Job Training Goes Online -
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Alli Lawrence
Training and development experts claim that "more than one-third of all job training in 2009 was done electronically." Many companies have reduced their training budgets in response to the uncertainty in today's economy. Online training programs have allowed companies to save money that they formerly...
Comparing College Costs -
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Alli Lawrence
A new federal law mandating that all universities supply a net-cost calculator on their website intends to reveal the hidden costs of higher education. Experts predict that comparing college costs online will one day be similar to comparing the cost of a flight between different...
Online Program Improves School District -
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Alli Lawrence
As online higher education gains popularity, online education programs are being designed for younger students and are helping to increase high school graduation rates and prepare students for college—even students who once considered dropping out of high school. Teenage students are often unable to achieve...
Online Lectures are Ideal for Today's Student -
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Alli Lawrence
College lecture halls provide seating for large numbers of students that cannot be accommodated in standard-size classrooms. But the passive setting of a lecture hall combined with the potentially boring process of a lecture itself may not be ideal for learning—students today often fall victim...
E-Readers in the Classroom -
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Alli Lawrence
Technology is playing a larger role in the classroom than ever before. Acalanes Unified School District in Lafayette, Ca. is just one school district where technology has greatly changed the way that students learn. The district's four high schools own rolling carts full of laptops...
Rise of Online Education -
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Alli Lawrence
Years ago, the majority of employers considered a degree earned in a ground school superior to one earned online. The rising popularity of online education, though, has persuaded such employers to think otherwise. The Internet presents a new option for people hoping to earn a...
High School Graduation Rate May Be Rising -
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Alli Lawrence
A report recently issued by the nonprofit organization America's Promise Alliance, founded by former Secretary of State Colin Powell, predicts that the United States high school graduation rate is rising, after facing a steady decline through the end of the last century. President of the...
Graduation Rate Report Prompts Raise in High School Funding -
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Alli Lawrence
Just one day after a report released by nonprofit organization America's Promise Alliance claimed that the national high school graduation rate is rising; the U.S. Department of Education announced that it will provide "an unprecedented amount of aid to turn around struggling high schools." Following...
