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Website Helps Young People Channel Positive Energy Into Music via Hip Hop

Website provides free video instruction on "beat making" to give youths a creative and positive outlet of expression. - March 04, 2008 - Warbeats.com

Blake's Sublime Designs Holds Contest for Youth Art Month

Youth, ages 4 to 12, can submit their drawing, coloring and painting for a chance to win a t-shirt with their artwork to celebrate Youth Art Month. - March 04, 2008 - Blake's Sublime Designs, LLC

Illicit Grade Change Cases Show the Need for School Districts to Educate, Monitor, and Investigate

Recent investigations into grade change irregularities at high schools throughout the country show the need for school districts to address this illicit activity. School districts can reduce improper grade changes by adopting enhanced education, monitoring, and investigation policies and procedures. - March 04, 2008 - Michael L. Buckner Law Firm

Taylor Made Books Participates in National Education Association's Read Across America Day

Taylor Made Books, a leading creator of personalized books, where children become the star of each exciting story. As a dedicated advocate for children’s literacy, Taylor Made Books will be contributing a portion of every sale in the month of March to the National Education Association Books Across America Fund. www.taylormadebooks.biz - March 04, 2008 - Taylor Made Books

Educating Children Key in Fight Against Childhood Obesity

Educating Children Key in Fight Against Childhood Obesity

“Planning to feed our kids well can be difficult,” according to originator Amy Roskelley “but it is possible. If children know what a healthy plate should look like, they can begin to make good choices that will carry them throughout their lives.” - March 03, 2008 - Super Healthy Kids

Launch of a New Website; Positively You™ is All About Helping People with Their Personal and Professional Development

This is the launch of a new website for and about people and their personal and professional development. Positively You™ has been created to help people realise their worth and create the life they want, by sharing stories, suggesting self-help strategies and much more. - March 03, 2008 - Positively You

Dissertation Editing – Critical Aspects of Dissertation Process Finally Revealed

Some might find dissertation to be rewarding while some may find it utterly dreadful. Oeinet has stepped forward to reveal critical aspects in dissertation editing. - March 02, 2008 - OEI Consulting Inc

Midwest Summer Camp Addresses Obesity in Teens with Fun, Adventure and Motivation

Camp Endeavor Now Registering for Summer 2008 Sessions Where the Active Pursuit of Weight Management Begins - March 02, 2008 - Camp Endeavor

Somerset Library System in New Jersey Offers Online Test Prep Materials for Upcoming NJ ASK Test

The Somerset County Library System is pleased to announce that it is the first public library to launch the NJ ASK online study program on its website, www.somerset.lib.nj.us . Combining students’ enthusiasm for all things Internet and parents’ interest in their children’s... - March 02, 2008 - Lumos Information Services, LLC

Book Describes Successful Recovery from Alcoholism

Professor Ken Kubicek PhD, has completed his first book, “Recovering Alcoholics - Why They Say They Are Successful” and is publishing it on Lulu.com, the online marketplace for digital content. Kubicek completed a study of recovering alcoholics who were able to maintain sobriety for a... - March 02, 2008 - Ken Kubicek PhD

“Miracle Children: Behavior and Learning Disabilities Uprooted” a Hope-Filled Resource

“Miracle Children: Behavior and Learning Disabilities Uprooted” a Hope-Filled Resource

“Miracle Children is a book that tens of thousands of parents throughout the Western world have been waiting for, because it proves that their dreams and hopes as parents can become reality.” Dr. Peter Blythe, founder of the Institute for Neuro-Physiological Psychology (INPP), Chester, U.K. - March 01, 2008 - Anna's House, LLC

New Math Book Reaches Homeschool Parents; The Equation for Excellence: How to Make Your Child Excel at Math is Released

Arvin Vohra Education released today Arvin Vohra’s new book, The Equation for Excellence: How to Make Your Child Excel at Math. This book teaches parents the techniques, principles, and methods necessary to ensure a child’s success in math. The books approaches math education from a... - March 01, 2008 - Arvin Vohra Education

New Parenting Tool Eliminates Stress from Morning Rush and Bedtime Struggle

New Parenting Tool Eliminates Stress from Morning Rush and Bedtime Struggle

Mother of triplets invents an illustrated timing system to eliminate parental nagging and reminding. Teaches children time management and builds independence and self esteem. - February 28, 2008 - Timely Matters, Inc.

LinkEducation Launches the First Go-to Website for New York City’s Education Sector

A new website aims to connect parents, teachers, and students with the many education opportunities and services available in New York City. - February 28, 2008 - LinkEducation

spanish-bookworld.com Develops the Most Comprehensive Site for Spanish Language Learners on the Internet

spanish-bookworld.com, a site owned by languagebookworld.com, has developed a one-stop site for beginners, intermediate and advanced learners of Spanish, with a vast amount of information, free products, free lessons, books, audiobooks, dvds, cds, downloads, software, magazines, newspapers, video games, language courses, etc. - February 28, 2008 - Spanish Bookworld

SkillsTrain Creates Virtual Classroom in South Africa

British IT distance learning college, SkillsTrain, has backed an initiative to bring IT skills into South African classrooms to benefit kids who will have had little or no contact with computers. The Project Africa scheme enables British tutors to train kids via a Live Internet Link from SkillsTrain’s Luton based head office, directly into South African classrooms. - February 28, 2008 - SkillsTrain

Small Group Reasoning Emphasized in New Math Program for Middle School Students

Walch Education has just released Station Activities for Mathematics, a three-book set for students in grades 6, 7, and 8. The books allow students to learn mathematics by solving problems, communicating, and reasoning with one another in small groups. Each book contains 20 activity sets... - February 28, 2008 - Walch Education

Florida Adopts Maine Publisher's ELA Program for High School Students

The Florida Department of Education has announced that the Florida Academic Support Program for English Language Arts, Grades 9–12, has been officially adopted by the state’s Office of Instructional Materials and is now available through the Florida School Book Depository. The Florida... - February 28, 2008 - Walch Education

Mybookhead.com is the First Website to Provide Three-Day Textbook Rentals to Students for a Fraction of the Price

College Students Just Need Books for Mid-Terms and Finals - February 27, 2008 - mybookhead.com

Voice Coaches Network Powered by Voices.com Makes Its Debut

Looking for a voice over coach? Voices.com has recently developed a network that connects voice acting instructors with students seeking voice over training. - February 27, 2008 - Voices.com

Quark and The Art Institutes Annual Design Competition Honors Students’ Tribute to Typography

Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale Graphic Design Student Wins National Quark Contest. - February 27, 2008 - The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale

TelSim Software Announces a Major Upgrade to its NOAH Animated Character Technology for E-learning

The NOAH animated character technology can now integrate with projects made with Lectora, Articulate, Captivate, and many PowerPoint to SWF conversion programs. - February 26, 2008 - TelSim, Inc

Dental School Does Not Make the Dentist

Dental School Does Not Make the Dentist

Dentists are not impressed with the education provided by dental schools, according to a recent Wealthy Dentist survey. Four out of five dentists report finding that recent graduates are not prepared for the financial realities of practicing dentistry. These days, business skills are an important part of dental practice management. - February 25, 2008 - The Wealthy Dentist

Sorenson’s Ranch School Using Horses to Rehabilitate Students

Sorenson’s Ranch School, a therapeutic boarding school for troubled teens located in central Utah, is implementing an innovative equine therapy program to help foster recovery efforts for its students. Using professional educators specialized in equine-assisted training, at-risk youths are... - February 25, 2008 - Sorenson's Ranch School

New CD Version of Spanish Whiz

Braser Soft has released a new CD version of their popular Windows program, Spanish Whiz (TM), with over 72 MB of sound files. Spanish Whiz is a vocabulary building program which is popular with both schools and individual users who want to learn Spanish quickly. - February 24, 2008 - Braser Soft

Lancaster, Ohio PIOs Attend Training at CDP

Fairfield Medical Center PIO, Donna Stalter, and Fairfield Department of Health PIO, Pamela Delay, recently attended Homeland Security Training in Anniston, Alabama. - February 24, 2008 - Fairfield Medical Center

Massaging for a Cure — Cortiva Institute Donated All Proceeds from Full Day of Massage to Benefit American Cancer Society

On Saturday, March 15th, 2008 Cortiva Institute’s Wall Township Clinic is offering one hour relaxation massages to the public specifically to raise money for the American Cancer Society. Appointments are available between 9am and 5pm on March 15th at Cortiva Institute - Somerset School of... - February 23, 2008 - Cortiva Institute - Schools of Massage Therapy

Controversial Book Portrays Mexican-Americans in Unflattering Light

Controversial sequel to Clipping Their Own Wings book perched to take on the politically-incorrect view of the largest minority in the United States. As the national elections have recently shown, the issue of race and culture are still at the forefront of American consciousness. With propitious... - February 23, 2008 - ErnestoCaravantes.com

11th Annual USA Memory Championship Saturday, March 8th - NYC

“The Olympics of the Mind” - February 23, 2008 - USA Memory Championship

"Financial Fitness" Presented by MoneySense Education

On Wednesday, February 20th, 2008 MoneySense Education presented the second installment of their Fiscal Literacy Series offered to general consumers. - February 23, 2008 - MoneySense Education

UCLA Selects AtHoc to Expand and Enhance Its Campus Emergency Notification System

UCLA Deploys Network-based Emergency Alerting System to 45,000 Students, Faculty and Support Personnel - February 22, 2008 - AtHoc Emergency Notification

Once Upon A Time In Harlem: A Radio Play for the Digital Age

Billy Rhythm, the quintessential American, teams up with Tharbis Jefferson, a "Copper Colored Gal" from the latest Cotton Club revue, to win a dance contest at the Savoy Ballroom. Unfortunately, their competition will stop at nothing to win, including murder. This jitterbug love story is... - February 22, 2008 - D.C. Copeland

Politics to Romance, Employment to Taxes; Tough Questions – Good Answers Offers Technique for Answering Difficult Questions in Every-Day Life

New Book Shows How to Take Control of Tough Questions Asked in Your Professional or Personal Life and How to Answer Them Effectively. How many times have you been asked a question by your lover, boss, child or even an IRS agent that left you speechless? That will never happen to you again thanks to the new book Tough Questions – Good Answers: Taking Control of Any Interview (Capital Books). - February 21, 2008 - Calcagni Media

Action Alameda Announces Report on Alameda School Funds

Action Alameda releases a report on the use of Alameda Unified School District funds set-aside for housing and capital outlay. - February 21, 2008 - Action Alameda

Manhattan Childrens Center Will Host Autistic Savant Art Exhibition in Honor of World Autism Awareness Day

The Manhattan Childrens Center a premier school for children with autism will host an Autistic Savant Art Exhibition to commemorate April as Autism Awareness month. - February 21, 2008 - The Manhattan Childrens Center

Retired Deaf Leader Launches Online Hub for Deaf and Hard of Hearing

A retired leader in the deaf community has taken it upon himself to harness the resources of the web for the deaf and hard of hearing (HOH) community by putting together a website - www.deafhoh.com, which has the potential of becoming the premier destination for the deaf and hard of hearing community on the Internet. - February 20, 2008 - DeafHOH

Trinity Academy of Raleigh’s Broadway Arts Conservatory Holds Auditions for Honk! Jr.

Dr. Robert Littlejohn, head of school for Trinity Academy of Raleigh, a K-12 college preparatory school community located in North Raleigh, has announced that the school’s Broadway Arts Conservatory will be holding open auditions for its summer rendition of the musical Honk! Jr. on Sunday,... - February 20, 2008 - Trinity Academy of Raleigh

New Science Website Makes Trustworthy, Approachable Web Content Available for Free

The recently launched ScienceProfOnline.org is a free, on-line educational resource that makes science accessible. - February 20, 2008 - Science Prof Online

Registration Open for The Ophelia Project's Third National Conference

Registration is now open online for The Ophelia Project’s third national conference, “The Bullying Crisis: Exploring Dimensions of Relational Aggression” to be held October 16-17, 2008 at Hotel Orrington in Evanston, Illinois, just minutes from downtown Chicago. This innovative... - February 20, 2008 - The Ophelia Project

NKU Announces New Graduate and Certificate Programs

Northern Kentucky University is announcing the addition of a new master degree program and several certificate programs, as well as significant changes to some of its long-standing master degrees. “Higher education prepares our population to succeed in this changing world,” said Dr. - February 20, 2008 - NKU Graduate School

Camouflaged: New York Collective of Radical Educators (NYCoRE) Releases Anti-Military Curriculum for Use in Classrooms Across the Country

New York Collective of Radical Educators (NYCoRE) is proud to announce the release of Camouflaged: Investigating How the U.S. Military Affects You and Your Community. The curriculum provides tools for educators to help middle and high school-aged students explore the role of the United States military in their lives and in their communities. It is available for purchase at http://www.nycore.org. - February 20, 2008 - NYCoRE

Scholarship Program for Clinical Research Courses at Cliniminds

Cliniminds (www.cliniminds.com) today announces the scholarship program for the students on behalf of some of the Sponsors, CROs and the Pharmaceutical companies. - February 20, 2008 - Cliniminds

Farm Bureau Insurance and ODAC Honor Scholar Athletes

Farm Bureau Insurance and ODAC Honor Scholar Athletes

The 2007-08 Fall sports winners have been selected. They are: Tom Brower, Washington and Lee (Men’s Cross Country); Becca Taylor, Washington and Lee (Women’s Cross Country); Kristina Landis, Eastern Mennonite (Field Hockey); Jeff Highfill, Bridgewater (Football); Travis Cober, Virginia Wesleyan (Men’s Soccer); Lauren Askey, Lynchburg (Women’s Soccer); Michelle Kutcher, Randolph-Macon (Volleyball) - February 19, 2008 - Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance

The Windy City Meets the Fashion City: a Cultural Tour of the Milan Fashion Business

Monday 30th June to Friday 4th July 2008 (10am - 4pm), 5 days / 25 hours. An exciting, intensive five day study abroad program for advanced students, graduates and young professionals that explores the Italian fashion business and its relationship with cutting edge art and design and the sourcing of trends and ideas that will inspire the new generation of artists and designers. - February 17, 2008 - Domus Academy

OWL Testing Software Hires Leading Technology Executive

OWL Testing Software, a learning technology company serving the K-12 and Higher Education market, is pleased to welcome veteran technology expert Len Brush as a Senior Advisor, Higher Education in the organization. Mr. Brush brings more than 40 years experience serving the information technology, networking and systems integration needs of institutions of higher education such as Carnegie Mellon University, Penn State University and Loyola University in Chicago. - February 16, 2008 - OWL Testing Software

eProfessional Association Announces the Expanded Technology Grants Program for K-12 Schools

eProfessional Association today announced its Expanded Technology Grants Program for K-12 Schools. The Grants will help K-12 schools acquire and use web-based applications to reduce their administrative costs, employ reduced-cost remote services available over the Internet, and other services that... - February 16, 2008 - eProfessional Association

Chevrolet Sponsors Athletes4hire.com Career Development Program

Chevrolet Sponsors Athletes4hire.com Career Development Program

Athletes4hire.com is proud to announce Chevrolet’s corporate sponsorship of its highly successful Career Educational Program. The program helps prepare student-athletes for their future challenging job search process by assisting them in recognizing and articulating the unique skill set that... - February 15, 2008 - Athletes4hire.com

Cell Phone Powered Self-Help Program Launches at iHelpWellness.com

Cell Phone Powered Self-Help Program Launches at iHelpWellness.com

iHelpWellness.com launches innovative cell phone powered program for an assortment of self-help courses including dieting, stress management, and communication skills. This innovative system helps individuals make real life changes by delivering structure and support throughout the day. - February 14, 2008 - Bright Tiger Enterprises, LLC

Child Care Lounge to Host Online CDA Chat

Child Care providers wishing to obtain information on how to earn a CDA can chat live online with CDA Trainer and Advisor Debra Pierce. - February 14, 2008 - Child Care Lounge

ASAP Leadership Modules Free to Florida Educators

The Accelerated School Administrator Program (ASAP) is pleased to announce that all of ASAP’s award winning modules will soon be available free through the William Cecil Golden (WCG) website to support school leadership development programs throughout the state of Florida. - February 14, 2008 - Etraffic Solutions Inc.

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