Online Education News Archive
22-Oct-2006
Slowdown plagues Apollo (The Arizona Republic)
After a decade of explosive growth and predictable-as-they-come results, Apollo Group has had a string of missteps and quarter after quarter of disappointing results. ECollege.com May Sell Enrollment Unit (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
ECollege.com Inc., a provider of online education courses and enrollment services, on Wednesday said it may sell struggling enrollment division Datamark Inc. because growth has been slower than expected. No Test Tubes? Debate on Virtual Science Classes (New York Times)
A dispute has flared over how far the Internet can go in displacing the brick-and-mortar laboratory. Wolk touts her record; Gould proposes new agenda (The Davis Enterprise)
Published Oct 20, 2006 - 19:58:46 CDT. The California legislative session is over and campaign season is in full swing. So, Yolo and Solano County residents shouldn?t be surprised if Lois Wolk or John Gould shows up on their doorsteps or at a community event. High schools provide online education (BG News)
By Eunnie Park MCT HACKENSACK, N.J. - John Botto can take his psychology class at 3 a.m. on a Saturday. He's never met his classmates, who live as far away as South Africa. And if he wants to ask his teacher a question? "You have to do it through PT - private thread," said the 16-year-old, scrolling through the confidential messages on his computer screen. Apollo Group CEO Comments on the Online Education Model (SeekingAlpha via Yahoo! Finance)
Evelyn Rubin submits: Brian Mueller, President of Apollo Group, noted in the company's fiscal fourth quarter earnings call that the company "failed to meet our own expectations with regard to student and revenue growth."
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