Education Technology Grants Aim to Increase Student Retention and College Graduation

National statistics demonstrate that only fifty-percent of U.S. students who enroll in postsecondary education actually complete a degree program. In a major effort to increase student retention and college graduation, private organizations and the U.S. government are doling out grants to advance education through technology.
In December 2009, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced $12.9 [...]

SIKKIM MANIPAL UNIVERSITY DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAMME ANNOUNCES ADMISSIONS TO FEBURARY 2010 SESSION

Bangalore, Wednesday January 15th 2010: SMU-DE, one of the largest providers of Distance Education in India, has announced the opening of admissions to their February 2010 session. Applications to various courses are available at over 710+ SMU-DE Learning Centres covering 310 cities across India. For details, log on to www.smude.edu.in or Call: 18002667788 (toll free) [...]

SIKKIM MANIPAL UNIVERSITY DIRECTORATE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION ANNOUNCES ADMISSIONS TO AUGUST 2010 SESSION

Bangalore, June 14th 2010: SMU-DE, one of the largest providers of Distance Education in India, has announced the opening of admissions to their August 2010 session. Applications to various courses are available at over 710+ SMU-DE Learning Centres covering 310 cities across India.
 
The University offers Post Graduate, Graduate, Post Graduate Diploma and Diploma programs [...]

A Low-Budget Way to Higher Education

A Low-Budget Way to Higher Education
Before dawn on the morning of SDSU’s commencement last May, James Ziegler-Kelly climbed out of his tent under a bridge in Mission Valley. He dressed, folded the tent and his sleeping bag, and loaded the car. He showered in the Aztec Recreation Center on the west side of campus.
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Gerard Robinson to be the Commonwealth’s next Secretary of Education

Gerard Robinson to be the Commonwealth’s next Secretary of Education
The 43-year-old Robinson heads the nonprofit Black Alliance for Education Options, a group that advocates giving black parents greater access to charter and private education for their children.
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Beshear Touts Job Creation, Education

Beshear Touts Job Creation, Education
FRANKFORT, Ky. – In his third State of the Commonwealth address, Gov. Steve Beshear reminded legislators of their bipartisan successes in job creation, education and budget balancing – despite a plodding economy and dismal budget outlook.
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