Education department urged to review system

ILOILO CITY – A lawmaker has asked the Department of Education (DepEd) to get rid of the old language of instruction and implement the child’s first language of teaching in the first six years of elementary education.

About 80 Yellow Springs High School students walked out of school last week in protest of the school administration’s decision to place a high school teacher on administrative leave.

Western Union Business Solutions Launches GEO for Education

LONDON, February 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --The Western Union GEO Fund for British Universities Introduced to Support Students in Need Western Union Business Solutions today announced the launch of its new ...

College football success doesn’t come cheap

Arkansas State has shown it is serious, really serious, about its football and new football coach.

Students warned of crossdressing

Exeter University warns its students of the offence crossdressing for fun could cause and compares it to blacking up, in a Diversity Week article.

Students see future in rural medicine

The 18 prospective medical students came from such smaller Indiana communities as St. Paul, Bluffton and North Vernon.

College gets money to plan tech upgrade

GARDNER - When Mount Wachusett Community College's Green Street Campus opened in 1974, the labs that students worked in were state-of-the-art, offering everything needed for a science curriculum of the day.

Anthem High School Now Offering Online Diplomas and Professional Skills Development

Students can earn diploma and optional professional development certificate through online educationPhoenix, AZ (PRWEB) February 23, 2012 Anthem High School, a partnership between Anthem College Online and Smart Horizons Career Online Education (SHCOE), is now online and accepting students.“We are excited to partner with Smart Horizons,” says Darcy Richardson, Division President of Anthem ...

Students-starve-as-govt-delays-scholarships

Thousands of students staying in hostels have been forced to go without two square meals a day.

Students at Catholic schools in Braintree, Brockton, and Kingston will start next school year with iPads

Schools eager to launch iPad era of learning Students at Catholic high schools in Brockton and Braintree will start the next school year with iPads instead of papers and books in their backpacks, part of a growing number of schools looking to trade traditional learning tools for the latest technology. Not far behind Cardinal Spellman and Archbishop Williams are public school counterparts in ...

Boston College to challenge handover of interviews

BOSTON COLLEGE has decided to appeal the decision of the US district court requiring the college to hand over interviews from seven republicans who participated in its oral history project on the Troubles.

Boston College fights release of secret IRA tapes

Boston College is challenging a federal judge's order to hand over interviews with seven former Irish Republican Army members to U.S. government officials.

Students warned of mumps outbreak

Students are urged to check their MMR protection after an outbreak of mumps at Glasgow University affects 37 people.

SchoolBook: Five Students Arrested a Day, Police Data Show

New figures on police activity in city schools shows that in the fall, safety agents and officers arrested about five students a day. On Wednesday, advocates used this statistic to criticize the city for giving the Police Department too much control over discipline in schools.

Five Students Arrested a Day, Police Data Show

New figures on police activity in city schools shows that in the fall, safety agents and officers arrested about five students a day. On Wednesday, advocates used this statistic to criticize the city for giving the Police Department too much control over discipline in schools.

Students sue over pepper-spraying at UC Davis

19 students and alumni bring federal suit after being sprayed during seated, non-violent "Occupy" protest; Viral video sparked outrage

Smart Horizons Career Online Education Announces Partnership With Anthem College to Launch Anthem High School

Anthem High School to provide adult learners the opportunity to earn their high school diplomasPensacola, FL (PRWEB) February 22, 2012 Smart Horizons Career Online Education (SHCOE) has taken a significant step forward in their mission to re-engage adult learners into the education process by partnering with Anthem College Online to launch Anthem High School. Anthem College Online (http://www ...

Guy in 'College Freshman' Meme Now Stars in a New 'College Senior' Meme

"Successful College Senior" Meme

Fanattac Announces Closing of $1 Million Equity Funding and Beta Launch at Ithaca College

Fanattac, Inc. , an online social media platform that connects music fans and artists in a totally new way, announced today that it has closed a $1 million p

Career Education Earnings Preview

Career Education will unveil its latest earnings on Monday, Feb. 27.

Education Department Wants Tweets from Teachers and Students

February has been a busy month for K-12 education. On February 1, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan kicked it off by announcing that all U.S. schools should transition to digital textbooks within the next five years. On the 9th, President Obama waived 10 states from No Child Left Behind. And last week, the president proposed a 2013 budget that includes a $1.7 funding increase for education.

Obama Proposal May Address Growing Education Gap

Recently, the New York Times reported on the growing education gap between low-income and affluent students. One study cited found that since the 1960s, the gap in standardized test scores has grown by about 40 percent.

Maryland Institute College of Art Moves Identity Management to the Cloud

Fischer International Identity, LLC, a visionary leader in the identity management market, announced today that Maryland Institute College of Art has successfully moved into production the Fischer Identity as a Service® solution for user provisioning and password management.

Community College, Rio Salado College, Students Save With MCCCD-NAU Connection

TEMPE, AZ-- - The MCCCD-NAU Connection is a partnership formed to support quality undergraduate education offered by Northern Arizona University and Maricopa County Community College District colleges ...

Community College, Rio Salado College, Students Save With MCCCD-NAU Connection

TEMPE, AZ-- - The MCCCD-NAU Connection is a partnership formed to support quality undergraduate education offered by Northern Arizona University and Maricopa County Community College District colleges ...

Don’t Fall for These Costly College Payment Myths

The price tag of a college education can go through the roof if you fall for these commonly- misunderstood "facts."

OpenCourseWare Consortium Declares First Annual Open Education Week for March 5-10, 2012

The OpenCourseWare Consortium announces today the first annual Open Education Week from March 5-10, 2012. Open Education Week is a global event that seeks to raise awareness about the benefits of free and open sharing in education, especially Open Educational Resources .

Tech-Savvy Students Get STEM Learning with New Technology

DALLAS, Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Harmony Science Academy Biomedical students are spending classroom time learning live from top surgeons in operating rooms. Click here to watch the video.Real-time. ...

Pa. college sues over insurance regulation

PITTSBURGH - A college in Western Pennsylvania sued the federal government Tuesday, saying regulations that require employers to offer birth-control coverage that includes drugs that abort fertilized embryos are "directly at odds" with its religious values, including the Sixth Commandment.

College Basketball Fans Get a 'Shot' To Take Control of Goodyear Blimp

AKRON, Ohio, Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NYSE: GT - News), whose world famous airships have become synonymous with big sporting events, is once again joining with ESPN SportsNation ...