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Feb 24, 2026

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Mantra Health Appoints New Executive Leadership, Ensuring Success of New Persistence Intelligence Platform Beacon

Following the recent launch of Beacon, the first persistence intelligence platform for higher education, Mantra Health today announced the expansion of leadership with the hiring of Zahra Safavian, Phil Tallman, and Jessica E. Bright.

Feb 24, 2026

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Orijin Acquires Honest Jobs to Create the First End-to-End Education-to-Employment Pathway for Justice-Involved Individuals in the U.S.

Orijin, a national leader in correctional education and workforce development technology, today announced the acquisition of Honest Jobs, a national fair-chance employment platform connecting formerly incarcerated individuals with job opportunities and reentry resources.

Feb 5, 2026

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Censia

Censia AI Adds Peter M. Fasolo to Board, Strengthening the Workforce Intelligence Layer for Enterprise Transformation

Censia AI, the enterprise workforce system of intelligence, announced today the appointment of Peter M. Fasolo to its Board of Directors. Fasolo brings decades of experience leading global talent strategy and organizational transformation and will help guide Censia's mission to make workforce decisions faster, more precise, and continuously adaptive.

Feb 5, 2026

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Orijin

Instructure and Orijin Partner to Expand Secure, Scalable Education Across United States Correctional Systems

Instructure, the leading learning ecosystem and maker of Canvas LMS, powered by AWS, announced a partnership with Orijin, a leading education and workforce development platform for correctional systems, to expand secure, scalable education across correctional facilities nationwide. Orijin chose to partner with Instructure for its ability to scale alongside Orijin and address the increasing complexity of delivering secure, high-quality education for correctional facilities.

Feb 3, 2026

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Regent Education

Regent Education Joins the CollegeBuys Institutional Purchasing Program

Regent Education, a leader in SaaS-based financial aid and fund management solutions, announced today a new partnership with CollegeBuys. As part of this agreement, California's community colleges will have access to discounted pricing for the Regent Award Suite of financial aid and fund management solutions.

Feb 2, 2026

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Regent Education

Regent Education is Excited to Announce We’re TrustEd App Certified for CBE

Higher education is facing increasing pressure to demonstrate how learning translates into real-world skills, sparking a rise in competency-based education (CBE) programs nationwide.

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Best Places to Work in 2024: Remote Startups & Tech Companies

Jan 22, 2024
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Updated: Nov 20, 2024

Many companies are doubling down on their RTO policies in 2024, bringing employees back to the office in droves. But these companies are doubling down on their commitment to remote flexibility.

Remote flexibility is one of the number one things people look for in jobs. Whether these companies are fully remote or offer remote and hybrid options, each one of these companies offers an amazing remote culture, employee support, and great work-life balance.

Best Places to Work: Fully Remote Companies

Best Remote Places to Work: BetterLesson

BetterLesson

BetterLesson is a mission-driven edtech startup that connects K-12 educators with comprehensive professional learning solutions that support implementation and instruction of green-rated curricula for student centered classrooms. As a remote-first company, BetterLesson supports employees with the flexibility of where they want to live and work, provides an “Office Allowance,” and brings the team together annually for in-person connection. Leadership places a high emphasis on employee work-life balance, and the company offers a wide array of benefits that enable employees to have exceptional flexibility in their schedules year-round to enjoy life outside of work. Other culture aspects and perks that make BetterLesson a top remote workplace is its commitment to DEIB, which has been fundamental to the company’s culture since it was founded in 2009. Some other top benefits employees at BetterLesson love are its unlimited and flexible PTO policy with a recommended minimum of 3 weeks a year, paid parental leave, educational leave to request a sabbatical, and pet insurance.

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