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President Discusses No Child Left Behind and High School Initiatives

want to thank all the students who are here today. Thank you for coming to let an old guy speak to you. Dr. Riddile said, make one thing — make sure you do one thing, Mr. President. I said, what is that? He said, keep the speech short, students can’t wait to get back into […]

eRate delays require more work, creativity

On Jan. 11, the Schools and Libraries Division (SLD) of the Universal Service Administrative Co.–the agency that administers the $2.25 billion-a-year program–sent letters notifying 2,700 applicants they would be getting $510 million in eRate discounts for the 2004 program year. Read the Full Story

Iowa State follows tuition trends with 4 percent increase

Tuition at public four-year universities in the nation increased an average of 10.5 percent this year, according to an annual survey on trends in college pricing by the College Board, a non-profit membership association of colleges and universities. The survey states that the increase is the second largest in more than a decade. Last year’s […]

President Bush to visit FCCJ [Florida Community College at Jacksonville] Friday

White House officials would not say Monday which of FCCJ’s campuses the President will visit.Read the Full Story

Telemedicine and distance learning after the tsunami

Months from now, experts will have to evaluate how well these networks performed and evaluate where there is need for improvement.Read the Full Story

U.S. Department Of Education Releases National Education Technology Plan

Toward a New Golden Age in American Education: How the Internet, the Law and Today’s Students are Revolutionizing Expectation, focuses on signs of progress in core subjects, benefits from reforms stimulated by the bipartisan No Child Left Behind Act, and the success of innovative new approaches to learning through advances in educational technology. Read the […]

Corporate University Xchange Names Sue Todd as President

i-Newswire, 2005-01-07 – Corporate University Xchange (CUX), a New York City-based corporate education research and consulting firm, announced that Sue Todd has been promoted to President. In her new position, Todd will be responsible for the national and global operations of the company. Read the Full Story

Lois Hole Leaves Tremendous Legacy to Education

Lois Hole had a long relationship with Athabasca University. She was a member of Governing Council from 1971 to 1984.Read the Full Story

Public colleges face rising demand, reduced support

But John Arcilla, a 20-year-old accounting major, is confident that the diploma he earns on the satellite campus will carry the same weight. Read the Full Story

Distance education to reach rural areas by 2007

The Ministry of Education, the State Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Finance are jointly responsible for the program in elementary and middle schools. Read the Full Story