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A "Loud Silence" is Created, by Mustafa Mun
Loud Silence, is a Novel written by a UK based Indian student, Mustafa Mun. Mustafa has written this about a life of a friend who has come to the UK with high hopes and learns that the way to get through life is not easy. Its a short piece of work but truly makes you stop and ponder, about the fact... - September 23, 2008 - Mustafa Mun
Russian American Dental Association and Russian American Medical Association to Hold 6th Annual Joint National Convention
6th Annual Joint National Convention for dental and medical professionals. - September 23, 2008 - Russian American Dental Association
Legendary All-Star Game Inaugurates Bradford High’s New TigerTurf
Big 30 Don Raabe Charities Classic held on TigerTurf, chosen for its quality, value, warranty. The new system was recently installed by Ohio-based Sports Construction Group. - September 23, 2008 - TigerTurf Americas
Troubled Retirement Funds Mean America’s Teachers Are Looking at New Plans for the Future
New book “The Successful Educator's Guide To Earning Extra Income” shows millions of teachers how to use their talents and skills to start their own business ventures outside class time. - September 23, 2008 - Brains.org
HomeTeach Online Set to Provide Low Cost Private Tutoring for State School Kids
Online tutoring is increasingly becoming a popular choice with state school parents, faced with rising prices of conventional private home tutoring. www.hometeachonline.com is a site that allows parents to access online tutoring from the top university students in the UK for prices far less than that of conventional home tutors. - September 23, 2008 - HomeTeach Online
Teaching Crusade Helps Teachers and Students to Succeed
Teaching Crusade Helps School Teachers Succeed by Connecting Them with the Experts in the Industry and Beyond. - September 22, 2008 - Teaching Crusade
Write Better Literacy Lesson Plans Faster
LessonWriter makes lesson planning and explicit literacy instruction in context for content-area teachers, and can automatically differentiate instruction, and tracks classes. - September 22, 2008 - LessonWriter.com
Christian Home Schooler's Resources
Christian Home School Resources is a new web site that offers parents that are home schooling their children support, guidelines, educational products, and links that are needed in order to educate their children. - September 21, 2008 - christianhsresources.com
National Society of Hispanic MBAs Announces College Preparation Seminar
Third Annual ‘Education for Success’ Helps Cincinnati Hispanic High School Students Prepare for College. - September 21, 2008 - National Society of Hispanic MBAs
StraighterLine Introduces College Courses for $99 a Month
StraighterLine (www.straighterline.com), a new online education solution that provides students a high quality, better supported, and lower cost way to obtain college credits through regionally accredited colleges and universities, has announced it will offer a new “subscription style” model for course sales. - September 20, 2008 - StraighterLine
LearnHub Launches Free CAT Community
LearnHub.com, an innovative online network focusing on social learning, added a Common Admission Test (CAT) community to its list of free test prep resources. Among the most competitive exams in the world, the CAT is the gateway to the prestigious Indian Institutes of Management (IIM), and is taken... - September 20, 2008 - LearnHub
Not Everyone Goes Home: Valley Shore Mutual Aid Association Will Host Firefighter Training Seminar
The Valley Shore Mutual Aid Association will host a one-day firefighter training symposium on fire ground safety and the art of reading smoke on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2008. The training seminar, which is a two-part event, will be held at the Old Saybrook Senior High School at 1111 Boston Post Road. The... - September 19, 2008 - Old Saybrook Fire Department
Portland State Selects EQUELLA to Preserve Digitized Intellectual Output
The Learning Edge North America, today announced that Portland State University has selected EQUELLA, the award-winning Digital Repository to meet the need for a centralized system to access and preserve the campus’s digitized intellectual output. - September 18, 2008 - The Learning Edge International
Let's Learn Spanish with Frank & Paco is Named by Dr. Toy as a Top 10 Educational Product for 2008
Let's Learn Spanish with Frank & Paco Volume 1 is recognized as a Top 10 Educational Product for 2008 by Stevanne Auerbach, Ph.D. (a.k.a. Dr. Toy). Dr. Auerbach is a noted child development authority, who reviews and awards products as a service to consumers who desire to purchase safe, affordable, educationally oriented, stimulating toys and products for children. - September 18, 2008 - Poole Productions LLC
OurChurch.Com Launches Search Marketing Service to Get Schools Top Google Rankings
OurChurch.Com, the leading provider of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Search Marketing for Christian organizations, has announced a new online marketing service for Schools, called the Top School Search Rankings service. The service promises to get top ten rankings and help private and... - September 18, 2008 - OurChurch.Com
Total Learning Centers Ramping Up Adult Cognitive Development Programs
Convenient at-home, on-location courses will train working memory, attention, focus - September 18, 2008 - Total Learning Centers
Long-Awaited Grand Opening of New Building for Falcon, CO D49 Charter School
After more than seven years in a temporary location, Pikes Peak School of Expeditionary Learning, a D49 K-8th grade charter school, finally moves into its very own building on September 23. PPSEL (www.ppsel.org) has seen its enrollment grown exponentially, thanks to raving parents who are relieved... - September 18, 2008 - Pikes Peak School of Expeditionary Learning
Honor Society Donates $2,500 to University of Iowa Scholarship Fund
The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS) made a $2,500 donation to The University of Iowa’s scholarship fund. The donation is part of the Inspire Integrity Awards, an NSCS faculty award to professors who instill integrity in their students. Iowa professor Linda Bolton received the... - September 18, 2008 - The National Society of Collegiate Scholars
Online CAT Preparation Site Testfunda Releases Free MOCK CAT 3 for the CAT and Other MBA Aspirants
Testfunda.com now releases the third free MOCK CAT for MBA aspirants. - September 18, 2008 - Enabilon Learning PVT Ltd
SMARTHINKING Inks Deal with Washoe County School District
SMARTHINKING, Inc. (www.smarthinking.com), the market leader in providing online tutoring and academic support to students, has announced that The Education Collaborative of Washoe County Incorporated (Education Collaborative) has secured funding from a local foundation to provide SMARTHINKING... - September 18, 2008 - SMARTHINKING
Stumps Spirit Looks for Ways to Help with Budget Cuts
With tough economic times causing many schools to face budget cuts resulting in a decrease in or canceling of school spirit events, Stumps Spirit is introducing price cuts and a line of value spirit items to help schools get more spirit for their buck. - September 17, 2008 - ShindigZ Party Supplies
New Version of NoteScribe Available Now
NoteScribe. - September 17, 2008 - Higher Symmetry Software
Pioneers in College Marketing Will Lead Unique Discussion of Student Recruitment
Three of the top thought leaders in higher education marketing will anchor a free-wheeling discussion on the future of student recruiting to kick off the national conference of admissions counselors in Seattle on September 25th. Entitled "iThink," the two-hour forum will bring together... - September 16, 2008 - TargetX
Guest Author Appearance at St. Andrews College
Author Joseph Bathanti will be in Laurinburg on Sept. 17-18 as part of the freshmen summer reading program at St. Andrews Presbyterian College. Area readers are now reading his critically acclaimed book “The High Heart.” Bathanti is a former faculty member at St. Andrews and is the recipient of numerous honors, among them the Linda Flowers Prize, the Sara Henderson Hay Prize, and the Sherwood Anderson Award. - September 16, 2008 - The Learning House, Inc.
ComForcare Senior Services Partners with aQuire Training Solutions for Increasing Operational Effectiveness
Online training solutions enhance staff job satisfaction, quality care and profitability. ComForcare announced today that it has added aQuire Training Solutions to its national strategic alliances to further enhance operational management to its franchises. Through this partnership, ComForcare... - September 15, 2008 - EasyCEU.com
Announcing Expansion of Neuropsychological Testing practice: Including the Assessment of Neurodevelopmental Disorders - Inlcuding ADHD, Learning Disorders, Autism, Etc.
Announcing expansion of neuropsychological testing practice. Including the assessment of neurodevelopmental disorders - inlcuding ADHD, Learning Disorders, Autism, etc. Dr. Rosenfeld is a licensed New York State Psychologist with extensive background and experience in neuropsychological testing of... - September 14, 2008 - Dr. Michael Rosenfeld
NJCTS Helps Teachers Understand Tourette Syndrome on September 26th
New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome offers teachers and other education professionals strategies on identifying the signs of Tourette Syndrome and helping children with TS coping skills. - September 14, 2008 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
NJCTS Presents Workshop for Teachers on Understanding Tourette Syndrome on September 25th
New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome offers teachers and other education professionals strategies on identifying the signs of Tourette Syndrome and helping children with TS coping skills. - September 14, 2008 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
25 Years of Research Unlocks Code for the World to Learn English
The breakthrough English language learning system, named ‘The DD Code’, allows any English text to be converted into 100% phonetic text. The online toolbar developed in Australia allows virtually any web page containing English text to be instantly converted into The DD Code, making it 100% readable to anyone learning English. - September 14, 2008 - The DD Code
Nagy Gyula Galeria Launches in Second Life With an Exhibition of Nicolas Schöffer, Pioneer of Cybernetic & Computer Art, DYNAMIQUE DE SURFACE, on Saturday 13th September
The virtual world exhibition is seen as an appropriate extension for one of the most important technology artists of the last century and the Nagy Gyula Galeria, designed by Bennet Dunkley of depo, provides an incredible setting for his work. - September 13, 2008 - depo consulting ltd
Global Partners - Global Australians
CareerSaver joins Advance in launching the inaugural UK & Europe Membership Card. - September 13, 2008 - Interactive Study Systems
Department of Education Funds PULSE Program to Train California Teachers in Special Education
Phase Two Targets Training of Personnel to Teach Students with Moderate/Severe Disabilities. - September 13, 2008 - Claremont Graduate University
ExecuTrain of Idaho Partners with E-Learning Leader to Expand Services
In response to the tighter labor market and an increased focus on integrated performance and learning strategies, professional training industry leader ExecuTrain announces it is working with SkillSoft PLC to expand its online training offering. - September 13, 2008 - ExecuTrain of Idaho
American Learning Center to Hire a Number of New Business Development Executives
The American Learning Center announced this week that it will be hiring a number of new Business Development Executives to assist with the business' corporate partner program. Michael Magolnick, ALCs Owner and President said, "By bringing on at least one new corporate partner each month the... - September 13, 2008 - American Learning Center
American Learning Center Approves Course on Dealing with Aging Parents
The American Learning Center is pleased to announce that it has officially approved a new course titled "How to Know When Aging Parents Need Help." The premise behind the course will show students to learn how to know when elderly parents are no longer safe at home, or when caregiving... - September 13, 2008 - American Learning Center
American Learning Center Announces the Launch of the All-New ALC Online Education Portal
The American Learning Center is proud to announce the launch of its all new online portal. ALC collects and distributes human knowledge in an easy to follow online classroom format. "ALC gives people that have something to teach a forum to share their experience," says Michael Magolnick,... - September 13, 2008 - American Learning Center
People from Around Latin America Get Discovered Are Granted a Full Scholarship to Study Acting for Film at Westbridge Film School in Mexico
Westbridge Film School (WEFIS) announced today that it has discovered people from around different Latin American countries who have the potential of becoming successful movie actors, and that it has granted them a full scholarship to study its one year Acting for Film program. - September 12, 2008 - Westbridge University
AKE - Security and Political Risk Management Firm Opens New Office in New York
On 11 September 2008 AKE, a leading provider of political and security risk management services, announced the opening of a new office in downtown Manhattan, New York. With offices in Hereford, London, Aberdeen, Atlanta, Singapore, Sydney and Baghdad, the addition of this strategic location in New... - September 12, 2008 - AKE LLC
Christopher Luebke Named Corporate Director of Admissions
Former Campus Director to Spearhead Pima Medical Institute's Admissions Efforts at All Nine Campuses - September 12, 2008 - Pima Medical Institute
SMARTHINKING Announces Director of StraighterLine
SMARTHINKING, Inc. (www.smarthinking.com), an award-winning market leader in providing online tutoring and academic support to students, has named Ryan T. Busch director of the company’s new online education division, StraighterLine. StraighterLine launched in spring 2008 and provides... - September 12, 2008 - StraighterLine
Gingerbread LittleVersity Wins Best Childcare Award
Gingerbread LittleVersity announced today that it has been selected best childcare and preschool by readers of the Fuquay-Varina Independent newspaper. The poll recognizes exceptional local businesses as voted by the residents of Fuquay-Varina. The award will be announced in a special edition of... - September 12, 2008 - Gingerbread LittleVersity
A Mind Map Bank, Just a Click Away
I.I.T. Pass out launches the first ever Mnemonics Dictionary. - September 12, 2008 - Mnemonic Dictionary
Mybookhead.com is Fighting Global Warming
Mybookhead.com is going green by planting a tree for every 10 rents recieved. - September 12, 2008 - mybookhead.com
Community College Baccalaureate Association Announces 2009 Student Essay Contest Rules
The winner of the student essay contest will receive $1,000 and an all expense paid trip to the Sixth Annual Community College Baccalaureate Association Conference in Reno-Tahoe, Nevada from March 13-15, 2009. - September 11, 2008 - Community College Baccalaureate Association
Online CAT Preparation Site www.TestFunda.com Announces the Second Online Quiz for CAT and Other MBA Aspirants
Testfunda.com has announced the second online quiz for CAT and other MBA aspirants to be held on Sep 12, 2008 at 7 pm (IST). - September 11, 2008 - Enabilon Learning PVT Ltd
New Jersey Students Decide to Support International Literacy by Sending School and Basic Health Supplies to Africa
Kindergarten children in Kenya’s Kibera slum will soon know that they are seen as special by Gill St. Bernard’s students when they receive their backpacks. Kibera is the largest slum in East Africa and was hard hit by the political unrest after Kenya's elections at the beginning of the year. Alexis Grieco and Hayley Diverio decided to partner with the Global Literacy Project, Inc. (GLP) to provide the basics a child needs to complete a year or more in primary school. - September 10, 2008 - Global Literacy Project, Inc.
New English Composition Courses at Australasian College
ACHS is delighted to announce the launch of its new English Composition courses, with the first class starting November 17, 2008. - September 10, 2008 - American College of Healthcare Sciences
Trade Expressions Launches Fair Trade Fundraising
Web-based fundraising program delivers money and meaning to local non-profit organizations. - September 10, 2008 - Trade Expressions
At ITSMF Fusion 08, ITpreneurs Presents ITIL® v3 Intermediate Courseware and Announces Release Dates
Enabling its partner network to be the first to deliver the first set of all five ITIL v3 Intermediate courses around the world, ITpreneurs announces its release of ITIL v3 Intermediate courseware on October 3, 2008. “With the scheduled public exam dates in place, we have committed to enable... - September 10, 2008 - ITpreneurs Netherlands BV
VT Media Produces New Series on Education
VTM’s Producer is embarking on a new series titled: The Importance of Education. - September 09, 2008 - VT Media