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Eden Honors Student Accomplishments
Students, parents and special guests gathered at Eden Autism Services’ Eimerman Education Center on June 8 to celebrate student achievement. One student, 18-year-old Hannah Kandel of Naples, received her certificate of completion for her general studies, and 14 other students received awards... - August 07, 2010 - Eden Autism Services Florida
Vocal Announce the Release of Flagship Software for Schools
Vocal release SafeText and SchoolAlert software for schools to enhance teacher, parent, pupil communication. - August 07, 2010 - Vocal Ltd
Palm Beach County School Kids Scramble for Back to School Physicals & Shots at MD Now Urgent Care
No Shots, No School, No Kidding! The Back-to-School rush has begun as MD Now Urgent Care Centers discount their School & Sport Physical Exams and mandatory Immunizations for school children this 2010/2011 School Season. - August 05, 2010 - MD Now Urgent Care
Children Missing Education - Capita Conferences Announce Details of Their 7th National Conference
Capita’s Conference, taking place on the 25th November in Central London, focuses on practical & effective ways for professionals to track and support children currently not in the school system. - August 05, 2010 - Capita Conferences
Grade Results Expands Educational Services to Louisiana Students to Improve Performance and Promote Advancement
Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education Approves Grade Results as Supplemental Educational Services Provider. - August 04, 2010 - Grade Results
Shanti Business School (SBS) - Launched by Chiripal Group
Shanti Business School (SBS) - an AICTE approved management institute, business school & MBA college, was launched on 30th July 2010. The inauguration was attended by top industry professionals, students, parents and the staff of SBS. - August 04, 2010 - Shanti Business School (SBS)
Fresh n Fast (Boost Group) Education Caterer Encourages Schools to Support Charity in the Sun-Herald City2Surf
School Catering company encourages support for diabetes charity in Sun-Herald City2Surf fun run. - August 04, 2010 - Boost Group Limited
Pupils Develop High Performance Sporting Products with the Smallpeice Trust
Nearly 50 aspiring 15 to 17 year old engineers recently enjoyed a unique learning experience at The University of Manchester. The course gave students the opportunity to learn about the vibrant, innovative and global industry of sports materials, which brings together science, technology, engineering and imagination to develop high performance sporting products. - August 04, 2010 - The Smallpeice Trust
International Bullying Conference Announces Keynote Speakers
The International Bullying Prevention Association has announced a stellar international lineup of keynote speakers for its 7th Annual Conference in Seattle this November 15-17. The conference will also include the most prestigious panel of cyberbullying experts ever convened. - August 03, 2010 - International Bullying Prevention Association
Ted L. Nancy Illustrator to Illustrate Children's Books
Alan Marder, the illustrator of the Ted L. Nancy series of books, has signed on to illustrate a series of children's books by W. J. Brutocao. - August 01, 2010 - W. J. Brutocao
Winds of Change Launched Its "Leadership Coaching" Program
WindsofChange launched its Leadership Coaching Program to encourage team members bring forth more ideas in their workplace. This all new leadership Coaching Program teaches the leaders to guide their teams towards innovation. The main motto of the program is: ‘Inspire to Create, Create to... - August 01, 2010 - Winds Of Change
MIT OpenCourseWare Recognized by the AAAS
Open education site noted for providing exceptional online materials. - July 31, 2010 - MIT OpenCourseWare
Pacific Ridge School Receives Major Grants for Science Program and Tuition Assistance
To Help Fulfill Its Mission of Preparing Students for College and a Purposeful Life, the Carlsbad Independent School Receives Grants from William H. Donner Foundation and Lupe Murchison Foundation. - July 31, 2010 - Pacific Ridge School
Phoenix-Area Prices Are Gradually Improving Overall
Responsible Homeowners still Suffer Most. - July 30, 2010 - W.P Carey School of Business
Legacy Traditional School Opens K-8 Campus in Queen Creek
Legacy Traditional School, an Arizona “Highly Performing” school, opens its doors for classes at a brand-new 42,000-square-foot campus located at the northwest corner of Ironwood and Ocotillo roads. - July 30, 2010 - Legacy Traditional School
Education Consultant Adam Caller Advises Parents to Help Children Prepare for Graduate Job Market with Solid GSCE and A-Level Choices
Adam Caller urges parents concerned by pressure on new university graduates to help their children make better GCSE and A-level subject choices to improve their employability - July 29, 2010 - Tutors International
Youngsters Set Sail for a Career in Nuclear Marine Engineering with the Smallpeice Trust
Leading engineering support Services Company, Babcock International Group, the Defence Academy and the Royal Navy teamed up with educational charity, The Smallpeice Trust to offer 50 school students from across the UK the chance to gain an insight into nuclear marine engineering. From the 19th to... - July 29, 2010 - The Smallpeice Trust
Aspiring Students Dig Out Mining Careers with the Smallpeice Trust
From 19th to 22nd July, 30 aspiring young engineers from across the UK enjoyed a unique learning experience at the University of Exeter’s Tremough Campus, near Penryn. The group of 15 to 17 year olds spent four days at the University’s Camborne School of Mines (CSM) learning... - July 29, 2010 - The Smallpeice Trust
Borders Books, Northridge Has Teamed Up to Help Child Care Resource Center (CCRC) Close the Gap on November Goal of Collecting 100,000 Books
Launched last November, CCRC’s What a Difference a BOOK Makes campaign has a simple mission- ensure every child in the San Fernando Valley has access to age-appropriate books. Borders has stepped in for the not-so-simple part of helping CCRC collect 38,000 more books by November 29 to reach their goal of 100,000 books. Borders is rolling out a book drive exclusively at their Northridge, CA location now through August 30. - July 28, 2010 - child care resource center
Fundraising with Cause Marketing Upstart Zag Enterprizes Generates Year-Long Returns
About Zag Enterprizes - Zag Enterprizes has products for nearly every charity, non-profit organization and event, specializing in cause marketing, officially licensed sports marketing and customizable promotional materials for non-profit fundraising. Zag Enterpizes offers safe, eco-friendly and BPA-free products, including stainless steel water bottles, that are unique while offering alternative fundraising solutions. - July 28, 2010 - Zag Enterprizes
AWAI Helps Ensure Member Success with Copywriting Course
After great success, AWAI has decided to do a second Companion Series starting August 12th to once again walk aspiring copywriters through the company’s flagship copywriting course. - July 28, 2010 - American Writers & Artists, Inc. (AWAI)
Students Engineer a Sustainable Future with the Smallpeice Trust
From 19th to 22nd July, fifty students from across the UK attended a residential course to learn more about low carbon energy sources. Taking place at Newcastle University the students spent time discovering about new energy sources such as renewable tidal, wave and wind. The four-day programme... - July 25, 2010 - The Smallpeice Trust
Students Set Sail for a Career in Engineering with the Smallpeice Trust
One hundred 13 and 14 year old students from schools across the UK, recently attended a Marine Technology course from the 6th to 9th July at the University of Southampton. The course provided students with a jam-packed timetable of educational and fun activities to give students an unique insight into the marine industry and the diverse and rewarding careers that it can offer. - July 23, 2010 - The Smallpeice Trust
Grenoble Graduate School of Business Sets Up Base in the Heart of Egypt
Having expanded internationally to locations such as India, China, Russia, and more recently Saudi Arabia, Grenoble Graduate School of Business (GGSB) has opened a brand new recruitment office in Cairo, Egypt, to further expand its growing presence in the Middle East. - July 23, 2010 - Grenoble Ecole de Management
Lucky Number Thirteen; Asha for Education Announces Edition 13 of Its Global Work an Hour Campaign
Asha for Education announces edition 13 of its global work an hour campaign. Asha for Education (AfE), a volunteer driven non-profit organization seeking to foster education among underprivileged children across India, returns on July 15 with the Work an Hour campaign for the 13th successive year. - July 23, 2010 - Asha for Education
Birmingham Student Accommodation Receives ANUK Accreditation for High Quality of Service and Housing
HCR Group’s Birmingham based Student Accommodation, Alexandra House receives ANUK Accreditation for High quality of service and housing. - July 23, 2010 - HCR Group
Charter Builders Selected for $40 Million in Additions/Renovations for Lewisville High School, Founded in 1897
Lewisville Independent School District has selected Charter Builders as construction manager at-risk for $40 million in additions and renovations to Lewisville High School. These upgrades to the existing high school, founded in 1897, are part of the school district’s plan to provide... - July 22, 2010 - Balfour Beatty Construction
Pinnacle Launches New Website to Showcase New Services
Pinnacle Educational Center spotlights its many services and subsidiaries through its website. - July 22, 2010 - Pinnacle Educational Center
Nevada Homeschool Expo Comes to Las Vegas August 7
Annual event joins current and future homeschooling parents together for education and insight; national speakers featured. - July 22, 2010 - Nevada Homeschool Expo
Students Are Aided in Their Understanding of Medical Engineering
From 6th to 9th July 2010, 15/16 year olds from across the UK attended a Biomedical Engineering course at the University of Southampton developed in partnership with The Smallpeice Trust, the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM) and the Holmes Hines Memorial Fund. - July 21, 2010 - The Smallpeice Trust
Students Race for the Chequered Flag
From 5th to 8th July, thirty-five promising young engineers from across the UK benefited from a unique hands-on learning experience at Oxford Brookes University. This popular four-day residential programme was organised by The Smallpeice Trust in partnership with Oxford Brookes University. Working... - July 21, 2010 - The Smallpeice Trust
Ethiopian Education System to Witness Radical Change Over a Next Decade: TechSci Research
Government support and increasing student enrollment to change the education system landscape in Ethiopia in the near future. - July 21, 2010 - TechSci Research
Bonnie Terry Learning Introduces Better Reading Skills in Five Minutes
This summer, jump start your kid’s reading skills with Bonnie Terry Learning’s Five Minutes to Better Reading Skills. This reading technique is perfect for parents to use with their child because it uses reinforcement rather than teaching new concepts to improve a child’s reading skills. Improving reading skills becomes easy and fun and you're done in only five minutes a day. - July 18, 2010 - Bonnie Terry Learning
Aspiring Students Get Smallpeice of the Action
From 5th to 8th July, thirty 15/16 year old students were given a rare insight into the exciting and dynamic field of nanotechnology. During the four-day course organised by The Smallpeice Trust in partnership with the University of Leeds, students enjoyed a unique opportunity to learn first-hand... - July 17, 2010 - The Smallpeice Trust
Budding Engineers Build a Supercomputer
From 6th to 9th July, twenty 16 and 17 year-old students descended on the University of Southampton to take part in a Supercomputing course put together by The Smallpeice Trust and delivered in partnership with the University of Southampton’s School of Engineering Sciences and... - July 17, 2010 - The Smallpeice Trust
Awareity, Inc. Launches Redesigned Website and Lessons Learned Blog
Awareity, a leading provider of connecting the dots and CYA services, announced today the launch of its new website at http://www.awareity.com. Awareity’s enhanced website provides critical resources and updated information for those who are responsible for school safety, risk management, emergency management, information security, compliance and human resources. - July 17, 2010 - Awareity
Olympian Tonique Williams-Darling Hosts Maurice Greene at Bahamas Track and Field Clinic
Olympian Tonique Williams-Darling is bringing in the troops for reinforcement. Since her return to the Bahamas last year, the 400 meter gold medalist in the Athens Olympics, has been coaching and mentoring a group of aspiring track and field athletes through her organization TWD Athletics. This... - July 16, 2010 - Tonique Williams-Darling
ACE Launches "Connect the DOTs" Biobus Summer Tour Across California
Veggie oil-powered bus to host solar-powered concerts, collect pledges to Do One Thing (DOT) to help the environment - July 16, 2010 - ACE :: Alliance for Climate Education
Greenville & Spartanburg SC Extreme Job Makeover
Summerville, SC-based Andy Thomas Productions, LLC (ATP) will join forces with Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology in Greenville for the UPSTATE Extreme Job Makeover on August 7. Andy Thomas provides a free seminar, The Job I Need, Needs Me, which imbues participants with the ability to create a... - July 16, 2010 - Andy Thomas Productions
CEV Multimedia Sponsors the 2010 VATAT Conference
CEV Multimedia, Ltd., a leader in providing career and technical education (CTE) materials nationwide, announces today that they will serve as the title sponsor for the Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association of Texas (VATAT) conference. - July 16, 2010 - CEV Multimedia, Ltd.
Revolutionary Patent Allows Worldwide Access to First Responders
New York College of Health Professions, a nonprofit, nationally accredited institution of higher learning, has announced the receipt of the donation of a revolutionary patent pending system for worldwide first responders based on location. - July 16, 2010 - New York College
Wix Helps Teach Online Users How to Make a Website with Quick Video Tutorials
Learning how to make a website no longer comes with a hefty price tag or years of training. Free website builder Wix.com has posted a series of videos showing how it’s done. - July 15, 2010 - Wixpress, Ltd.
Hondros Learning Releases SAFE Act Mortgage Continuing Education Course
Hondros Learning, http://www.hondroslearning.com, the leading provider of learning solutions for the real estate, appraisal, mortgage lending, home inspection and financial services industries, has released a new mortgage continuing education (CE) offering. A brief description of the course is... - July 15, 2010 - Hondros Learning
Make Money Writing with American Writers & Artists Inc.’s “The Writer’s Life” and free report
AWAI shows you how to get paid writing with its new eletter, The Writer’s Life, and free special report called “Make Money Writing.” - July 15, 2010 - American Writers & Artists, Inc. (AWAI)
Discovery Point Dugout in Full Swing July 31st
Discovery Point is partnering with the Gwinnett Braves to provide 25 tickets to each home game for children in need. “Children enjoy the excitement of a ball game, and they should experience the fun,” said Diane Clark, co-owner of Discovery Point, "We decided to help make that... - July 15, 2010 - Discovery Point
Scuola Leonardo da Vinci Presents Preparatory Courses for Getting an Italian Language Diploma
The Italian language School Leonardo da Vinci once again offers its preparatory courses for the Italian language exams of the AIL, in order to get an Italian language diploma. - July 15, 2010 - Scuola Leonardo da Vinci
Award Accolade for Local Company
KP Snacks in Ashby de la Zouch has clinched two major prizes at Derby College’s 7th annual Peak Awards. KP Snacks were named Employer of the Year in recognition of their commitment to staff training and Warehouse Advanced Team Leader Simon Chamberlain won the Manufacturing Award due to the... - July 15, 2010 - Derby College
Wilmer Hutchins Community Gets First New Elementary School in 25 Years
The first school to be built in a quarter of a century in the historic community of Wilmer-Hutchins, located south of Dallas, Texas, has been designed by the firm of KAI Texas. - July 14, 2010 - KAI Texas
Knowledge Unlimited Launches Exciting New Website: SchoolAndMotivationalPosters.com
Knowledge Unlimited posters appear in many TV shows and movies about schools... as well as in many actual schools around the U.S. A new website, schoolandmotivationalposters.com, collects all these posters in one place for easy ordering. - July 14, 2010 - Knowledge Unlimited, Inc. / NewsCurrents
Unbound Medicine Adds Grasp™ Study System to Unbound™ Platform - Technology Update Features New Capabilities for Mobile and Web
Unbound Medicine, a leader in knowledge management solutions for healthcare, today announced enhancements to the Unbound™ Platform highlighted by the addition of a customizable study system, Grasp™. Grasp is an innovative mobile and web study solution that uses a proven learning method... - July 13, 2010 - Unbound Medicine