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Scalability Experts Inc. is Pleased to Announce Creation and Launch of New Website: July 2007
Scalability Experts Inc. proudly announces it has reconstructed and updated all content within their website to make the information more easily accessible for customers and partners. - July 22, 2007 - Scalability Experts
Award-Winning Authority on Carson City Coins Releases New Book, "James Crawford: Master of the Mint at Carson City -- A Short Full Life"
A new book entitled "James Crawford: Master of the Mint at Carson City -- A Short Full Life" has been released by award-winning author, Rusty Goe. Goe's first book, "The Mint on Carson Street" won Book of the Year awards in 2004 from two prestigious orginations, the Professional Numismatists Guild and the Numismtic Literary Guild. Goe has taken one of the main characters from the first book and brought him to life in this new 650-page exhaustive volume. - July 21, 2007 - Southgate Coins
Ray Topacio Cordoba Has Been Named Princeton Premiers Honored Member in Business
Ray Topacio Cordoba has been named Princeton Premiers Honored Member in Business. As the Dean of Students at Lowell High School for the last nine years Ray some of Ray Topacio Cordoba’s primary functions are to suspend and expel students who have violated the code of conduct on his premises... - July 21, 2007 - Princeton Premier
Home Schooling Students Win International Art Contest
Learning By Grace, Inc. has chosen two grand prize winners for its first ever international Junior Picasso Contest. Winners are rewarded with a gift certificate to Utrecht Art Online Supply Store. - July 21, 2007 - Learning By Grace, Inc.
MCDSTs. Upgrade to MCITP Enterprise Support Technician Certification with uCertify Practice Test for exam 70-621
uCertify, a leading provider of Microsoft exam preparation software, has announced that the preparation kit for the MCDST to MCITP: Enterprise Support Technician exam 70-621 will be released on August 30, 2007. This MCITP exam is intended for MCDST professionals who want to upgrade their... - July 20, 2007 - uCertify
American Dog Owners Association Says "No" to Dog Fighting
The American Dog Owners Association was established in 1970 to combat dog fighting speaks out on dog ring in Surrey, Virginia. - July 19, 2007 - American Dog Owners Association
Steven Thomas Has Been Named Princeton Premiers Honored Member in Business
Steven Thomas, a professor at the Citrus County School Board, has been selected for inclusion into the exclusive Princeton Premier Registry. Steven's biography will now be listed alongside other business leaders and professionals. As a professor, Steven prepares disabled students for college and... - July 19, 2007 - Princeton Premier
Advantage Pamintuan: Ex-Tennis Star Guides Future of National Accredited College as One of Country's Youngest Female Presidents
Despite the increase in the number of women college presidents, the percentage of female college presidents is disproportionately low. Results of some studies imply that mentorship is one factor that facilitates women’s climb up the administrative ladder to the college presidency. Mentorship and the Female College President - July 19, 2007 - New York College
eCollege of India Launches
Renaissance Learning Systems (India) announces the launch of eCollege of India, an eLearning Portal dedicated to professionals and Corporate India. Currently eCollege of India is offering 150 eLearning courses for a subscription fee of INR 500 only. - July 19, 2007 - eCollege of India
Youngest Pupil Leaves School, Goes to Senior High at Nine
Youngest pupil leaves school, London student makes educational history in Britian - July 19, 2007 - Excellence in Education
End Malaria – Blue Ribbon Clubs Initiated by Indian Leader with Educational Goals, Partnerships and Empowering Messages
Malaria Foundation International (MFI) embraces End Malaria - Blue Ribbon Clubs initiated in India. - July 14, 2007 - Malaria Foundation International
RevisionWorld.com Announces Expansion Into Three New Countries
RevisionWorld www.revisionworld.com today announced its intention to launch its revision service in North America, Australia and Ireland during August 2007. RevisionWorld was launched in the UK in April 2007 providing free revision resources for pupils studying GCSE’s and A-Levels. 11,000... - July 13, 2007 - RevisionWorld.com
The People Advisor Search Firm Announces Deal with The Brain, Inc.
The Brain, Inc. chosen as consultants for higher education recruiting efforts. - July 12, 2007 - The People Advisor, LLC
Kendol Renea Enzinger is Included in the 2007-2008 Princeton Premier Registry
Kendol Renea Enzinger has been selected for inclusion into the exclusive Princeton Premier Registry. Kendol is currently pursuing a Masters degree (MSW) in social work as a graduate student at the University of Texas in Austin and hold a Bachelors degree from Indiana University. As a positive... - July 12, 2007 - Princeton Premier
Indian Bank Launches KESDEE’s E-Learning Courses for Employees
Indian Bank in its Centenary Year has launched KESDEE’s e-learning courses for the benefit of its employees. This initiative will provide an additional avenue to staff for upgradation of skills, supplemental to the existing training system of the Bank. - July 12, 2007 - KESDEE Inc.
WGBH Teachers’ Domain Signs Agreement to Deliver Rich Multimedia Science Content Through the WeAreTeachers Knowledge Marketplace
Online community can now access Teachers’ Domain collections that include over 1,000 science and history resources. - July 11, 2007 - WeAreTeachers, LLC
WeAreTeachers Selects BroadRamp to Develop Video Content Resources and Stream Video for WeAreTeachers Community
BroadRamp, the leader in video streaming technology, will manage and deliver all video content for the WeAreTeachers network. - July 11, 2007 - WeAreTeachers, LLC
Plusabroad Launches Spain's First Website Inviting the Boomer Generation to Educational Travel in Europe
Spain's first website for active baby boomers has just been launched. Plusabroad showcases educational travel in Europe with challenges for active adults to engage life-long learning and new experiences. Plusabroad offers programs related to art, cinema, wine-tasting, cooking, language learning, yoga, music, or low-impact sports such as cycling or walking in Spain, Italy, Holland and Belgium. - July 09, 2007 - PlusAbroad
New Artificial Intelligence by MCFIII Teaches Language to Consumers
MCFIII today announced Language-Expertbot, an exciting feature-rich Artificial Intelligence software to the Language learning Industry. Offering software immersion with a real person 24 hrs a day, MCF can supply this for pennies a day to the Industry. - July 09, 2007 - MCFIII Co
Education Station's Summer Teacher Workshops Scheduled
The Education Station, Northwest Arkansas's teacher store, has scheduled teacher workshops on a variety of subjects for summer 2007. - July 09, 2007 - The Education Station
Haltom City, TX Publisher, CatsCurious Press Readies to Release Second Book
CatsCurious Press is a new publishing company owned and operated by Sonya M. Shannon, a resident of Haltom City, TX. Shannon's company has been in operation for more than a year and is ready to release its second book, "Cooking Your Way To Romance" by Carl R. Wendtland, illustrated by... - July 06, 2007 - CatsCurious Press
Diana Yacobi Named Cambridge Who’s Who Professional of the Year in Jewish Education
Diana Yacobi, MAJED, educational director of Temple Emanu-El has been named Cambridge Who’s Who Professional of the Year in Jewish education. While inclusion in Cambridge Who’s Who is an honor, only one member in each discipline is named the Cambridge Who’s Who Professional of the... - July 06, 2007 - Cambridge Who's Who
Diana Doyle Elected 2008 NASPA President
Diana Doyle, vice president of educational and student services at Western Nebraska Community College, has been elected president of NASPA–Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education for 2008–09. Doyle will assume the presidency at the 2008 NASPA Annual Conference in Boston, Mass. - July 05, 2007 - National Association of Student Personnel Administrators
Create and Share Interactive Lessons on TeachBits.com – Free of Charge
Create fully featured multimedia lessons and lesson plans for your classroom, and share with teachers around the world. - July 05, 2007 - TeachBits
Cynthia J. Sebring Named Cambridge Who’s Who Professional of the Year in Secondary School Education
Cynthia J. Sebring, MA, a teacher at Annandale High School for Fairfax County Public Schools, has been named Cambridge Who’s Who Professional of the Year in secondary school education. While inclusion in Cambridge Who’s Who Registry is an honor, only one member in each discipline is... - July 05, 2007 - Cambridge Who's Who
Loacl Flight School Helps Grow New Orleans
Gulf Coast Aviation, a flight school founded in New Orleans, LA, now has the most modern multi-engine flight training aircraft in existence at Lakefront Airport. The Diamond Twinstar looks almost like a spaceship, and has more advanced aviaonics than many airliners do. Founded just before... - July 05, 2007 - Gulf Coast Aviation LLC
RPL for Indigenous Business Owners
Visual and audio technologies are being used to formally recognise the skills of Indigenous business owners and enable them to formally train and assess new employees. Instead of the traditional paper-based recognition of prior learning (RPL) process, participants will be able to gather evidence... - July 05, 2007 - Australian Flexible Learning Framework
IBSA Launches Initiative to Create Youth Development Center
To meet the unmet challenges facing youth from disadvantaged neighborhoods, low-income adults and ex-offenders with employment & training services, and small businesses needing ongoing support and proper advocacy, IBSA, Inc. has began raising the required funds to secure the building they have occupied for over 15 years. The corporate headquarters is located at 629 SE Quincy, and the adjacent buildings on 7th Street between Quincy and Kansas Avenue. 112-114, 116, and 118 SE 7th will be acquired. - July 05, 2007 - IBSA, Inc.
Mass. School of Prof. Psych. Goes Live on New Student Information System
The Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology implements Campus Cafe to integrate its operations. - July 01, 2007 - SCAN Business Systems, Inc.
PhD or Masters Degree - Getting Help When Most Needed
According to a study by the National Science Foundation (www.nsf.gov) only 45 percent of the students entering doctoral programs successfully finish and receive their degrees. Many of those students fund their graduate journey with enormous student loans—in some cases, well in excess of... - June 30, 2007 - KoeppCorp
Partnership Forged Between Prenap And Peah, LLC
Developer of Educational Software Partners with National Home School Organization - June 30, 2007 - Prenap
Barbara C. Sias Inducted into Metropolitan Who's Who Executive and Professional Registry
The Metropolitan Who’s Who Registry of Executives and Professionals recognizes Barbara C. Sias, Individualized Education Plan Specialist for Albuquerque Public Schools, for showing dedication, leadership and excellence in all aspects of education. Ms. Sias has an impressive background in... - June 30, 2007 - Cambridge Who's Who
North Carolina Education Ball to be Featured on ABC11
Thirty minute special to highlight work of CISNC - June 30, 2007 - Communities in Schools of NC
STA Travel and VisaHQ.com Announce Exclusive Visa Services Partnership
STA Travel, Inc. and VisaHQ.com, Inc. announce a new partnership, which makes VisaHQ.com the exclusive visa services provider for STA Travel. The new service becomes available today at http://statravel.visaheadquarters.com/visas.php. - June 29, 2007 - VisaHQ.com
How Knowledge Management Can Make Your Educational Institutes e-Literate
cyn.in releases a comprehensive document on how Knowledge Management can help Educational Institutes achieve optimum standards in the educational domain. It lists what requirements a KM must fulfill to satisfactorily manage all the Knowledge Management requirements of an Educational Institutes. - June 28, 2007 - Cynapse
BMG India announces, IEMA accredited, ISO 14001:2004 Lead Auditors Training in Mumbai.
ISO 14001 (Environment Management System) assists organizations to be more eco-efficient, proactively manage their environmental impacts with the purpose to prevent pollution, conserve resources and continually improve. thus being more responsible to the global community. An effective and robust EMS can assist organizations in an integrated approach to economic growth, improved environmental performance and social welfare. - June 28, 2007 - BMGI India
The New Art Institute of California – Sacramento to Begin Offering Classes in October 2007
The Art Institutes today announced the addition of The Art Institute of California – Sacramento to its system of schools. - June 27, 2007 - Education Management Corporation
Reducing Healthcare Disparities by Serving the Under Served Communities
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science to be Featured in a Story on The Profiles Series - June 26, 2007 - Profiles Production LLC
Trinity Academy of Raleigh Hosts Society of Classical Learning Annual Conference
Dr. Robert Littlejohn, head of school at Trinity Academy of Raleigh, a K-12 college preparatory school community located in North Raleigh, has announced that the school will host the 2007 Society of Classical Learning Conference June 28-30 at the Sheraton Raleigh Hotel at 421 S. Salisbury St. in... - June 25, 2007 - Trinity Academy of Raleigh
Educational Fair 2007
The Education Station's Annual Educational Fair will take place on Wednesday, July 18th, 2007, at the Springdale store. - June 25, 2007 - The Education Station
Kids Cook at Camp This Summer
Kids cooking is exploding in popularity. Learning how to cook and eat well is not only fun, but imperative. Parents can learn how to locate kids cooking opportunities in their areas. - June 25, 2007 - Teach Kids to Cook
YOUniversal Results - Self Improvement Company with an Edge
YOUniversal Results is not like most Self Improvement and Motivational Training companies. YOUniversal Results helps people reach their goals through education, motivation, behavioral changes and support. The difference is that YOUniversal Results does this with an emphasis on getting MAD; Motivated, Active and Determined. The responsibility and accountability for success is placed firmly on the individual. This is not for the faint of heart. - June 25, 2007 - YOUniversal Results
Shaw Fund Grant Secures a Sustainable Future for School Garden in Bayview
The Shaw Fund announces it’s continuing support for the educational garden at Willie Brown Jr. Academy, with a $45,000 grant. The Willie Brown Jr. Academy school garden features over 20 raised beds of vegetables, fruit and flowers. All fourth, fifth and sixth grade students participate in a... - June 24, 2007 - Shaw Fund
Faith-Based Family Support Program to be Featured on Next Episode of The Profiles Series
Focus on the Family announced today that its organization will be featured on the next airing of The Profiles Series, hosted by Lou Gosset, Jr. The family-friendly series will be broadcast on cable networks nationwide Wednesday, June 27, 2007. The award-winning program will take viewers on a... - June 24, 2007 - Profiles Production LLC
Education Institution for Students with Learing Disabilities to be Featured on The Profiles Series
Beacon College, the only accredited 4-year education institution in the country for learning-disables students, will be chronicled on the The Profiles Series Wednesday, June 27, 2007 on cable networks nationwide. The college, founded in 1989, was the idea of a group of concerned parents passionate... - June 24, 2007 - Profiles Production LLC
Now Parents Need Not Be a Language Expert to Teach Their Children Spanish
Can parents teach their child Spanish without knowing the language themselves? Yes they can through Allbilingual's program. Bridge S.A. will make this a reality to Singaporean and Asians. - June 24, 2007 - Bridge S.A.
Training Simulation That Works - In Second Life
How many times have you seen a project hit a brick wall of teams’ inability to work together: from mild cases of overblown ego and tug-of-war to vicious in-fighting? New training simulation, created by Delta L in Second Life reveals team compatibility problems in advance, and helps team members to learn by working together on a task. The working demo of the simulation is available in Second Life on Education Island. - June 23, 2007 - Delta L Training
Countdown to September Launch of International Online Phonics Synthetic Programme
Debbie Hepplewhite today confirmed that her new International Online Synthetic Phonics Program was on schedule for its September 3rd Launch. - June 23, 2007 - SyntheticPhonics.com
Trinity Academy Of Raleigh Announces Dates for Technology-Based Summer Camp
Dr. Robert Littlejohn, head of school of Trinity Academy of Raleigh, a K-12 college preparatory school community located in North Raleigh, has announced dates for the Institute for Mathematics and Computer Science (IMACS) summer camp, a weeklong technology-based program hosted by Trinity Academy of... - June 21, 2007 - Trinity Academy of Raleigh
Accelerated Growth Spurs Emantras Expansion in Chennai, India
US based Emantras Inc, an ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 27001:2005 (information security standard) certified company and Digital Education solutions pioneer announced the setting up of its second state of art development centre in Chennai, India. Emantras specializes in content creation and delivery... - June 21, 2007 - Emantras