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As Online Learning Grows, So Will Proctors. Case in Point: Examity’s $90M Deal

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Kaplan also uses Examity for its nursing test-prep services. Among them is The College Board, which has approved Examity as a remote proctor for the Accuplacer exam, a computer-adaptive test used to assess students’ readiness for introductory college courses.

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Why State Universities Are Buying Up Online Colleges

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But we’ve seen an interesting trend in how some state universities have decided to get into online learning—with a big splash. Here’s the emerging approach: buy an existing online college that already has thousands or even tens of thousands of students.

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Harvard and MIT Launch Nonprofit to Increase College Access

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What would you do if you had $800 million to build a new nonprofit to support innovation in online learning? The $800 million underpinning the effort derived from a controversial decision by the two universities in 2021 to sell their edX online learning platform to 2U.

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Beer making for credit: Liberal arts colleges add career tech

The Hechinger Report

In a survey conducted by Quest Research and the Kaplan test-prep company, they were four times more likely to say they’d hire an English major with a credential in cybersecurity than an English major without one. “We The courses are being run in partnership with Kaplan and will also be available to alumni. “We

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New York Times Partners With Investment Firm to Launch Ed. Business

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For-Profit Education Kaplan Online Learning Publishing cigeducationgroup kaplan newyorktimes nyteducation sothebysinstituteofart' The media conglomerate and CIG Education Group are combining to create NYT EDUcation, an initiative for pre-college and college students and professional learners.

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Online education stretches to include volunteers, teachers looking to pay their bills

The Hechinger Report

Credit: Emily Kaplan for The Hechinger Report. Related: Teachers need lots of training to do online learning well. Melody Serra (top row, center), a former kindergarten teacher, teaches a class to young children over Zoom. BROOKLYN, N.Y. Coronavirus gave many just days.

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Edmentum to Acquire Apex Learning, an Industry Leader in Virtual and Hybrid Learning for Middle and High School Students

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Pairing Apex’s proven, high-quality secondary learning programs with Edmentum’s full suite of high-quality, online learning programs creates a rich array of offerings designed specifically for the next generation of learners. About Apex Learning. For more information, visit edmentum.com.