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Analyst believe Sylvan is an extremely attractive stock

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CEO of Centra Software outlines their opportunities for product expansion

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MCAS help for high school students via the web

MCAS-Pass is an unparalleled resource for helping high school students prepare for and pass the MCAS mathematics test. The Web site is loaded with free and helpful MCAS program information, MCAS test-taking tips, and links to other educational resources relevant to MCAS preparation. Read the Full Article

Institutions, business cast net together

Further, many corporations have chosen the traditional financial solution in hard times – staff layoffs – over lifelong learning, the driver of education business. Read the Full Article

Study: E-learning used by 25% of companies in Sao Paulo

Brazil’s e-learning industry is growing rapidly as businesses realize that technology can boost profit margins, he said. Read the Full Article

Largest Privately Held Software Firm in South America, Datasul, Selects Centra Web Collaboration Software to Connect Worldwide Network of More Than 2,000 Consultants and Sales Professionals

For over two decades, more than 1,800 corporations around the globe have implemented the Datasul methodology — integrating state-of-the-art technology with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) — to maximize efficiency, improve productivity and reduce operating costs. Datasul University was tasked to identify and evaluate collaborative learning solutions. Working with MicroPower, a Centra partner and leading developer […]

Penn State University World Campus Selects Elluminate’s vClass (R) Collaboration Environment for the Delivery of the New Distance Education iMBA Degree

POMPANO BEACH, Florida, October 7, 2002- Elluminate, an innovative provider of online, interactive, eLearning products and services, today announced that Penn State University World Campus has selected Elluminate’s vClass™ collaboration environment to support the delivery of its new distance education iMBA degree. In conjunction with the Angel Learning Management System and Penn State’s World Campus […]

Florida Virtual School Selects Element K for Student Curriculum and Professional Faculty Development

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Oct. 8 /PRNewswire/ — Element K(R), a leading provider of e-learning solutions for business and technology skills, and the Florida Virtual School (FLVS), one of the nation’s leading virtual schools, announced an agreement today that FLVS will use Element K as part of its all-online student curriculum and exclusively for faculty and employee […]

Senate Passes the “Technology, Education and Copyright Harmonization Act,” The Bill Now Awaits the President’s Signature

The bill now awaits the President’s signature. Long anticipated by educators and librarians, the new law will demand a full reconsideration of the ability to use existing copyright-protected materials in distance education. Read the Full Article

Paige Announces $198 Million in Support for Charter Schools

New grants totaling $71 million are being awarded to Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee, Utah, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. Tennessee, which recently passed charter legislation, is being funded for the first time. Unlike the other states, Arizona’s $3.5 million will go to […]