For-profit learning companies dominated headlines this week with the University of Phoenix closing down more than 100 operations and Pearson buying up EmbanetCompass for big money.

Find out more about those stories and others that you might have missed at the links below:

• University of Phoenix shutting down 115 locations—The move comes after fourth-quarter earnings take a big hit.
• Pearson acquires online learning company EmbanetCompass for $650 million—The buy comes as Pearson looks to expand its online education operations.
• Stanford professor takes 'academic bullying' on her math education research public with essay—Stanford professor Jo Boaler says she has been the victim of unfair personal and professional attacks by two senior mathematics scholars and their supporters.
• Blackboard looks to become a major player in online course development—The company best known for its learning management system, Learn, says the name of its game is "flexibility."
• 5 Kickstarter education projects currently seeking funding—Educational video games, documentaries and a barn restoration are among the education-related visions posted on Kickstarter at the moment.

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