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More colleges and universities outsource services to for-profit companies

The Hechinger Report

What students won’t see in the promotional materials or when they register, however, is that the programs are being managed by a private, for-profit company called Noodle that is being paid $12,000 to $22,000 per month , per program, plus $88 per credit hour, per student, according to a list of fees disclosed by Noodle.

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GED and other high school equivalency degrees drop by more than 40% nationwide since 2012

The Hechinger Report

Related: College students predicted to fall by more than 15% after the year 2025. That’s because two of the testing companies do not publicly disclose their results, nationally or by state. which administers the TASC, are for-profit companies. Many state budgets for equivalency test preparation were also cut.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning.

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A year in the life of a small-town superintendent shows the federal bailout won’t be enough

The Hechinger Report

million in 2023-24, according to budget documents. Mark Dulin, owner of a local construction company and vice president of the Centralia Community Foundation, always supported the school levies. By the time TransAlta extinguishes its second burner in 2025, a total of nearly 200 people will have lost their jobs.