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educationdive | May 07, 2019

Marking another major strategic move in recent weeks among academic publishers, John Wiley & Sons announced Monday that it will acquire the assets of Knewton, a firm specializing in adaptive learning technology and open educational resources (OER).Wiley's purchase of Knewton for an undisclosed sum follows news last week of the merger between publishing powerhouses McGraw-Hill Education and Cengage, which Inside Higher Ed reported was a way to strengthen their positions and reduce competi...

PRWeb | January 16, 2020

A group of Florida Polytechnic University students has found work with a great company that offers hands-on experience, flexible hours, fun co-workers, and the kind of boss most people only dream of – themselves. Madd Technologies LLC, which stemmed from an idea friends had late one night, is a technology start-up helmed by Florida Poly students and focused on the consumer electronics and computer software markets. It provides services such as product design, website design, computer-aided...

educationdive | January 15, 2020

Individuals with bachelor's degrees will earn $400,000 more in their lifetimes than those with just a high school diploma, according to a new report from the College Board. College graduates who enrolled at age 18 and earned a degree in four years "can expect to earn enough relative to a high school graduate" by age 33 to make up for paying tuition and other costs and for being out of the workforce while in college, the report notes. The study comes as polls show some Americans are...

hrdive | January 14, 2020

The Walt Disney Company is expanding its education plan, adding Purdue University Global and Southern New Hampshire University to its network of schools, according to a Jan. 8 announcement. Eligible employees may now pursue degrees in cloud computing, digital photography, legal studies and higher education administration, among other offerings, the announcement said. The education program, called Disney Aspire, is 100% tuition paid and in partnership with Guild Education. According to the announ...