"The proceeds of the acquisition will be used by a nonprofit led by Harvard and MIT that will focus on closing the learning and opportunity gap through the development of new partnerships, digital tools, and strategies. The nonprofit will devote... — read more 

Being acquired by an Indian edtech? https://seekingalpha.com/news/3839370-chegg-2u-jum-after-report-of-takeover-talks-with-indias-byju

Byju-2U or Chegg? A marriage made in ... https://seekingalpha.com/news/3839370-chegg-2u-jum-after-report-of-takeover-talks-with-indias-byju

https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereknewton/2022/05/16/its-been-a-brutal-year-for-public-education-companies/amp/

I wonder if Cathie W ever read The University of Tomorrow Land.

"Those trends caused the company’s net loss to widen to $125.8 million, almost tripling from $45.6 million in the first quarter of last year. " https://www.highereddive.com/news/2u-continues-consumer-centric-pivot-as-q1-losses-widen/623339/ — read more 

A complete nothing burger. GAO was well aware of the abuses...

June 8th, 3PM EST for the Annual Shareholders Meeting. https://seekingalpha.com/filing/6379619 www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/TWOU2022

Staying low profile ahead of the GAO report?

Here are the numbers https://seekingalpha.com/filing/6263025

What would happen if people knew the truth about 2U programs and ROI? https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2022/03/29/how-improve-outcomes-data-online-programs-opinion

Is this program another one that will face scrutiny?

"More importantly, College Meltdown 2.0 involves online program managers (OPMs) that service elite schools (2U), regional universities (Academic Partnerships), and subprime robocolleges (Zovio-University of Arizona Global and Grahan... — read more 

Theme music please... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QK8mJJJvaes&feature=emb_logo

Is Uncle Bruce as nice as Aunt Cathie used to be? I'm guessing not. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001459417/000090266422001491/p22-0675sc13g.htm https://www.insidermonkey.com/hedge-fund/greenvale+capital/1068/

We may see some positive bounces in the share price--but change is needed. CP is really to blame but will the Board pull the trigger on him like Laureate did with Doug? Ok, so who gets thrown under the bus?

CW took out 1/3 of her ARK holdings in 2U. 4 million shares sold. https://fintel.io/so/us/twou

Do you have insider insights into 2Us crumbling balance sheet after today's earnings call? Contact CNBC here: https://www.cnbc.com/news-tips/ or here: cnbctips@nbcuni.com. CNBC is discrete and will not share your information with anyone outside of... — read more 

CP was pretty defensive about the Revenue Sharing contracts. Done with the savage deals? Which colleges are deciding not to re-sign?

2022: What's a $225 million projected loss between friends?

What's with the 2U-USC EdD advertising blitz on LinkedIn? Doesn't 2U know this can and likely will be used as evidence?

https://www.highereducationinquirer.org/2022/01/how-university-of-phoenix-failed-its.html

Just in case you missed this... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWwDiBSlc8Q

...along with Senators Sherrod Brown (OH) and Tina Smith (MN). Answers due January 29, 2022. https://www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/2022.01.14%20Follow%20up%20letter%20to%20Online%20Program%20Managers%20(OPMs)_.pdf

https://www.chronicle.com/article/online-program-management-firms-are-thriving-and-these-democrats-want-answers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gmq4WIjQxp0

https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2021-free-college-through-tuition-assistance-guild/ https://www.highereducationinquirer.org/2021/04/guild-education.html

Do you have insider tips about questionable practices at 2U? E-mail WaPo journalists here: tellus@washpost.com. All tips are confidential. WaPo does not pay for information.

What does this mean for 2U? "University of North Carolina will create an internal unit to build and manage online programs from the system’s 17 campuses for learners largely ignored by many... — read more 

"Stock investors purchased 4,157 put options on the company. This is an increase of 434% compared to the typical volume of 779 put options." https://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/nasdaq-twou-options-data-report-2021-12/ Share price of $21.34... — read more 

How does this not sound like a Ponzi scheme? "2U's central narrative to investors was that, although its business was not yet profitable, it had expanded rapidly and would continue to do so, with sustained annual revenue growth exceeding 30 percent... — read more 

Ending institutional fees, making investments--so where is the profit made?... — read more 

"For 2U (TWOU), however, I become even more nervous that the company is going to zero as it continues to fall. " https://seekingalpha.com/article/4469207-2u-this-story-has-compounding-problems

Some interesting characters own large chunks of 2U, including ARK Investments. Looks like maybe they are losing "faith" in the disruptive powers of 2U. ... — read more 

"Overall, we're demonstrating scale and increased efficiency. Revenue per employee increased." https://seekingalpha.com/article/4467704-2u-inc-twou-ceo-chip-paucek-on-q3-2021-earnings-call-transcript

A -$60 million quarter. https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1459417/000145941721000014/twou-20210930.htm

Anyone think there will be a clawback? https://www.wsj.com/articles/usc-online-social-work-masters-11636435900?mod=djemwhatsnews

What can technology do for higher education? This week the Forum meets with an extraordinary entrepreneur to dive into this question. The founder of Noodle, 2U, and The Princeton Review, will join us for an exciting... — read more 

What are the exit costs for a school to get out of a contract early?