Jennifer Wilcutt teaches during the day and pursues her master’s degree in education whenever she can log onto the Internet.
Wilcutt, a Logan County resident, is part of Western Kentucky University’s growing number of students who are pursuing degrees online.
“I can travel with my laptop and wireless modem, and log on from anywhere,” Wilcutt said.
When Western [...]

In an effort to help teen drivers steer clear of highway dangers, the California Highway Patrol will launch its Start Smart driver education program next Wednesday, March 22.
The campaign, targeting motorists between 15 and 19 years old, will include safe driving classes, testimony from local accident investigation officers and family members who have lost loved [...]

The Kuwaiti Minister of Education and Higher Education announced the inauguration of the 35th education conference organized by the Kuwaiti Teachers Society, Kuna reported.
The Minster said during the conference that Kuwaiti authorities in all its history were keen on promoting education.
The three-day conference will discuss educational experiences from Qatar, Oman, Italy and Malaysia.

Distance Learning Company solidified its commitment to advancing online notary education by participating in a public education vendors meeting organized by the Secretary of State Office in California.
“We were elated by the opportunity to be a part of the course advancement process,” says Nadeem Masood, Business Development for Distance Learning Company. “The initiative was in [...]

WebAssign homework system proven to increase student success in the quantitative disciplines.
Thomson Higher Education, a global provider of teaching materials for higher education and part of the Thomson Company (TSX: TOC, NYSE: TOC), and WebAssign, the leading online homework and testing service for math and science, today announced the expansion of their alliance to include [...]

NEC Computers has extended its web training tools to strengthen the online education of its enterprise-focused international channel partners. The dedicated channel education tools will be used to bring partners up to speed on NEC server, storage and workstation solutions.
NEC partners from the international region, which covers a wide region including both South America and [...]

Binghamton University officials are stepping up efforts to increase education among students about alcohol abuse.
“We know that kids are going to drink,” Rodger Summers, vice president for student affairs, told the Binghamton University Council at its Friday morning meeting. “We could give them a thousand dollar bill and say ‘Don’t drink,’ and then they probably [...]

Nashville–In response to a statewide demand for a more qualified and skilled workforce, the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) has developed two online educational programs.
The two programs — Regents Online Degree Programs (RODP) and Regents Online Continuing Education and Workforce Development (ROCE) — aim to expand educational opportunities and enhance the skills of the workforce.
TBR [...]

Picture you: studying…in Australia. Or Paris. Does Mexico sound good, too?
Study abroad is growing wildly popular among college students. Every year, thousands of students pack up their things and head to another country to take
classes and learn about other cultures.
Elisabeth Pawula, third-year International Business student, studied abroad in Guadalajara, Mexico last fall. “It was fantastic, [...]

Women in Corporate Aviation, Intl. (WCA) is pleased to announce it will present several scholarships at the 2006 NBAA Annual Meeting & Convention, Oct. 17-19, in Orlando, Florida. These scholarships are open to both men and women interested in continued pursuit of a career in many job classifications in corporate/business aviation or those interested in [...]

The nanotechnology job market is heating up both in the U.S. and abroad, according to a study by Small Times magazine, a periodically covering the micro and nanotechnology sectors.
A Small Times survey of over 1,300 employed in the microtechnology and nanotechnology sectors worldwide found the average salary to be $84,605 abroad, and $97,978 in the [...]

The Chatham Ballet and Dance Arts Center has awarded three scholarships for the winter/spring dance session. A merit scholarship was awarded to Norah Bourbon, a Brewster resident and Cape Cod Community College student.
Anna Colby, a fifth-grade Harwich student and her sister, Abigail, a first-grader at Harwich, each have received a scholarship [...]