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An Education Plan Must be Ready with Every Parent

Children are, our future and they are the only ones, who can make our future better and for their future to be exceptional we need to start gearing up from now. The need for a well planned future is everyone's desire, as who would wan [...]

Posted On : Feb, 22 2012 | Comments : 0

Higher education could face significant changes because of d...

Pennsylvania has perfected the art of examining the way it delivers higher education — and then doing little with what it has learned. Several studies have been done over the years, only to be ignored. Now Gov. Tom Corbett wants ano [...]

Posted On : Feb, 13 2012 | Comments : 0

‘Online training a must for licence renewal for medical lab ...

To ensure adherence to global best practices, the Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN) has made online training mandatory for the yearly renewal of licences of its members. Briefing reporters in Abuja, the Nati [...]

Posted On : Feb, 07 2012 | Comments : 0

House higher education plan includes tuition increases, budg...

Florida college students can start bracing for higher tuition bills again come fall. Leaders in the House proposed raising tuition by 8 percent next year at public colleges and universities as part of a budget unveiled Tuesday. Most un [...]

Posted On : Jan, 25 2012 | Comments : 0

Is Music and Education Important

Music Education is an important part of every child's learning experience and is older than high schools sports, yet high school sports are increasing while music education may be soon demised. Education, and particularly mandatory [...]

Posted On : Dec, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Kitzhaber says ousting of UO president would be 'fully justi...

Gov. John Kitzhaber said Saturday that University of Oregon President Richard Lariviere has shown little regard for Oregon's other universities and the State Board of Higher Education would be "fully justified" to oust him. [...]

Posted On : Nov, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

US: Online education growth dwarfs overall enrolment

I am co-director of the Babson Survey Research Group which, for the last nine years, has published a survey of online education in the United States. It has yet to see any clear indication of an overall slowdown in the growth of online ed [...]

Posted On : Nov, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Growth in Higher Education Job Postings and Employment Slows...

Advertisements for job openings in higher education rose 16.5 percent in the third quarter of 2011, according to a new report from HigherEdJobs, the leading source for jobs and career information in academia. The number of actual jobs in [...]

Posted On : Nov, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Bonuses from Online Education

These days, more than a few people are enrolling or re-enrolling school, taking into account the potential impact that a college degree can have on their career opportunities. According to the statistics, an estimated 30% of people engage [...]

Posted On : Nov, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Hochberg: Online education business growing fast, without qu...

In 2007, the Texas Legislature created a pilot program for a clearinghouse for online classes, a place where a large school districts around the state could offer specialized courses remotely to rural students, kids with special needs, or [...]

Posted On : Nov, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

Follett Higher Education Group's Rent-A-Text Saves Students ...

Follett Higher Education Group's Rent-A-Text continues to grow, and remains the most popular choice for students looking to save big on course materials. Just this fall, students across the country saved nearly $90 million compared to [...]

Posted On : Oct, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Harrison ushers in online education revolution

While recent headlines have criticized the for-profit sector of higher education, an objective examination reveals they are in many ways more responsive than nonprofit sector institutions to the needs of today’s students. Factors [...]

Posted On : Oct, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Higher education must rise to challenge of reform

DISAPPOINTING RESULTS in yesterday’s Times Higher Education ( THE) global university rankings, and concern from some employers about the quality of graduates and from higher education institutions at the quality of entrants from sch [...]

Posted On : Oct, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Online education for trustees

The Financial Services Board (FSB) has launched a free online education programme, known as the Trustee Toolkit, for the education and development of retirement fund trustees. Jurgen Boyd, the FSB’s deputy executive in charge of [...]