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Dramatic Shifts Since Fall 2001 in Student Interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Careers
Today, My College Options® released preliminary findings from their 2008-2009 analysis of high school student interest in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) careers. This research was conducted over eight years with millions of students at over 90% of high schools... - September 18, 2009 - My College Options®
Mimi Rothschild and Learning By Grace See Largest Homeschool Enrollment in School History
Economic recession and decline of moral values in public schools are cited as reasons for record enrollment. - September 17, 2009 - Mimi Rothschild
Pandemic Strikes Lectures, Military Briefings, Professional Development
Across the world students are nodding off in lecture halls, executives are yawning in boardrooms, military personnel are being anesthetized at briefings, committees are being put to sleep in offices by infected carriers unaware of their condition. Here is the diagnosis, and the cure. - September 17, 2009 - Teachers.Net
Humpback Whale Dies in Thames | ZSL Living Conservation Involved in Rescue Attempt
A 28ft (9.5m) humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) was found dead in the River Thames near the Dartford Bridge early on Saturday morning. - September 17, 2009 - ZSL London Zoo
Society of Education Consultants Negotiates Preferential Indemnity Insurance Rate for Members
The SEC has negotiated a preferential professional indemnity insurance rate for members. SEC Treasurer Dick Beeden explains why so many education consultants are led to believe they need more cover than they actually do. - September 17, 2009 - Society of Education Consultants
Child1st Publications Introduces New Films for Their Homeschool Reading Program
September 30 is set as the release date for a series of short films explaining how to use some of Child1st's most iconic products. - September 16, 2009 - Child1st Publications
Midway College Launches Bachelor of Arts in Mining Management & Safety Online
This fall, Midway College - an online learning partner of The Learning House, Inc. - launched a new Bachelor program in Mining Management and Safety. This degree program will provide a general overview of coal and coal mining from exploration to combustion. Flexibility and convenience are at the... - September 16, 2009 - The Learning House, Inc.
Assemblymember Nancy Skinner gives Boots on the Roof a Thumbs Up
California Assemblymember Nancy Skinner gave her support to leading solar training provider, Boots on the Roof, when she made a highly anticipated visit to their corporate office in Fremont, CA. While standing in front of a large group of students, she spoke frankly about the need for a... - September 15, 2009 - Boots On The Roof
A ZSL Scientist Helped Unearth a New Species of Giant Rat as Part of an Expedition to a Remote Rainforest in Papua New Guinea
Alanna Maltby, a bat expert in ZSL’s Institute of Zoology, joined the BBC's Natural History Unit on the trek that found the 1.5kg, long Bosavi Woolly Rat. The new rodent measures 82cm from nose to tail, making it one of the biggest rats in the world – as big as a domestic cat. - September 15, 2009 - ZSL London Zoo
Challenger Center Welcomes New Board Members
Astronauts and Aerospace Engineer Join Board of Directors for Three-Year Term. - September 15, 2009 - Challenger Center for Space Science Education
African Virtual School Brings E-Learning to Africa
African learners can now acquire key skills in Maths, English and ICT via the Internet with the help of the African Virtual School (www.africanvirtualschool.com). - September 15, 2009 - Howson Services
More People Taking GMAT and Top MBA Programs Accepting GRE
GMAT enrollment is increasing while top business schools are broadening their applicant pool. - September 12, 2009 - JumboTests.com
Tutoring Service, WyzAnt, Now Enables Tutors to Post Videos on Their Profile
Popular home tutoring service, WyzAnt, recently added video capabilities to their tutor profiles, allowing tutors to showcase their talents and educational skills to potential students. - September 11, 2009 - WyzAnt
Nationwide CPR, AED, First Aid and Emergency Response Training Blog by Annuvia
Annuvia, a national provider of CPR, First Aid training, and AED units, has launched a blog. - September 11, 2009 - Annuvia, Inc.
Service for Colleges Helps Graduates Find Jobs
Career Service Solutions, Inc., a Florida firm specializing in placing graduates into jobs, offers an outsourced solution to help graduates find jobs. - September 11, 2009 - Career Service Solutions, Inc.
Developing Skills Through Photographic Storytelling at the Yellin Center
The Yellin Center in New York City is launching an innovative program this fall, which couples art education and academic success. Through photography, a very democratic medium, which has the power to connect people visually and emotionally to the world, children capture their unique worlds and become storytellers; In the process they are exposed to sequential and methodical reasoning that is so important in writing... - September 10, 2009 - The Yellin Center
Spanish Bookworld Offers a Free Cd-Rom to All New Subscribers Throughout September
Spanish Bookworld has announced that all new subscribers to its Spanish for beginners course are to receive a free cd-rom in addition to all the material already included in their subscription course. - September 10, 2009 - Spanish Bookworld
Subhendu's Method of Subtraction Using Vedic Maths Technique
Subhendu Sen, a Vedic Maths teacher, has recently disclosed a new method of subtraction using Nikhilam sutra of Vedic Mathematics. Using this method, any complex arithmetical subtraction can be solved very easily. - September 09, 2009 - MathsVedic.Com
Spend a Gay Sunday at ZSL London Zoo
Sunday 20th September 2009 - 12.00pm – 5.00pm - For the fifth time running ZSL London Zoo will be hosting the most flamboyant event of the year…Gay Sunday. - September 06, 2009 - ZSL London Zoo
Spanish Bookworld Launches Its Spanish Online Course Featuring Downloadable Mp3s
Spanish Bookworld has launched a fully interactive multimedia Spanish online course for beginners which includes dialogs, vocabulary flashcards, grammar, pronunciation and number lessons, together with iPod compatible podcasts on mp3 and videocasts. - September 04, 2009 - Spanish Bookworld
Science Education Company Entrepreneur Wins Top Business Award
Hands-On Labs, Inc. - 'LabPaqs' Linda Jeschofnig wins “2009 Outstanding Women in Business” Award in the small business category from The Denver Business Journal for innovation, entrepreneurship, and business success. - September 04, 2009 - Hands-On Labs, Inc. - LabPaq
Homeschooling Community Votes for Critical Thinking
Word Roots and Editor in Chief® Earn 2009 Practical Homeschooling Reader Awards - September 03, 2009 - The Critical Thinking Co.
Preschool Kids, Families and Experts Honor Critical Thinking Mathematics Curriculum
Mathematical Reasoning™ series wins third iParenting Media Award. - September 03, 2009 - The Critical Thinking Co.
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
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.
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
New, Improved Home to National CPR, AED, First Aid and Emergency Response Training
Annuvia website undergoes a redesign to improve usability. - September 02, 2009 - Annuvia, Inc.
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
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
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
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
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
ZSL Condemns Tiger Murder | Poachers Kill Endangered Tiger in Jambi Zoo, Indonesia
The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) is calling for further enforcement to protect Sumatran tigers, after a female tiger that had formerly been part of a conservation project run by ZSL was slaughtered at Jambi Zoo for her body parts. - August 27, 2009 - ZSL London Zoo
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
Marketing Magician, Stefan Drew, Wins National Recognition for Emarketing August 2009
Marketing Magician, Stefan Drew, has been recognised nationally for what he is best at - marketing a businesses without a budget. The recognition comes from E-skills UK, the employer led, government supported, national sector skills council, in their latest edition of Business IT Skills. It reports... - August 26, 2009 - Stefan Drew Associates
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
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
Language Smarts™ Level C Honored with an iParenting Media Award
Second grade language arts program is selected as one of iParenting Media’s Outstanding Products of 2009. - August 21, 2009 - The Critical Thinking Co.
Its Official - Monkeys Can do A-Levels | ZSL London Zoo
… and it looks like it would be A*s all round for ZSL London Zoo’s bright Bolivian squirrel monkeys. - August 20, 2009 - ZSL London Zoo
The Tourist Trap : Galapagos Victim of Its Own Success : ZSL Institute of Zoology
Mosquitoes with the potential to carry diseases lethal to many unique species of Galapagos wildlife are being regularly introduced to the islands via aircraft, according to new research published today. The southern house mosquito, Culex quinquefasciatus, was previously thought to have been introduced to the Galapagos in a one-off event in the mid-1980s. - August 20, 2009 - ZSL London Zoo
Learning by Grace Homeschooling Offers Alternative to Private Christian Schools
As the Great Recession continues to affect millions of Americans, many parents of students enrolled in private Christian schools are withdrawing their children and opting for a more affordable education. Some are even abandoning private schools altogether and turning to the public school system. As... - August 20, 2009 - Mimi Rothschild
Estilo Hip Hop Screening in Harlem- Aug 20-22, 2009- Q&A Session to Follow
Film Synopsis: Hip Hop music has the ability to give a voice to the disenfranchised in any country, and as music with a message it is a form available to all societies worldwide. Directed by New York based filmmakers, Loira Limbal and Virgilio Bravo, Estilo Hip Hop chronicles the lives of three hip hop enthusiasts from Brazil, Chile and Cuba who firmly believe that hip hop can change the world. - August 20, 2009 - Estilo Hip Hop
Teaching Times Supports New Social Networking Site for Teachers and Students
New social networking site 'Rafi.ki' was developed exclusively for teachers and students - and it is opening up new opportunities for children to meet their peers around the world. No longer do teachers have to rely on French exchanges and pen pals to make international contacts. Rafi.ki allows... - August 19, 2009 - Imaginative Minds Ltd
Varsity Tutors Appoints New Director for Chicago Operations
Varsity Tutors has chosen Caroline Swiger as the new Director of its Chicago operations. - August 19, 2009 - Varsity Tutors
CorrectMyText.com Brings Schliemann’s Language Learning Method Online
The new collaborative service will help people learn foreign languages using the method invented by German archeologist Heinrich Schliemann. - August 18, 2009 - Larnite Ltd
Boots on the Roof Announces Launch of Solar Training “Boot Camps”
The Solar Energy industry is exploding with opportunity, with an expected 400,000 job openings in 2009 alone. The prospects for a stable and progressive career in the solar industry are phenomenal, and the launch of a formal training institute will help many fulfill their goals of joining the... - August 17, 2009 - Boots On The Roof
Boots on the Roof Announces Partnership with SunWize Technologies
Close on the heels of launching its very popular solar training boot camps, Boots on the Roof has announced a new partnership with SunWize Technologies, the premier distributor of solar energy systems and components in North America. With this partnership, Boots on the Roof is aiming to service... - August 17, 2009 - Boots On The Roof