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Recently announced tuition increases for in-state students of as much as 21 percent in Maryland and almost 30 percent in Virginia over last fall’s levels are larger than those in many states, but still well behind increases in states with even larger budget gaps.Read the Full Article
During the call, I.B.M’s top employee relations executives said that three million service jobs were expected to shift to foreign workers by 2015 and that I.B.M. should move some of its jobs now done in the United States, including software design jobs, to India and other countries.Read the Full Article
The agreement entered into by the parties also settles a patent infringement claim brought by NETg against SkillSoft in 2001. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, SkillSoft will pay NETg $22 million in July 2003 and $22 million in July 2004. SkillSoft has also agreed not to make certain specific modifications to its information […]
John Bailey, director, Office of Educational Technology, and other department officials discussed these and other findings in the report in a virtual briefing.Access the Webcast
Distance Education at Degree-Granting Postsecondary Institutions: 2000-2001 is the third survey of its kind undertaken by NCES, and shows that there were about 3.1 million enrollments* in all distance education courses offered by these institutions. While the two previous studies, in 1994-95 and in 1997-98, looked at slightly different populations, there is a definite upward […]
“There are people out there who work 80 to 100 hours a week, but they still want a degree,” said Keyes, who teaches computer and management courses for the University of Phoenix. Read the Full Article
Homeland One will be added to existing satellite subscriptions at no extra cost. Subscriptions are priced at $2,800 for one site for the first year, including the cost of a satellite dish and decoder device, and $2,100 annually thereafter, said Bryan Mossey, vice president of the Homeland One division.Read the Full Article
PORTLAND, OR – July 18, 2003. California education officials have announced that the Portland company Renaissance Education Group, Inc. has been selected as a state-approved supplemental education services provider. Through their PersonalProfessors.com learning community, the company delivers live and interactive instruction in high school math and science. The online instructional consists of a point-by-point series […]
The participants, who were entered to win a free financial planning education in Kaplan College’s online Certificate in Financial Planning program, largely included professionals — 83 percent had a Bachelor’s degree or higher — who have working knowledge of financial services — 71 percent. Fifty-one percent said they plan to take the CFP® Certification Examination […]
The goal was to help students qualify for UC by giving them an opportunity to take challenging classes not available at their high schools because of financial or other reasons. Read the Full Article