25 Required Things Successful Educators Do Differently

25 Required Things Successful Educators Do Differently - If you ask a student what makes him or her successful in school, you probably won’t hear about some fantastic new book or video lecture series. Most likely you will hear something like, “It was all Mr. Jones. He just never...

Pulitzer Center 2013 Student Fellows Announced

Pulitzer Center 2013 Student Fellows Announced - The Pulitzer Center and its Campus Consortium partners are pleased to announce the nearly two dozen students selected to receive international reporting fellowships this year. The fellowship recipients will report on a range of global issues from around the world and be mentored by Pulitzer Center-supported...

Telling ‘Advantage’ for Chinese Applicants

Telling ‘Advantage’ for Chinese Applicants - Wake Forest University is launching a new programme for Chinese high school students intended to help “bridge the gap” between the Chinese and US educational systems and provide students with “incontrovertible” video evidence of their...

Looking Works to Control the Cost of a College Education

Looking Works to Control the Cost of a College Education - Among the most significant barriers facing Vermonters who are seeking a college degree is the cost of an undergraduate education. Sterling College, a leading voice for environmental stewardship in the United States, is making...

From Americans to Canada for College Education

From Americans to Canada for College Education - Americans are increasingly leaving the country toseek an education in Canada, where college tuition costs are significantly lower and the quality of education is high.Over the past decade, the number of Americans who enrolled in Canadian...

Secret College Admission Essay Format for 2013

Secret College Admission Essay Format for 2013 - College admission essay format is a design to make your essay appear impressive and professional. There  are some guidelines that have been set by academic authorities to make your essay have an ideal presentation. These guidelines...

Knowing Our Child's Learning Ability

Knowing Our child's learning ability - Each and every child is different and so also is their learning ability. Some may learn and understand faster than others. Some children, whether they are in school, junior college or university, may require some additional help to grapple with...

Why Students lag in financial literacy

Why Students lag in financial literacy - The Wall Street meltdown of 2008 and the ensuing recession did little to help make high school seniors In real terms, that might mean that students might have difficulty understanding the impact of a poor credit rating, the relationship between...

Internship Hunt, Students choose Boston for Jobs

Internship Hunt, Students choose Boston for Jobs - Due to the various types and sheer number of internship opportunities in Boston, students come to the city to get a taste of their desired careers.“There’s a great number of schools in the Boston area [and] there are many fine employers...

Tepper Launches an Online MBA for 2013

Tepper Launches an Online MBA for 2013 - Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business is becoming the latest business school to jump into the online education business as it enrolls the first class for a FlexMBA program that will begin in August.Tepper’s three-year program,...

Ohio State Men's Basketball Student Managers

Ohio State Men's Basketball Student Managers - The squeaking of brand new Nikes against polished hardwood fills the expansive interior of an empty Schottenstein Center. Bouncing basketballs, blowing whistles and exhausted grunts combine to form the soundtrack of a Buckeye basketball practice. Some of the members of the Ohio State men’s basketball program...

Boston Marathon bombing victims : A Boston University Grad Student

Boston Marathon bombing victims : A Boston University Grad Student - While the name of the third "The student was one of three friends who watched the race near the finish line," the university said on its website. "Another of the three students, also a BU grad student, was injured...

As STEM education programs take hold, Colorado seeks common vision

As STEM education programs take hold, Colorado seeks common vision - Students in Travis O'Hair's Creative Engineering class at Skyline High School had grown accustomed to designing solutions to problems stemming from hypothetical hurricanes or earthquakes.Then he introduced them to a 10-year-old girl from a neighboring elementary school whose debilitating...

Early Education According Senate Dems

Early Education According Senate Dems - Senate Democrats unveiled their education budget Thursday, Like the budget unveiled by House Democrats this week, Senate Democrats are focusing on education for Minnesota's youngest students.Much of the Senate budget's $356 million in new spending...

Detailed Overview Kenyon College 2013

Detailed Overview Kenyon College 2013 - Kenyon is one of the nation's finest liberal arts colleges, a small school where academic excellence goes hand in hand with a strong sense of community.We bring together 1,600 young men and women to study with nearly 200 professors on an...

Do not to ignore doctors in immigration reform (US Congress)

Do not to ignore doctors in immigration reform (US Congress) - An influential professional body of Indian-American doctors on Friday appealed to US lawmakers "not to ignore" physicians from the comprehensive immigration reforms, arguing that America faces shortage of doctors. During...

University helps Erica combine study and rugby

University helps Erica combine study and rugby - WHEN Erica Fowler first picked up that oval-shaped ball at age six, she was surrounded by a bunch of smelly little boys.Rather than running away, she embraced being the only girl on the field.Erica played rugby union with boys until...

Collaboration is Key to School Success

Collaboration is Key to School Success - The lack of diversity on the Abilene Independent School District’s board of trustees’ was frequently brought up by the community during the four-plus months the board took to fill its Place 7 vacancy.With all six current board members being...

Student loans may make recent grads hesitant 2013

Student loans may make recent grads hesitant 2013 - Student loan debt is a troubling and not-so-A recent Princeton study conducted by Fenaba R. Addo suggests that student loan debt could possibly leave some partners with cold feet — particularly men.The study suggests women who have...