Former 2U/edX employee here, and our (university branded) bootcamps are an absolute joke. Here’s an inside look at how things operate on our end & how screwed up things are. I recently quit after working for 2U for over 2 years as an “admissions... — read more 

I've posted before and my warnings have been right. It's bad. Get out. Now. The company has lost 90%+ of it's share value over the last 5 years. The company lost 62%+ of it's share value in 2023 alone. There is no viable business model here. The... — read more 

Publicly traded ed tech company stock tanks for five years, down 97% since 2018 and 80% since going public, with multiple rounds of layoffs but no meaningful changes to the C-suite??? Where's the Board of Directors? Where are the investors... — read more 

With all the talk surrounding stock price this, value that, I'm curious if any current employees see themselves here for the long haul. I know things are very siloed and different departments see things through different lenses so I'd like to hear... — read more 

"2U has limited cash and a troublesome pile of debt, which makes its cash burn worrying." https://seekingalpha.com/article/4628147-2u-enrollment-is-shrinking

Pearson and Wiley out. https://onedtech.beehiiv.com/p/shocking-but-not-shocking

https://www.republicreport.org/2023/feds-issue-warning-colleges-cant-silence-whistleblowers/

From Coursera... https://www.marketwatch.com/story/2u-shares-rise-7-8-company-appoints-mccullough-as-product-chief-a255cef1

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-66126095

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/product-liability-and-toxics-law/usc-must-face-online-students-suit-alleging-fraudulent-ranking TBD for 2U

It looks like 2U is back at it with the demotions and gaslighting. To those affected, I strongly encourage you to seek legal advice. What 2U is doing is not only ethically questionable but also illegal. If you find yourself in a similar situation... — read more 

The direction we are going. https://www.highereducationinquirer.org/2023/06/a-peoples-history-of-higher-education.html

https://boards.greenhouse.io/2u

Good ol' JL gets a vote of confidence. https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001459417/000119312523164428/d671863d8k.htm

https://www.businessinsider.com/student-debt-crisis-online-college-universities-class-providers-opms-2023-6

Tons of government money to fill the 2U trough, now being questioned. https://www.nber.org/papers/w31291

For-profit Online Program Managers (OPMs) like Academic Partnerships and 2U recruit students for regional and elite state universities and private schools--hoping to profit from the growth of online education. But learning outcomes, completion rates... — read more 

https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/investigations/2023/06/01/morehouse-college-online-program-falls-short/70225028007/

Managers and directors are a bunch of young people who lack experience and do not know how to manage people or run programs. Many of them have superiority complexes and/or are sheep who follow orders from other incompetent people. All they actually... — read more 

Company is flooded with lazy people. Hours or days without chat or email responses. Are people working? Unprofessional and pathetic.

https://seekingalpha.com/article/4603853-2u-problems-multiplying “All in all, the situation is not trending in 2U's favor. Steer clear here and watch the company's implosion from the sidelines, and resist the temptation to catch a falling kn--e.” — read more 

https://www.highereducationinquirer.org/2023/05/opm-market-landscape-and-dynamics.html

I’ve read news on how analysts are valuing 2U. One outlet acknowledges that investors may push for additional change by this summer. If you take a look at the stock price and layoffs, there’s a clear trend when and why layoffs occur. Chegg bounced... — read more 

https://s.wsj.net/public/resources/documents/USCComplaint.pdf https://www.wsj.com/articles/lawsuit-says-university-of-southern-california-used-misleading-practices-to-sell-online-social-work-degree-6545ded9?mod=e2tw

"However, despite US$7 trillion being spent on the education market worldwide, there are no major global edtech companies, even though 2U is... — read more 

https://triumpheducation.com/team/

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2022-08-05-what-a-new-strategy-at-2u-means-for-the-future-of-online-higher-education

How much longer can 2U survive? 5 years?