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Mimi Rothschild Makes Homeschooling Curriculum Available to Christian Schools
Program availability creates win-win scenario for students and schools. - June 01, 2009 - Mimi Rothschild
News Flash America, According to I.R.O.C.2 Sexting Has Been Prevalent for Years, so Why Only Now Are We Reacting?
If you are just starting to learn about or address sexting and cyber bullying, you are way behind in understanding and / or educating society about the real current digital diseases. - May 31, 2009 - Institute of Responsible Online and Cell-phone Communication
The Society of Education Consultants Announces a 25% Rise in Membership, Indicating an Increase in of Independent Education Consultancy Since the Credit Crunch
The SEC reports a sharp increase in the number of new members, indicating that changes in the economy are creating more independent education consultancy opportunities - May 31, 2009 - Society of Education Consultants
Mathematical Reasoning™ Earns iParenting Media Award
The Critical Thinking Co.™, award-winning publisher of educational books and software for all ages, is proud to announce that Mathematical Reasoning™ Beginning 1 has been named as one of iParenting Media’s 2009 Excellent Products. - May 29, 2009 - The Critical Thinking Co.
Code Red is an Endorsed Vendor for the Illinois State Dental Society
Code Red has been selected to provide AEDs and CPR/First Aid Training for the Illinois State Dental Society. - May 29, 2009 - Code Red, LLC
Kelsey Smith Foundation Awards 2nd Kelsey Smith Memorial Scholarship to Shawnee Mission West Senior
Greg and Missey Smith awarded the 2nd Kelsey Smith Memorial Scholarship to Bruce Georgiana, a Shawnee Mission West High School Senior. - May 29, 2009 - Kelsey Smith Foundation
RedVector Introduces Pre-Approved Course Packages for Utah Contractors
New Course Packages Will Help Utah Contractors Meet State-Mandated Continuing Education Requirements - May 28, 2009 - RedVector
First Choice College Placement Launches New Website Offering Scholarship Opportunities
First Choice College Placement is pleased to announce the launch of a new website, Collegetreasure.com. The website features a database of over 2,900 College Based Scholarships valuing over $18,000,000. Students are able to search the database for free and find colleges where they may be eligible... - May 28, 2009 - First Choice College Placement
Marketing Magician "Gets Real" with Exclusive Portuguese Agreement
Exclusive agreement to help Portuguese businesses announced by Marketing Magician, Stefan Drew and English language paper, website and radio station - May 27, 2009 - Stefan Drew Associates
Astro - MoneyTree 'Money Wise' Financial Literacy Camp
The ‘Money Wise’ Financial Literacy camp is designed specially for kids and teens between ages 9 and 18 to learn about Financial Literacy in a Fun and Interactive manner. - May 25, 2009 - MoneyTree
Filipino Women Outperform Men in Business
Seven accomplished Filipinas will share their insights and life stories at the “Secrets of Millionaire Moms” seminar this June 20, 2009 at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza in Makati City. - May 24, 2009 - LearningCurve, Inc.
North American Seminars, Inc. Introduces a New Physical Therapy Continuing Education Course, an Algorithmic Based Treatment Approach to Vestibular Dysfunction
North American Seminars, Inc., www.healthclick.com introduces An Algorithmic Based Treatment Approach to Vestibular Dysfunction. This physical therapy continuing education course is a two day training event created to assist rehab professionals evaluate and treat dizziness and imbalance. - May 23, 2009 - North American Seminars
Varsity Tutors is Now on Twitter
Follow Varsity Tutors on Twitter, @varsitytutors. - May 23, 2009 - Varsity Tutors
East Texas Baptist Now Offers a Criminal Justice Degree Online
The field of criminal justice is growing exponentially. To keep up with the times and the demands of future workers, East Texas Baptist University has decided to offer a Criminal Justice online degree program to service those unable to attend traditional classes. The new online degree program is an... - May 23, 2009 - The Learning House, Inc.
ZSL London Zoo | Enjoy a Room with a Zoo…
The world’s most destructive, dangerous and devious animal will be on display in a glass living room at ZSL London Zoo this May half term. For the Whitsun May bank holiday only, a human will occupy a Room with a Zoo. - May 23, 2009 - ZSL London Zoo
RedVector Named as Finalist in 2009 American Business AwardsSM
“University of Tennessee Sustainable Design and Green Building Certificate” Among Top Products Competing Under the Category of New Product or Service of the Year - Services - May 22, 2009 - RedVector
Female Math and Science Pros Offer Summer SAT Prep and Tips for Girls to Get Ahead
Female students can achieve the same level of success as their male counterparts on the SAT when they have female educators to serve as their teachers and mentors counsels Marlisa Johnson of Mathtopian Preparation, Inc. Johnson’s best tip for girls and their parents: “start early!” - May 21, 2009 - Mathtopian Preparation
Career Step Approved to Train Military Spouses with Department of Defense MyCAA Funds
Career Step has been approved by the Department of Defense to train military spouses under the department’s MyCAA education funding program. - May 21, 2009 - Career Step
Johnny Rowlands to Emcee Kelsey Smith Charity Golf Classic
Johnny Rowlands to Emcee Kelsey Smith Charity Golf Classic. Johnny Rowlands, Kansas City area on-camera reporter and traffic helicopter pilot will be the event emcee at the 3rd Annual Kelsey Smith Charity Golf Classic on Monday July 20, 2009. - May 20, 2009 - Kelsey Smith Foundation
These Kids Mean Business
A new workshop for kids on entrepreneurship and financial literacy. - May 20, 2009 - My BizKidz
nuResume Announces Winners of Star Student Contests in Marketing and Technology
Judges from Sun Microsystems, KLA-Tencor, Classmates, San Jose Sharks, GradeGuru and Waggener Edstrom offer great prizes including internship interviews and more. - May 20, 2009 - nuResume
Discover the Answer to Dyslexia Lecture Tour with Internationally Acclaimed Author and Dyslexia Expert, Ronald D. Davis, Comes to Boerne, TX
Ronald D. Davis, author of Amazon's best selling book, The Gift of Dyslexia is coming to Boenre, TX to share his breakthrough methods on correcting dyslexia. Ron will share his fascinating life story as an autistic child and severely dyslexic adult and how he discovered the answer to his dyslexia. Ron researched and developed what is now known world wide as The Davis Dyslexia Correction Methods. Ron claims a 97% success rate in correcting dyslexia. - May 19, 2009 - The Dyslexia Solution
Education Online Services Corp Announces $5 Million Financial Aid Initiative for Morris Brown College
Education Online Services Corp today announced a $5million Financial Aid initiative on behalf of the Morris Brown College student community during the 2009 commencement at Morris Brown College. - May 19, 2009 - Education Online Services Corp
Free Online Advance Maths Coaching for CBSE and ICSE Students
GlobalTutor.org – an online tuition centre from India, is offering advanced coaching in Maths, to Indian students entering their X and XII standards. Students who have completed their IX or XI standard, in ICSE or CBSE syllabus, are eligible to apply for these holiday classes. - May 17, 2009 - Global Tutors.org
Innova World Wide Institute Opens Spring 2009 Center for Lifelong Learning Registration
Announcing Innova World Wide Institute's (IWWI) open registration for Spring 2009 courses for its Center for Lifelong Learning (CLL). - May 16, 2009 - Innova World Wide Institute
Mimi Rothschild Offers Summer Options for Homeschooling Parents
Continuing education in the summertime can further sharpen skills. - May 15, 2009 - Mimi Rothschild
Grassroots Tourette Syndrome Awareness Campaign Spreads to the College of New Jersey
“Wednesday is TS Day” at TCNJ. - May 15, 2009 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
SMARTHINKING Completes Review of One Millionth Essay
SMARTHINKING, Inc. (www.smarthinking.com), the market leader in providing online tutoring and academic support to students, has announced that the online writing lab has evaluated its 1 millionth student-submitted essay. The online writing lab provided by SMARTHINKING’s Web site is staffed... - May 15, 2009 - SMARTHINKING
Industry Experts Say a SextCast is a Far More Dangerous Issue to Our Digital Generation Than Sexting Alone
If you are a kid, parent, teacher, reporter, or government agency still wrapped up with the phenomenon of "sexting", then much like the rapid development of digital technology, your digital knowledge and concerns are already outdated. - May 14, 2009 - Institute of Responsible Online and Cell-phone Communication
World’s First RFID Technology Incubator to Accept Applications for Entrepreneurial Companies
The Dayton RFID Convergence Center (Dayton Ohio), the world’s first RFID technology incubator, has announced that companies interested in utilizing the center may begin submitting applications. - May 14, 2009 - Dayton RFID Convergence Center
Blueprint Admissions Signs Coker College; Its Agreement to Develop and Manage One of Four Groundbreaking Pre-College Summer Programs Set for Launch in Summer 2010
Blueprint Admissions (bpadmissions.info), a leading-edge provider of pre-college summer programs for liberal arts colleges, has announced its agreement to develop and manage a groundbreaking new program for Coker College of Hartsville, SC. With the addition of Coker, the company currently has three openings left in its innovative partner-school network. The programs will begin development fall 2009, and will open for enrollment in January 2010. - May 14, 2009 - Blueprint Admissions, Inc.
Science Education Company Quadruples Its Size - - Hands-On Labs, Inc., Producers of LabPaqs, Expands Business by Moving to New Facility
Hands-On Labs, Inc., producers of LabPaqs, has more than quadrupled its size, moving to a 28,500 sq. ft. facility. LabPaqs are academically aligned collections of science materials for students to do experiments outside of a campus lab. Growth is related to the growing science distance learning market and a recent alliance with McGraw-Hill Higher Education. - May 13, 2009 - Hands-On Labs, Inc. - LabPaq
SoftChalk Announces Lesson Challenge Winners
Three Chalkies to receive an award of $500 for their outstanding work. - May 12, 2009 - SoftChalk
Sports Image, Inc. Announces New Sports Marketing Franchise Program
As many schools and organizations across the country face massive budget deficits, one constant remains the same – the athletic and grassroots programs are usually the first to get cut. Sports Image® has developed a unique marketing program that can help those organizations to obtain the new equipment they so desperately need and, in the process, generate much needed revenue for them… all at no cost to them. - May 11, 2009 - Sports Image
New Perceptions Learning Center of Sugar Land is Delighted to Host a Lecture by International Author and Dyslexia Specialist Ronald D, Davis
Best-selling author, Ronald Davis, will present a public lecture on "The Gift of Dyslexia" on June 10th at Episcopal High School in Bellaire (Houston). It is estimated that 10-15% of the population struggles with dyslexia. Unfortunately, a large majority goes undiagnosed – despite... - May 10, 2009 - New Perceptions Learning Center
Fight Rising College Tuitions and Save Up to 25 Percent
Online Tutoring in Advanced Placement Classes Reduces Expenses for College Students - May 10, 2009 - TutorJam
SoftChalk Wins CODiE Award in Two Education Categories
SIIA named SoftChalk ‘Best Postsecondary Instructional Solution’ and ‘Best Education Technology Solution for Productivity/Creativity.’ - May 08, 2009 - SoftChalk
Over 90% of Parents Recommend Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors client satisfaction survey results. - May 08, 2009 - Varsity Tutors
Katherine Clark Joins SMARTHINKING as CEO
SMARTHINKING, Inc. (www.smarthinking.com), the market leader in providing online tutoring and academic support to students, has announced that Katherine K. (Kathy) Clark has joined the company as CEO. Burck Smith, the company’s founder, will remain president of SMARTHINKING and will focus on... - May 08, 2009 - SMARTHINKING
New Zealand Education Fair Draws Good Response in Madurai
The one-day New Zealand Education Fair organized by Raksam Study Abroad held in Madurai on April 16 saw a good response from students as they showed interest to know about the universities and colleges in that country. Representatives from a few Government institutions in New Zealand were there to... - May 08, 2009 - Raksam Study Abroad
Retreat Supports Midlife Attention Deficit Disorder Women Worldwide
The Addiva Network sponsors first virtual retreat June 5 - 7, 2009, and encourages women from across the globe to share their experiences and learn more about midlife adhd. Linda Roggli, PCC, will facilitate the three-day event, which kicks off on Friday night, continues through Saturday with closing sessions on Sunday afternoon. - May 08, 2009 - The ADDiva Network
College Freshmen Report Inadequate Financial Resources to Finish College
Many first-year students report that they are concerned about finances, according to the 2009 National Freshman Attitudes Report, released this week by Noel-Levitz, the nation’s leading enrollment management consulting firm for colleges and universities. The fourth annual study examines... - May 07, 2009 - Noel-Levitz
Paying for College Proves Painful for NH Parents in Today’s Economy
The economic downturn has slashed college savings. A new local business is helping New Hampshire parents devise creative strategies for paying for college. - May 06, 2009 - Your College Planning Authority
Surplus Broker Seminar™ Will Prepare You for a Career as a Broker in the Thriving Multi-Billion Dollar Surplus Industry in the One Day
Government agencies, industrial and commercial businesses are selling surplus inventory of virtually every description, available in unbelievable quantities, on a year-round basis. And they’re selling it for pennies on the dollar. Learn the inside information very few people know anything about and get the training needed to become successful with a home business in this unique industry. Receive Live Step-by-Step Training in a One Day Surplus Broker Seminar™ with a Money Back Guarantee. - May 06, 2009 - Surplus Brokers Seminar
MindEdge’s PMP® Test Prep Course (Fourth Edition) Now Available
MindEdge is now offering its revised PMP® Test Prep Course (Fourth Edition) on the Winchester Center for Management Development and through its project management training partners. The Project Management Institute (PMI®) will update the Project Management Professional (PMP®)... - May 06, 2009 - MindEdge, Inc.
Two Forensic Science Majors from St. Andrews Serve Local Law Enforcement Internships
“There’s only so much you can learn from a book,” said Brittany Parrish, a senior Forensic Science major at St. Andrews Presbyterian. For her and classmate John Coppolo, going beyond the classroom this semester meant participating in law enforcement internships in Scotland County. Parrish landed at the Laurinburg Police Department while Coppolo experienced the Scotland Sheriff’s Department. - May 06, 2009 - The Learning House, Inc.
St. Andrews Equestrian Captures Individual Riding Title
St. Andrews Presbyterian College sophomore Rob Jacobs won the national championship for the Novice Over Fences Class at the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association Nationals on April 23 in Murfreesboro, Tenn. “I am so proud of this young man’s accomplishments,” said Peggy... - May 06, 2009 - The Learning House, Inc.
LanguageCorps Programs Provide Opportunities in the Toughest Ever Job Market
2009 is shaping up to be one of the toughest job markets in decades for new and recent college grads. Fallout from the deepening recession includes record unemployment, and company downsizing across virtually every market category. The result? An extreme challenge for tens of thousands of first-time job seekers. LanguageCorps provides an excellent alternative through its innovative certification programs and job placement support in overseas locations. - May 05, 2009 - LanguageCorps
North American Seminars, Inc. Introduces the Second Course in Its New Continuing Education Cancer Series, Advanced Oncology Rehabilitation for Successful Outcomes
North American Seminars introduces Advanced Oncology Rehabilitation for Successful Outcomes, a new occupational therapy and physical therapy continuing education course. This course is the second course in the North American Seminars Cancer Education Series. Details can be found at www.healthclick.com - May 05, 2009 - North American Seminars
Global Company Offers International Internships to Help College Students Compete in Today's Challenging Job Market
College students this year are faced with launching their career during one of the most competitive job markets in the last two decades. Not only are jobs sparse and in high demand, but these graduates will be competing head-to-head for entry level positions with seasoned professionals laid off as... - May 05, 2009 - Intrax Cultural Exchange