The speakers at the ASU/GSV Advisors summit include executives from top education publishers, investors, startup founders, and federal policymakers.
The for-profit online education provider has tentatively settled a lawsuit alleging the company misled investors, and other claims in the suit were dismissed.
Michigan State study finds groups of students with similar socioeconomic backgrounds from public and private schools perform roughly the same on assessments.
Pa. charter schools end contracts with operators and Indiana and Missouri school districts look to retain per-student funding.
An education consultant believes states with the potential to perform poorly on common assessments are good targets for education companies.
Lawsuit claims district is withholding student records and misleading parents on state-appointed management company’s takeover of a low-performing high school.
Education publishing giant will aim to make private education affordable in low-income nations, invest in education companies abroad.
On Twitter, well-known pundit Diane Ravitch, education department’s Justin Hamilton, and their followers debate the role of private providers of public education.
Kaplan posts steep declines in revenue, higher education enrollment, and operating income over same period last year.
The move by the state board of education comes in the wake of increasing scrutiny of the schools’ financial and academic problems.