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CLU's Gerhard Apfelthaler: What I Learned In 2014

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What was your biggest lesson learned in 2014? As an educator, I am looking forward to innovations in online learning. gerhard apfelthaler education incubator' The Center is designed to be a hub for the start-up community along the Westlake Village  Thousand Oaks corridor. It was a lesson relearned: it''s all about execution.

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STEAM Carnival's Education Combines Robots, Lasers, Cotton Candy

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What do you get when you cross science and technology education with a carnival? In the case of a new effort by Two Bit Circus, the think tank of Brent Bushnell, you get the STEAM Carnival , a traveling, high-tech project aimed at using "robotics, lasers, acrobatics, and cotton candy" to rethink STEM education. READ MORE>>.

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Pepperdine University Ties With 2U

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Pepperdine University is using 2U to power a new, online Master of Public Policy and Leadership (MPPL) degree, according to 2U and keypath Education. 2U has an office in Los Angeles, and got its start in Los Angeles before its IPO in 2014, having launched with an online degree at USC's Rossier School of Education.

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L Squared Sells Portfolio Company, Learners Edge

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Learners Edge provides professional education products to teachers. L Squared said the sale is the fourth exit from its 2014 vintage year fund, and its third exit from the education market. since that time. READ MORE>>.

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Portfolium Acquired By Instructure

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San Diego-based Portfolium , a startup developing tools to allow students to showcase their achievements, projects, and other portfolio of academic work to potential employers, has been acquired by educational software provider Instructure , the two announced late Tuesday. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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L Squared Capital Closes $500M Fund

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L Squared says its sectors of focus include education technology, tech-enabled services & software, and industrial technology & services. Newport Beach=based private equity investor L Squared Capital said on Wednesday that it has closed a new fund, L Squared Capital Partners III , at just over $500M. READ MORE>>.

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Ixia Gets Extension On Filings

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Ixia is currently late in its 10-Q for both the quarters ended March 31, 2014 and June 30, 2014. Those restatements were triggered by audits at the company due to the discovery that its former CEO had fabricated his resume and educational background. READ MORE>>.

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