Education News

The financial burdens of many Union College students are about to be lighter. Mindful that paying for a private college education during a recession is a tall order, Union unveiled a number of initiatives for the coming academic year aimed at keeping …
source:http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2009/04/29/news/local/doc49f8d3306345c588405615.txt?orss=1

Sharon Westberry-Williams will be the first out of 11 children to graduate from college this weekend, but the Tallahassee woman’s accomplishments don’t end there. Both of Westberry-Williams daughters followed in their mother’s footsteps. They …
source:http://www.tallahassee.com/article/20090430/BREAKINGNEWS/90429014

that the Baby Boomers had most of their college education subsidized by state funds but now that they’re in charge, they’ve vastly reduced … read more the state subsidies to college. So they got their cake (for free) and now get to eat it too. To …
source:http://www.startribune.com/local/43647732.html?elr=KArksD:aDyaEP:kD:aUnOiP3UiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUHDYaGEP7eyckcUr

New higher education opportunities for Boerne students, as well as training programs for the local workforce, are goals of Project Red Apple, a new educational alliance announced in a press conference Monday by the Kendall County Economic Development …
source:http://www.boernestar.com/articles/2009/04/30/news/doc49f622739e9f9169162525.txt

Thousands of students, faculty and administrators throughout California will celebrate “Early College Awareness Week” May 4-10 by joining political and business leaders to promote the value of higher education for all students and to build bridges …
source:http://www.the-signal.com/news/article/12524/

Stop being afraid of your sewing machine once and for all. In Dalton State College’s new Continuing Education class Beginning Sewing, students will learn the basic operations of a sewing machine and learn to experiment with its different stitches …
source:http://www.daltondailycitizen.com/Education/local_story_118131401.html

(AP) — SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger renewed his push Tuesday for $3.6 million to help finance college education for the citizen soldiers of the California National Guard. The governor called it “unconscionable” that California …
source:http://www.gulflive.com/newsflash/national/index.ssf?/base/national-3/1240968836232640.xml&storylist=national

INDIANAPOLIS, April 28 /PRNewswire/ — USA Funds(R), the nation’s leading education loan guarantor, announces the launch of the first online components of its popular financial literacy program for college students, USA Funds Life Skills(R). The …
source:http://sev.prnewswire.com/higher-education/20090428/DE0663128042009-1.html

(ARA) - Even as the class of 2009 enjoys the milestones of their senior year, many are already well into their preparations for college. Scholarships are an important way for some students to help fund a college education, though identifying …
source:http://www.crestonnewsadvertiser.com/articles/ara/2009/04/24/8038440101/index.xml

Salem, N.H. - Kaileen Crane was hardly interested in the hefty price tag that comes with the traditional college experience. So she’s paying $10,000 a year for the Advantage Program offered by Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU), a private …
source:http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0427/p02s01-usgn.html