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DECEMBER 2019 – NEWSLETTER #29 | Breaking news at IBL News | Noticias en Español
Higher Ed
• Only 9% of Faculty Prefers to Teach an Online Class; 73 % Chooses a Face-to-Face Environment
• A New Catholic Polytechnic University Will Focus on the Integration of Science and Faith
• Moody’s Forecasts Moderate Growth Revenue at Public and Private Universities
• IMS Releases Its New QTI Interoperability Standard For Online Assessments
• Analysis: Over 30M Adults With College Education But No Degree: Certificate Programs to the Rescue
MIT, Harvard
• MIT Executive Vice President and Treasurer Steps Down, Reif Announces by Surprise
• Harvard Changes Its Caption System to Settle Deaf Association’s Suit
Pearson
• Pearson Pushes Out His CEO After a Dramatic Tenure Full of Sales and Job Cuts
• Pearson’s AI-Enabled Calculus App Provides Real-Time Feedback and Suggests Pathways
Funding
• Hugging Face Raises $15 Million to Expand its Open Source Software on Conversational AI
• EdCast Raises $35 Million in Funding to Expand Its Platform
• With 30 Million Users and $1.5 Billion Valuation, Doulingo Plans to Go Public in 2021
Instructure’s Sale
• Instructure Says to the SEC that Thoma Bravo Is Offering the Highest Price
• A Third Shareholder of Instructure Says the Board Didn’t Act in the Company’s Best Interest
• A Second Shareholder Announces It Will Vote Against Instructure’s Proposed Deal
• A Large Investor Opposes Instructure’s Plan to Sell for $2 Billion
• An Equity Investment Firm Buys Instructure for $2 Billion, Taking It Private
2019 Upcoming Events
• Education Calendar – DECEMBER | JAN – JUNE 2020
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