Hack Education
SEPTEMBER 2, 2016
Chopra worked at the CFPB and, while there, “sued two for-profit-college companies – ITT Educational Services Inc. – over accusations about abusive lending practices,” as The Chronicle of Higher Education notes. ” It’s now unclear, observers say, if the FTC can regulate companies like Google or Verizon.
Hack Education
AUGUST 11, 2017
Not really ed-tech-related, except for all those companies saying they’re “Uber for education.” ” Via Recode : “ Google CEO Sundar Pichai canceled an all-hands meeting about gender controversy due to employee worries of online harassment.” The company has $8.3 ” Education in the Courts.
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Hack Education
OCTOBER 6, 2017
” Via The Washington Post : “ DeVos rejects invitation to meet with former for-profit college students.” Via the AP: “A new federal lawsuit by Pennsylvania ’s attorney general says the nation’s largest student loan company engaged in abusive practices that have cost borrowers billions of dollars.”
Hack Education
NOVEMBER 10, 2016
” Shares in for-profit higher education companies were up on news of Trump’s election. Via Politico : “Meet Trump’s Cabinet-in-waiting.” ” Via AFR : “ Peter Thiel’s company Palantir Defense could win contracts under Donald Trump.” ” Emphasis on “pays.”
Hack Education
NOVEMBER 30, 2018
” Via NPR : “Meet Jin Park , The First DACA Recipient Awarded A Rhodes Scholarship.” Sometimes it’s fun to look back at old stories that the tech press dutifully pumped out about this company. Tutoring company Topica Edtech Group has raised $50 million from Northstar Group. The company has raised $16.6
Hack Education
AUGUST 10, 2018
Via The Atlantic : “ School-Security Companies Are Thriving in the Era of Mass Shootings.” Via Inside Higher Ed : “Office led by President Trump’s son-in-law holds a series of meetings on higher education policy, signaling high-level attention from the administration.” The company has raised $24.1
Hack Education
SEPTEMBER 23, 2016
Via Masslive.com : “ Massachusetts state government announced a new partnership with an online education company on Thursday to help public employees and the state’s public universities take advantage of online classes.” ” The company in question: edX. ” From the HR Department. Edsurge has hired Jeffrey R.
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