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Driver's education — online?

In a few years, as cash-strapped school districts struggle to find funding, hands-on driver education — instructor, students and one expensive automobile — could bow to the electronic media. The future of learning to drive co [...]

Posted On : Mar, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Resistance to possible higher education budget cuts

On Tuesday, March 8, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett announced his new budget plan for the state, cutting $866 million out of nearly every spending area. One of the most adversely affected areas is education: both public schools and st [...]

Posted On : Mar, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Why isn't higher education more like online dating?

TechCrunch broke the news last week that our portfolio company 2tor raised an additional $32.5 million to improve the quality of online higher education. The article goes on to describe 2tor's impact on its flagship customer, Univers [...]

Posted On : Mar, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Higher education facing big slashes

Not many things in life are certain. Add the cost of attending college to that list. Until legislators vote on Gov. Rick Snyder’s proposal to cut funding for college and universities in his budget, there is no way to tell how it wi [...]

Posted On : Mar, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Top M.B.A. Programs Embrace Online Education

For-profit schools, particularly large online colleges like the University of Phoenix and Kaplan University, have garnered a tremendous amount of attention in recent years. As the schools seek to reach more students through aggressive ad [...]

Posted On : Mar, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Study: Kansas’ higher education system creates $7.3B economi...

Higher education in Kansas is a significant economic driver. The state’s higher education system, consisting of 32 public colleges and universities, produced $7.3 billion in overall economic impact in 2010, according to a new study [...]

Posted On : Mar, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

WA students lobby against cuts to higher education

Every spring in Washington, college students become lobbyists for higher-education in Olympia. The Washington Student Association is the only such association in the country that uses students, and not a paid legislative director, to lob [...]

Posted On : Mar, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Top M.B.A. Programs Embrace Online Education

For-profit schools, particularly large online colleges like the University of Phoenix and Kaplan University, have garnered a tremendous amount of attention in recent years. As the schools seek to reach more students through aggressive ad [...]

Posted On : Mar, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

Higher Education Commissioner Says Consolidation Would Save ...

Students, faculty and leaders of the state's public universities and community colleges once again packed a legislative hearing room Thursday to criticize the governor's proposed reorganization of higher education. They also hear [...]

Posted On : Mar, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

On R.I. higher-education campuses, plan for more aid raises ...

At a time when governors all over the country are cutting support to higher education, Governor Chafee’s proposed $10-million boost to the public college system “sends an important message that will resonate throughout the na [...]

Posted On : Mar, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

Online Education Provider Launches New Photography Courses

Online Education Provider Launches New Photography Courses

Photographers held about 152,000 jobs during the 2008 fiscal year, and employment of these professionals is expected to increase by 12% through 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). In an effort to help more [...]

Posted On : Mar, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

Higher education funds may be cut under Corbett's budget

Tom Corbett today will release a budget that is expected to propose 50 percent cuts in higher education. His proposed 2011-12 budget would cut in half state funding for the State System of Higher Education and for state-related universit [...]

Posted On : Mar, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

Guest column: Higher education: An Iowa success story

Iowa has been widely known as an "education state" throughout its existence. Because of population shifts and changing educational needs for our K-12 students, this part of our education system receives a great deal of attentio [...]

Posted On : Mar, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Utah online education proposal would expand access and accou...

Utah's legislators have a historic opportunity before them right now to transform the state's education system by prioritizing the success of each individual student, which will catapult the state ahead of the rest of the nation. [...]

Posted On : Mar, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

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