PRWeb: Government Education

Need Help Paying For College Textbooks? Meet A Teenager With Money To Give

Five high school teenagers have established a 501(c)(3), non-profit organization that awards textbook grants to college students. The organization, Beans For Books, has recently been approved and added to FastWeb, a Monster Company that matches students with available grants. The founder, 17 year old Dave Lanning, Jr., has plans to roll out the organization to every college campus in the country. (PRWeb Jul 9, 2008)

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Carpe Diem International Education To Seize Student Vote Leading Gap Year Organization and U.S. State Department Help Students Cast Ballots Overseas

Carpe Diem International, a leading global education organization specializing in gap year programs, announces new initiative to help students vote in the November presidential election while abroad. Carpe Diem has worked closely with the United States State Department to make the process accessible and effective for all students interested in casting ballots while overseas. Carpe Diem International is the first gap year program to implement such an initiative. (PRWeb Jul 9, 2008)

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After-School All-Stars of New York to Receive $6 Million Over Six Years

After-School All-Stars, a national organization focused on after-school programming for at-risk youth, announced today that After-School All-Stars New York (ASASNY) has been awarded two 21st Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC) grants from New York State Department of Education totaling $6 million in renewable funding over five years. (PRWeb Jul 8, 2008)

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LearnHub.com Launches World's Largest Free SAT and GMAT Question Banks

LearnHub.com, an online social learning network, has announced the availability of the world's largest free SAT and GMAT question banks. The site hosts communities to help prepare students for SAT and GMAT exams that now include thousands of original practice questions. In addition to helping with these standardized tests, these communities are also a hub of activity for domestic and international students to connect with academic recruiters. (PRWeb Jul 8, 2008)

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2010 Service Initiative Lifts Whatcom County and Northwest Washington State and its Surrounding Area Businesses through Training and Visibility

The 2010 Service Initiative was created by Evergreen Team Concepts to prepare businesses for the accompanying traffic expected from the Winter Olympic Games through high quality training in subjects ranging from image management, customer service, leadership and marketing. (PRWeb Jul 7, 2008)

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SimpleTuition Connects Quarter of a Million Student Loan Borrowers to Lenders So Far in 2008 : Website Has Potentially Facilitated As Much As $1.2 Billion in Smarter College Borrowing in 2008

SimpleTuition, the leading student loan comparison site for personalized student loan research, today announced at the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) conference that the company’s award-winning website (www.simpletuition.com) has connected more than 250,000 student and parent borrowers to lenders year to date in 2008, on target to reach 750,000 for the year from 2 million visitors. In aggregate, year-to-date activity represents nearly $1.2 billion dollars in prospective borrowing. (PRWeb Jul 7, 2008)

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'English 1 On 1' --- The Best Value One On One English Learning Program For ESL Students Around World

ESL students can now have a more interactive approach to learning the English language. A new, more interactive learning program for ESL students has been created in Atlanta, USA. English 1 On 1 was created to give students exactly what they need to improve their skills as English speakers - the opportunity to speak one-on-one with a personal native English-speaking teacher. English1on1 records every session between our teachers and students so that students can listen to their own sessions anytime afterward to review what they have learned. The advantages to use English 1 On 1 are: convenience, comfort, quality, individual attention, personal recordings, value, and efficient. Most English1on1 sessions are $10 per session (30 min). (PRWeb Jul 7, 2008)

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Kathryn Hill New Colorado Historical Society COO and Colorado History Museum Director

The Colorado Historical Society hired Kathryn Hill as its new Chief Operating Officer and Director of the Colorado History Museum. Hill brings more than 20 years of museum experience from working for some of the country's most notable cultural institutions, including the Field Museum, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Newseum and the High Museum of Art. She will help focus on developing the vision, exhibits and programs for the new Colorado History Museum, which is slated to open in 2012. (PRWeb Jul 3, 2008)

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WALL-E Agrees: There's a "Killer at Large," Note Independent Filmmakers

As marketers push unhealthful foods on children and government policy makes it the only affordable way to feed a family, researchers behind a new documentary tell us the obesity depicted in "WALL-E" is all too possible (PRWeb Jul 3, 2008)

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Lumension Security? to Lead Presentation at FISC 2008 About Best Practices for Government Agencies to Comply with SCAP Requirements

Lumension's Steve Antone to outline a new approach to vulnerability management, configuration management and technical policy compliance. (PRWeb Jul 2, 2008)

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DEA Marks 35th Anniversary

To mark its 35th Anniversary, DEA recently held a celebration at Bolling Air Force Base in Washington D.C., as well as a lecture series highlighting the four decades of accomplishments for the agency. (PRWeb Jul 2, 2008)

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ABCTE Celebrates its 1,000th Certification: Traci Brown

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UK Reading Reform Foundation 2008 London Conference Date Announced

The United Kingdom Reading Reform Foundation today announced its 2008 London Conference is to be held at The Clore Management Centre, Birkbeck College, 25 - 27 Torrington Square, London WC1 on Friday 7th November 2008. The theme for this years conference will be 'Waste', where speakers will discuss how time and money is still being wasted in the UK education system and the resulting 'waste of lives' because of the use of non-science based methods of teaching reading. (PRWeb Jul 2, 2008)

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Education More Important Than Immigration to Solve Nursing Shortage, Research Shows

New research shows that a majority of US healthcare consumers would be prepared to pay higher taxes to fund increased education facilities for American nurses. The study also sampled consumer attitudes to the recruitment of nurses from overseas. (PRWeb Jul 1, 2008)

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Free Online Training and E-Book on Small Business Grants for Entrepreneurs

New educational platform by Global Institute of Small and Minority Business Grants provides valuable information and tips about grant funding for small businesses. (PRWeb Jun 30, 2008)

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BrainX Announces Results of a Pilot Program to Improve Exam Scores on the CAHSEE (California High School Exit Exam) : Orange Unified School District Rates for At-Risk Students Passing the Math Section of the CAHSEE Jumped From an Average of 50% to 89% for Participating Students Using the BrainX Learning Solution

In a determined effort to improve the pass rate of English language learner students on the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE), educators at Orange Unified School District in California investigated various ways in which they might significantly raise student achievement levels for this at-risk population of students. Results from their pilot implementation of the BrainX learning solution indicate that this research-backed approach may be doing just that. English learners are defined as those students who are not yet fluent in English. Statewide these students make up the majority of students who fail the CAHSEE. (PRWeb Jun 30, 2008)

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Water Coolers Direct Offer Free Water Coolers for Schools

For a limited time only Water Coolers Direct (WCD) is offering UK schools the option of a free reconditioned water cooler when the school pays for the installation and takes out a service contract with WCD. (PRWeb Jun 27, 2008)

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Caveat Lector: Don't Let New College Cost Book Sucker You In

Thanks to new student aid initiatives at America's private colleges and universities, many students and families are getting welcome news: a private college may be as affordable as a public university---and their best buy. Unfortunately, the growing trend of colleges replacing loans and grants---or undertaking other steps to minimize student out-of-pocket costs and debt---was not mentioned in a press release issued yesterday for the new book on college cost. (PRWeb Jun 27, 2008)

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International Narconon Network Delivers for UN Anti-Drug Abuse Day

From Los Angeles to Atlanta, Cape Town to Moscow, Mexico City to Bruxelles, Narconon staff and volunteers are delivering drug education talks or creating public awareness events on and around June 26th, the UN International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. With these events, Narconon staff, many being graduates of the Narconon social model drug rehabilitation program, celebrate the year's accomplishment of providing presentations to more than one million youth worldwide. (PRWeb Jun 26, 2008)

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Boca Beth Makes Green the Color of Happier Holidays and Brighter Futures

Award-winning bilingual education program goes green with sustainable packaging to make futures brighter for kids and the environment. (PRWeb Jun 26, 2008)

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New Book Urges Students to Wake Up and Smell the Tuition

Common Courage Announces The Book That Colleges Don't Want You to Read. (PRWeb Jun 26, 2008)

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MathRiders? - Helen Doron Maths Tutoring Franchise Helps Students Around The World To Make The Grade

The globally franchised Helen Doron Educational Group developed 'MathRiders' to help the millions of students worldwide who now rely on maths tutoring to compete with classmates and qualify for a better future. (PRWeb Jun 25, 2008)

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Portland State University Salutes First Class of Graduates in Online Criminology & Criminal Justice Program

June 14, 2008 marked a significant milestone in the history of Portland State University (PSU) as its first class of students in the online Bachelor of Science in Criminology & Criminal Justice (CCJO) program graduated. (PRWeb Jun 25, 2008)

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Auction: Norfolk, MA - Caritas Southwood Hospital - Prime Development Opportunity

88.5+/- acres of prime real estate with tremendous development possibilities. The Caritas Southwood Hospital campus is in the heart of Metro-South on Route 1A at the Norfolk/Walpole line. (PRWeb Jun 25, 2008)

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Bird Golf Academy Adds Minnesota's Top-Rate Grand View Lodge to its Fold With Long-Term Teaching Contracts

The Bird Golf Academy-"the Ultimate Golf Learning Experience". Learn from award winning PGA and LPGA professionals at world class resorts and facilities. Private 1:1 instruction packages include, daily playing lesson, take home CD/DVD, accommodations, work on the mental game with Carey Mumford and unlimited golf. When your game deserves the best; there is only one choice. (PRWeb Jun 24, 2008)

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Innovation: How -- and Why -- to Disrupt Our Education System

"Disrupting Class" Outlines Systemic Solution to Struggles of American Schools. (PRWeb Jun 24, 2008)

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Voice-Overs Casting Web Site Launched to Specifically Serve eLearning Design Firms

'One Stop Voice-Overs Shop' Opens Online to Provide Narrators and Actors for eLearning Courses (PRWeb Jun 24, 2008)

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Financial Voice of "Generation Y" Announces First of Its Kind Nationwide 50 City Tour

23-year-old self-made millionaire James White is sharing his financial wisdom and dynamic energy with fellow members of "Generation Y" this summer. August kicks off a revolutionary 50 city tour of the United States where White will be educating teens and young adults and announcing the release of his new book, "My First Million". (PRWeb Jun 23, 2008)

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AES Enhances Online Payment Functionality

Online Payment Encourages On-time Student Loan Repayment (PRWeb Jun 23, 2008)

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$2 Million in Project Working Mom Full-Ride College Scholarships Back By Overwhelming Demand

After More than 50,000 Women Applied for First Round Scholarships eLearners.com and Five Online Colleges and Universities Make Back-to-School Possible Once Again for Working Moms: eLearners.com, a web resource of EducationDynamics, today announced the launch of "Project Working Mom 2", an advocacy campaign that provides working mothers the opportunity to receive a full-ride scholarship to online colleges and universities. The first $2 million in scholarship funding, which was awarded around Mother's Day, attracted more than 50,000 applicants, prompting eLearners.com and five schools to offer another $2 million in scholarships to working moms, in time for the back-to-school season. (PRWeb Jun 23, 2008)

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Providence Mayor and e-governemnt Expert to Deliver Keynotes at Qscend Technologies User Group Conference

Providence Mayor David Cicilline and e-government expert Darrell West are the featured presenters at the QScend Technologies annual user group conference in Providence, RI, September 14-16. (PRWeb Jun 23, 2008)

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School Furniture from Worthington Direct Flying into Classrooms Nationwide

Worthington Direct is offering some of the fastest lead-times in the school and educational furniture market. Classrooms are expected to fill with quality student desks, school chairs, whiteboards and more in record time. (PRWeb Jun 23, 2008)

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Online Only Auctions Offer Tallahassee Home for Sale

Online Only Auctions for Tallahassee Home to Aid Godby High School Students Recapture Funds for Next Year's Project (PRWeb Jun 19, 2008)

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More Than 1,000 Graduates of Limited-English-Proficiency (LEP) Educational Pilot Program Honored in Santa Ana

As family members and friends cheered them on, hundreds of Hispanic adults received certificates today from the Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) and the California State Senate and Assembly signifying that they have successfully completed a Limited English-Proficiency (LEP) educational pilot program provided through the English Works initiative of the Greater Santa Ana Business Alliance. The event took place at the Valley High School Auditorium in Santa Ana. (PRWeb Jun 19, 2008)

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The Learning Key, Inc. and Partnering for Change are Offering Organizational Development Workshops

Don't miss this opportunity that provides methods to track behavior changes in ingenious, innovative, and imaginative ways. (PRWeb Jun 19, 2008)

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Getting School-Home Balance Just Right -- School Family Media's New Website, SchoolFamily.com, Helps Parents and Kids Overcome School Challenges Without Stress

School Family Media, Inc. today announced the launch of SchoolFamily.com, the only website to focus exclusively on school-related issues for parents of Kindergarten – 8th grade students, providing easy-to-access, reliable content on how to help their children (and their families) make the most of the school year. (PRWeb Jun 18, 2008)

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Colorado High School's Sustainable Design Saves $85,000 in part due to CALMAC's Ice Storage Air Conditioning System

Fossil Ridge High School's sustainable design includes building orientation, wall and ceiling insulation, Ice Storage air conditioning, automated building system controls and an efficient heating system. (PRWeb Jun 17, 2008)

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Dallas LASIK Expert Dr. James McCulley Qualifies and Lists with Trusted LASIK Surgeons

Trusted LASIK Surgeons launched its revolutionary Trusted LASIK Surgeons directory service and information resource for consumers at www.TrustedLASIKSurgeons.com. What sets the Trusted LASIK Surgeons directory apart is a unique screening process ensuring that only the best LASIK Surgeons in the US are listed. Refractive Surgeons such as Dallas LASIK Surgeon Dr. James McCulley, are screened based on their experience, research, publications, lectures and patient care standards. Trusted LASIK Surgeons goal is to have the top 1% surgeons listed for the public online for every major city in the United States. (PRWeb Jun 17, 2008)

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1,000 School Children, YouTube Sensation Cactus Cuties and Members of Congress Sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" at US Capitol to Commemorate Flag Day

New survey finds Americans overwhelmingly support teaching National Anthem in schools and agree music education impacts success in other subjects. (PRWeb Jun 16, 2008)

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Clyde Waterfront Education Website is Launched at BBC Scotland Headquarters

The Clyde Waterfront Education website was launched on Monday, June 16, 2008. The event was held at the new £130m BBC Scotland headquarters. This is the first time a national regeneration project has been used to create a comprehensive teaching resource. 200 lesson plans are available for download. (PRWeb Jun 16, 2008)

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