All posts by Henry Kronk
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Researchers Were Able to Improve 9th Graders’ GPAs with a 50-Minute Online Course on Growth Mindset
August 12, 2019 Henry Kronk
Education researchers, by definition, tend to spend their time trying to figure out how to get students to learn more effectively, demonstrate better…
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UNH’s Hybrid J.D. Program Is Set to Welcome Its First Cohort
August 12, 2019 Henry Kronk
This week, the University of New Hampshire’s Franklin Pierce School of Law will welcome the first cohort to its newly established hybrid J.D.…
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Over 1 in 5 Cybersecurity Threats Targeted Professional Education from April to June: Mimecast Report
August 06, 2019 Henry Kronk
Between April and June of this year, more than 1 in 5 malware attacks tracked by the cybersecurity firm Mimecast targeted the professional…
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2U Debuts Online Undergrad Degree with University of London, While Shares Remain at Historic Lows
August 06, 2019 Henry Kronk
2U, an OPM that specializes in online graduate degrees, announced their entrance into the undergraduate space on August 5th. The company has plans…
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Homeschooling and Its Online Learning Market Are Fast-Growing, but Hardly Understood
August 04, 2019 Henry Kronk
Stanly County Schools, a district roughly an hour outside of Charlotte, N.C., is in a unique situation. According to the Stanly News &…
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Pushback Against Cengage and McGraw-Hill Merger: What Is at Stake and What Comes Next?
July 31, 2019 Henry Kronk
A group of nearly 100 different student representatives, organizations, and institutions have signed a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice asking that…
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Edmentum Acquires Calvert Education Services to Grow Reach and Blended Learning Curriculum
July 30, 2019 Henry Kronk
Edmentum, stewards of the PLATO Courseware and other online learning solutions, announced on July 30 that they had finalized a deal to acquire…
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The Portfolio School Will Build a Project-Based Learning Platform with Support from J.W. Couch
July 30, 2019 Henry Kronk
The Portfolio School on July 29 announced they had entered into partnership with JW Couch to develop an online platform dedicated to helping…
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Libraries Push Back Against LinkedIn Learning Over Data Privacy
July 29, 2019 Henry Kronk
A conflict has been heating up this summer between LinkedIn and library communities around the U.S. It involves recent changes to LinkedIn Learning,…
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A Committee Wants to Bring Maine Law Online, But ‘Byzantine’ Regs from ABA Stand in the Way
July 25, 2019 Henry Kronk
Two trends in education have been gaining steam in the past few years. First, as enrollment declines and many smaller colleges and universities…
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