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K12 Inc. Names Stuart Udell, Former Catapult Learning Official, as CEO

Marketplace K-12

In July, Catapult Learning, which provides Title I and dropout-prevention services, announced that it would merge with Special Educational Services Inc., Combined, the companies said they would serve 300,000 students through direct instruction and proprietary technology programs. an operator of alternative schools.

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Some colleges seek radical solutions to survive

The Hechinger Report

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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Why Donald Graham Sold Kaplan University to Purdue for $1

Edsurge

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. Is Kaplan now essentially competing with companies like 2U and other so-called ‘enabler’ providers?

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Child care, car seats and other simple ways to keep teen moms in school

The Hechinger Report

Credit: Emily Kaplan for The Hechinger Report. “My Credit: Emily Kaplan for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Emily Kaplan for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Emily Kaplan for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Emily Kaplan for The Hechinger Report. She motivates me a lot.”. We get the girls who have problems,” said Hall.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” There are more stories about Purdue University Global, formerly the for-profit Kaplan University, in the “labor and management” section below. despite having Arizona ’s third-highest dropout rate.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

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 Edsurge : “Education Technology Tools for Adult Learners Get Mixed Results From SRI Study.” ” Fox.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via The Economic Times : “Startups in student-lending sector see dropouts, but some score too.” Kaplan Inc has agreed to acquire the College for Financial Planning from Apollo Education Group. “ Big data could solve the college-dropout problem ,” says The Washington Post. How much can you afford?

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