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MARCH 7, 2018

Kaplan Test Prep. Kaplan Test Prep is one of the original names in SAT/ACT prep. It addresses not only graduation tests like SAT and ACT but subject area summative tests and end-of-grade assessments for states, Common Core and more (including PARCC).

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Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2018

curriculum market shifted towards purchasing materials aligned materials to Common Core and state academic standards, the organization began building new offerings based on these U.S. 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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Marketplace K-12

AUGUST 1, 2016

Former Kaplan CEO Making Big Moves in Education Market. Most Math Curricula Found to be Out of Sync With Common Core. She described the issue as one that pertained only to the “political machinations in the state of Alabama.” K-12 Dealmaking: Investor Weld North, Learn Launch Make Big Moves. Company Exec.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

The Gates Foundation has backed a variety of education reform initiatives : charter schools, the Common Core State Standards, “small schools,” inBloom, teacher evaluations, and yes, “personalized learning.” It hired David Plouffe , Obama’s ex-campaign manager who had most recently worked at Uber.

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Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

More on last week’s Purdue and Kaplan deal: “ Purdue ’s deal for Kaplan U trades a long-term business relationship for low up-front costs while raising worries – especially among faculty groups – about blurred lines between public and private higher ed,” Inside Higher Ed reports. .”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The email, he said, detailed a “Priority 1 Alert” that had been issued by Pearson and the New Jersey Department of Education, regarding a student who had tweeted about a test question on the PARCC — a standardized test based on the Common Core State Standards. Common Core State Standards. In 2013, Pearson paid $7.7

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Kaplan Inc has agreed to acquire the College for Financial Planning from Apollo Education Group. Looks like Kaplan Inc isn’t getting out of for-profit higher ed altogether, even with the sale of Kaplan University to Purdue.). Performance on PISA Decline Because of Common Core? ” asks Forbes.

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