One-year college classes ideal for new career

Brianna Elliott of Grand Blanc picks out her classes at the Mott Community College Southern Lakes Branch campus on Thompson Road in Fenton Township Tuesday afternoon.

World-Herald News Service LINCOLN - The Omaha Public Schools superintendent and at least one state senator are crying foul after Gov. Dave Heineman asked the state's major education groups to support repeal of the federal health-care reforms or face possible cuts in state funding.

New Indiana online college enrolls 500 students

INDIANAPOLIS - Enrollment is growing in an online college that Indiana's governor has promoted.

Easing student debt

Tempestt Hazel graduated from Columbia College with $25,000 in student loans and a keen awareness that she was going to need to start paying them off if she didn't head straight to graduate school. So the Bronzeville resident put herself on Lilyslist.com, an online student loan registry.

Education commissioner says reading test results are a starting point

Nebraska Education Commissioner Roger Breed said the first-ever statewide grade-level reading test results should be a starting point for schools, parents and state officials to discuss how to raise reading scores.

Students: Sept. 7, 2010

Students from around the region who have earned special recognition.

Students awarded scholarships to study in China

Six CSUN students and recent graduates have received scholarships from the China Scholarship Council to study abroad in China.

Students get older peers to co-sign for credit cards

Some college students have figured a way around new federal rules restricting their access to credit cards by simply turning to older students for help.

First week of college football taught us many things

Rejoice! College football has returned. As much fun as it is to pontificate about what the upcoming season holds, it is much more enjoyable to actually kick back and watch more college football than I thought was humanly possible.

College Park to host annual Cityfest

The City of College Park is scheduled to host the Fourth Annual College Park Cityfest on Saturday, Sept. 11, at the Georgia International Convention Center, in College Park.

Students use FB for clean up

CHRISTCHURCH - HUNDREDS of enterprising New Zealand students have turned to Facebook to organise themselves into relief squads helping residents in the earthquake-hit city of Christchurch. Canterbury University Law student Sam Johnson hit on the idea after learning that lessons had been cancelled for a week after the 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit New Zealand's second largest city on Saturday.

College of Environmental Design To Test 'One-Stop' Online Portal

The process of navigating through class schedules, financial aid, class reminders and messages on several different websites may soon be consolidated into a "one-stop shop" for all things UC Berkeley, as the Cal Online Student Experience task force launched a test site for a pilot group to evaluate the portal Aug. 23.

College Football Game Capsules

College football: Maryland springs surprise on Navy

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL News & results Boise State 33, Va. Tech. 30 LANDOVER, MD. Kellen Moore hit

College Women’s Golf: Storm opens 2010 season

Napa Valley College competed in a Big 8 Conference tournament atBartley Cavanaugh Golf Course last week.

Students return to classes today

Thousands of area students returned to classrooms earlier today - the official first day of school for the 2010-2011 school year. For some area school systems the new year brings massive new changes.In Hopewell, 14 classrooms at Hopewell High School hav

Education tops Barnes' agenda this time around

ATLANTA --- Teachers might have helped block Roy Barnes' 2002 bid for a second term as governor, but education has emerged as his signature issue as he tries to win his old job back this fall.

Students examine society’s injustices through conversation and narratives

Students’ personal stories bring the Philly Fringe play “54: All Together Equal” to life. For a dozen people crowded in a small apartment room, brainstorming seemed to become a communal experience. Although they did not have the most ideal space to rehearse for their upcoming play, “54: All Together Equal,” their ideas and struggles made [...]

College team South Island champs

Queen Charlotte College turned on several top performances to finish as the top-placed South Island school at the national secondary schoolgirls badminton championships in Auckland last week.

Education Rises to Barnes' Main Issue in Race

Teachers may have helped defeat Roy Barnes' 2002 bid for a second term as governor, but education has emerged as his signature issue as he tries to win his old job back this fall. This time he's promising a more inclusive approach, pushing a platform full of teacher-friendly policies like salary increases, smaller class sizes and a ban on furloughs. He also wants to bring two teachers into the ...

Highest-paying jobs for recent college grads

Bachelor's degrees are not the fast-track to big paychecks they once were. But professionals in some fields have a significant head-start in the years immediately following graduation, said Elana Altman, a career editor and contributing writing at Her Campus, a Cambridge-based online magazine for collegiate women. College - Cambridge - Online magazine - Bachelor's degree - Editing

College trustees to meet Wednesday

The Navarro College Board of Trustees is scheduled to meet at noon Wednesday in the Lone Star Room of the Walker Dining Hall on the Corsicana campus.

Education responsibilities outlined for Hide

New Associate Education Minister Rodney Hide will have responsibility for overseeing public-private partnerships in schools should the Government head down that path.

College Students Reminded to Wash Their Hands

SUNDAY, Sept. 5 (HealthDay News) -- As college students begin to settle into their new dorm rooms at campuses nationwide, one New York City-based public health advocate is offering some basic advice to help them stay healthy during the upcoming flu season.

Students cry English bias

Nearly 100 students of Shibnath Shastri College who failed their BA Part-III (general) examinations this year have alleged that they were penalised for writing the political science paper in English.

Pennsbury Education Association responds to board president’s statement

The Pennsbury Education Association (PEA) has responded to a statement by Greg Lucidi, president of the Pennsbury School Board, which he read at the Aug. 19 special board meeting.

College take fifth in nationals

Wairarapa College performed outstandingly at the Federation Cup premier national secondary schools tournament in Christchurch last week, placing fifth out of the 16 teams.

More Hoosiers going to online university

Online university can help adults who have to work full time get a college degree.

Conn. seeks education grant to help teen parents

Connecticut education officials are applying for $6 million in federal grants to help schools provide more services to pregnant and parenting teenagers. Education - Connecticut - Home - Family - Parenting