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 [...]
High school seniors, it’s time to get out the pen and paper.
So far, one application has been turned in for eight Team Honeycutt/Allen Tate Realtors scholarships worth a total of $8,000.
The 12-member realty team based in Concord will award $1,000 scholarships to one student from each of Cabarrus County School’s five high schools, A.L. Brown, [...]
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 [...]
SAN JOSE - Democratic gubernatorial primary candidate Phil Angelides told Silicon Valley business executives Thursday he could reduce Silicon Valley’s dependency on skilled foreign workers by offering thousands of college scholarships to California students who study science, math and engineering.
If he were governor, Angelides told business executives, the California Tomorrow Fellowship program would award 10,000 [...]
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 [...]
City officials hold hopes the opening of a higher education campus in Peoria will jump-start more academic growth.
Western International University in January opened its fifth campus in the state aimed at working adults at 83rd Avenue and Thunderbird Boulevard.
The City Council, which hopes to bring in high-paying, white-collar jobs, has identified post-secondary education as a [...]
The lottery starts in less than a month and that means the rush is on as a billion dollar business starts from scratch.
From the front desk to back rooms, phones are ringing off the hook at the education lottery offices.
“I mean, you’re on the phone and you’re taking care of one client and your phone [...]
The Education Department bent the rules to award grants worth millions of dollars to hand-picked applicants in 2001 and 2002, congressional investigators have found. The moves were not characterized as illegal and no corrective action was required.
In a review released by a top House Democrat, the Government Accountability Office detailed three cases in which the [...]
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 [...]