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Viewpoint: Gap years are good for students - and for schools

Mar 27, 2017
Every year, starting in mid-March, the majority of high school seniors will find out if they are admitted or denied admission to their dream colleges. With decision day looming on May 1, many of them will have stressful, buzzer-beater decisions to make.
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Start-up partners with Lyft, Spotify to help young people skip college and...

Mar 27, 2017
In 2008, with only $25, Adam Braun launched Pencils of Promise, a nonprofit start-up that builds elementary schools in developing countries.
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This College Alternative Only Makes Money If You Make A Salary

Mar 27, 2017
Rather than saddle students with debt, MissionU charges grads 15% of their pre-tax income for three years.
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Investing in the Future of Higher Education

Mar 22, 2017
Podcast interview with Sandbox on the most promising edtech ventures in higher ed
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Better Marriage Between College and Job Training

Mar 22, 2017
Republican-dominated Washington wants more occupational job training as an alternative to college degrees. But higher education will remain the federal government's primary job-training system, albeit one experts say could use a reboot.
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Edtech-for-colleges startups attract VC financing

Mar 22, 2017
CampusLogic has raised $10 million in Series B financing, led by 4.0 Partners, for its mobile platform for families managing financial aid applications.
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Examity Intros Mobile ID Verification

Mar 22, 2017
Online proctoring company Examity is introducing a mobile authentication product that will allow test-takers to use their smartphones for identity verification. The ExamiGO platform provides various tools to facilitate student ID authentication...
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Colleges need to stop hiring board members based on 'nostalgia' instead of...

Mar 22, 2017
If Apple couldn't invent the iPhone without a corporate board of expert members, why do private colleges and universities treat their own governing boards like dumb ATMs?
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The Unbundling University

Mar 21, 2017
U of Maryland University College pursues a strategy of spinning off units into stand-alone companies, seeking financial gain for itself and affordable tuition rates for its students.
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IBM and Galvanize Launch New Cognitive Curriculum on IBM Cloud for...

Mar 21, 2017
New initiatives focus on cognitive, cloud and data science education and training to support new collar jobs
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