Laureate Education agrees to $3.1 billion management buyout (Market Watch)
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — The board of Laureate Education (LAUR), a for-profit provider of higher education, has agreed to a $3.1 billion buyout led by founder and Chief Executive Douglas L. Becker and backed by a private equity consortium including Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., Citigroup Private Equity and hedge fund S.A.C. Capital Management LLC.

January 29, 2007 @ 10:30 AM · Filed under Uncategorized
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Education Briefs: Cooper to receive new education partner (Tulsa World)
Cooper Elementary School will welcome Camp Fire USA as its new Partner in Education at a ceremony set for 2 p.m. Monday at 1808 S. 123rd East Ave. Partners in Education is a program sponsored by the Tulsa Metro Chamber that pairs business, church and nonprofit sponsors with public schools.

January 29, 2007 @ 10:28 AM · Filed under Uncategorized
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Texan Will Lead House Panel on Higher-Education Policy - Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)
Texan Will Lead House Panel on Higher-Education PolicyChronicle of Higher Education (subscription) - 8 minutes agoRubén E. Hinojosa, one of the chief Congressional champions of higher-education programs for Hispanic Americans, will head the House of Representatives’ …

January 29, 2007 @ 10:26 AM · Filed under Uncategorized
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