Assessment Company Kaplan Meeting 
Edsurge
JUNE 18, 2017
The first online class we launched in 1998 was little more than flat text on webpages, and we closely followed the birth of learning management systems, meeting with both Blackboard and WebCT before they achieved their first $1 million in revenue. The infrastructure just wasn’t ready. 2004-2011: Washington Leans In.
Edsurge
JANUARY 8, 2020
Weld North Education, an education company that has long focused on providing digital intervention and supplemental products in the K-12 market, has acquired LearnZillion , a Washington, D.C.-based based company that sells core curricula. Open Up Resources is among the other companies also selling products around the materials.
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Edsurge
JULY 15, 2017
John-Michael Murphy had just finished up a long day of assessments on Wednesday evening when he received an email with some unexpected news. That was one of the reasons that led to its sale to Kaplan in 2014. Ray and others leading the meeting on Wednesday spent time addressing that common concern.
Edsurge
MAY 24, 2017
The company—whose partners include Chipotle, Denver Public Schools and Public Service credit union—helps employers offer education-as-a-benefit by teaming up with institutions such as Colorado State and Bellevue University and offer programs ranging from GEDs to master's degrees. They also get opportunities to apply for federal financial aid.
Edsurge
APRIL 18, 2018
Women entrepreneurs made up more than a third of the presenting companies. Learn Capital is closing on a seed investment vehicle dubbed “ LearnStart ,” which has already invested in a Finnish company, 3DBear. One of its investments announced this week is in Aula , a London-based company that just closed a $4.2
Hack Education
OCTOBER 13, 2017
The move comes after criticism from government watchdogs who warned of financial entanglements with private companies vying for millions in GI Bill tuition.” Via The Washington Post : “A hiccup in Purdue ’s acquisition of for-profit Kaplan University.” ” The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed.
Edsurge
JUNE 21, 2017
Starbucks did it for a much more interesting reason, which is, Starbucks wants to be an exemplar of what a 21st-century company can be. There’s been a lot of talk about the recent deal that involves Purdue University buying for-profit Kaplan University, which surprised many people (and the faculty have signed a resolution opposing it).
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