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The deluge of money that private-equity investors have been pouring into buyouts of companies in all sectors of the economy is having a growing impact on higher education. Until recently, outside investors were primarily...
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Describes how for-profit education companies are taking their turf battle overseas by buying colleges and creating networks with local partners. (EV)...
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Describes how for-profit education companies see advanced degrees for school teachers as a growth market (EV)...
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Describes the growth of Argosy Education Group Inc., the nation's largest for-profit provider of doctoral programs, especially doctorates in clinical psychology, through its 10-campus chain of American Schools of Profess...
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Reports that critics are asking questions about conflicts of interest in GATE (Global Alliance for Transnational Education), an international education watchdog organization. Claims of independent international accredita...
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Discusses the increasing role of the London-based media conglomerate Pearson PLC and its subsidiary FT Knowledge in bringing together various Pearson assets in distance and corporate education. The company is developing ...
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A new company is offering selected universities a chance to profit directly from the scholarly materials produced by its faculty, particularly in the areas of corporate training, continuing education, distance learning, ...
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Known primarily for its tutoring and testing of grade-school and high-school students, for-profit Sylvan Learning Systems has developed interests in distance education, teacher education, English-language training, and c...
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The Asynchronous Learning Network, an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation program aimed at providing access to higher education through technology, has made grants for distance-education projects totaling nearly $27 million in th...
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Elite private colleges and universities are providing more distance-learning continuing education opportunities but are focusing on specialized degree programs, professional school offerings, and courses that can be expo...
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Since 1983, Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton has made education the central focus of his administration, raising teacher salaries and qualification requirements, encouraging participation in higher education, and raising t...