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Apollo Global Management, Inc. (NYSE: APO) (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, “Apollo” or the “Firm”) today announced the creation of an Impact

By JANET LORIN | Bloomberg | Published: February 17, 2021 In this strange college admissions season, fewer high schoolers are turning in that dreaded number, their SAT score. This year, only 44% submitted SAT or ACT entrance exam results with their Common Application, which lets students apply to many schools at once. That's down from 77% in the 2019-2020 season. Schools are suspending required testing because of the pandemic. While many students are delighted, some counselors worry that the scarcity of scores could add to growing inequality in American higher education. The reason: Wealt...

Students care about their data privacy, and this concern is increasing. A 2016 EDUCAUSE Center for Analysis and Research (ECAR) survey found that one-third of undergraduate students were "concerned that technology advances may increasingly invade [their] privacy." A Gallup poll in 2015 found that 44 percent of Millennials believe their personal information is kept private "some of the time" and that 26 percent believe their personal information is kept private "little" or "none of the time." In 2016, the Gallup poll showed that 44 percent of Millennials trusted companies to keep their person...

Tech Moves: Zillow exec Racquel Russell joins Bird’s board; new gig for startup vet Rebecca Lovell February 11, 2021 at 8:04 am Underwritten by Tech Moves covers notable hires, promotions and personnel changes in the Pacific NW tech community. Submissions: tips@geekwire.com Racquel Russell. (Bird Photo) — Zillow’s VP of Partner Success Racquel Russell joined the board of micro-mobility company Bird, known for its scooter sharing platform. “As a city dweller with a strong public policy background, I know how communities can benefit from having diverse ways to commute and cover first an...

SHARE: U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer made history yesterday, when he became the first Senate majority leader from the state of New York as well as the first Jewish person to hold the position. Unfortunately for Schumer, the same day it was announced he would become majority leader, a mob of Trump supporters decided to rush the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to prevent President Joe Biden’s election results from being certified. While his big moment may have been rudely interrupted by insurrectionists hoping to dismantle the U.S. government, Schumer now holds one of the most important and powerful ...