Make way, New Orleans, Chicago, Detroit and Phillie!! Baltimore is gaining on you in the race to destroy public education!
Who will win? The corporations with the most real estate. Maryland public education is a land grab for the education technology industry and privately managed charter schools.
Meet Calvert Education and Camden Partners: Because They’re Coming to a District Near You!
What is Calvert Foundation?
The company was founded in 1906 and is based in Hunt Valley, Maryland.
As of October 7, 2013, Calvert Education Services, LLC operates as a subsidiary of VSCHOOLZ, Inc.
What is Vschoolz?
Vschoolz is located at 1999 N University Dr, Coral Springs, FL 33071. According to their website: “VSCHOOLZ, Inc. provides digital solutions to launch virtual programs to schools, districts, corporations, and other organizations. The company offers an integrated customizable platform that enables teachers to edit, change, remove, or adapt the content provided to fit the individualized classroom and school needs. Its courses are delivered in an online environment incorporating collaborative tools, such as message boards, digital drop boxes, chat rooms, and teacher to teacher file sharing.”
Calvert Education Services and VSCHOOLZ announced a merger to create the “premier provider” of virtual and blended learning solutions for K-12 Education
Enter Pearson. Are we surprised?
Baltimore-based Calvert Education Services has appointed education company executive Steven C. Gross as its new CEO. Gross had been senior vice president of marketing for the school business segment of Pearson Plc.
But Wait! There’s more!
Calvert Education Services is a portfolio company of Camden Partners.
Camden Partners is a Baltimore-based private equity firm that funds and participates in the growth of well-managed emerging public company businesses within the business services, health care and education industries. Current investments include: Infocrossing, Inc., Blue Rhino, Concorde Career Colleges, Superior Consultant Holdings and Pharmanetics.
As a private equity firm they have a long history of “significant investments in the education space.” Their current portfolio companies include companies such as:
- Triumph Higher Education Group
- Calvert Education Services, LLC
- CIBT Education Group, Inc.
- National American University Holdings, Inc.
- New Horizons Worldwide, Inc.
- Questar Assessment, Inc,
David Warnock is a managing member of Camden Partners. He is also co-founder of the Green Street Academy and co-chair of the board of trustees.
According to Warnock:
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