Eduventures News & Information
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December
Minneapolis Business Journal
(December 22, 2003)
"Staying Ahead of the Class"
Quoted: Matt Stein, Analyst
The Greenville News
(December 20, 2003)
"District Moves Some Classes to Cyberspace"
Quoted: Emily Trask, Analyst and Senior Editor
Chronicle of Higher Education
(December 19, 2003)
"Financial Outlook 2004 - For-Profit Colleges: Growth at Home and Abroad"
Quoted: Sean Gallagher, Senior Analyst
Chronicle of Higher Education
(December 19, 2003)
"First IPO by a Higher-Education Company in Nearly 5 Years May Signal New Rush of Such Offerings"
Quoted: Sean Gallagher, Senior Analyst
Investor's Business Daily 12/03
(December 19, 2003)
"For-Profit Schools Say Better Economy Not Slowing Gains"
Quoted: Sean Gallagher, Senior Analyst
Press Release
(December 18, 2003)
"Capstar Unveils New Result-Driven Services Suites for Corporate Markets"
Quoted: Eric Bassett, Senior Analyst
CBS MarketWatch
(December 15, 2003)
"Stock in Trade: The Trade School Industry Grows Up - Is it Serving Students?"
Yakima Herald-Republic
(December 10, 2003)
"Helping Students Make the Grade"
Quoted: Emily Trask, Analyst and Senior Editor
Tech News World
(December 08, 2003)
"Online Learning and the ROI of Training High-Tech Wizards"
Quoted: Eric Bassett, Senior Analyst
eSchool News
(December 05, 2003)
"Linux Providers Aim to Lure Schools with Education Discounts"
Quoted: Emily Trask, Analyst and Senior Editor
Boston Business Journal
(December 01, 2003)
"Traditional Colleges Court Online Learners for New Revenue"
Quoted: Sean Gallagher, Senior Analyst
November
Pioneer Press
(November 30, 2003)
"Reading, Writing for Revenue"
Quoted: Matt Stein, Analyst
London Times
(November 28, 2003)
"The Startling Rise of 'Pseudo Universities'"
BusinessWeek
(November 17, 2003)
"Cash-Cow Universities: For-Profits Are Growing Fast and Making Money - Do Students Get What They Pay For?"
Merrill Lynch Flash Note
(November 14, 2003)
"Upgrading APOL from Buy to Neutral"
Wall Street Journal
(November 07, 2003)
"Kaplan Transforms Into Big Operator Of Trade Schools"
Eduventures The Greentree Gazette
(November 01, 2003)
"Face Front: Institutions Shift Investments to Customer-Facing Education Technology"
Quoted: Article by: Peter Stokes, Executive Vice President
Entrepreneur Magazine
(November 01, 2003)
"Private Partners"
Quoted: Emily Trask, Senior Editor and Analyst
The Gazette
(November 01, 2003)
"Colorado Technical University Sold to Chicago-Based Corportation"
Quoted: Sean Gallagher, Senior Analyst
eSchool News
(November 01, 2003)
"NCLB Forces New Purchasing: Law Fuels New Data-Management Demands"
Quoted: Matt Stein, Analyst
October
New York Times 10/04
(October 26, 2003)
"Turning to Tutors, Instead of Schools"
Yahoo Finance Press Release
(October 22, 2003)
"EVCI Announces Record Enrollment for Third Consecutive Year"
Quoted: Sean Gallagher, Senior Analyst
Wall Street Journal
(October 20, 2003)
"Do Your Homework"
Quoted: Sean Gallagher, Senior Analyst
U.S. News and World Report
(October 20, 2003)
"E-Learning, Working on What Works"
Arizona Republic
(October 16, 2003)
"Sun Never Seems to Set on Apollo Group"
Quoted: Sean Gallagher, Senior Analyst
Chronicle of Higher Education
(October 15, 2003)
"Colleges Should Look Before They Leap Into Health-Sciences Education, Report Advises"
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
(October 12, 2003)
"Maine's Former Governor Steers Rapidly Growing Education Management"
Quoted: Sean Gallagher, Senior Analyst
Investor's Business Daily
(October 08, 2003)
"Today's Lesson: Online Campuses Require Infrastructure, Too"
Orlando Business Journal
(October 06, 2003)
"Pension Buy Leaves Critics Seeing Red"
Quoted: Sean Gallagher, Senior Analyst
September
Education Week 09/03
(September 24, 2003)
"Merger Planned for Plato Learning, Lightspan"
Quoted: Matt Stein, Analyst
Investor's Business Daily
(September 22, 2003)
"For-Profits Loosen Old School Ties"
Quoted: Sean Gallagher, Senior Analyst
Investor's Business Daily
(September 22, 2003)
"Industry Snapshot: More Than 1 Million Are Expected to Take Online Courses, Creating a Market of Up to $5.7 Billion"
Quoted: Sean Gallagher, Senior Analyst
eSchool News
(September 20, 2003)
"NCLB Fuels Growth in School Tech Spending"
Quoted: Matt Stein, Analyst
Washington Post
(September 15, 2003)
"Like Its Students, Strayer Is Advancing: For-Profit University Helps Mid-Career Adults Fulfill Goals"
Quoted: Sean Gallagher, Senior Analyst
Collegiate Newswire
(September 02, 2003)
"Blackboard Inc. and CERNET Corporation Forge Alliance to Serve China`s Education Needs"
Quoted: Sean Gallagher, Senior Analyst
Eduventures The Greentree Gazette
(September 01, 2003)
"Following Phoenix"
Quoted: Article by: Peter Stokes, Executive Vice President
University Business
(September 01, 2003)
"Editor's Note: Losing Power and Market"
Quoted: Sean Gallagher, Senior Analyst
International Herald Tribune
(September 01, 2003)
"U.S. Firm Makes Grade in China: Blackboard Services May Reach 20 Million Students in 10 Years"
Quoted: Sean Gallagher, Senior Analyst
School Reform News
(September 01, 2003)
"Push for Accountability Is Changing Public Education: Schools Under Pressure Look to Private Sector for Help"
Quoted: Peter Stokes, Executive Vice President
eSchool News
(September 01, 2003)
"School Filtering Leader N2H2 Bought by Secure Computing"
Quoted: Matt Stein, Analyst
August
New York Times 08/03
(August 30, 2003)
"Blackboard Expands Reach in Deal to Set Up Chinese Colleges with Its Software"
Quoted: Sean Gallagher, Senior Analyst
The Daily Deal
(August 22, 2003)
"Atomic Dog Snags $4M in Round 3"
Quoted: Sean Gallagher, Senior Analyst
Wall Street Journal
(August 21, 2003)
"For-Profit Education Faces Tough Course"
Quoted: Peter Stokes, Executive Vice President
eSchool News
(August 19, 2003)
"'PC Blades' Could Simplify Upkeep of School Computers"
Quoted: Matt Stein, Analyst
Wall Street Transcript
(August 18, 2003)
"Education & E-Learning Issue: Outlook for Education Companies"
Quoted: Abigail Callahan, Director, Advisory Practice
Chronicle of Higher Education
(August 15, 2003)
"As Online Enrollments Grow, eCollege.com Posts Its First Profit"
Education Week
(August 06, 2003)
"Companies Jump on No Child Left Behind" Bandwagon""
Quoted: Jim McVety, Senior Analyst
MSNBC.com
(August 04, 2003)
"Capella Seeks Space to Double Work Force"
Quoted: Sean Gallagher, Analyst
Boston Herald
(August 04, 2003)
"Dialing Up for Degrees: Online Programs Aid Health Workers"
Quoted: Emily Trask, Analyst and Senior Editor
eSchool News
(August 01, 2003)
"N2H2 Bought by Secure Computing"
Quoted: Matt Stein, Analyst
July
Arizona Republic 07/03
(July 25, 2003)
"Times Tough for E-Learning"
Quoted: Sean Gallagher, Analyst
Dallas Business Journal
(July 18, 2003)
"AeA to Offer Education Program to Dallas Tech Companies"
Guardian Unlimited
(July 18, 2003)
"For-Profit Manager of Schools Goes Private"
Quoted: Peter Stokes, Executive Vice President
BizReport
(July 17, 2003)
"E-Learning Gains Momentum"
Tampa Tribune
(July 16, 2003)
"Academy of Design and Technology Finds Home to Fit Size"
Quoted: Sean Gallagher, Analyst
Business Wire
(July 16, 2003)
"AeA to Help Tech Companies Shape & Measure Value of Tuition Assistance Programs; High-Tech Companies Spend $2 Billion a Year on Tuition Assistance"
Kansas City Star/AP
(July 15, 2003)
"Edison Schools, and Its Watchers, Say Privatization Shouldn't Mean an End to Accountability"
Quoted: Peter Stokes, Executive Vice President
Philadelphia Inquirer
(July 15, 2003)
"Edison OKs Proposal to Go Private"
Quoted: Peter Stokes, Executive Vice President
New York Times
(July 15, 2003)
"Edison Schools' Founder to Take it Private"
Quoted: Michael Sandler, Chairman and Founder
Chronicle of Higher Education
(July 11, 2003)
"In For-Profit Higher Education, Buying Binge Heats Up"
Quoted: Sean Gallagher, Analyst
Jobfind
(July 06, 2003)
"Online Health Care Education Hit Among Non-Traditional Students"
Quoted: Emily Trask, Analyst and Senior Editor
New York Times
(July 03, 2003)
"Edison Stays Afloat by Altering Course"
Quoted: Peter Stokes, Executive Vice President
Eduventures The Greentree Gazette
(July 01, 2003)
"Marketing Success"
Quoted: Article by: Peter Stokes, Executive Vice President
Chronicle of Higher Education
(July 01, 2003)
"Technology Group Searches for Legal Alternatives to File Sharing"
Quoted: Sean Gallagher, Analyst
Eduventures The Greentree Gazette
(July 01, 2003)
"Hot Technology"
June
BusinessWeek Online 06/03
(June 23, 2003)
"University of Phoenix Online: Swift Rise"
Quoted: Sean Gallagher, Analyst
Palm Beach Post
(June 17, 2003)
"Students in Cyberspace"
Quoted: Sean Gallagher, Analyst
PCWorld.com
(June 13, 2003)
"Schools, Hospitals Go Wireless"
The Chronicle of Higher Education
(June 12, 2003)
"Corinthian Colleges Acquires 2 Education Companies"
Quoted: Sean Gallagher, Analyst
Business Wire
(June 12, 2003)
"SBC Communications Enhances Wireless Connectivity Offerings For Education, Medical Industries; Schools, Hospitals Now Can Converge Voice, Data Onto a Single WLAN"
Education Week
(June 11, 2003)
"First-in-Technology Boasts are Debatable"
Quoted: Emily Trask, Analyst and Senior Editor
May
New York Times 05/03
(May 29, 2003)
"Home Schooling in Cyberspace"
Quoted: Jim McVety, Senior Analyst
The Daily Deal
(May 27, 2003)
"Lenders Bless Milken Investment"
Quoted: Adam Newman, Vice President of Research
The Philadelphia Inquirer
(May 23, 2003)
"Edison Spoke of Gain, Not of Default"
Quoted: Peter Stokes, Executive Vice President
Philadelphia Inquirer
(May 09, 2003)
"Top Brass May Take Edison Private"
Quoted: Peter Stokes, Executive Vice President
Orlando Sentinel
(May 09, 2003)
"Marketers Cash in on Reading; Bush's No Child Left Behind" Funding Led to New Teaching Materials on Display in Orlando""
Quoted: Jim McVety, Senior Analyst
Education Week
(May 08, 2003)
"Technology Counts 2003: Prepping for the Big Test"
Quoted: Adam Newman, Vice President of Research
Training Magazine
(May 01, 2003)
"Online Degrees"
Eduventures - The Greentree Gazette
(May 01, 2003)
"Giants in the Land"
Quoted: Article by: Peter Stokes, Executive Vice President
University Business
(May 01, 2003)
"Maximum Profit and ROI in Distance Ed"
Quoted: Sean Gallagher, Analyst
The Hawaii Channel
(May 01, 2003)
"The Learning Curve"
Campus Technology - Syllabus
(May 01, 2003)
"Chapter Two: New Beginnings"
April
Business Wire 04/03
(April 30, 2003)
"Centra Reports 2003 First Quarter Results"
Business Wire
(April 28, 2003)
"Wadsworth and Brooks/Cole Launch Opposing Viewpoints Research Center, Expanding Student Access to Opinions on Key Social Issues"
Quoted: Adam Newman, Vice President of Research
Business Journal of Kansas City
(April 25, 2003)
"Experiencia Raises Capital for Expansion"
Quoted: Peter Stokes, Executive Vice President
CNN.com/Reuters
(April 22, 2003)
"Schools Look to WiFi to Boost Learning"
Quoted: Matt Stein, Analyst
Chronicle of Higher Education
(April 17, 2003)
"Investments in Privately Held Distance-Education Companies Dropped in 2002, Report Says"
Quoted: Sean Gallagher, Analyst
Silicon Valley Biz Ink
(April 17, 2003)
"eCollege Announces Record Revenue of $6.7 Million and Net Loss of $.02 Per Share"
Dallas Morning News
(April 12, 2003)
"Plano Puts Curricula up for Sale"
Quoted: Jim McVety, Senior Analyst
Yahoo Finance PR
(April 10, 2003)
"Eduventures Selects Interwise as One of the 100 Companies Transforming the Education Economy"
CBS.MarketWatch.com
(April 10, 2003)
"AB CD's: Educational Software Offers Extra Lessons, Cheap"
Quoted: Adam Newman, Vice President of Research
IPO.com
(April 03, 2003)
"Bennett-Run Startup Gets $20M"
Quoted: Peter Stokes, Executive Vice President
IPO.com
(April 02, 2003)
"Northface U. Collects $13M"
March
Chronicle of Higher Education 03/03
(March 28, 2003)
"The Quality of Education at Phoenix"
Quoted: Letter to the Editor by: Sean Gallagher, Analyst
Internet Wire
(March 20, 2003)
"Vuepoint Recognized as Easy-to-Use, Intuitive in brandon-hall.com Learning Content Management Systems Report"
Chronicle of Higher Education
(March 12, 2003)
"Sylvan to Sell Its K-12 Units and Focus Entirely on Higher Education"
Cincinnati Enquirer
(March 09, 2003)
"Cheaper College Texts Online: OTR Publisher Offers Lower-Cost Alternative"
The Clarion-Ledger
(March 09, 2003)
"More Students Turn to Tutors to Boost Skills"
Quoted: Emily Trask, Analyst and Senior Editor
Chronicle of Higher Education
(March 07, 2003)
"Sun Microsystems Makes Its Software Free for Students and Faculty Members"
Quoted: Sean Gallagher, Analyst
Online Learning
(March 04, 2003)
"New Generation E-Learning Focuses on Impacting the Bottom Line"
Quoted: Emily Trask, Analyst and Senior Editor
Eduventures - The Greentree Gazette
(March 01, 2003)
"Time Will Tell"
Quoted: Article by: Peter Stokes, Executive Vice President
Eduventures - Education Week White Paper
(March 01, 2003)
"Education Technology Marketers: Major Technology Opportunities Exist for Companies That Target Correctly"
Quoted: Adam Newman, Vice President of Research, and Jim McVety, Senior Analyst
February
Yahoo Finance 02/03
(February 27, 2003)
"iAssessment Named a Top Innovator by Eduventures"
Yahoo Finance Business Wire
(February 26, 2003)
"Advanced Academics Earns Recognition in 'Eduventures 100: Leading Businesses Transforming the Education Economy'"
Yahoo Finance PR Newswire
(February 12, 2003)
"eCollege Recognized as an Eduventures 100 Company"
Yahoo Finance Business Wire
(February 11, 2003)
"OutStart Named to the Eduventures 100"
CBS.MarketWatch.com
(February 10, 2003)
"Classroom Connect Introduces Reading Professional Development for K-6 Educators"
TheDeal.com
(February 07, 2003)
"Venture Well: School of Hard Knocks"
Quoted: Peter Stokes, Executive Vice President
Business Wire
(February 06, 2003)
"Richardson Selected as Top 100 Company by Eduventures"
Yahoo Finance Business Wire
(February 04, 2003)
"Medsn Recognized as Leader in Eduventures 100 Report"
Yahoo Finance
(February 03, 2003)
"Vantage Learning Selected as an Eduventures 100 Company"
GeoLearning Press Release
(February 03, 2003)
"GeoLearning Named to Eduventures 100 List"
January
Mac World
(January 31, 2003)
"Apple Among 'The Eduventures 100' Companies"
Yahoo Finance PR 01/03
(January 31, 2003)
"Plateau Systems Named One of the Nation's Leading Education Companies in 2003 'Eduventures 100' Report"
The Deal.com
(January 16, 2003)
"Wellspring Goes School Shopping"
Quoted: Sean Gallagher, Analyst