Florida Lottery education spending investigated

Florida Lottery education dollars that used to go mainly to K-12 education are now being spread into several different educational initiatives, raising the ire of local Superintendents, but pleasing those who feel that education spending should be more diverse.

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Elgin Community College Enhances Time & Labor Management With WorkForce Software

LIVONIA, MI-- - WorkForce Software , the leading provider of workforce management solutions for organizations with complex labor policies and stringent compliance demands, announces that Elgin Community ...

Survey: States predict more dollars for education

The Center on Education Policy says after last school year's rough budget cuts for schools, states are predicting a brighter outlook on spending for K-12 this school year.

Education.com Launches Real Estate Industry’s First Free “School Boundaries” Search Tool

Provides home buyers with one-click access to critical school and district assignment information.Redwood City, CA (PRWEB) February 07, 2012 Education.com, the fastest growing website for parents of school age children and a resource for more than five million unique visitors a month, today launched School Boundaries, a digital resource map that indicates to which public schools and school ...

Higher Education Makes the Grade With Eloqua

VIENNA, VA-- - Colleges across North America are choosing Eloqua , the leading provider of on-demand Revenue Performance Management solutions, to better target and reach prospective students. As competition ...

Alcohol abuse higher among college students: study

CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. college students seeking treatment for substance abuse are more likely to be having trouble with alcohol but less likely to be abusing drugs like heroin, cocaine or methamphetamine than their non-student peers, according to a new government study. Researchers at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) analyzed data from 2009, when about 374 ...

Alcohol abuse higher among college students: study

CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. college students seeking treatment for substance abuse are more likely to be having trouble with alcohol but less likely to be abusing drugs like heroin, cocaine or methamphetamine than their non-student peers, according to a new government study. Researchers at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) analyzed data from 2009, when about 374 ...

GOP Governors Propose -- Surprise! -- Education Spending Increases

Call it budgetary whiplash. Last November, a wave of Tea Party minimalism and budget-cutting fervor swept the country, ushering governors like Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Rick Snyder (R-Mich.) and Scott Walker (R-Wis.) into office.

Students Design Virtual ID Badge to Combat Online Hackers

A student entrepreneurial team at the University of Utah believes it has come up with a winning business plan for a virtual ID badge that operates off of any mobile device. The tea

Latest Statistics Reveal Interesting Shift in Online Education Trends

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo., Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PETAP, LLC ( www.petap.org ) has discovered recent reports on the subject of online education showing that not only are more students taking advantage ...

Latest Statistics Reveal Interesting Shift in Online Education Trends

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo., Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PETAP, LLC ( www.petap.org ) has discovered recent reports on the subject of online education showing that not only are more students taking advantage ...

SuperScholar.org Publishes First Annual Smart Choice Ranking of Schools for Online Nursing Degrees

SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Online education and career information website SuperScholar published its first annual "Smart Choice" ranking of the top 25 schools for online nursing ...

IDC MarketScape Report Evaluates IT Education and Training Offerings of Leading Vendors Worldwide

International Data Corporation today released a new MarketScape report profiling and ranking the leading providers in the worldwide IT education and training market. This ana

20 facts you didn't know about college freshmen

A new UCLA study reveals fascinating information about this year's incoming class

UC Students Propose Alternative To Tuition Increases

Tired of tuition increases within the cash-strapped University of California system, a group of students has suggested eliminating tuition entirely. Instead, they propose graduates pay the system a percentage of their income over the subsequent 20 years.

City College of S.F. tells FBI of computer viruses

City College of San Francisco officials have informed the FBI that computer viruses with origins in criminal networks have been found on campus computers, but say they have yet to find a single victim whose identity has...

College Degree Lowers Marriage Odds for Those From Disadvantaged Backgrounds

MONDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Far from enhancing their value in the marriage market, a college degree actually reduces the chances that an American from an economically disadvantaged background will tie the knot, a new study finds.

Valencia College apologizes after student personal information posted online

Valencia College is apologizing after a mistake allowed the personal information of 9,000 current and prospective students to be posted online. The school said an Excel spreadsheet with the students' names, address, date of birth, and student IDs was listed online on a password-protected website. Eventually, it lost its password protection, which means anyone could see the information. Valencia ...

Boston College to face rival BU in Beanpot final

Steven Whitney had two short-handed goals in the second period and Johnny Gaudreau also scored twice to lift Boston College to a 7-1 victory over Northeastern in the 60th Beanpot tournament Monday night.

Nonprofit group offers online college exam tutorial

In an effort to help high school juniors prepare for the ACT and SAT college entrance exams, beGlobal will launch a four-day online tutorial. The exam prep course aims to acclimate students to testing procedures so as to remove pre-test anxieties.

Saint Leo University’s Online MBA Programs Make Top 25 Smart Choice List

Saint Leo University’s Online MBA Programs Make Top 25 Smart Choice List [...] a 2011 study by the Pew Research Center found that 51 percent of college presidents say that online courses provide the same value as traditional courses. The 36-credit hour MBA is designed to build students’ analytical, business communication and leadership skills, as well as technological expertise and ethics ...

Students secure park upkeep promise

The students declined since the bins could easily be stolen without a fence keeping out "trespassers".

College announces Arctic Winter Games volunteer program

Yukon College has come up with a new way of getting students to volunteer for this year’s Arctic Winter Games.

Bill proposes 'foundational principles' for public education

Public education in Utah will have an official vision written into state law, along with additions to its official mission if...

Rice gives students' writing renewed emphasis

Rice gives students' writing renewed emphasis Houston Chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 09:13 p.m., Sunday, February 5, 2012 With its world-class faculty, serene campus shaded by oak trees and shielded by a hedge of wax leaf ligustrum, and reputation as the "Ivy League of the ...

Sex Education Less Effective in Conservative States

Sex education is failing to reduce adolescent birthrates in conservative states, according to a new study.

Foreign Students Pay a Premium at American Colleges

International students make up a higher percentage of incoming students at state schools than in the past, and pay a disproportionate amount of tuition.

Teaching Smith Students About Life Beyond the Course Book

Smith College has developed two programs through its Center for Work and Life to help students engage more effectively on campus and teach valuable skills for life after college.

The Choice Blog: Foreign Students Pay a Premium at American Colleges

International students make up a higher percentage of incoming students at state schools than in the past, and pay a disproportionate amount of tuition.