Marketplace K-12
FEBRUARY 5, 2016
That same year K12 rebranded a number of its resources under a separate legal entity called Fuel Education, focusing on “personalized learning” platforms, as well as consulting, teacher professional development, and online courses. See also: Providers of Special Education, Dropout-Prevention Services Merge.
The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 9, 2019
Colleges are also working to reduce their numbers of dropouts on the principle that it’s cheaper to provide the kind of support required to keep tuition-paying students than to recruit more. And for all of the work it’s done to reduce the number of dropouts, the higher education industry has so far barely moved the needle.
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The Hechinger Report
SEPTEMBER 19, 2016
Nancy Lee Sanchez, in red, executive director of the Kaplan Educational Foundation, with students she advises. I think the majority of higher education is complacent” about their dropouts, he said. Sanchez is one of the increasing number of outside coaches finding surprising obstacles that colleges put up in front of students.
Edsurge
MAY 16, 2017
There are many unanswered questions about the unprecedented sale of Kaplan University, a for-profit institution with several online programs but falling enrollments, to Purdue University, one of the top public universities in the nation. EdSurge: I see what Purdue gets from the arrangement—a jumpstart into providing online courses.
The Hechinger Report
JULY 28, 2021
Credit: Emily Kaplan for The Hechinger Report. “My Credit: Emily Kaplan for The Hechinger Report. Starting in 2022, middle school students are supposed to be taught about birth control, but health courses will remain optional in high school. Credit: Emily Kaplan for The Hechinger Report. She motivates me a lot.”.
Hack Education
AUGUST 24, 2018
The big ed-tech news this week is, of course, that Betsy DeVos is considering allowing schools to use federal funds to arm teachers and staff. ” CPS is, of course, the Chicago Public Schools. ” Susan Crawrford argues “Why Universities Need ‘Public Interest Technology’ Courses.”
Hack Education
JUNE 16, 2017
An op-ed in Inside Higher Ed from EAB’s Melanie Hoe : “What the Purdue-Kaplan Deal Means for You.” ” Via Education Dive : “The Purdue-Kaplan Earthquake.” Via Raw Story : “BUSTED: Trump Treasury pick took 4-week course on Dartmouth campus and called it a degree.” ” Fox. .”
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