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Classroom Connect’s Online In-person Professional Development Passes Illinois’ Rigorous Recertification Standards

Classroom Connect, Inc. recently announced that the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) and the State Teacher Certification Board (STCB) have named it an “approved provider” of continuing professional development. Illinois educators can select from Classroom Connect’s suite of online and face-to-face professional development programs and services, including Connected University®, Connected Conferences™, and Connected Workshops™, […]

Kentucky Virtual University Chooses PLATO Learning For Online Adult Education Courses

PLATO Learning, Inc.(NASDAQ:TUTR) announced that the Kentucky Department for Adult Education and Literacy and Kentucky Virtual University (KYVU), the state’s official virtual campus for college credit and professional development programs, will offer PLATO® educational software for adult education courses through a contract executed in October and valued at $500,000. The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education […]

Colleges on the Cutting Edge

Losing Students Because of Rising Costs, Some Schools Trim

Army’s Distance-Education Project Seeks More Colleges as Participants

The United States Army’s distance-learning endeavor, eArmyU, is looking for more colleges to provide online courses and degrees to enlisted personnel.

Penn State World Campus student turns tragedy to triumph

Over time, McKee has learned to wiggle her fingers enough to peck at a keyboard and to get around daily with the help of a power wheelchair. Although that progress is not enough to allow her to continue her previous career, other opportunities have opened up for her. “The accident changed my outlook on life,” […]

Peterson’s Selected to be Primary College Search Provider for Yahoo! Education

Peterson’s, part of the Thomson Corporation (TSE:TOC) announced an agreement with Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) to be the primary provider of college search and selection information for the College Essentials area of Yahoo!® Education (http://education.yahoo.com). Visitors on Yahoo! Education are invited to search, for free, a database of more than 3,700 four-year colleges and universities, as […]

ITSS reorganization to support teaching, learning, research

Information Technology Systems and Services (ITSS) is turning the ship around, department director Chris Handley has announced. In the five months since Handley was promoted to executive director, the 500-employee department — one of the university’s largest — has been reorganized and realigned.

WWW. Come to our school

BLOOMINGTON — As an associate dean of admissions, Bob Murray knows even the best university Web site is not enough to convince a student to attend a particular school.

Penn State U. students troubled with lack of Internet

The bankruptcy of Excite@Home has left many Pennsylvania State University students who live off-campus without Internet service since early Saturday morning.

PSU’s World Campus allows disabled student to return

Kelley McKee of Steelton, Pa., graduated high school, went into the military and got married. She had a son and obtained her business school paralegal certificate. Her life appeared to be set. But when she got into an accident that broke her neck, leaving her paralyzed at the age of 27, McKee’s future drastically changed.