Category: Education and Schools
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Edupoint’s Synergy Student Information System Selected by Oregon as State-wide SIS Provider
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: Edupoint(TM) Educational Systems, a leading student information system (SIS) solutions vendor to the national K-12 market, has been exclusively selected as the student information system solutions provider by the Oregon Student Information System Consortium (OSIS).
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UC Grad Inks Ballot Initiative to Freeze College Tuition and Fees
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: For over six months, Christopher Campbell, a recent graduate of the University of California, Irvine, has been spearheading a campaign, CHEC2012 (Californians for a Higher Education Contract), that will profoundly change affordability and access to public higher education for currently enrolled and future college students in California.
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Latest Statistics Reveal Interesting Shift in Online Education Trends
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: PETAP, LLC has discovered recent reports on the subject of online education showing that not only are more students taking advantage of classes offered via the internet, but that the opinions of teachers and administrators regarding online education are changing as well.
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Houston Technology Company Teaching Tomorrow’s Game Developers
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: Houston-based technology company Softway Solutions is giving students an inside look at the fast-paced profession of game development. In an ongoing effort to help educate the Houston community, Softway Solutions Director of 3D Animation Nathan Smith is teaching an ‘Introduction to Game Design’ class at LoneStar College System. With one semester already…
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As President Obama Proclaims January National Mentoring Month, Dallas-Area Women Have the Opportunity to Serve as Role Models through Girls Inc. of Metropolitan Dallas’s New Mentoring Program
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: Without positive role models, teen girls often face a ‘crisis of confidence’ and are especially vulnerable to risky behavior and making bad choices with devastating lifelong consequences. With this in mind and focused on empowering all girls and young women, ages six to 18, Girls Incorporated of Metropolitan Dallas is launching a…
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Citizenship in a Sound Bite Era
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: On December 6, 2011, global education non-profit World Savvy, the Institute for Global Citizenship at Macalester College, and the Minnesota Humanities Center are sponsoring Citizenship in a Sound Bite Era, a community forum among a range of individuals and organizations around Minnesota working to educate and engage young people for informed, responsible…
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Knoxville Faculty-Student Collaboration Seminars – Authors Speak on Collaborating for Community Effect
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: Many college students do not make a connection between class instruction and the reality of practical living. However, a local professor along with his former students hopes to share their story to assist others during the economic downturn. Dr. Daryl D. Green and Ms. Noriko Chapman, of PMLA, will provide two seminars…
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Redmond School District in Oregon Selects Edupoint to Help Meet Their Vision of Proficiency-based Teaching and Learning
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: Edupoint(TM) Educational Systems, a leading student information system (SIS) solutions provider to the national K-12 market, has been selected by the High Desert Education Service District to replace their eSIS SIS solution with Edupoint’s GENESIS(TM) SIS.
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Promotes CarpoolAssist to Help Local Community Arrange Carpools
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: CarpoolAssist Inc., the web-based service that helps people connect to create carpools for work, school or special events, today announced that it has been selected by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) district in Charlotte, North Carolina for a pilot program.
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Eaton Community Schools and Energy Optimizers, USA Implement $2 Million Energy Conservation Project
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: Eaton Community Schools Superintendent Brad Neavin announces that the school district will establish a ‘Green Team’ of staff and students that will both develop and deliver the District’s energy education program, sponsored by Energy Optimizers, USA.