"some organizational changes that will take place from next April 1 and which aim to strengthen the strategy Laureate and improve efficiency as a global leader in the world of higher education. Thus, it has taken the decision to integrate the regions... — read more 

"Laureate Education...is planning to raise $383 million by selling stock privately to a group of six investors that includes Apollo Global Management and The Abraaj Group....Apollo also has been working on a deal to buy the company that owns the... — read more 

"Jennifer Wright, a former Marine Corps officer who teaches grade schoolers in the California desert, had a dream. She wanted to get her doctorate in education while her two elderly parents were still alive — and while continuing to teach the... — read more 

Looks like Bilgi University in Istanbul is just another Laureate school with ethics problems. http://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/ekonomi/629580/Bilgi_Universitesi_nde18_milyonlukskandal.html#

Event: For-Profit Colleges: Awful or Abused? Featuring Robert Shireman, Senior Fellow, Century Foundation; Richard Vedder, Director, Center for College Affordability and Productivity; Barmak Nassirian, Director of Federal Relations and Policy... — read more 

Zoellick, Weber, and Rehberg mean much more to Laureate after Hillary Clinton's loss. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/clinton-laureate-scandal-lots-smoke-gun-missing-dahn-shaulis?trk=mp-author-card

The easiest way for Laureate to make up for their miserable finances is to cut labor costs. From what I am hearing, new employees in some areas will be getting significantly less pay. While some replacement employees may be ok, lower pay in the long... — read more 

It's sad when a $7B company like Laureate won't even respond to questions about its financial future and about the safety of its teachers and students at Bilgi University in Istanbul. Brunswick Group (Laureate's damage control for the botched IPO)... — read more 

The Laureate IPO doesn't look like it will materialize, not anytime soon. Laureate is between $4.5-$5.9 billion. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/laureate-education-clintons-threaten-democracy-global-dahn-shaulis?trk=mp-author-card

Another expose on the Clintons and Laureate. http://gawker.com/the-clintons-have-a-for-profit-college-problem-of-their-1781631216 And it looks like major players involved. "The underwriters for the offering are Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley... — read more 

Company selling off schools, tightening budgets ahead of IPO launch. Major layoffs at end of this month, end of first quarter. Watch and see.

The Raw Story article by Ana Kasparian indicates that former President Bill Clinton got the $16.5 million gig with Laureate 7 months after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton got Laureate officials an invitation to the White House... — read more 

With the Presidential elections coming in 2016, Laureate workers should expect more bad press about their company. A few articles have come out about the link between the Clintons and... — read more 

As ABC News says, it's more of a "political pipe dream." But more progressive states can do this.....http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/obama-proposes-publicly-funded-community-college-28105522

These massive cuts are the sort of thing a company might do before an IPO. Massive staff cuts make the expenses go down. Don't be fooled. The work still needs to get done.

LA CA office closed over 80 let go all instructional designers were let go today and course developers, media Team and other operations staff

Laureate is not the only on with issues

Laureate Education owns Walden U

it's projected that 25 marketing and back office positions will be eliminated during summer. this is a rumor only so take it with a grain on salt. we know that laureate is stuggling so it is going to be an interesting summer