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December
Houston Chronicle
(December 28, 2005)
"Online Library Isn't Ready to Give Up Yet"
Quoted: Tim Wiley, Analyst
National Review Online
(December 16, 2005)
"The Privatization Principal"
CBS 11 Dallas/Ft. Worth
(December 12, 2005)
"The Value of an Online Degree"
Quoted: Sean R. Gallagher, Senior Analyst
Inside Higher Ed
(December 09, 2005)
"Tough Love for Colleges"
Quoted: Peter J. Stokes
Chronicle of Higher Education
(December 09, 2005)
"Government's Request for Data May Delay Blackboard's Purchase of WebCT"
Quoted: Catherine Burdt, Analyst
CBS MarketWatch/Press Release
(December 05, 2005)
"Degrees.com Launches New Online Education Directory; Students Have Expanded Resource for Online Education"
November
Daily Deal/The Deal
(November 29, 2005)
"DOJ Expands Blackboard Probe"
Washington Post
(November 26, 2005)
"Blackboard's WebCT Deal Spurs Antitrust Questioning"
CBS 4 Boston
(November 25, 2005)
"Do Employers Take Online Educations Seriously?"
Quoted: Sean R. Gallagher
Chronicle of Higher Education
(November 25, 2005)
"For-Profit Outlook?"
Quoted: Sean R. Gallagher
Education Week
(November 09, 2005)
"CEOs, Schools Chiefs Trade Notes on K-12 Business Trends"
Quoted: Lisa Klett
Information Today
(November 01, 2005)
"Campus Copyright Made Easy"
Quoted: Catherine Burdt
Fortune Small Business
(November 01, 2005)
"Startups on Fire"
Quoted: Eric Bassett
October
Rocky Mountain News
(October 31, 2005)
"Online Ed Making the Grade"
Quoted: Sean R. Gallagher
Education Week
(October 26, 2005)
"Makers of Online Systems Merge"
Quoted: Tim Wiley
Press Release
(October 24, 2005)
"Community Colleges Use Elluminate to Deliver Wide Area Learning Experience to Students"
Louisville Courier-Journal
(October 21, 2005)
"Decker College is for Sale; Inquiry Not a Factor, Official Says"
Quoted: Sean R. Gallagher
Press Release
(October 18, 2005)
"Sonic Foundry Surpasses 150 Higher Education Customers, Leads Rich Media Charge At Educause 2005"
eSchoolNews
(October 14, 2005)
"Blackboard, WebCT combining forces"
Quoted: Catherine Burdt, Analyst and Tim Wiley, Analyst
Inside Higher Ed
(October 14, 2005)
"Blackboard, WebCT to Merge"
Quoted: Catherine Burdt
Chronicle of Higher Education
(October 14, 2005)
"Blackboard Plans to Acquire Course-Management Rival WebCT in a Deal Worth $180-Million"
Quoted: Catherine Burdt
Press Release
(October 14, 2005)
"MY Access!(TM) Customized for Utah Curriculum, Now Used in 15 Schools Throughout the State; Implementation of Vantage Learning's MY Access! Supports Utah's Curriculum Standards, and Boosts Students' Writing Skills"
US News & World Report
(October 11, 2005)
"Continuing School After Katrina"
Inside Higher Ed
(October 11, 2005)
"Easing the Copyright Challenge"
Quoted: Catherine Burdt, Analyst
San Jose Mercury News
(October 05, 2005)
"Homework Haven"
Quoted: Eric Bassett
Wall Street Journal
(October 04, 2005)
"The Golden Secret of the Online M.B.A."
Quoted: Letter to the Editor: Sean R. Gallagher, Senior Analyst
September
Wall Street Journal
(September 30, 2005)
"Battle Over Academic Standards Weighs on For-Profit Colleges"
Wall Street Journal
(September 27, 2005)
"A Classical Movement in China Gives Pianist Rock-Star Status"
Boston Business Journal
(September 23, 2005)
"Tufts University to Restore Need-Blind Admission Policy"
Quoted: Brent R. Keltner, Vice President, Marketing
People Cube
(September 12, 2005)
"Meeting Maker, Inc. Provides Solution for Consolidating Mutiple Personal, Group, and Public Event Calendars"
Quoted: Eric Bassett, Director, Research Practice
Press Release
(September 12, 2005)
"Harvard Business School Selects Intelliworks for CRM"
Quoted: Eric Bassett, Director, Research Practice
Elluminate
(September 12, 2005)
"Elluminate Live! 6.5 Delivers Industry Leading ADA Accessibility in Synchronous Learning Solution"
Quoted: Catherine Burdt, Analyst
Wall Street Journal
(September 09, 2005)
"Displaced Students Turn to Internet"
Jenzabar
(September 07, 2005)
"Jenzabar Sets New Performance Record; Q2 2005 Continues Company's Momentum with New Sales, Expanded Relationships and Product Innovation"
August
Mass High Tech
(August 29, 2005)
"BTP Takes SAT Prep Digital"
Quoted: J. Mark Jackson, K-12 Research Director
Ft. Wayne Journal-Gazette
(August 23, 2005)
"Online Tutoring Has Students Click Thinking"
Quoted: J. Mark Jackson, K-12 Research Director
Washington Post
(August 16, 2005)
"Online Tutoring Part of Growing Trend"
Quoted: J. Mark Jackson, K-12 Research Director
Miami Herald
(August 15, 2005)
"As Cyber Education Grows, Kaplan University Expands"
Press Release
(August 08, 2005)
"Vantage Learning Releases Intellimetric™ 9.3, Most Accurate Automated Essay Scoring Engine Available"
Fairfield County Business Journal
(August 08, 2005)
"Online Higher Education: Market to Exceed $6B in 2005"
Quoted: Sean R. Gallagher, Senior Analyst
MSNBC
(August 05, 2005)
"Desire to Lift Kids Gives Tutoring Market an 'A'"
Quoted: J. Mark Jackson, K-12 Research Director
Baltimore Sun
(August 03, 2005)
"4GL School Solutions Buys Smaller Rival That Makes Software for Special-Ed Pupils"
Quoted: J. Mark Jackson, K-12 Research Director
July
New Orleans Times-Picayune
(July 31, 2005)
"Smart growth: Tutoring industry takes off"
Quoted: J. Mark Jackson, K-12 Research Director
Seattle Times
(July 27, 2005)
"SAT Tutors Score Top Fees"
Newhouse News
(July 27, 2005)
"Parents Turn to Booming Tutoring Industry to Boost Kids' Prospects"
Quoted: J. Mark Jackson, K-12 Research Director
WTN News
(July 27, 2005)
"Looking to Software to Manage the Business of Education"
St. Paul Pioneer Press
(July 18, 2005)
"Online Colleges Come into Their Own"
Quoted: Sean R. Gallagher, Senior Analyst
Chronicle of Higher Education
(July 15, 2005)
"A Look at the New Generation of Higher-Education Thinkers"
Quoted: Featured: Peter J. Stokes, Executive Vice President
College Connection Radio
(July 15, 2005)
"Interview w/ Sean Gallagher"
Quoted: Sean R. Gallagher, Senior Analyst
Jenzabar Press Release
(July 13, 2005)
"Jenzabar Annual Meeting a Tremendous Success"
Digital Divide Network
(July 08, 2005)
"High School.com"
Classes USA
(July 06, 2005)
"For the Second Year in a Row, ClassesUSA Selected by MSN to Power the Encarta Online Degrees Center"
June
Yahoo Finance Press Release
(June 28, 2005)
"Digital Learning Management Aggressively Aligning Itself as a Developer and Distributor of eLearning Solutions for the Distance Learning Market"
Las Vegas Review Journal
(June 06, 2005)
"Secondary Education: Private Colleges Fill Growing Niche"
Quoted: Sean R. Gallagher, Senior Analyst
NPR Radio
(June 06, 2005)
"Growth Spurt: The Rise of Tutoring in America"
Quoted: J. Mark Jackson, Senior Analyst
Boston Globe
(June 05, 2005)
"Reality B-School"
Quoted: Sean R. Gallagher, Senior Analyst
The Chronicle of Higher Education
(June 03, 2005)
"To Recruit Today's Students, Colleges Must Be Agile Marketers, Officials Are Told"
Quoted: Eric Bassett, Director, Research Practice & Sean Gallagher, Senior Analyst
Black Issues in Higher Education
(June 02, 2005)
"Big Business"
Quoted: Peter Stokes, Executive Vice President
Washingtonian
(June 01, 2005)
"Golden Goose"
Quoted: Adam Newman, Vice President, Research & Client Services
May
Baltimore Sun
(May 24, 2005)
"Donald Trump Launches His Own Online University"
Quoted: Sean R. Gallagher, Senior Analyst
Inside Higher Ed
(May 23, 2005)
"DeVry’s Retrenchment"
Quoted: Sean R. Gallagher, Senior Analyst
April
Boston Globe
(April 10, 2005)
"Little Scholars, Big Business: As More Parents Seek to Give Kids an Edge, Learning Centers Thrive"
Quoted: J. Mark Jackson, Senior Analyst
Chronicle of Higher Education
(April 08, 2005)
"Enrollment Growth in Postsecondary Health-Education Programs Continues to Rise, Report Says"
Sonic Foundry Press Release
(April 04, 2005)
"Universities Rapidly Expand Online Learning Programs with Sonic Foundry's Mediasite"
Boston Business Journal
(April 03, 2005)
"Lesley: Cambridge's Emerging University"
Quoted: Peter Stokes, Executive Vice President
The Chronicle of Higher Education
(April 01, 2005)
"Investments Growing in Education Firms"
March
Digital Divide Network
(March 30, 2005)
"High School Goes Virtual"
Hispanic PR Wire
(March 22, 2005)
"AOL Latino and Berlitz Partner to Offer English Language Lessons at No Extra Charge to AOL Members; Poll Finds 78% of Respondents Are Interested in Taking Online English Classes"
Greentree Gazette
(March 20, 2005)
"Exploring Admissions Part 5: Reports from the Learning Society"
Quoted: Peter Stokes, Executive Vice President
Inside Higher Ed
(March 18, 2005)
"How to Compete"
Quoted: Sean Gallagher, Senior Analyst
Boston Business Journal
(March 18, 2005)
"Class Struggle: Universities Increasingly Turn to Adjuncts to Cut Costs -- and Adjuncts Are Looking for More Respect"
Quoted: Peter Stokes, Executive Vice President
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
(March 10, 2005)
"Revamped SAT Makes Debut"
Quoted: J. Mark Jackson, Senior Analyst
Christian Science Monitor
(March 08, 2005)
"An Altered Rite of Passage for US Teens"
Quoted: J. Mark Jackson, Senior Analyst
The Washington Times
(March 08, 2005)
"Analysis: New SAT Makes Debut"
Quoted: J. Mark Jackson, Senior Analyst
Washington Post
(March 07, 2005)
"New SAT a Boon for Test-Prep Business"
Quoted: J. Mark Jackson, Senior Analyst
The Eagle Tribune
(March 06, 2005)
"New SAT, New Anxieties"
Quoted: J. Mark Jackson, Senior Analyst
February
Palm Beach Post
(February 22, 2005)
"Investment Firm Sees Profit in Disabled Students"
Quoted: J. Mark Jackson, Senior Analyst
Crain's Chicago Business
(February 21, 2005)
"Schooled in Startups, He Seeks a New Niche"
Quoted: J. Mark Jackson, Senior Analyst
Lawrence University Press Release
(February 17, 2005)
"Lawrence University Eliminates SAT/ACT Scores as Admissions Requirement"
Quoted: Adam Newman, Vice President, Research & Client Services
Itelli Works Press Release
(February 14, 2005)
"Intelliworks Raises $6 Million in Series A Financing"
Education Week
(February 12, 2005)
"Students Score Near Perfect 1600 on SATs"
Quoted: J. Mark Jackson, Senior Analyst
Inside Higher Ed
(February 09, 2005)
"If at First You Don't Succeed"
Quoted: Sean Gallagher, Senior Analyst
Press Release
(February 07, 2005)
"WebCT Unveils Enterprise-Class E-Learning Modules for Colleges and Universities Growing Their Use of E-Learning"
Quoted: Catherine Burdt, Senior Analyst
Education Week
(February 02, 2005)
"Software Struggle; Leapfrog Company Falls Below Forecast"
Quoted: J. Mark Jackson, Senior Analyst
Business Week
(February 02, 2005)
"A Big Score for SAT Tutors"
Quoted: Adam Newman, Vice President, Research & Client Services
District Administration
(February 01, 2005)
"Inside the Law: Analyzing, Debating and Explaining No Child Left Behind"
Quoted: J. Mark Jackson, Senior Analyst
January
The Chronicle of Higher Education
(January 31, 2005)
"'60 Minutes' Report on For-Profit Higher Education May Increase Scrutiny of the Industry, Observers Say"
Quoted: Sean Gallagher, Senior Analyst
Business Week Online
(January 31, 2005)
"Back to Earth for Apollo Group"
Quoted: Sean Gallagher, Senior Analyst
Bytes From Lev
(January 30, 2005)
"Open Source is the Answer: Now What Was the Question?"
Quoted: Eric Bassett, Director, Research Practice & Catherine Burdt, Senior Analyst
The Star-Telegram
(January 23, 2005)
"No Child Left Behind Is Here to Stay"
The Chronicle of Higher Education
(January 21, 2005)
"Investors Increase Their Stakes in 3 Higher-Education Companies"
New York Times
(January 17, 2005)
"Measuring Literacy in a World Gone Digital"
Boston Business Journal
(January 14, 2005)
"Local Companies Adopt Strategies for 2005 Hires"
Quoted: Tom Dretler, President & CEO
Business Week
(January 10, 2005)
"Commentary: U.S. Schools: Underperforming"
Quoted: Peter Stokes, Executive Vice President
Rocky Mountain News
(January 08, 2005)
"Managing Education: Push for Charters Sparks Debate Over Who Will Run Them"
Quoted: J. Mark Jackson, Senior Analyst
The Chronicle of Higher Education
(January 07, 2005)
"For-Profit Education: Online Courses Fuel Growth"
Quoted: Eric Bassett, Director, Research Practice & Sean Gallagher, Senior Analyst