About the Class Technologies Acquisition of Blackboard Collaborate
Author Phil Hill /0 Comments/by Phil HillAnthology, which acquired Blackboard in the fall, or more accurately whose private equity primary owner Veritas Capital acquired Blackboard and combined with Anthology in the fall, announced a new deal with Class Technologies. Class is the company founded and run by Blackboard co-founder and former CEO Michael Chasen that provides education-specific virtual classroom software on […]
The Market Fall of EdTech Will Have Non-Financial Impacts
Author Phil Hill /0 Comments/by Phil HillTwo weeks ago I posted a Twitter thread noting just how much publicly-traded EdTech stocks have fallen since last Spring, using Coursera’s March 31, 2021 IPO as a comparison date. My main point was that this situation will have impacts beyond company and investor finances. Derek Newton expanded on this thread at Forbes with yesterday’s […]
Three Initial Takeaways from the GAO Report on OPMs
Author Phil Hill /0 Comments/by Phil HillThe long-awaited report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on the US Department of Education (ED) oversight over Online Program Management (OPM) contracts is out, and as most observers have stated, it is a fairly neutral report with no bombshells. You can access the full report here and Inside Higher Ed’s early coverage here. The […]
Let’s Not Romanticize 2019 for Online Learning
Author Phil Hill /by Phil HillLast week I had the chance to paricipate in a fireside chat plenary session for OLC Innovate 2022 with Joe Moreau, Vice Chancellor Technology for Foothill-DeAnza Community College District. Joe is retiring at the end of the month, and we have known each other since the inception of the California Virtual Campus – Online Education […]
Additional Clarity into Regulatory Activism in Education
Author Phil Hill /by Phil HillLast week I described a trend that I believe will have an enormous impact on education, particularly for nontraditional and online models. We all knew that the US Department of Education (ED) would change its regulatory approach with the new administration, and it has been virtually axiomatic that they would directly target the for-profit sector. […]
Recent Clarity into Regulatory Activism in Education
Author Phil Hill /by Phil HillWe all knew that the US Department of Education (ED) would change its regulatory approach with the new administration, and it has been virtually axiomatic that they would directly target the for-profit sector. But recently it is becoming more clear the approach and scope of the ED regulations, and it can best be described as […]
The Decline of the Public 2-Year Degree
Author Phil Hill /1 Comment/by Phil HillNPR had an interesting story this week showing the increase in enrollments for skilled trade programs in community colleges. More than a million students held off from going to college in this pandemic, but there are some bright spots happening at community colleges. Some programs in skilled trades like construction, HVAC and automotive repair are […]
Zovio Loses California Lawsuit on Deceptive Admissions Practices
Author Phil Hill /by Phil HillZovio, the Online Program Management (OPM) company that sold for-profit Ashford Universityand created the University of Arizona Global Campus (UAGC, lost the lawsuit filed by the California Attorney General. The San Diego Superior Court ruled that Zovio must pay $22.4 million in penalties, but it also denied the AG request for restitution to students and […]
Resilience Redux
Author Phil Hill, Author Stephanie Moore /by Phil Hill, Stephanie MooreIt’s a slow news day in EdTech, at least in the US with Presidents Day, but there is a story at Inside Higher Ed that is significant and worth considering. Curry College in Massachusetts closed its campus last week in response to a security threat. But there is one silver lining, [Curry President] Nancarrow said. […]
What U Arizona Executives Are Not Addressing About the UAGC Merger
Author Phil Hill /by Phil HillThe next chapter in the long-running University of Arizona Global Campus (UAGC) saga is becoming clear, as described by Kathryn Palmer at Tucson.com. The University of Arizona’s recent announcement of its plans to absorb the UA Global Campus, an online school with a troubled past, is causing a stir among the faculty — but the deal […]
State of Higher Ed LMS Market for US and Canada: Year-End 2021 Edition
Author Phil Hill /1 Comment/by Phil HillState of Higher Ed LMS Market for US and Canada: Year-End 2021 Edition #MindWiresLMS
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