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10-K - 10-K - BLACKBOARD INCw80900e10vk.htm
EX-31.2 - EX-31.2 - BLACKBOARD INCw80900exv31w2.htm
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EX-17.1 - EX-17.1 - BLACKBOARD INCw80900exv17w1.htm
EX-21.1 - EX-21.1 - BLACKBOARD INCw80900exv21w1.htm
EX-31.1 - EX-31.1 - BLACKBOARD INCw80900exv31w1.htm
EX-10.13 - EX-10.13 - BLACKBOARD INCw80900exv10w13.htm
EX-10.20 - EX-10.20 - BLACKBOARD INCw80900exv10w20.htm
EX-10.19 - EX-10.19 - BLACKBOARD INCw80900exv10w19.htm
EX-10.18 - EX-10.18 - BLACKBOARD INCw80900exv10w18.htm
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EXCEL - IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT - BLACKBOARD INCFinancial_Report.xls
Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (Form S-8 No. 333-116612, Form S-8 No. 333-125777, Form S-8 No. 333-135995, Form S-8 No. 333-143797, Form S-8 No. 333-151652, Form S-8 No. 333-160172, and Form S-8 No. 333-168690) pertaining to the Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Incentive Plan of Blackboard Inc., and in the Registration Statement on Form S-3 No. 333-143715 and in the related Prospectus pertaining to the Convertible Senior Notes due 2027, of our reports dated February 18, 2011, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Blackboard Inc. and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Blackboard Inc., included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2010.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
McLean, Virginia
February 18, 2011