UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT ~~Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~

~~September 16, 2011~~ ~~Date~~ Pursuant ofto ~~Report~~Section 13 or 15(~~Date~~d) of ~~earliest~~the ~~event~~Securities ~~reported)~~Exchange Act of 1934

~~BLACKBOARD~~Date ~~INC.~~ of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): October 4, 2011

Blackboard Inc. __________________________________________ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware (State of incorporation) 000-50784 (Commission File Number No.) 52-2081178 (IRS Employer Identification No.)


Delaware	000-50784	52-2081178
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction	_____________ (Commission	______________ (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

650 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, District of Columbia		20001
_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices)		___________ (Zip Code)

~~650~~Registrant’s ~~Massachusetts~~telephone ~~Ave~~number, ~~NW Washington,~~including ~~D.C.~~area ~~20001 (Address~~code: ~~of principal executive offices)~~202-463-4860

~~(202) 463-4860~~ Not Applicable ~~(Registrant’s~~______________________________________________ Former ~~telephone~~name ~~number~~or former address, ~~including~~if ~~area~~changed ~~code)~~since last report

N/A (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

o Top ~~Soliciting~~of ~~material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under~~ the ~~Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)~~Form

o Item ~~Pre-commencement~~7.01 ~~communications~~Regulation ~~pursuant~~FD ~~to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240~~Disclosure.~~14d-2(b))~~

o On ~~Pre-commencement~~October ~~communications~~4, ~~pursuant~~2011, toBlackboard ~~Rule~~Inc. ~~13e-4~~(c"Blackboard") ~~under~~and Providence Equity Partners LLP issued a joint press release announcing the completion of the previously announced acquisition of Blackboard, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, is furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act ~~(17~~of ~~CFR~~1934, ~~240~~as amended, or otherwise subject to liabilities under that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of Blackboard under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings.~~13e-4(c))~~

Item 59.~~07.~~01 ~~Submission~~Financial ofStatements ~~Matters~~and ~~to a Vote of Security Holders~~Exhibits.

~~On September 16, 2011, Blackboard Inc. (the “Company”) held a Special Meeting of Stockholders~~ (~~the “Special Meeting”~~d) Exhibits 99.1 Joint ~~There~~Press ~~were~~Release ~~28,576,765~~issued ~~shares represented in person or~~ by ~~proxy~~Blackboard ~~at the Special Meeting, representing 81~~Inc.3% ofand ~~the~~Providence ~~shares~~Equity ~~entitled~~Partners todated ~~vote~~October at4, ~~the meeting~~2011. ~~The final~~ ~~voting results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders at the~~ ~~Special Meeting are presented in the tables below.~~

~~Proposal 1. Approval and Adoption of the Merger Agreement. The Agreement and Plan of Merger (the~~ ~~“Merger Agreement”), dated as of June 30, 2011, by and among Bulldog Holdings, LLC, a Delaware~~ ~~limited liability company, Bulldog Acquisition Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned~~ ~~subsidiary of Bulldog Holdings, LLC, and the Company, was adopted by an affirmative vote of the~~ ~~holders~~Top of ~~a majority of~~ the ~~shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding as of the record date~~Form ~~of August 3, 2011.~~

FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN		BROKER NON-VOTE
24,761,688		20,310		3,794,766		0

Proposal 2. Approval of Adjournment of Special Meeting. The Company’s stockholders voted to approve the adjournment of the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if there were insufficient votes at the time of the Special Meeting to adopt the Merger Agreement.

FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN		BROKER NON-VOTE
23,694,045		1,095,705		3,787,015		0

Proposal 3. Advisory Vote on the Approval of “Golden Parachute” Executive Compensation. The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the “golden parachute” compensation payable under existing agreements with the Company that certain executive officers of the Company will or may receive in connection with the merger.

FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN		BROKER NON-VOTE
21,245,096		2,939,310		4,392,358		0

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the ~~Registrant~~ registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	BLACKBOARD INC. (Registrant)
		Blackboard Inc.
Dated: September 22, 2011	By:	/s/ Matthew H. Small
October 4, 2011		By:	/s/ John E. Kinzer
		Matthew H. Small
			Name: John E. Kinzer
		Chief Legal Officer
			Title: Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Joint Press Release issued by Blackboard Inc. and Providence Equity Partners dated October 4, 2011.

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