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Owner Providence Equity Partners has hired Deutsche Bank and BoA to run an auction.
Blackboard Seeks $3 Billion Sale, Baker, Roumeliotis & Stone, Reuters
Parent company, Apollo, has lost 61% of it's value since the beginning of 2015.
University of Phoenix Lays off 900 After Student Exodus, CNN Money
Apollo acquired the business from McGraw-Hill Companies in Mar 2013 for $2.4 billion.
McGraw-Hill Education Prepares for IPO, Baker, Oran, and Roumeliotis, Reuters
Enrollment was about 460,000 students five years ago. Now it's 213,000.
University of Phoenix Has Lost Half Its Students, CNN
New regulations try to improve job prospects of graduates from for-profit colleges.
U.S. Ed Dept Gets Stricter with For-Profit Colleges, Ajmera & Jaisinghani, Reuters
Which 4 co made the cut? How did their standings compare to last yr's ranks.
Ed Companies Lose Ground in the Fortune 1000, Roger Riddell, EducationDive
Coursera co-founder Andrew Ng believes MOOCs can still deliver on a promise of social betterment, even as he aims for corporate clients.
Can Online Education Grow Up? Kent Bernard, Jr, Upstart
Apollo bought 70% for $98.5M + contingent payments that could total $47M more.
Open Colleges Australia Acquired by Apollo Group, Charles Huckabee, The Chronicle
In ed biz, it's the best of times for private companies, but the worst of times for public ones.
Tale of Two Cities, University Ventures
Adaptive learning & data analytics will kill the standardized curriculum dominant in higher ed.
The Billion-Dollar Bet on an Adaptive Learning Platform, Phil Hill, eLiterate
Now there are 4. Apollo joins "big 3" edu publishers, Pearson, Houghton Mifflin, & News Corp.
McGraw-Hill Sells Ed Division to Private Equity Firm, Jason Tomassini, Education Week
Bain Capital, Thomas H Lee Partners, Apollo Global, Cengage have put in bids.
McGraw-Hill Offers Value Eduation Business at $3 Billion, Business First
Sale of textbook publishing division could fetch between $2.8 billion and $3.8 billion...
Apollo May Bid For McGraw-Hill Education, Reuters
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Can Online Education Grow Up?
Coursera co-founder Andrew Ng believes MOOCs can still deliver on a promise of social betterment, even as he aims for corporate clients.
Can Online Education Grow Up? Kent Bernard, Jr, Upstart
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