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What Happens When A Public University Buys a For-Profit Online One?

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And here’s the most surprising part: that online school it bought, Kaplan University, was a for-profit business—part of a sector that’s been criticized for high costs and poor outcomes for students. Kaplan University had been owned by Graham Holdings Company, which used to own the Washington Post until it sold it to Jeff Bezos.

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All ninth graders study at the local 4-H center in this Maine district

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At the Telstar Freshman Academy in Maine, service learning is included as part of the curriculum. Bailey Fraser, 15 (left), and her stepsister Leah Kimball, 15, volunteer with Edible Bethel during their service learning block. Emily Kaplan for The Hechinger Report. Sign up for the Future of Learning newsletter.

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How Daily Farm Work and Outdoor Projects Make Learning in High School Better for Teens

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Emily Kaplan for The Hechinger Report). Called the Telstar Freshman Academy, or TFA, it involves all its district’s ninth graders in a hands-on learning method that uses outdoor-based projects and community-building activities as ways to teach across several disciplines. Emily Kaplan for The Hechinger Report ).

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After Layoffs, Math Curriculum Developer Reasoning Mind Sells to Weld North Education

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One of these deals made for splashy headlines: Dreambox Learning’s $130 million investment from The Rise Fund. Reasoning Mind , a Houston-based nonprofit, was acquired by Imagine Learning. Founded by former Kaplan executive Jonathan Grayer, Weld North has purchased 16 companies since 2010. Later, as the U.S. and Russia.

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OPINION: Why Americans should not blame their local college or university for the shortfalls of the elite

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with highly selective admissions and academic standards, are failing to enroll the best and brightest students from poor and middle-class families. Brandon Busteed is the chief partnership officer and global head of Learn-Work Innovation at Kaplan and an internationally known speaker and author on education and workforce development.

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