Still paying back loans for college after all these years? Maybe you think the taxes you pay for public schools just isn’t giving your children high quality education. Whether if it’s been ages since you’ve been in a classroom or are still in school, you should know Blackboard Inc. (BBBB) is moving education into the digital age, and maybe the only one successfully doing so. Blackboard’s licensed software targets both the academic and the commerce needs of colleges as well as grades K-12, allowing the whole educational experience to be conducted online. Although I first wrote about this stock last October at $27 and it has jumped 50% since then, this is a strong secular growth story that should be recognized and respected. While Blackboard reported a list of 3,462 clients at the end of 2006, there is somewhere around 87,000 schools in the U.S. and countless more schools around the globe, all of which are potential Blackboard customers.

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