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Rashana Chunn of Truma Productions Extends Training Via E-Courses
Producer and developer of educational videos breaks ground on the web with a new line of e-courses. - March 04, 2010 - Truma Productions
Hollister Creative Expands Scope of Custom Educational Publishing Projects to Include Digital Online Delivery
Award-winning producer of print education materials Hollister Creative has expanded offerings to include student learning guides in digital editions for delivery online. - March 04, 2010 - Hollister Creative
Sagemont, a Private School in Broward, Alumni Are Taking the World by Storm
Recent Sagemont Graduates are already leaving their mark on society in a range of areas including scholarship, journalism, the television industry and community service. - March 04, 2010 - The Sagemont Schools
Cass Business School Academics Claim Prestigious Award for Alternative Investments Research
Professor Andrew Clare and Dr Nick Motson of Cass Business School, London, have jointly been awarded a prestigious award for their research into the risk-taking behaviour of hedge-fund managers. They were awarded the 2009 Sciens Capital Award for “Best Academic Article”, in conjunction... - March 04, 2010 - Cass Business School
Will-Excel TESOL Announces New Partnership with Maple Leaf Foreign Language School
The Will-Excel TESOL Institute announced on Tuesday that it has inked a new partnership with Maple Leaf Foreign Language School, located in Handan City, Hebei Province. Maple Leaf Foreign Language School is the Institute’s newest sponsor school. - March 04, 2010 - Will-Excel TESOL Institute
Bagolie Seeks Elizabeth Education Association (EEA) Presidency - Looks to Oust Long Time Incumbent
Rosaura "Rosy" Bagolie, Candidate for Elizabeth Education Association (EEA) Presidency, looks to oust the long time incumbent Rose Carreto. Bagolie sees teachers working longer and harder, without additional compensation or appreciation, and vows to fight the anti-teacher, union busting initiatives which will most certainly be coming out of Trenton. "Business as usual politics can no longer be tolerated as pensions are cut and salaries are frozen," says Bagolie. - March 03, 2010 - Bagolie for EEA President
Professional Traders to Hold Charity Event to Raise Funds for "The Straits Times the School Pocket Money Fund"
For the first time in Singapore, a group of professional traders are organising a Charity Seminar event to help raise funds for The Straits Times “The School Pocket Money Fund”. Asia Charts Pte Ltd, a company formed by a group of professional traders that specialises in stocks and... - March 03, 2010 - Asia Charts Pte Ltd
RedVector and Care2Learn Donation Drives Yield More Than $13,200 for Haiti Earthquake Relief
RedVector, the leader in online continuing education for the design and construction fields, and its subsidiary Care2Learn, the top provider of online CE for the post-acute healthcare sector, know cash is the most helpful response to a humanitarian crisis. Working with its customer base the two companies acted quickly to join the Haiti earthquake relief effort. - March 03, 2010 - RedVector
Trillium Charter School Receives Board Approval from Flemington Boro
This press release concerns the recent Board of Adjustment action taken by the Board regarding the Trillium Charter School. The Board of Adjustment unanimously approved the Charter School's application for construction. - March 03, 2010 - Trillium Charter School
School Districts Turn to K12Translate to Build Home-School Connection with English Language Learners
Survey by Leading K-12 Translation Service Cites Decreasing District Budgets as Biggest Challenge in Serving Non-native English Speakers. - March 03, 2010 - K12Translate
Capstone Launches Professional Development for Educators
Capstone, the leading publisher of children’s books in the U.S. education market, announces the launch of a new professional development program for elementary and middle school educators. Presented by a cadre of nationally known speakers with more than 20 years of product experience,... - March 03, 2010 - Capstone
IMAGINE 2010 to Showcase San Antonio’s Most Innovative Fashions
Nick Verreos and Rita Verreos to host student-produced fashion show. - March 03, 2010 - IADT San Antonio
Scuola Leonardo da Vinci Presents an Interactive Video Showing the First Day of a Foreign Student in Florence
The Italian language School Leonardo da Vinci, located in Florence, Rome, Milan and Siena, created an original and interactive Video showing the typical first day of a foreign student in Florence, Italy. Impressions, feelings, expectations. - March 03, 2010 - Scuola Leonardo da Vinci
Surfspots-GPS: Interview with Filmmaker Greg Huglin
Greg Huglin, world-renowned surfing cinematographer and ocean wildlife documentary filmmaker has recently released his newest project "Surfing Dolphins." The short film took nearly 14 years to produce, a collection of raw footage filmed accumulated from chasing dolphins surfing in the wilds of South Africa all in preparation for this fascinating 2010 World Premiere presentation of some of the most stunning footage seen to date. - March 02, 2010 - Surfspots-GPS
Dean Calderon to Open K9 University’s 2010 Dog Training Seminar Series
To properly open their 2010 dog training series, K9 University, provider of dog services, and dog behavioral training seminars, has announced the addition of Dean Calderon to their dog training series for 2010. - March 02, 2010 - K9 University, LLC
Tutors International Seeks Exemplary Tutor for Full-Time Private Tutoring Role in Amman, Jordan
Tutors International is in the early stages of recruitment for an extraordinary full-time tutoring role available in Amman, Jordan. The role involves extensive academic and also emotional support of a bilingual student, requiring a trustworthy, experienced tutor. - March 02, 2010 - Tutors International
As It Celebrates European E-Skills Week, ALISON Helps to Bring the UK Online with Its 100,000th Free Learner Registering for Its Innovative Online Training Services
ALISON welcomes the focus on online skills training brought by the European e-Skills Week programme as it announces it has registered its 100,000th registration in the United Kingdom – all at no expense to the public or the UK government. - March 02, 2010 - ALISON
Will-Excel TESOL Celebrates Graduation of 35 Teachers in February 2010 Ceremony
The Will-Excel TESOL Institute held its first bi-annual TESOL Diploma graduation ceremony at the Red Horse Restaurant in Harbin, China this week. The Institute awarded TESOL certificates and diplomas to 35 teachers from seven different countries. - March 01, 2010 - Will-Excel TESOL Institute
Total Education Solutions Opens New Office in Daly City, CA
Total Education Solutions (TES), a leading provider of special education services, recently expanded its reach in California by opening its fourth office in the state. The new Daly City location enables the organization to better serve the Northern California region and fulfill all special... - February 28, 2010 - Total Education Solutions
Business Expert Webinars Launches On-Demand Virtual Training Courses
Business Expert Webinars (BEW), the leading provider of virtual business training, today announced the launch of Business Expert Webinars OnDemand. They have over 70 courses in their on-demand library designed to enhance the skills of business professionals. Training budgets have been slashed in... - February 28, 2010 - Business Expert Webinars
GateWay Community College Receives Strong Endorsement for Reaccreditation
After an exhaustive three-day campus visit with students, faculty and staff, a seven-member team of community college administrators from across the country says it will recommend the maximum ten-year renewal of accreditation for GateWay Community College. The news was announced at an exit meeting... - February 28, 2010 - GateWay Community College
SoftInWay Introduces Online Courses to Train Turbomachinery Design Engineers
SoftInWay Inc. has launched online training courses to enable mechanical and aerospace engineers to gain practical knowledge of turbomachinery design and optimization without leaving their offices. - February 28, 2010 - SoftInway
The Art Institute of Jacksonville to Launch New Fashion & Retail Management Program
Beginning This Spring The Art Institute of Jacksonville Mixes Style & Class with New Fashion & Retail Management Degree Program - February 28, 2010 - The Art Institute of Jacksonville
Tutor of the Year is Teaching at LSBF
LSBF CIMA tutor Jenny Hughes has been awarded the prestigious PQ Magazine Lecturer of the Year Award at the awards ceremony which took place in central London on Tuesday 23 February 2010. - February 28, 2010 - London School of Business and Finance Manchester
ACHS Adopts TopSchool as Their SLM System, Increasing Efficiency for Prospective and Current Students
The American College of Healthcare Sciences (ACHS) has adopted TopSchool as its student lifecycle management (SLM) system. By adopting TopSchool, prospective and current ACHS students will gain greater access to real-time information through dynamic, customized self-help portals. ACHS’s new... - February 27, 2010 - American College of Healthcare Sciences
Atlanta Technical College President Named an Atlanta Woman of Influence
Today, Atlanta Technical College President, Alvetta Peterman Thomas, was honored as one of the Atlanta Business League’s Women of Influence for 2010. Thomas was recognized for her strong leadership role in higher education and for exemplifying many of the attributes that make Atlanta a global... - February 27, 2010 - Atlanta Technical College
Community College Baccalaureate Association Announces 2010 CCBA Student Essay Contest Winner
The CCBA offers congratulations and $1,000 to Matthew Keeslar, winner of the 2010 Student Essay Contest. - February 27, 2010 - Community College Baccalaureate Association
Colorado Technical University Launches Four New Online Degree Concentrations in Computer Science and Information Technology
New concentrations help students prepare for, advance in Web 2.0 careers - February 27, 2010 - Career Education Corporation
American InterContinental University Online Announces Recipients of Inaugural AIU Working Woman Scholarship
Scholarship program rewards six AIU Online students who overcame obstacles to pursue education - February 27, 2010 - Career Education Corporation
Cass Business School Hosts Shadow Chancellor for 2010 Mais Lecture
Shadow Cancellor, George Osborne MP delivered the annual Mais lecture to an audience of academics, students and senior City figures last night at Cass Business School. - February 27, 2010 - Cass Business School
Rio School District Cuts Ribbon on Long-Awaited New Science Labs
The Rio School District celebrated the renovation of Rio del Valle Middle School’s locker rooms into state-of-the-art science laboratories Feb. 18 with a grand opening event that included numerous science activities, an open house and a ribbon cutting ceremony by the Oxnard Chamber of... - February 27, 2010 - Rio School District
Tadasuq & Pallavi Top the South Zone Finals of SMU-DE VIDYADEEP, a National Level Case Study Competition
South Zone SMU-DE Vidyadeep contest results announced - February 26, 2010 - Manipal Universal Learning Pvt Ltd
Sikkim Manipal University Distance Education Programme Announces Admissions to February 2010 Session
Higher Quality Education for working professionals - February 26, 2010 - Manipal Universal Learning Pvt Ltd
Brooklyn Children’s Theatre at P.S. 230 Doris L. Cohen School
Students taking Brooklyn Children's Theatre after school children's musical theatre class at P.S. 230 Doris L. Cohen’s School in Brooklyn gear up for their Bollywood style musical performance scheduled in May 2010. - February 26, 2010 - Brooklyn Children's Theatre
Popular Basic IT Skills Training Courseware from Microsoft Now Accessible Via ALISON with Free Group Learning Features
Microsoft’s Digital Literacy Curriculum is now accessible for free across the Arabic-Speaking world via ALISON’s free learning platform for individual or group learning. - February 26, 2010 - ALISON
Nationally Renowned Author Victor LaValle is a Visiting Professor at Adelphi University
Adelphi University is pleased to welcome Visiting Professor Victor LaValle as he joins the University for the spring 2010 semester. He will conduct a fiction workshop in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) in Creative Writing program, and lead brown bag lunch... - February 26, 2010 - Adelphi University
International Academy of Design & Technology Detroit to Showcase Student Designers at Annual IMAGINE Fashion Show
Fashion design students to display their lines at upcoming fashion show - February 26, 2010 - International Academy of Design & Technology - Detroit
Weston Distance Learning Receives the City's Character in Action Award
At the Fort Collins City Council meeting on Tuesday, February 2, Mayor Doug Hutchinson presented Ann Rohr, president of Weston Distance Learning Inc., with the city’s Character In Action Award. The mayor thanked Weston for the “generosity, decisiveness and enthusiasm” that makes... - February 26, 2010 - Weston Distance Learning
Boat Dealers Band Together to Promote Safe Boating Practices-Free Boating Safety Classes with United States Power Squadrons & US Coast Guard Auxiliary
Boat Dealers in NW Illinois and WI band together to promote Boating Safety. The United States Power Squadrons & US Coast Guard Auxiliary will teach free seminars in Boating Safety at the Northern Illinois Boat Show March 4-7, 2010 at the New Lake County Fairgrounds, 1060 E. Peterson Road, Grayslake, Illinois - February 25, 2010 - Northern Illinois Boat Show
Lancaster University to Introduce Software Entrepreneurship Into Curriculum to Help Prepare Students for the Future of Software
The E-Business and Innovation program at Lancaster University has partnered with Agitavi, a global business and technology consulting firm, to incorporate software entrepreneurship and software business topics into the curriculum. - February 25, 2010 - Agitavi
Greg Sales to Present at 54th Annual CIES Conference
Sales to present about a student-centered approach to teacher preparation - February 25, 2010 - Seward Incorporated
Brooks Institute Faculty Duo Tracy and Judy Trotter Break New Ground at SBIFF with Premiere of Blue Belle
Santa Barbara locals, owners of Trotter Productions, and Brooks Institute faculty members Tracy and Judy Trotter are gearing up for participation in this year’s Santa Barbara International Film Festival with an innovative new offering to the festival line-up. This year’s contribution,... - February 25, 2010 - Brooks Institute
Degree Programs Elevate Fashion and Design Education in San Antonio
IADT-San Antonio offers three new Bachelor degree programs - February 25, 2010 - IADT San Antonio
California Company Trains LEED Professionals
PTL Exam Prep prepares the next generation of green building professionals. - February 25, 2010 - PTL Exam Prep
Arizona’s Oak Creek Ranch School Ramps Up for Adventure Week 2010
Co-ed Arizona boarding school’s weeklong program takes learning beyond the classroom and highlights experiential lessons, extraordinary adventures from March 15 to 19. - February 25, 2010 - Oak Creek Ranch School
New Learning Tool Launched for Teachers of the US Citizenship Preparation Test
Teachers wishing to test the general knowledge of their students in American history, politics and government will find a very useful new tool in ALISON's latest, free, fun learning offering: a US Citizenship Preparation Test. - February 25, 2010 - ALISON
Adelphi University Embraces Renewable Energy and Offsets 100 Percent of Its Electricity with Wind Power
Adelphi University, a leader in the area of energy conservation and a green environment, announced it has offset 100 percent of the electricity consumed at its Garden City campus, with the purchase of 20,079,460 kilowatt hours (kWh) of renewable energy credits (RECs) generated by wind farms across... - February 25, 2010 - Adelphi University
CommLab India Partners with e-Learning for Kids to Develop Free Online Courses in MS Office for Children
CommLab India (www.commlabindia.com) has partnered with a global non-profit foundation, e-Learning for Kids (www.e-learningforkids.org), to design and develop free online courses in MS Office for kids. All these courses will be provided through the e-Learning for Kids portal. - February 25, 2010 - CommLab India
InterAmerican College Appoints Dr. Yoram Neumann as Its New President and CEO
New Leadership Team Organized for InterAmerican College in National City, CA. - February 25, 2010 - InterAmerican College
Magenta Research Helps Learning Leap to the Next Level
Magenta Research, a US based manufacturer of high quality video extension solutions recently announced an installation at Indiana University/ Simulated Learning Center Indianapolis, IN. Magenta was chosen to provide a solution that would allow remote transmission of high definition video and... - February 24, 2010 - Magenta-Research