SchoolBook: Now These Are Some Brainy Students

Fifty-five high school students from the five boroughs and Westchester County were quizzed on Saturday about their knowledge of the brain. When the New York City Brain Bee at Columbia University was done, Danling Chen, a junior at Staten Island Technical High School, pulled off a win by correctly naming the chemical energy source of cells. The answer: ATP.

Students get thinking caps to raise funds

STUDENTS at Bourne Community College organised a number of events to raise £1,200 for an animal charity in Eartham.

New special-education chief faces familiar challenges

Overseeing special education at a big city school district isn’t easy. Elizabeth Blanco, who took over last week as San Francisco Unified School District’s assistant superintendent for special education, will manage a system struggling to improve after years of complaints, violations and turnover. Since 2010, the district's special education programs have been under review by the state ...

One Degree, Many Career Paths: Webinar Explores Career Options for Job Seekers and Students

BUFFALO, NY-- - Bryant & Stratton College Online announced today a new session in its ongoing free career training webinar series. Titled "Exploring Career Options: How Many Ways Can You Use Your ...

Education Needed in Changing Face of Plastics Recycling

Many consumers have questions about where and how to recycle their plastics, and because collection differs from municipality to municipality, the answers aren’t always easy to fin

The Choice Blog: Teaching Smith Students About Life Beyond the Course Book

Smith College has developed two programs through its Center for Work and Life to help students engage more effectively on campus and teach valuable skills for life after college.

Choosing an education chief

A national search yielded 23 applicants for the job of Palm Beach County schools superintendent. The School Board last month narrowed the field to four finalists; one dropped out of the running last week to fill a post in Alaska. Here are the remaining three contenders, in alphabetical order:

PCSSD registration for new students begins Tuesday

Parents of students living within the Pulaski County Special School District must enroll their pre-kindergarten, kindergarten or new students for the 2012-13 school year during new-student registration, which will be Tuesday, Jan. 23, through Feb. 3.

To pay for your kid's college, HELOC or refi?

Dear Dr. Don,Is it better to finance my two children's college through a home refinance or by taking out an equity line of credit? What are the tax advantages/disadvantages of the two options? If I take ...

Report: Pima college consultant sent lewd e-mails

A Pima Community College consultant who was paid hundreds of thousands of dollars over several years forwarded lewd emails to the school's executives and billed the public for a personal massage, the Arizona Daily Star reported.

Education commissioner calls for money to implement STAAR

India Ink: American Universities Woo High-Paying Foreign Students

The number of foreign students has doubled at many state universities, as officials embrace "gold rush" mentality.

College Bound scholarship program could face test as more apply

The new College Bound Scholarship program helps pay for college for low-income students, but its supporters worry that the money may run dry.

College rankings: Schools – not students – are sweating lists

When US News & World Report debuted its list of "America's Best Colleges" nearly 30 years ag ...

Online Escort Solicits Sex to Undercover Cop at College Station Motel

A woman who placed an online ad soliciting "bliss and pleasure you won't regret" has landed the alleged escort behind bars after meeting up with an undercover cop for sex.

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Belmont College Workforce Development/Community Education Department announces new online courses

ST. CLAIRSVILLE -- The Workforce Development and Community Education Department at Belmont College announces that they are now offering web-based courses. The online offerings will include home inspection courses, as well as IRS (Internal Revenue Service) tax preparation courses.

College Graduation Rates Plummeting; Dropouts Blame Finances

College drop outs resulted in $4.5 BILLION in lost income and taxes last year according to American Institutes for Research. Two websites TheDegree.com and TheCareerPeople.com conducted an online survey to discover why.Fort Lauderdale, FL (PRWEB) February 05, 2012 68% of the drop outs who responded to an online survey by TheDegree.com and TheCareerPeople.com stated that they blamed financial ...

Students honored at Multicultural Gala

SMU students, faculty and staff gathered in the Hughes-Trigg Ballroom Saturday dressed for an evening of "Old Hollywood Glamour" as they celebrated this year's accomplishments during the Fourth Annual Multicultural Gala Awards.

Education notes: News from schools near you

Education notes DAKOTA COUNTY -- Peter Bohacek, a science teacher at Henry Sibley High School in Mendota Heights, was featured in a national

A Look at Iowa Community College’s 2011-12 Men’s Basketball Teams: Indian Hills Community College

The Indian Hills Community College Warriors are in the hunt for their sixth Iowa Community College Athletic Conference title in seven years. IHCC, 22-1 overall and 2-0 in the ICCAC, has won three straight games since suffering their only loss of the season on January 17.

College graduates struggle with student loan debts: Plain Dealing

Student loan debts are growing so high that experts say college grads are putting off rites of passage like marrying, buying homes -- sometimes even moving out of their parents' homes.

L.A. Unified students square off in Academic Decathlon Super Quiz

Based on an unofficial tally, district officials say Granada Hills Charter High scored highest in the Super Quiz event. On Thursday, students will learn which teams advance to the state competition. Hundreds of high school students lined up outside Roybal Learning Center near downtown Los Angeles on Saturday in letterman jackets and the kind of windbreakers worn by Olympians. Members of the Van ...

Students reconsider pricey tuition

After graduating from Northview High School in 2010, Elle Stobinski was set to head off to a four-year university.

International Students Pay Top Dollar at U.S. Colleges

At the University of Washington, 18 percent of the freshmen are foreigners, and each pays about three times as much as students from Washington State.

Bilingual classes try to push Latinos toward college

Four high schools in Southern California are offering math and science courses using online curriculum from Mexico to get more Latino students to meet requirements to go to college. On the first day of the semester, Sylmar High math teacher Cesar Fuentes wasted no time: " Ven, tomen una computadora ," he said. "Go grab a laptop."

U.S. college ratings game set for shakeup

(Reuters) - An elite California college's admission this week that it tried to boost its reputation by inflating the test scores of incoming freshmen has stoked a heated debate over the outsized influence and controversial methodology of commercial "best college" lists. But behind the furor over the fraud at Claremont McKenna College is a crescendo of calls from academics, politicians and ...

Career Education Corporation Announces Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2011 Earnings Release and Conference Call

Career Education Corporation will report fourth-quarter and full-year 2011 financial results after market close on Monday, February 27, 2012, and host a conference call Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at 10:00 a.m.

Dominican University Offers Two Bisk Foundation Teacher Education Scholarships for 100% Online Master's in Education ...

TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Dominican University, a U.S. News & World Report-ranked and regionally accredited university, is currently accepting applications for the Bisk Foundation Teacher ...