Education.com Launches Real Estate Industry’s First Free “School Boundaries” Search Tool

Provides home buyers with one-click access to critical school and district assignment information.Redwood City, CA (PRWEB) February 07, 2012 Education.com, the fastest growing website for parents of school age children and a resource for more than five million unique visitors a month, today launched School Boundaries, a digital resource map that indicates to which public schools and school ...

Students Can Learn the Financial Realities of Life-And Have a Chance to Win a Laptop Computer

OTTAWA, ONTARIO-- - The Financial Consumer Agency of Canada is offering Canadian students the chance to win one of three laptop computers while they learn about budgeting, savings, credit, debt and financial ...

College Football Conferences with Most Super Bowl MVP's: Fan's Look

These are the college football conferences ranked by the the number of players from each conference who were Super Bowl MVP's. Conferences with the most Super Bowl MVP's are ranked the highest, and players are counted for each MVP they won.

College Endowments Rise, but Tuition Remains High

With college endowments enjoying healthy returns, parents are hoping to finally catch a break when it comes to tuition costs. They shouldn't hold their breath.

Students' tardiness leads to criminal charges for parents

Detention for chronically late students is common, but what about parents in court because of their frequently tardy children? That’s happened to some parents in Loudoun County, Va.

Gazette.Net: Career, tech courses offer alternatives for Brunswick students

Students at Brunswick High School tried out their green thumbs recently, arranging flowers in horticulture class. “This is the kind of stuff that gives you a break from book work,” Tori Poole, a 16-year-old junior, said Monday.

Sunday is College Goal Sunday

This Sunday is College Goal Sunday, the annual event at which prospective college students can get free help at various sites filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.

Education students from South Korea take part in global education program

Education students from DukSung Women’s University in Seoul, South Korea spent three weeks at Caldwell College during the month of January learning about the American educational system and culture. T

Florida Lottery education spending investigated

Florida Lottery education dollars that used to go mainly to K-12 education are now being spread into several different educational initiatives, raising the ire of local Superintendents, but pleasing those who feel that education spending should be more diverse.

Elgin Community College Enhances Time & Labor Management With WorkForce Software

LIVONIA, MI-- - WorkForce Software , the leading provider of workforce management solutions for organizations with complex labor policies and stringent compliance demands, announces that Elgin Community ...

Survey: States predict more dollars for education

The Center on Education Policy says after last school year's rough budget cuts for schools, states are predicting a brighter outlook on spending for K-12 this school year.

Higher Education Makes the Grade With Eloqua

VIENNA, VA-- - Colleges across North America are choosing Eloqua , the leading provider of on-demand Revenue Performance Management solutions, to better target and reach prospective students. As competition ...

Alcohol abuse higher among college students: study

CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. college students seeking treatment for substance abuse are more likely to be having trouble with alcohol but less likely to be abusing drugs like heroin, cocaine or methamphetamine than their non-student peers, according to a new government study. Researchers at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) analyzed data from 2009, when about 374 ...

Alcohol abuse higher among college students: study

CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. college students seeking treatment for substance abuse are more likely to be having trouble with alcohol but less likely to be abusing drugs like heroin, cocaine or methamphetamine than their non-student peers, according to a new government study. Researchers at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) analyzed data from 2009, when about 374 ...

GOP Governors Propose -- Surprise! -- Education Spending Increases

Call it budgetary whiplash. Last November, a wave of Tea Party minimalism and budget-cutting fervor swept the country, ushering governors like Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Rick Snyder (R-Mich.) and Scott Walker (R-Wis.) into office.

Students Design Virtual ID Badge to Combat Online Hackers

A student entrepreneurial team at the University of Utah believes it has come up with a winning business plan for a virtual ID badge that operates off of any mobile device. The tea

Latest Statistics Reveal Interesting Shift in Online Education Trends

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo., Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PETAP, LLC ( www.petap.org ) has discovered recent reports on the subject of online education showing that not only are more students taking advantage ...

Latest Statistics Reveal Interesting Shift in Online Education Trends

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo., Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PETAP, LLC ( www.petap.org ) has discovered recent reports on the subject of online education showing that not only are more students taking advantage ...

SuperScholar.org Publishes First Annual Smart Choice Ranking of Schools for Online Nursing Degrees

SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Online education and career information website SuperScholar published its first annual "Smart Choice" ranking of the top 25 schools for online nursing ...

IDC MarketScape Report Evaluates IT Education and Training Offerings of Leading Vendors Worldwide

International Data Corporation today released a new MarketScape report profiling and ranking the leading providers in the worldwide IT education and training market. This ana

City College of S.F. tells FBI of computer viruses

City College of San Francisco officials have informed the FBI that computer viruses with origins in criminal networks have been found on campus computers, but say they have yet to find a single victim whose identity has...

College Degree Lowers Marriage Odds for Those From Disadvantaged Backgrounds

MONDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Far from enhancing their value in the marriage market, a college degree actually reduces the chances that an American from an economically disadvantaged background will tie the knot, a new study finds.

Valencia College apologizes after student personal information posted online

Valencia College is apologizing after a mistake allowed the personal information of 9,000 current and prospective students to be posted online. The school said an Excel spreadsheet with the students' names, address, date of birth, and student IDs was listed online on a password-protected website. Eventually, it lost its password protection, which means anyone could see the information. Valencia ...

Boston College to face rival BU in Beanpot final

Steven Whitney had two short-handed goals in the second period and Johnny Gaudreau also scored twice to lift Boston College to a 7-1 victory over Northeastern in the 60th Beanpot tournament Monday night.

Nonprofit group offers online college exam tutorial

In an effort to help high school juniors prepare for the ACT and SAT college entrance exams, beGlobal will launch a four-day online tutorial. The exam prep course aims to acclimate students to testing procedures so as to remove pre-test anxieties.

Saint Leo University’s Online MBA Programs Make Top 25 Smart Choice List

Saint Leo University’s Online MBA Programs Make Top 25 Smart Choice List [...] a 2011 study by the Pew Research Center found that 51 percent of college presidents say that online courses provide the same value as traditional courses. The 36-credit hour MBA is designed to build students’ analytical, business communication and leadership skills, as well as technological expertise and ethics ...

Bill proposes 'foundational principles' for public education

Public education in Utah will have an official vision written into state law, along with additions to its official mission if...

Sex Education Less Effective in Conservative States

Sex education is failing to reduce adolescent birthrates in conservative states, according to a new study.

Foreign Students Pay a Premium at American Colleges

International students make up a higher percentage of incoming students at state schools than in the past, and pay a disproportionate amount of tuition.

Teaching Smith Students About Life Beyond the Course Book

Smith College has developed two programs through its Center for Work and Life to help students engage more effectively on campus and teach valuable skills for life after college.