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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

The Rotary International World Peace Fellowship, which culminates in a master’s degree, is now available for the academic years 2009 – 2011 at one of five universities in England, Japan, Australia, Thailand or Argentina.
Applicants should have a bachelor’s baccalaureate degree and the training and background to gain admission to a graduate program at one of [...]

To help students who want to study internationally during upcoming college semesters, the Rotary Club Scholarship Program is offering another round of its annual scholarships for club members who plan to study abroad.
With nearly 800 scholarships available, the Rotary Club Scholarship Program is now accepting applications for 2010-2011 awards. Applications are due April 15.
The scholarship [...]

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 [...]