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Harold Lustig Reaches Out to the North Bay Senior Community with Help and Answers
Marin business will hold free education seminars for elder care and life planning - September 03, 2009 - California Estate and Elder Planning Center
Porter and Chester Institute is Honored with the School of Excellence Award from ACCSCT
Porter and Chester Institute was presented with a School of Excellence Award from the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology (ACCSCT) for 2008-2009. - September 03, 2009 - Porter and Chester Institute
Teacher's Day Gift: Subhendu's Method of Subtraction
Subhendu Sen, a Vedic Maths teacher from Navi Mumbai, India, will disclose a new & easy way of subtraction using Vedic Maths techniques on the Teacher's day, the 5th September, 2009 through Webinar. - September 03, 2009 - MathsVedic.Com
Minoan International College on the Move
Minoan International College is pleased to announce that, beginning with this Fall semester, its programs will be given at its new campus in Ammoudara, Gazi, Heraklion. - September 03, 2009 - Minoan International College
Balfour Beatty Construction Celebrates Dedication of Student Union at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
On Friday, August 28, 2009, students, faculty, and administrative staff at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte gathered for the dedication of their much-anticipated new student union. Recently completed by Balfour Beatty Construction, the expansive, 196,000-square-foot facility promises... - September 02, 2009 - Balfour Beatty Construction
NetTutor® Online Paper Review Allows Students to Request Writing Help
Link-Systems International, Inc. (LSI) developed a new, improved paper center submission form for students submitting essays to the company's online tutoring service, NetTutor®. - September 02, 2009 - Link-Systems International, Inc.
WizFolio – a Reference Manager for Everyone
WizFolio, a web based productivity tool for managing all types of information, announced today its new subscription models. Access to WizFolio is now available to everyone, and can be accessed on any of the major web browsers. Over 7,000 users have participated in WizFolio’s initial launch. - September 02, 2009 - WizFolio
Read to Know: Fighting the Education Recession, One $50 Subscription at a Time
To help schools in these difficult economic times, Knowledge Unlimited has cut the price of one of its signature current events programs by almost 80 percent. - September 02, 2009 - Knowledge Unlimited, Inc. / NewsCurrents
“Invisible” Gap in Most Emergency Preparedness
September is National Emergency Preparedness Month, and as part of the Ready initiative from FEMA, school administrators are preparing for emergency situations with Med Sled, an emergency evacuation device that allows for one-on-one evacuation of non-ambulatory individuals. - September 02, 2009 - ARC Products
Chicago Man is Flying Nonstop on JetBlue for 30 Days. Auctioning Himself as Human Billboard. Entire Proceeds to Benefit Children in Africa
To raise support and create awareness for a new elementary school in Zambia Africa, Greg Krause has committed to fly, virtually non-stop, via jetBlue airlines for 30 consecutive days. He is auctioning off the rights to advertise on himself during the course of this journey. The entire amount of the winning bid will be donated to a help new elementary school located in Zambia, Africa. - September 01, 2009 - Greg Krause
Christian University Mount Vernon Nazarene University Again Climbs National Rankings
Mount Vernon Nazarene University was Ranked for the Sixth Year in a Row in the Top Tier “Best Baccalaureate Colleges” by U.S. News & World Report in its America’s Best Colleges 2010 publication. - September 01, 2009 - Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Strong Elder Care Businesses Focus on Customer Service During Challenging Economic Times
While businesses need to focus carefully on cutting expenses where they can, for a company to survive, customer service needs to be bolstered, not cut. aQuire Training Solutions has developed a series of new courses on basic – and advanced – customer service skills. These courses are... - September 01, 2009 - aQuire Training Solutions
Chinese, Spanish and French Too! Eco-Healthy, Multi-Lingual Pre-School Starts in Katy, Texas
Imagination Campus charges learn French, Spanish and Mandarin at an early age. - September 01, 2009 - Imagination Campus
New College Planning Service, AZ College Solutions LLC, Opens Scottsdale Office
New college planning service, AZ College Solutions LLC recently opened a Scottsdale office providing a new resource to local families navigating the challenges of college planning. The service can save families between $40,000 and $80,000 from a four year college program utilizing free classes and one-one-one consultations. Register now for September classes. - August 31, 2009 - AZ College Solutions
Medora Sheehan Opens Turtle Rock Tutor to Mentor K-6 with Personalized Tutoring Service
Medora Sheehan, who has 24 years of extensive experience as a teacher for all grades from pre-first to fifth and in all academic subjects has opened Turtle Rock Tutor to cater to the individual needs of K-6 students. - August 31, 2009 - Group EFO
City Kidz World Magazine Partners with Good for You Girls Skincare to Sponsor Writing Contest About Loving Your Own Skin
City Kidz World, a children’s educational, multicultural and international magazine, distributed in print across Central New Jersey and published online at www.citykidzworld.com, is partnering with Good for You Girls Skincare to offer a writing contest asking girls to consider what they love... - August 31, 2009 - City Kidz World magazine
City Kidz World Magazine Offers More Than 14 Contests for the School Year
City Kidz World, a children’s educational, multicultural and international magazine, distributed in print across Central New Jersey and published online at www.citykidzworld.com, has announced more than 14 contests for the academic year for young people ages 3 to 21. Publisher Melissa... - August 31, 2009 - City Kidz World magazine
Tutors International to Showcase Full-Time Tutor Services at Independent Schools Show in Battersea London, October 2009
Tutors International will be exhibiting at London’s Independent Schools Show, presenting information on their full-time tutoring services to families requiring more flexibility than traditional independent education can provide. - August 30, 2009 - Tutors International
Kavapoint Giving Away Apps to Students
Kavapoint is giving away iPhone applications to students until September 20th, 2009. - August 30, 2009 - Kavapoint LLC
Little League World Series Uses REACT Systems Emergency Response Solutions
Little League security team improves ability to respond quickly and effectively to emergencies. - August 29, 2009 - REACT Systems, Inc.
N.J. Animation Studio Designs an Online Avatar Game That Helps Teach Kids About Responsibility
Two Animators! LLP (2A!) has been hard at work designing “KidzChores.com.” The site is a brand new avatar game dedicated to teaching kids as young as age six about the importance of being responsible. Parents register their children for an account where they can play games, read... - August 29, 2009 - Two Animators! LLP
Biryukov Academy of Art and Music for Children and Adults in Sparta, Sussex County, NJ Announces Registration for the Fall 2009 Semester
Biryukov Academy of Art and Music for children and adults in Sparta, Sussex county, NJ announces registration for the fall 2009 semester. The following programs are available starting September 8, 2009: art classes and lessons for children and adults, music lessons and classes, guitar lessons and... - August 29, 2009 - Biryukov Academy of Art and Music
Child1st Publications Expands Sight Word Product Offerings
Child1st Publications recently welcomed Deborah Gray as editor/writer, seeking to expand its line of sight word products. - August 29, 2009 - Child1st Publications
Ivy Exec Partnership Program Expands Beyond MBAs
The Ivy Exec Network has been joined by Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) to bring its students and alumni new online tools to aid in their executive job search. - August 29, 2009 - Ivy Exec
NSCS Announces Platinum Award Recipients
Five chapters of The National Society of Collegiate Scholars were awarded platinum status-- the highest honor designated to an individual NSCS chapter-- at the NSCS’ Honor Gala in Washington, D.C. on August 15, 2009. - August 29, 2009 - The National Society of Collegiate Scholars
RedVector and Alpolic Put the Pedal to the Metal with New ACM/MCM Course for Architects/Designers
Mitsubishi Plastics Composites America, Inc. (a division of Mitsubishi Plastics) and RedVector.com have partnered to create an interactive online course that introduces commercial architects and designers to Aluminum Composite Material (ACM) and Metal Composite Material (MCM). “Design and Specification of ACM/MCM in Today’s Architecture” offers basic instruction in the use of these products and details its numerous applications in a built environment. - August 29, 2009 - RedVector
A Plastic Fantastic Evening with Barbie
Alyssia Portee from University of Florida, joined Next Step Connection's Professional internship program during the summer of 2009 and was placed with Grebstad Hicks Communications Shanghai, one of Asia's leading boutique PR agencies. With Alyssia's previous work experience and bubbly personality,... - August 29, 2009 - Next Step Connections Ltd
Put Another "E" in Homeschooling with Free Revolutionary Resource
Enlightening homeschoolers about the wonderful world of E-Books and related material, The Old Schoolhouse® announces the offering of E-Homeschooling: Embracing the E-Book Revolution—for free. You might wonder what Johannes Gutenberg would think about E-Books had he lived in this day and... - August 29, 2009 - The Old Schoolhouse Magazine
“iSayHello” – with the Travel Dictionary for iPhone and iPod Touch to the IFA 2009 in Berlin
Just in time for the most important international exhibition for electronic, entertainment and communications IFA 2009 in Berlin, Admovi has expanded its range of language course applications for iPhone and iPod Touch. - August 28, 2009 - Admovi GmbH
Ancient Faith Online School Experiences Modern Day Evil
Education is a process of opening closed doors in the mind and heart to lead students to virtue and to a deeper understanding of God and His creation. Central to this process is to surround students with an ancient curriculum of virtue, nobility, honor, purity, sacrifice, loyalty, and beauty. The instructors pray and work and seek to do this through the use of literature, poetry, art, music, science, and theology that are studied with the students. - August 28, 2009 - Classical Learning Resource Center
A Stunning New Memoir Called Liongold Was Recently Published, Which Will Appeal to Everyone Interested in Issues of Race Relations, Human Rights, or African History
Liongold is Bea Alden’s personal account of daily life in South Africa in the era of apartheid. Readers will be riveted by Alden’s faithful descriptions of what it was really like to live under this coldly deliberate experiment in total segregation. - August 28, 2009 - Bea Alden
WIDS Holds Third Annual International User Group Conference, Nov. 5
The Worldwide Instructional Design System (WIDS) will host its third annual International WIDS User Group conference, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 5., at the Concourse Hotel in Madison, Wis. A nonprofit organization, WIDS provides performance-based curriculum-design software, training... - August 28, 2009 - Worldwide Instructional Design System
Fink Cards Founder in Cartier Award Final
A Northampton mum of four has beaten off stiff competition to become the only UK finalist for the Cartier Women’s Initiative Award 2009. Lisa Warner, the creator of family conversation cards Fink Cards was chosen as one of the finalists from 820 applicants worldwide in the international... - August 28, 2009 - Fink Cards
Adam Caller, Founder of Tutors International, is Granted Full Membership of the Prestigious US Independent Education Consultants Association
Adam Caller is the second of only two UK education consultants to have gained membership of the prestigious American IECA, following a rigorous application process. - August 28, 2009 - Tutors International
Back to School Grammar Basics to Kick Start the School Year
iGoMogul offers a grammar guide to returning students and as a refresher guide to new bloggers on the basics of subject-verb agreement, pronouns, sentence structures, and parts of speech. - August 28, 2009 - iGoMogul
How to do a Back-to-School Vision Board by Best-Selling Author Joyce Schwarz, Booksigning & Workshop in Venice, Ca 8/27/09
What if you and your family could decide to make this the best school year ever for your kids? Well, now you can using an amazing, no-cost method called visionboarding. Best-selling author Joyce Schwarz, The Vision Board book (16 weeks as the #1 mystical bestseller on Amazon.com) explains how to in her upcoming workshop at the Mystic Journey Bookstore in Venice, California on Thursday, August 27 from 7-10 pm - August 27, 2009 - The Vision Board Institute
Trinity Academy of Raleigh’s Choral Group Participates in "Spice Up Your Harmony" Camp
Dr. Robert Littlejohn, head of school at Trinity Academy of Raleigh (www.trinityacademy.com), a preK-12 college preparatory school community located in North Raleigh, has announced that the Bobbie Pins, the academy’s all girls barbershop ensemble, participated in the Region 14 Sweet Adelines... - August 27, 2009 - Trinity Academy of Raleigh
Recent Devon Prep Grad Publishes First Novel
Richard Say, a Main Line high school graduate, wrote an historic fiction about the Cold War. - August 27, 2009 - Devon Preparatory School
Technical Institute Gets AICTE Approval for MCA
Dr. I.T. Group of Institutes has received a milestone after getting a nod from All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to start the Master of Computer Application (MCA) course from the ensuing session 2009-10. Read on to know more about it… - August 27, 2009 - Dr. I.T. Group of Institutes
Lone Star College System Implements EQUELLA to Power Content Discovery
The Learning Edge North America, today announced that the Lone Star College System has selected its award-winning digital repository EQUELLA to power content discovery at the institution. The Lone Star College System is one of the largest and fastest growing community college districts in Texas... - August 26, 2009 - The Learning Edge International
Harlem Hip-Hop Tours Launches Advanced Entrepreneurship Workbook and Teaching Series for Children Grades 4-8
Harlem Hip-Hop Tours (H3 Tours) develops an Entrepreneurship Workbook to teach children the basics of starting their own businesses. - August 26, 2009 - Harlem Hip-Hop Tours
In Honor of the Post-9/11 GI Bill, Henley-Putnam Unveils Scholarship Contest for Service Members
Through Sharing Their Stories, Service Men and Women Can Win a Scholarship from Henley-Putnam University. - August 26, 2009 - Henley-Putnam University
SAT Preparation Group, Parkland, FL, Begins Offering Online Help for Students
SAT Preparation Group, a Florida company based in Parkland, has begun offering online learning services on its Website, www.PrepSATTest.com. SATPG, whose new tagline is “Beyond tutoring: preparing students for life,” focuses on teaching South Florida students how to succeed both in the classroom and in life. In addition to participating in individual tutoring and group classes, students can now take advantage of live Webinars and tutorials, plus order all-new, original DVDs, books and tapes. - August 26, 2009 - SAT Preparation Group
SAT Preparation Group, Parkland, FL Disputes Wall Street Journal Article on Merits of SAT Test Prep Classes
SAT Preparation Group, a South Florida company based in Parkland, disputes the WSJ article on the merits of SAT preparation courses. The article focused on companies who use mock tests. SATPG coaches offer much more to students, with classes that prepare students to succeed not only on the SAT test, but also in life. Over the last 10 years, their life skills coaching and peak performance techniques have helped Florida students achieve SAT score increases that are unprecedented in the industry. - August 26, 2009 - SAT Preparation Group
Anger Management Agency Adds Spanish Speaking Classes
Daybreak Counseling Service the most widely used source for anger management education and anger management classes in Los Angeles is now serving Spanish speaking clients. - August 25, 2009 - Daybreak Counseling Service
Insights with Host Hugh Downs Welcomes US Green Building Council Represented by the Florida Gulf Coast Chapter as Content Advisor
Story collaboration with the Florida Gulf Coast Chapter of the US Green Building Council as Content Advisor for Educational Awareness. - August 25, 2009 - InsightsSeries
eDeansm Mass Notification System Protects and Informs College Campuses
This Fall, students, faculty, staff and campus visitors at four local colleges will be greeted by eDeansm, a mass notification system that is used to help inform and protect college/university populations. eDean, or Electronic Dispatch for Emergency and Academic Notices, is installed at the... - August 25, 2009 - Electronic Digital Media, Corp.
HelpWithAssignment Relaunches Website - to Provide Assignment Help, Homework Help and Online Tuitions
HelpWithAssignment.com relaunched its website today morning from their New York Office with much improved Web 2.0 features. The website will offer assignment help, homework help and online tuitions. - August 25, 2009 - HelpWithAssignment.com
Writers Have a New Opportunity to Win Cash Prize in Latest Writing Contest
Crawford Writing & Marketing Offers Fall Themed Writing Contest. - August 25, 2009 - Crawford Writing & Marketing
Jackal Software Hops on the Economic Stimulus Bandwagon with Free Issue Tracking Software
To celebrate the version 7.0 release of BugAware, Jackal Software provides their popular issue tracking software for free to educational institutions and not-for-profit organizations. Also, a 5 user 'Software-as-a-Service' hosted account is now available free for commercial organisations. - August 24, 2009 - Jackal Software Pty Ltd