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The Education Crisis– 30% of students in the U.S. fail out of high school” - Gates

Foundation - http://www.gatesfoundation.org/united-states/Documents/EdWhitePaper.pdf - pg. 2, first paragraph

– 33% of U.S. college students require remediation” - Center for American Progress - http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2011/03/esea_recommendations.html

– 45.5% of U.S. college students do not graduate” - The National Center for Higher Education Management Systemshttp://www.higheredinfo.org/dbrowser/?level=nation&mode=graph&state=0&submeasure=27

– “1 student drops out of high school every 26 seconds” - The Broad Foundation - http://broadeducation.org/about/crisis_stats.html

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The Changing Landscape – Growth of Digital Textbooks Graph - Xplana -

http://blog.xplana.com/reports/digital-textbooks-reach-the-tipping-point-in-the-u-s-higher-education-a-revised-5-year-projection/

– Online Course Enrollment Graph - Sloan Consortium - http://sloanconsortium.org/publications/survey/class_differences - PDF report - pg 8

– Arne Duncan Quote - Remarks at American Enterprise Institute - http://www.ed.gov/news/speeches/new-normal-doing-more-less-secretary-arne-duncans-remarks-american-enterprise-institut

Digital Education Today– Growth of Online Learning Enrollment - Sloan Consortium -

http://sloanconsortium.org/publications/survey/learning_on_demand_sr2010

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– Teachers Embracing Online Learning Tools - Gates Foundation - http://www.gatesfoundation.org/united-states/Pages/americas-teachers-report.aspx

– Cost Savings - eKnowledge - http://www.go-eknowledge.com/Whye-Learning.htm

Who’s Delivering Solutions Today?– Who’s Delivering Solutions Today– “96% of universities offer at least 1 online class” -

classesandcareers.com - http://www.classesandcareers.com/collegelife/online_education_facts/

– “75,227,000 students attend k through college” - US Census - http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2011/tables/11s0215.pdf

– “By 2014, 81% of post-secondary students will be taking a class online” - 2tor - http://2tor.com/news/2tor-%E2%80%93-online-education-platform-for-higher-education/

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– “In 2009, 5.5 million students took a class online” - Sloan Consortium - http://degreecentral.com/surprising-answers-to-10-questions-about-online-education/

– “19 million college students educated each year” - National Center for Education Statistics - http://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=98

– ASU: http://asunews.asu.edu/20100909_enrollment– http://education-portal.com/top_online_graduate_degree_progr

ams_distance_learning.html Major Digital Content Providers

– Pearson - Blackboard - http://www.blackboard.com/About-Bb/Media-Center/Press-Releases.aspx?releaseid=1585036

– Cengage - Annual report - http://www.cengage.com/investor/pdf/Fiscal%202011%20Year%20End%20Investor%20Call%20Presentation.pdf (slide 7)

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– McGraw Hill - press release - http://www.mcgraw-hill.com/releases/education/20100920.shtml

– University of Pheonix - onlineeducation.net - http://www.virtualprofessors.com/the-online-education-revolution-infographic

– Florida Virtual Schools - http://www.flvs.net/areas/aboutus/Pages/QuickFactsaboutFLVS.aspx

– k12 - annual report - http://phx.corporate-ir.net/External.File?item=UGFyZW50SUQ9NzIxNTB8Q2hpbGRJRD0tMXxUeXBlPTM=&t=1

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