Educadium

News: Leading cloud-hosted LMS provider for nonprofits Educadium acquired by New Jersey-based iContracts. Will provide new compliance and learning tools and services to Educadium subscribers. bit.ly/2C3GlHN

Educadium server maintenance scheduled for 9pm EST on July 19th. Some sites may experience email delivery delays.

Server maintenance on 6/23 for database upgrades. Some Educadium sites might be impacted. Contact support@educadium.com

Tech kids: In 2014, U.S. K-12 schools will spend $9.94B on educational technology, up 2.5 percent over last year. theatln.tc/1pdYiZl

All Educadium sites should be working normally following unexpected server updates. Report issues to support@edcadium.com

Educadium is performing server maintenance on Monday am, August 4th. Some sites may be affected.

Educadium is doing maintenance on its LMS platform and website Tuesday morning to fix selective server issues. Site access may be limited.

Should college be free? Oregon thinks so. State wants 80% of adults to have a degree by 2025. Costs could be large. bit.ly/18hfy4j

Who are the winners and losers of online education? Mid-tier liberal arts schools have the most to lose. bit.ly/17W9mOD

Super Educadium savings: 20% discount on all platform services and add-ons through October. Act now! Blog post. bit.ly/9QRDyI

Corporate training trends: AT&T, Google using free MOOCs (massive open online course) to deliver skills to employees. on.wsj.com/192T6AO

The conventional college experience is dying: Less than 20% of students graduate in four years despite student aid. bit.ly/1ftwomj

The college money machine: 13 ways to save big time on education. Stop student debt and borrow your textbooks. onforb.es/154OFVk

Educadium is performing server-related updates. Some LMS sites may experience log-in and availability issues.

College surfing: In Austin, new 1GB-per-resident service offered, 100x faster than cable-modem. Who will go to class? bit.ly/17c8LZr

School trend: Paper textbooks still popular on campus. Just 3% of students use digital texts. Teachers prefer analog. thebea.st/14gyQrt

The cost of learning: Many are abandoning the dream of college due to the high debt loads. usat.ly/190Cyq7

Success measures: Study says forget grades, focus on the percentile ranking within a class to combat grade inflation. on.wsj.com/12IRXMy

MOOCs on campus: Massive open online courses go big. Problems but for the 10% who survive "the learning is real." wapo.st/19sCcLI

Air Force flies online: New training "challenges" to be used to recruit science-oriented 16 to 24-year-olds. nyti.ms/16u6mcf