Kaplan, Inc. will open a "virtual" school of education in 2004, to be led by former New York City chancellor Harold Levy. The school hopes to attract working adults and midcareer professionals who will take their classes via distance learning and also have clinical experiences in K-12 classrooms. It aspires to draw able people into teaching by eliminating some traditional barriers.
"Kaplan announces plan to move into teacher education," by Goldie Blumnenstyk, Chronicle of Higher Education, April 1, 2003 (subscription required)