Apollo Group gets hammered due to SEC inquiry!
Apollo group is getting hammered today due to its announcement of the SEC inquiry yesterday. I would have to agree with JPM & Piper Jaffray’s view on this and believe the market is once again over reacting to EDU news… Their EPS & Enrollment are above expectations & their retention has continued to improve. In addition [...]
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Unlimited programs for $99.00 a month…
Academe may look askance at Straighterline.com, (www.straighterline.com) the commercial service that offers basic college courses online for $99 a month. But the enterprise has lately been getting a lot of press attention, with some education experts seeing it as an harbinger of higher education’s future.
The service, which started last year, allows students to take as [...]
Education committee hearing of the U.S. House of Representatives
If U.S. education officials follow through on their assurances to lawmakers Wednesday, higher-education institutions that participate in federal student aid programs could face a lot more scrutiny in how they enroll students.
At an education committee hearing of the U.S. House of Representatives, an Education Department official and a government investigator vowed to go after institutions [...]
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ForProfitEDU.com welcomes veteran journalist Andrea Foster
ForProfitEDUis proud to welcome future contributions from veteran journalist Andrea Foster. Our relationship with Andrea Foster is a positive step in our continued efforts to provide you with quality industry content. We look forward to the work she will be sharing in the coming months.
Andrea Foster is a veteran journalist whose specialty is education, technology, and Congress. She [...]
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Sparkroom Hires Dave Datars to Lead Sales Organization
Former Omniture executive brings extensive online marketing experience to Lead Performance Management firm
October 15, 2009 – Toronto, ON – Sparkroom, an innovative provider of Lead Performance Management™ software solutions for direct marketers, today announced the appointment of Dave Datars as the Vice President of Sales. With his extensive experience selling SaaS-based solutions to senior executives [...]
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Is the growth in EDU demand starting to slow?
Some very interesting data coming in which may lead to the conclusion that the growth rates may be slowing. While the industry is still growing and at rates which would make most extremely happy, the percentage growth may be showing some signs that it’s leveling out a bit.
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EDMC has strong IPO
EDMC as expected has a strong coming out party with its IPO up almost 25%. Will be fun watching them grow. Strong Management team and solid brands…need to start ramping their online business, I am sure they are working on it.
