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Co-Chairs Named to Southern Regional Education Board Commission on AI and Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Smith will co-chair the new Southern Regional Education Board Commission on Artificial Intelligence and Education (SREB). South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster and Marshall University President Brad D.

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Idaho education board lacks authority for University of Phoenix deal, legal memo says

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An attorney for the Legislature took aim at how the proposed transaction is structured and recommended that lawmakers take legal action against it.

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Georgia Gov. Brian P. Kemp Elected 2023-24 Southern Regional Education Board Chair

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Kemp was elected chair of the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) earlier this week. Brian Kemp SREB works with states to improve public education at every level, from early childhood through doctoral education. “I Georgia Gov.

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Idaho education board backs closed door discussion over University of Phoenix acquisition

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In standing by their decision to hold a private meeting, the board members set the stage for a legal battle with the state’s attorney general.

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Idaho education board lacks authority for University of Phoenix deal, legal memo says - Natalie Schwartz, Higher Ed Dive

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Last May, the Idaho State Board of Education approved the University of Idaho’s request to form a nonprofit corporation, now called Four Three Education, to acquire the University of Phoenix’s assets for $550 million.

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Idaho lawmakers could put University of Phoenix deal at ‘grave risk,’ official says

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A member of the state’s education board told legislators that taking legal action — as threatened in a pending resolution — could imperil the transaction.

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Idaho lawmakers push back on planned University of Phoenix acquisition

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A proposed resolution would urge the state’s education board to reconsider greenlighting the deal and allow legislative leaders to take legal action.