Edsurge
AUGUST 7, 2020
Except that Ashford’s parent company will end up paying millions to Arizona to make it happen, leading New America’s Kevin Carey, the group’s director of education policy programs, to argue in a widely shared Tweet that “it’s not really a purchase at all.” In 2017, Purdue University bought Kaplan University , also for $1.
Edsurge
JUNE 18, 2017
Between 2004 and 2011, I worked as an executive in SchoolNet and Kaplan, both of which grew into successful and innovative education companies. Kaplan thrived during the decade, growing to more than $2.8 It was a policy change that greatly encouraged the growth of “telecommunications correspondence” courses. billion in 2010.
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Edsurge
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018
Since Purdue University purchased for-profit Kaplan University last year to create what is now Purdue University Global, faculty members have raised questions and concerns about how these two very different models of higher education would fit together.
The Hechinger Report
NOVEMBER 21, 2022
It shut down four campuses after it purchased for-profit Kaplan University in 2018 and converted it to a public four-year university called Purdue Global. Very few of any of these closures took place at public colleges or universities. One big exception was Purdue University.
Edsurge
MARCH 14, 2022
The overarching story goes as follows: adaptive learning platform Knewton was founded in 2008 by former Kaplan executive Jose Ferreira, affectionately described by Michael Feldstein as a snake oil salesman. But, don’t worry—they had plenty to say about Knewton. The company raised $182 million, but only sold for $17 million.
Edsurge
JUNE 16, 2017
Saxberg had previously been Chief Learning Officer at Kaplan Inc. Four years ago, Saxberg jointly wrote a book with educator and political scientist, Rick Hess, on how to integrate learning science and technology into better decisions and policies about learning. Here’s a piece he shared with EdSurge on the need for these roles.)
The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 29, 2020
In recent years, students have led climate marches, gun control rallies and walkouts protesting federal immigration policies and racial injustice. Now they are demanding a greater role in school policy and the decisions that shape their educations. Who is the school board really representing?
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