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INTELECOM Intelligent Telecommunications Wins 2009 SIIA CODiE Award

May 8th, 2009

INTELECOM Intelligent Telecommunications has been recognized by the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) for its online video clip repository, winning the 2009 CODiE Award for Best Education Reference or Search Service. INTELECOM was also recognized as a Finalist in the Best Education Solution category.
“We are very pleased to receive a CODiE award which represents [...]

Officials urge students to check for scholarship fraud

March 27th, 2007

Students seeking scholarships may end up paying more than what they expect. Scholarship fraud, which occurs when students seek scholarships or grants from sources that charge for their services, can prevent students from receiving anything in return.
Joyce Hall, Purdue’s executive director of the Division of Financial Aid, said scholarship fraud happens often enough for the [...]

Internet Advertising Funds College Scholarships on Newly Launched GraffitiPad.com

January 12th, 2007

A new website – GraffitiPad.com – is selling Internet advertising spots to fund college scholarships.
The New Year is a time of reflection, resolution, and celebration; but it also invites stress, psychological depression, consumer debt, and end-of-the-holiday disillusionment and cynicism. Psychiatrists recommend that individuals maximize the momentum felt at the fresh start of the year by [...]

Do your homework when plotting the financial course for your children’s college education

November 29th, 2006

While Junior’s busy writing a captivating college admissions essay and filling out stacks of applications, Mom and Dad bite their fingernails, wondering how they’re going to pay for it.
Paying for college can be a complicated and intimidating journey, but with some helpful advice and plenty of resources, it’s not so bad.
How much will it cost?
When [...]

Common Knowledge Scholarship Foundation Announces 2006-2007 Scholarship Lineup

August 25th, 2006

The Common Knowledge Scholarship Foundation announces new scholarships for 2006-2007.
It’s never too early for students and parents to begin thinking about how they are going to pay for college. Between rising tuition costs and living expenses, college is an expensive investment. Fortunately, students have another resource when it comes to searching for scholarship money.
The Common [...]

Internet schools growing

May 1st, 2006

Since July, when the Pa. Leadership Charter School opened a regional office in the Pittsburgh Mills mall, the number of students from Valley communities attending online schools has soared — more than doubling in some districts.
In all, about 600 Alle-Kiski Valley elementary and secondary students are enrolled in cyber schools — Internet-based schools where they [...]

Internet education bill advances

February 22nd, 2006

The old adage “don’t talk to strangers” is more complicated in the age of chat rooms, instant messaging and e-mail.
Virginia public schools are being asked to meet the new technology with a new safety message, warning students of the dangers of befriending people online and giving out personal information over the Web.
A bill requiring Virginia’s [...]

U.S. Conference of Mayors Applauds Verizon for Supporting Expansion of Innovative After-School Program

January 20th, 2009

The U.S. Conference of Mayors has recognized Verizon with the Outstanding Award in Public/Private Partnerships for joining with the city of Los Angeles to expand an innovative after-school program to more inner-city schools.
At a Conference of Mayors meeting in Washington on Sunday (Jan. 18), Verizon was honored for providing $1 million to support expansion of [...]

The Medical Tourism Travel Guide: Your Complete Reference to Top-Quality, Low-Cost Dental, Cosmetic, Medical Care & Surgery Overseas

November 16th, 2008

What if you could get top-notch medical care by highly skilled, U.S.-trained physicians in a world-class medical facility, all at a cost far less than treatment in the United States? It is called medical tourism, and hundreds of thousands of Americans each year are doing it. They go for dental treatment in Mexico, for [...]

2009 Medical Office Policy Handbook

November 16th, 2008

This comprehensive, easy-to-use resource is essential for every office manager, packed full of policies and procedures created for the unique business environment of a medical practice. We provide you with practical and straight-forward advice on running a medical practice.

How to organize your front office — efficiently schedule, welcome, educate and and