Strongly support career education A survey released today, commissioned by the Career College Association and conducted by Harris Interactive(R), finds the American public sees a clear link between higher education and global workforce competitiveness and strongly supports alternative approaches to postsecondary education. The survey also finds strong support for a decision to attend a career [...]
Only three states require exams, many children remain untreated, creating a new public health concern, according to report from National Commission on Vision and Health Even though universal comprehensive eye exams for children prior to starting school would result in more children being diagnosed and successfully treated for vision problems and eye diseases, requirements vary [...]
From Windows 7 to free teacher resources, and a collaboration between Microsoft’s Innovative Teachers Network and the Smithsonian Institution, Microsoft helps educators effectively engage students. This week at the National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) 2009, Microsoft Corp. is showcasing innovative technologies that enable teachers to engage their students more deeply by adapting teaching to the [...]
Alameda Unified School District Adopts Lesbian, Gay, Transgender Education for Students as Young as Five Years Old Providing yet another example of the threat that gay marriage and the gay agenda provides to school children and parental authority, the Alameda Unified School District last evening adopted a new curriculum, over the objections of hundreds of [...]
iQ Academy Arizona Offers Tuition-Free, Online Education Option As the school year draws to a close, many families are already exploring and evaluating education options for the upcoming school year. The growing popularity of online education in particular is opening up a whole new horizon of educational choices for Arizona students. Schools such as iQ [...]
20th Annual edition most extensive to-date, featuring new discipline rankings and first part-time law programs U.S. News Media Group released the 2010 edition of America’s Best Graduate Schools, available online at www.usnews.com/grad and featured in the May U.S.News & World Report magazine, on newsstands April 28, 2009. The 2010 America’s Best Graduate Schools, which includes [...]
Twenty-five U.S. teachers will travel to Costa Rica to study global conservation issues as part of the Toyota International Teacher Program. Now in its 11th year, the program takes place April 18 – May 2, 2009. Committed to providing the best education and training for environmental leaders and teachers of tomorrow, the Toyota International Teacher [...]
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan supports physical activity and nutrition programs for students and their parents More than 16,600 Michigan children and their local communities will get an opportunity to participate in walking, climbing and other physical activities and to learn to eat healthily, through a partnership with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. [...]
Graduate Management Admission Council Expands its Operation MBA Program with U.S. Army Reserve The Graduate Management Admission Council(R) (GMAC(R)), an association of the world’s top business schools, and the U.S. Army Reserve yesterday signed an agreement to work together to encourage Army Reserve officers and senior enlisted Soldiers to consider pursuing a graduate business degree. [...]
Accounting firms and corporations are watching with great interest how quickly the Obama administration will move to adopt International Financial Reporting Standards for U.S.-listed companies, according to an international accounting expert. When the Securities and Exchange Commission announced an interest in moving U.S. companies to IFRS a few years ago, corporations and accounting firms realized [...]