buzzfeed reports. ” The Business of Student Loans.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 13, 2017

.” A cartoon Mark Zuckerberg toured hurricane-struck Puerto Rico in virtual reality [link] pic.twitter.com/BEPfZesjF7 — The Verge (@verge) October 9, 2017. Via The Washington Post : “A hiccup in Purdue ’s acquisition of for-profit Kaplan University.” ” The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 17, 2017

And well beyond the industry’s backing of Code.org , venture capital has continued to flow into “learn-to-code” businesses in 2017, alongside a number of corporate grants (and corporate PR efforts that have sought to encourage the adoption of coding curriculum. Bootcamp or Bust. The Business of Hiring.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 18, 2017

McClure is also just one of the investors who has stepped down from his position in 2017 due to allegations of sexual harassment. Knewton founder Jose Ferreira formerly worked at Kaplan. A company that really drives the ideology that underpins how we talk about the future of school and tech. The Princeton Review? The Gates Foundation?

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

.” “A new analysis from the Center for American Progress found more than two dozen minority-serving institutions would fail a graduation rate requirement for funding in the proposed House update to the Higher Education Act ,” Inside Higher Ed reports. More on Claypool’s resignation from WaPo’s Valerie Strauss.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Marshals Service,” The Washington Post reported in April. In November, Bloomberg reported that hackers had stolen the personal information of some 57 million Uber customers and drivers. The previous four Secretaries have not used the Marshals, but rather the Department of Education’s own security service.).

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