7 Dec, 2011
300 Amazon 300 Amazon Gift Amazon Gift College
When Christmastime rolls around, we really get in a giving mood at CollegePlus! and this year is no different.
When you enroll in CollegePlus! by December 16, 2011, you will get a $300 Amazon gift card. You can get your Amazon gift card now and start CollegePlus! after the New Year.
The gift card is enough to cover the first 60 college credits worth of curriculum or a new Kindle Fire. Whatever you like.
The next step is to complete a free/no obligation application to CollegePlus! for yourself or your student. This doesn’t lock you into an enrollment commitment, rather it allows you to speak with a CollegePlus! P
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6 Dec, 2011
Exams Exit Exams High School Test School Test
Fewer students are being required to pass exit exams to graduate from high school, but high school testing is increasing because more states are requiring college- and career-readiness tests, according to a study released today.
Those are a couple of the key takeaways from a study released by the Center on Education Policy. It is the 10th in a series of annual reports that examine trends in high school testing. Its findings are echoed in states’ applications for waivers from the No Child Left Behind Act, as well.
My colleague Caralee Adams gives us the lowdown on the CEP study in her blog, College Bound. Among the findings: In 2010-11, 25 states—down from 28 the previous year—require students to pass a comprehensive exam or end-of-course tests to earn a diploma.
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4 Dec, 2011
Aesp Foundation Aesp Foundation Receives Energy Foundation Receives
AESP Foundation Receives $230,000 Contract From U.S. Department of Energy The Association of Energy Services Professionals Foundation announced today that it has received a $230,000 contract from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop My Energy Gateway, a comprehensive website and information clearinghouse for educational and training opportunities in the field of energy efficiency.
Geared to students, professionals, and displaced workers, My Energy Gateway, provides users with valuable information on trade school, college, university and certification programs that focus on energy efficiency, green energy and alternative energy.
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28 Nov, 2011
Angeles Los Angeles
Educators 4 Excellence, a New York City-based group of reform-minded teachers, has expanded its operations to begin a new chapter of activist teachers in Los Angeles.
Over 200 teachers have already signed the E4E declaration of principles, the Wall Street Journal reports.
E4E is one of several new teacher-advocacy groups—both inside and outside of teachers’ unions—that have sprung up recently, as I reported recently in an Education Week story and this blog post.
Many of these groups, E4E among them, have been supported by philanthropies, which has led to some charges that they’re really “astroturf” groups. (The groups dispute this label.)
There are quite a few of these groups now active in Los Angeles, including the NewTLA union caucus and a separate group that has pushed the local teachers’ union to act on evaluations.
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24 Nov, 2011
Outdoor toys
Playing outside is an essential part of your child’s development. Physical activities are very useful for mental development. Exercise is crucial to our well-being, if a child or an adult. However, little ones do not require specific types of exercises. For them, playing with outdoor toys is an exercise. For example, one of tp trampolines 10ft is big enough for several children, so your kid will learn how to communicate with others.
It is said that children who play as children grow into healthy adults and active. And those, who exercise during their adult life, are in good health in old age. Outdoor toys serve as a means to bring your child out of the house and get some exercise. Read full post…
22 Nov, 2011
Phlebotomist classes
Phlebotomy means the procedure of puncturing a vein for the extraction of blood. A technician is trained to extract blood samples for testing or donation. Phlebotomist classes teach future specialists the basic knowledge needed to obtain a certificate or diploma in this field.
Enrollment in training programs requires a high school diploma or GED. You can easily find phlebotomist jobs if you have a degree from an accredited college or vocational school, so you have to spend your time and money to get the appropriate training. Read full post…