Did everyone sleep through this announcement? Did we fail to notice this landmark agreement that has the potential to reshape higher education? And oh yeah, it's distance education related. Implications: public private partnerships in a new way; education the 'Walmart way'; reaching an unserved population; expanding educational opportunities; exploring the value of higher education for firms and their workers.
Some will decry the potential for a 'Walmartization' of education, but hello - what's wrong with a major employer understanding the needs of their workforce and building something that supports it. Not one thing wrong.
Watch this one. Let's see where it goes. It's not a slam dunk but it sure has potential to shake things up for all of us.
Wal-Mart’s Partner in Education Earns High Profile - NYTimes.com
Some will decry the potential for a 'Walmartization' of education, but hello - what's wrong with a major employer understanding the needs of their workforce and building something that supports it. Not one thing wrong.
Watch this one. Let's see where it goes. It's not a slam dunk but it sure has potential to shake things up for all of us.
Wal-Mart’s Partner in Education Earns High Profile - NYTimes.com
What promises to be a lucrative arrangement between the country’s largest retailer and an education company based in West Virginia started with an unsolicited e-mail message in October.
The retailer, Wal-Mart Stores, was looking for a partner to offer online college courses to its work force in the United States. Might American Public Education — which runs two Web-based universities — be interested?
By January, American Public put together a team devoted to landing the Wal-Mart contract, and last week, the two companies announced an agreement. Wal-Mart committed to spending $50 million over the next three years in tuition and other assistance for employees who enroll.
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