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Registered Rep.
August 26, 2013
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
School's (Not) Out Parents often assume that their children are going to finish their degrees in four years. Most of the time, it doesn't happen.   |
Registered Rep.
September 27, 2010
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
College In Four Years, Not Six Before a teenager falls in love with any colleges be sure to check their graduation rates. It could save your clients tens of thousands of dollars. |
T.H.E. Journal
February 2009
Charlene O'Hanlon |
Credit Recovery Software: the New Summer School Districts are using online programs to get at-risk students back on track to graduation. |
ifeminists
February 8, 2006
Tony Zizza |
Every School Needs a Coach Carter When parents and their children openly reject hard work, pride, respect, and discipline - they are giving up on life. As the Samuel L. Jackson movie illustrates, Coach Carter would have none of this. |
T.H.E. Journal
November 2, 2009
David Nagel |
Are Schools Preparing Students for 21st Century Learning? While more than half of America's school principal's say they are doing a good job preparing students for the 21st century, only a third of parents of middle school and high school students agree. |
T.H.E. Journal
March 17, 2010
David Nagel |
Snapshot: Students Want Online Learning High school students seem to be overwhelmingly in favor of online instruction as a component of their educations. |
Registered Rep.
March 19, 2012
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
The Risks of Independence When parents realize that they haven't saved nearly enough money for college, some of them start wondering how their college-bound teenagers could qualify as independent students. |
The Motley Fool
December 15, 2010
Brian Stoffel |
Don't Go Anywhere Near This Stock Just because Apollo Group's stock is down doesn't mean it can't drop further. |
ifeminists
March 16, 2005
Tony Zizza |
Graduation Test Exemption Is An Exceptionally Asinine Idea Legislation pending in Georgia could essentially give students who repeatedly fail the high school graduation test a chance to get a diploma. So, this is what we're faced with. Either our children are responsible for their lives as students - or the State is. |
ifeminists
May 31, 2006
Tony Zizza |
Is Not Quitting A Reason Enough To Celebrate? The elimination of standards, the posturing and pandering, and the sick joke that is in fact special education in America, poses a serious threat to young adults functioning properly in the adult world. |
Registered Rep.
November 21, 2011
Liz O'Shaughnessy |
Negotiating through the Maze of College Costs One of the biggest mistakes that families with college-bound teenagers make is looking in the wrong places for college cash. |
Financial Planning
August 1, 2009
Donald Jay Korn |
College Panic Many of your clients with teenage children may be feeling the college panic about now. They are looking at diminished net worths and an uncertain job market and economy |
Registered Rep.
March 18, 2013
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
Getting the Most Bang for Your Tuition Bucks Many students and parents don't have the resources to benchmark colleges against one another, but the government has unveiled an online College Scorecard, which will allow families to compare schools based on simple criteria. |
T.H.E. Journal
September 2, 2009
Ruth Reynard |
5 Ways We're Diminishing Learning by Assuming Face-to-Face Instruction Is Best Face-to-face instruction is often assumed to be the proven method, while other methods have yet to prove themselves. This assumption is not only misleading, but it might also be helping to diminish potential opportunities of better learning for our students. |
Job Journal
September 22, 2013 |
Capitalize on New Skills More Quickly with New Programs in Online Education If you don't have the time or money to go back to school you can complete many free online education courses just by watching 10-minute video clips. Take 5 minutes to learn more about the amazing improvements in virtual classrooms. |
HHMI Bulletin
Fall 2012 |
Fifty International Students Get Support from HHMI Italian graduate student Elisa Araldi is one of 50 from 19 countries who were awarded HHMI International Student Research Fellowships. |
HHMI Bulletin
Nov 2011 |
HHMI Offers International Student Research Fellowships New fellowship supports 48 international graduate students. |
Bank Systems & Technology
July 15, 2009
Katherine Burger |
PNC Bank Introduces Virtual Wallet Student Based on year-old Virtual Wallet offering, tool is designed to empower students to better manage their money. |
T.H.E. Journal
October 28, 2009
Scott Aronowitz |
Pearson Launches Early Warning System for At-Risk Students In an effort to help schools combat the decision by at-risk students simply to "give up" and drop out, Pearson has launched Prevent, a data-driven software system designed to give early-warning alerts to educators. |
T.H.E. Journal
April 2009
Geoffrey H. Fletcher |
Mind the Gap The newest Speak Up survey shows a disconnect between student and educator views on learning that must be addressed. |
Registered Rep.
December 19, 2011
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
8 Facts You Didn't Know About the ACT and SAT In honor of test-taking season, here are some valuable statistics to know about the two tests. |
Registered Rep.
August 25, 2014
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
The Most Attractive Student Loans Since many families will need help to cover some of their costs, it's important that advisors be equipped with the basics about borrowing for college. Here are some critical things that you need to know about student loans. |
The Motley Fool
September 22, 2010
Selena Maranjian |
7 Ways to Cut the Cost of College Why pay hundreds or thousands when you could be saving that money instead? |
CIO
June 8, 2012
Gary Beach |
How CIOs Can Help Build IT Talent for the Future Many in the US are concerned about the talent gap between American students and similarly-aged students overseas when it comes to math and science skills. CIOs can help by reaching out to guidance counselors and educating them about jobs in IT. |
Financial Planning
August 1, 2010
Donald Jay Korn |
Borrowing Trouble When conversations about college affordability take place, planners may be able to introduce some realities into the discussion. |
Registered Rep.
August 20, 2012
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
When Dream Schools Become a Nightmare Many parents will go to great lengths to send to their children to their dream schools, but it's not always the best financial decision. |
T.H.E. Journal
February 2009 |
Student Attitudes: Online Learning Students participating in a survey reveal their opinions about online learning courses. |
Chemistry World
January 9, 2015
Matthew Gunther |
Government rejects home secretary's student visa proposal The UK government has rejected a proposal by the home secretary, Theresa May, to remove foreign students from the country immediately following their graduation from university. |
T.H.E. Journal
October 29, 2009
David Nagel |
Q&A: iNACOL's Susan Patrick on Trends in eLearning At last count, there were more than 1 million enrollments in K-12 online schools in the United States. |
T.H.E. Journal
August 27, 2009
Bridget McCrea |
Breaking Through Reading Barriers After using a tech-based reading program with struggling readers and special education students, fourth-grade inclusion teacher Ashlee Ritzko witnessed a new phenomenon: Students that were reluctant or resistant readers were suddenly excited about reading the novels. |
Registered Rep.
September 19, 2014
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
The College Illusion Are your clients, who could be paying as much as a quarter of a million dollars to send one child to college, getting their money's worth? |
T.H.E. Journal
October 1, 2009 |
Drill Down Administrators report on the obstacles they encounter in the effort to provide students with take-home technologies. |
Entrepreneur
June 2005
Jennifer Pellet |
Money Buzz 06/05 Three ways to insure your recent graduate |
The Motley Fool
May 11, 2011
Brian Stoffel |
Here Are 2 Diamonds In the Rough Let's take a look at new student enrollment in for-profit education. |
Chemistry World
January 23, 2013
Paula Stephan |
Too many scientists? It may be hard to believe, but once there was a time when scientists (young and old), policy wonks and those in government worried about a shortage of trained individuals to conduct research. |
T.H.E. Journal
April 2009
Jennifer Demski |
Facebook Training Wheels A secured social networking site allows schools to incorporate the technology into academics while preparing students for the perils of online communities. |
BusinessWeek
June 3, 2010
Ira Boudway |
More Graduates, More Job Seekers A quick look at the global job market |
Entrepreneur
April 2010
Rosalind Resnick |
Paying for the Old College Try Advice for small-business owners on how to finance your kids' college educations. |
T.H.E. Journal
September 9, 2009
Jennifer Demski |
Learning to Speak Math The presence of a bilingual educator is proving pivotal to the success of technology initiatives aimed at developing Spanish-speaking students' grasp of both the concepts and the language of mathematics. |
The Motley Fool
January 28, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
The Smartest Move Colleges Ever Made Eliminating the middleman serves both schools and students. Colleges are at least making the right response to the credit crisis by making loans directly to their students. |
CRM
February 2012
Leonard Klie |
IVR Identifies At-Risk Students Vocantas IVR helps Avila University reach out to students in danger of transferring or dropping out. |
Registered Rep.
December 17, 2012
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
College Admissions Fever The college admissions process can drive teens and their parents crazy this time of year. Here are some statistics to get clients of college-bound kids to simmer down. |
AskMen.com
Garen Adjemian |
Do You Need A Life Coach? A life coach will help improve your personal and/or professional life by offering support and encouragement while suggesting new ways to achieve your goals. Learn how to pick one that works for you. |
Registered Rep.
February 19, 2013
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
Majoring in Employment One of the top reasons students attend college is to get a good job. But just how much will schools help in the job search? |
The Motley Fool
September 14, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
3 Ways to Get a Smart Start With Your Money Young people are getting hit on all sides. How to cope. You can't afford to pay so much for your college education that you dig a debt hole you'll never climb out of. |
Chemistry World
May 19, 2010
Hayley Birch |
Could rising graduate debt hit science hard? The Russell Group, which represents the UK's elite universities, has suggested that students should pay more towards the cost of university degrees. But increases in graduate debt could have unwelcome repercussions for scientific research and graduates with science degrees. |
T.H.E. Journal
June 1, 2010
Christine Fox |
Alabama Gets on Board The changes seen in the Roanoke City Schools in the four years since Tools for Life was launched are remarkable. |
The Motley Fool
May 23, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
3 Tips for New Grads Be sure to start off your new life on the right foot. Include your finances in your planning, and you'll get the most you can out of your education. |
T.H.E. Journal
July 2008
David Couch |
Middle Schools : Kentucky : A Head Start on the Future School officials in Kentucky use technology to help students keep on track for graduation. |
National Defense
August 2010
Cynthia D. Miller |
Classroom Perspective: Teachers Speak Out About STEM Three science, technology, mathematics and engineering teachers in different education systems talk about their efforts to attract students to these fields. |
