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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 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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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 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 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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ConnectEDU Closes Capital Raise Led by Allen and Company and North Atlantic Capital

Oct 24, 2012
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Updated: Nov 20, 2024

ConnectEDU, web-based leader in connecting learners to possibilities, today announced the close of a $9.5 million dollar funding round, led by Allen & Company and North Atlantic Capital.

“ConnectEDU is committed to bringing our clients and partners innovative solutions to drive student success,” said Craig Powell, ConnectEDU CEO. “These proceeds will be utilized to advance our internal development of product and services offerings as well as our on-going acquisition and partner integration efforts.”

About ConnectEDU (www.connectedu.com) ConnectEDU is a technology company, founded and grounded in education, committed to transitioning 21st Century Learners on their pathways from school to college to career, helping them realize their potential, achieve a secure financial future, and ultimately connect to life’s possibilities. ConnectEDU was created in 2002, by Craig Powell, an entrepreneur with a passion for ensuring that all students have access to the expertise needed to maximize their educational potential. Today, ConnectEDU is the world’s largest education network, with nearly 20 million registered learners, over 4,000 educational institutions, and 130,000 employers.

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