Michigan schools will be able to offer a new online course that could guide students toward choosing a career and a better understanding the global economy.
The course is being designed by the Michigan Department of Education and Michigan Virtual University.
It will paid for through a 350-thousand dollar grant from Microsoft Corporation.
The course will be available [...]
Author, lecturer and business guru Brian Tracy has joined with Andrew Jackson University to provide online courses and degree programs that emphasize entrepreneurial principles. In a joint statement, Tracy and university chief executive Joseph Schmoke announced the launch of the Brian Tracy College of Business and Entrepreneurship at Andrew Jackson University. The college’s mission is [...]
Online charter schools are giving Idaho parents an option for educating their kids other than home schooling, private school or traditional public schools.
The Idaho Virtual Academy has about 1,800 students in kindergarten through ninth grade, while the Idaho Distance Education Academy has about 1,000 in kindergarten through grade 12.
“We’ve been very happy with it,” Kristin [...]
The Illinois State Board of Education recently approved Professional Learning Boardâ„¢ as an authorized provider of continuing education services to Illinois teachers and education employees. Professional Learning Boardâ„¢, based in Minneapolis, provides professional development to teachers through online courses.
“We’re extremely excited that the Illinois State Board of Education has recognized our company and services as [...]
The University of Minnesota Board of Regents have approved UMC’s request to deliver a second degree entirely online. The Bachelor of Manufacturing Management (BMM), a 4-year career-oriented degree was approved for online delivery at the Feb. 14 Board of Regents meeting in Minneapolis. The BMM degree prepares students to manage people and machines in a [...]
The majority of people killed in teen driver crashes are people other than the teen driver themselves, according to a recent analysis.www.cateendriver.com Offering Teen Driver Education online courses that are affordable, convenient and easy for teens to fulfill state’s driver education requirement.So,the web site is set up to be the perfect starting place for parents [...]
Transition Assistance Online, TAOnline.com, an e-recruiting Web site for transitioning military members and employers seeking military talent, and eLearners.com®, an online marketing firm focused on the post-secondary and continuing education markets with a specific expertise in online education, announce an alliance and launch of a new, joint education site for transitioning military members, www.taonline.elearners.com. TAOnline.com [...]
Qwest Communications has signed a six-year contract with the Wyoming Education Department to provide services for a statewide network connecting more than 400 public schools.
Under the contract, worth about $24.7 million, Qwest will run the Wyoming Equality Network (WEN). The company created the network in 1998 under a separate contract.
Now the state is upgrading the [...]
An MBA from Lehigh is now available through the Internet — last month the university joined other schools that make their MBA programs available online.
Mary Gulick, assistant director of recruitment, said the admissions process is the same, the high standards are the same, the curriculum is identical and students have access to all of the [...]
A WELSH further education college is to become the first to launch an online radio station through an innovative website.
Dozens of schools have set up their own stations using award-winning website www.radiowaves.co.uk, but Coleg Gwent will become the first further education college to join their ranks.
The college, the largest further education provider in Wales, will [...]