The Gilfus Education Group would like to invite you and your colleagues to attend the “Training Innovation Showcase” at booth 101 at the ASTD Conference in Denver, Colorado May 7th, 8th and 9th showcaseing innovative solutions for Enterprise Learning, Talent Management, Talent Acquisition, and strategic HR Solutions. The Gilfus Education Group, an ASTD 2012 Platinum [...]

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 18 (UPI) — Venture capitalists will put $16 million into an interactive online learning system developed by two California scientists, their company announced Wednesday. Coursera said its funding will come from two premier Silicon Valley firms, Kleiner Perkins, Caulfield & Byers and New Enterprise Associates. In addition to the funding, the [...]

Barnes & Noble Inc. and Microsoft Corp. are teaming up to create a new Barnes & Noble subsidiary that will house the digital and college businesses of the bookseller and include a Nook application for Windows 8. The companies said Monday that they are exploring separating those businesses entirely. That could mean a stock offering, sale, or other deal could happen.

On April 18, 2012, Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services assigned its ‘B+’ issue level rating (one notch higher than the corporate credit rating) to Washington, D.C.-based Blackboard Inc.’s proposed $60 million incremental term loan with a recovery rating of ’2′,indicating substantial (70%-90%) recovery of principal in the event of a payment default.

Instructure raises $8 million in Series B funding

Blackboard Official Announcements On March 26th, Blackboard made four simultaneous announcements through press release. They also released two additional press releases based on these four announcements. Press Release 3/26 “Blackboard Announces Continued Support for ANGEL” – Blackboard canceled their end-of-life for the ANGEL LMS product, keeping it available indefinitely. Press Release 3/26 “Blackboard Appoints Sakai [...]

  Dear Clients and Community: Today we are making some big announcements that we know will catch the attention of many members of the education community. Taken together, they speak to a broader shift in our strategy for serving education institutions so we are taking a moment to share some thoughts about our approach. The [...]