Online Education News Archive
01-Jun-2009
Recession Inspiring More Mothers to Go Back to School (Carteret County News-Times)
(ARA) - Earning a degree has long been a dream of many working mothers. While it might seem the recession would put that dream even further out of reach for most, many working and single mothers are actually drawing inspiration from the economy to pursue their dream of getting a higher education . Observers say keeping customer care high will help companies thrive after downturn (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Business owners who lay off workers face a litany of concerns. Interactive Lesson on the Web Helps Teachers Explore Spread of Disease With Students (MyNC.com)
Durham, NC?This week, Shodor, a Durham, NC non profit serving students and educators nationwide?is releasing yet another Web-based interactive educational tool that will help educators explore lessons in mathematics and the sciences with their students' input and participation.This new interactive online education tool is called "Disease Epidemic Model," and it is designed to help teachers and ... Demand Rising for Career Training Amidst Recession (Carteret County News-Times)
(ARA) - Facing the prospect of a layoff amidst the economic downturn, many jobseekers find themselves on the defensive. School system moving forward, Sloan says (St. Tammany News)
Progress continues in the St. Tammany School Board as they lower the number of students unable to graduate due to the Graduate Exit Exam from six last year to five this year. Profs pose as virtual students (Toronto Star)
Scheme aimed to cut the dropout rate in online education. It's dodgy and deceitful. It's also working. Capella University Offers New Online PhD in Business Program (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
MINNEAPOLIS----Capella University , an accredited* online university that has built its reputation by providing quality education for adults, announced today that it is launching an online PhD in Business with specializations in General Business and Accounting.
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