Archive for the ‘New Economy’ Category

Finance A Nontraditional Education

budget’s looking slim.Not only are your kids growing more and more expensive to feed and clothe, but they’re nearing college age. And you, too, want to pursue higher education. How can you possibly finance all of this without draining your savings? Read the Full Story

Blackboard Ranks #1 in Education on Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Private Companies

10/1/2003 , Washington, DC – Blackboard Inc., a leading enterprise software company for e-Education, is the fastest-growing privately held education company in the country according to the 23rd Annual Inc. 500 rankings.In addition to leading its industry category, Blackboard’s 11,047% revenue growth from 1998 through 2002 earned the education software company a #6 ranking in […]

eCollege Cracks Top Five Fastest Growing Colorado Tech Companies for Third Straight Year

– October 7, 2003 – eCollege(SM) [Nasdaq: ECLG], a leading provider of outsource eLearning solutions for online post-secondary education programs, today announced it was named fourth on Deloitte & Touche’s prestigious Colorado Technology Fast 50 List, a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in Colorado based on five-year revenue growth.“We are extremely proud […]

Click2learn Announces Reporting Date for Third Quarter 2003 Results

The live audio of the conference call will be accessible to the public via Webcast at www.click2learn.com/investor, or via phone at 888-368-4278 or at 706-679-3154. A replay of the conference call will be available via archived Webcast at the same URL and via phone through Nov. 30, 2003, at 800-642-1687 or 706-645-9291, ID number 3245616. […]

Capella University Named One of America’s 500 Fastest-Growing Privately Held Companies by Inc. Magazine for the 5th Year in a Row

Capella Education Company, the parent company of Capella University, today was named to the Inc. 500 list of fastest growing private companies for the fifth year in a row. The company was ranked 179th in a field of 500. “We’re thrilled that Capella has been chosen as one of America’s Fastest- Growing Private Companies for […]

NCLB fuels growth in school tech spending

The company’s annual Technology Purchasing Forecast attributes the estimated $60 million increase in spending over the previous year primarily to the new data tracking and reporting elements of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB).Read the Full Story

SCT Acquires Newfront Software Assets, Expands SEVIS and Foreign Student/Scholar Support for Higher Education

MALVERN, Pa. – September 17, 2003 – SCT (Nasdaq:SCTC) today announced it has acquired the assets of privately held Newfront Software, Inc. of Cambridge, Mass., a leading provider of software for international student/scholar data management. The Newfront fsaATLAS product helps U.S. higher education institutions manage the enrollment and federal reporting needs of international students, professors, […]

Budget Cuts in Higher Education Force Companies to Scramble

“Back-to-campus” MarketTimes webcast will explore key issues affecting firms doing business in the higher education market. MarketTimes, a web-based information service focused on the postsecondary education market, will explore college stores, budget cuts, and reauthorization in its premier interactive webcast. Scheduled for Tuesday, September 9th, 2003 at 1:00pm EDT, the hour-long MarketTimes webcast will focus […]

For-Profit Education Faces Tough Course

“He’d draw a little cartoon on people’s day-timers – a little boy with a mitt – and the caption, ‘Don’t forget the game on Tuesday,’ ” said Steve Unverzagt, director of marketing at the Art Instruction Schools, where Schultz was both a student and a teacher in the 1940s.Read the Full Story

Lightspan Signs $1.2 Million Contract With 11 Virginia School Divisions

The schools will use Lightspan eduTest Assessment to deliver benchmark and formative assessments to students, providing teachers and administrators with accurate, real-time information on student, classroom and school progress toward the district’s academic performance goals.Gwen Edwards, Chairman of Region 8 said: “We selected Lightspan based on the company’s extensive track record at successful districtwide and […]