Education News Archives

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2008 Join us next week, Monday through Friday at noon Eastern Standard Time, for an inside look at what judges for the National Press Photographers Association's "Best of Television" ... via Poynter

Oberlin College has come up with a creative way for students from out of state to show they reside in Ohio, so they can vote. via WOIO

ARLINGTON, Va. - The First Amendment is the cornerstone for the right to innovate and becoming increasingly important as the U.S. approaches the end of analog broadcasts, Consumer Electronics Association ... via Earth Times

A new survey finds that more than a quarter of employers have fired workers for misusing e-mail and one third have fired workers for misusing the Internet on the job. via PC World

“We at SkillSoft believe in helping organizations reach their corporate objectives, and a large part of that is achieved by their employees developing the right mix of skills to continually achieve this success”

SkillSoft PLC , a leading SaaS provider of on-demand e-learning and performance support solutions for global enterprises, government, education and small- to medium-sized businesses, today announced a ... via Customer Interaction Solutions

“Frank Deford might be the finest sports writer who has ever lived.”

When I first saw Frank Deford in person, I was surprised by his suave and lanky look, a cross between Boston Blackie and Ichabod Crane. via Poynter

“Cheating has always been a part of our culture and a part of the American way”

Today's dishonest students are washing their hands of old-school cheating methods and turning to MP3 players, sophisticated scanners and other high-tech gadgets to make the honor roll. via LA Daily News

“They are inspiring. Many participants sign up for two or three programs per year and find consistent high-quality instruction and exciting new people who are interested in the same things they are.”

Watson Homestead Conference and Retreat Center has been named one of the top 50 Elderhostel sites in the country. via Star-Gazette.COM

THE PRESIDENT: Thanks for coming. I appreciate the warm welcome. Last Thursday Laura and I returned from a six-day visit to Africa. via The White House

“All of us have to play a part in developing the workforce of tomorrow and employers need to take their responsibilities seriously. "Training must be seen as an investment, not a cost.”

PETER Renshaw is retiring next month as Chief Executive of young people's advisory service Connexions Somerset. via Somerset County Gazette

“It's something that can make it a very difficult diagnosis to make at times, when it does present more atypically”

The second Bentley College student in five months has been diagnosed with bacterial meningitis. via TheBostonChannel

“This method is extremely resistant to countermeasures that defensive programmes on the original computer might try to take”

From correspondents in New York, United States, 02:00 PM IST A new category of computer attacks may compromise memory systems touted as foolproof, particularly in laptops, a recent study has found. via India eNews

Highland Credit Strategies Fund , a nondiversified, closed-end investment management company, announced today that in response to questions from investors regarding the auction market for Auction Preferred ... via Earth Times

EQUITIES Magazine proudly announces its 15th annual Emerging Growth Stock Day, to be held at the Princeton Club of New York on Friday, February 22, 2008. via Investor Ideas

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Synovus Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Anthony will present at the 2008 Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Regional Bank Conference on Thursday, February 28 th at The Langham Hotel in Boston. via Earth Times

“The residents are very happy that they can stay here.”

The deal is meant to ensure the future of the affordable housing site By Leila Fujimori lfujimori@starbulletin.com The city has signed a letter of intent to buy the land on which a Kaneohe affordable housing ... via Honolulu Star-Bulletin

“The opening of the Lafayette Learning Center highlights our dedication to helicopter safety and further strengthens our position as the world's leading aviation training provider.”

FlightSafety International FlightSafety's new state-of-the-art Center of Excellence for rotorcraft training will be able to accommodate up to eight full flight simulators and a full range of advanced technology ... via Aircraft Maintenance Technology

“As a group, this particular class of Fellows represents a wonderful blend of leaders with years of experience in the industry and the future rock stars of professional journalism.”

The Poynter Institute is excited to announce the members of the 2008 class of Poynter Ethics Fellows . via Poynter

“It would be competitive with the finest schools in the city”

Joining forces with the onetime owner of Esquire , developer Douglas Durst is getting into the education business, building a large private school on a West Side lot a block from the Hudson River. via Observer.com - All Articles

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Lehigh Valley College announced today that the college and its parent company, Career Education Corporation, have entered into an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance with the Pennsylvania ... via Earth Times

A renowned Boston school that has trained generations of secretaries and clerical office workers is closing. The owners of Gibbs College says it will close seven facilities. The two-year Boston school, which currently has about 500 students, has been open nearly a century.

The owner, Career Education Corporation, says the school has become unprofitable. The company said in a written statement Friday that the colleges will "teach out" all programs by Dec. 31, 2009, giving students time to finish their programs there or transfer elsewhere. Read more

“The personalized support services we offer, along with our upgraded online classrooms, instructor-facilitated learning, extensive online library and expanded certificate offerings will help busy professionals stay competitive in the global economy.”

Kaplan University today announced the launch of Kaplan Continuing Education, formerly known as the School of Continuing and Professional Studies . via Customer Interaction Solutions

Judge Doris Smith-Ribner put an exclamation point on the extraordinary hubris of the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency when she ordered it to pay $48,000 in legal fees for three news organizations ... via Daily and Sunday Review

“The law does not require the disclosure of preliminary or unproven charges in a government investigation.”

Troubles in the subprime mortgage arena are seeping into other markets, like credit cards, auto loans and college debt issued to people with risky profiles. via The Press Democrat

“During the teach-out period, each campus will continue to operate with minimal disruption to current students, enabling them to complete their programs at the current location”

Lehigh Valley College and eight other campuses owned by the for-profit Career Education Corp. will close because the Chicago -area parent company couldn't sell them, the company announced today.

In a news release, the company described the campus closings as 'teach-outs,' meaning no new students would be enrolled but existing students would be able to complete their studies.

The Pennsylvania attorney general began investigating LVC in 2005 after publication of a pair of articles in The Morning Call. The stories, which also sparked a state legislative hearing and a class-action lawsuit, said LVC's recruiters engaged in aggressive tactics; job placement services fell short of expectations; academic standards were lax; and expensive tuition and high-interest loans left some students with overwhelming debt. Read more

Career Education Corp. said Friday that it intends to gradually close down two colleges and most operations at a third school, because it's been unable to locate a buyer for the properties.

The Hoffman Estates for-profit provider of educational services had announced late in 2006 plans for a 'strategic divestiture,' of selected schools and colleges. In mid-2007, it announced that it was going to conduct a 'teach-out' of the Long Beach and Sunnyvale, Calif. campuses of Brooks College because an appropriate buyer hadn't appeared. Read more

“The Hershey Company has had an enduring commitment to the community for more than 100 years”

He will be responsible for the company's community involvement, both locally and internationally, and will report to John C. Long, Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility. via Snack Food/Wholesale Bakery

“I really believe in this program, and I want to tell people about it”

Elderhostel can be a great option for anyone who has ever wanted to travel to the savannas of Africa or view Michelangelo's David at the Museum of the Academia in Florence, but has never gotten further than ... via Contra Costa Times

“It feels like someone has died”

Mark Fishman was a modern prince of the markets - a pedigreed money manager who raised billions of dollars at the height of the hedge fund boom. via International Herald Tribune

“I feel that this man has not only violated the rights of these citizens, but also violated, offended and attacked Bolivia”

President Evo Morales declared a U.S. Embassy security officer to be an "undesirable person" on Monday after reports that the officer asked an American scholar and 30 Peace Corps volunteers to pass along ... via El Paso Times

“But a stimulus does not need to be in Los Angeles for a New Yorker to construe it abstractly”

New York City, in other words, can be considered concretely as a geographical location with a large population, but it also can be viewed symbolically as the gateway to America. via Science Daily

“Last fiscal year was an incredible year, where everyone at Kamehameha Schools found ways to reach out to Hawaiian communities”

The value of Kamehameha Schools' endowment increased last year by $1.39 billion to nearly $9.06 billion, according to a news release issued yesterday. via Honolulu Star-Bulletin

“Worldwide, we adhere to a strict understanding with the Peace Corps that their volunteers are not permitted to act in any sort of intelligence capacity”

An American scholar said Friday that an official at the U.S. Embassy asked him to keep tabs on Venezuelan and Cuban workers in Bolivia. Washington said that any such request would be an error and against U.S. policy.

'I was shocked,' Fulbright scholar Alex van Schaick told The Associated Press. 'I mean, this man's asking me to spy for the U.S. government.' Van Schaick is one of six Fulbright scholars doing research in the country.

The U.S. Embassy in La Paz issued a statement Friday saying that 'some routine information sessions about security given to certain American citizens included incorrect information. As soon as this was brought to our attention, appropriate measures were taken to assure that these errors would not be repeated.' Read more

Mark Marostica - Piper Jaffray. Kevin Doherty - Banc of America Securities. Gary Bisbee - Lehman Brothers. via Seeking Alpha

“Children who read regularly at home do better in school”

There were cows and horses to see, but there were also books to be read at the Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo. via Rapid City Journal

Private Education Shares on Sharp Growth during Participatory Government Despite the Participatory Government s strenuous effort to suppress the robust demand for private education during its five-year term, ... via MK News

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. -- Raymond Lester Zeliff Jr. of Hendersonville, N.C., died Saturday, Feb. via Daily Record

“The routine of it is what seems oddest about it to most people from the outside, I think”

Becky Bling tutors third-grader Rylie Lundeberg in math at the Sylvan Learning Center. via Holland Sentinel