Education News

With the education authorities in Kerala setting dates for admission tests for professional colleges for the next academic year, a company has tied up with the state-run Akshaya e-literacy project for providing online training to potential candidates.

The Auraria Library, serving the University of Colorado Denver, Downtown Denver Campus; Metropolitan State College of Denver; and the Community College of Denver, seeks a dynamic, energetic, and innovative individual to serve as the Web and Content Developer.

DUBAI: The UAE Ministry of Education organizes the Gulf Educational Supplies and Solutions and the Global Educational Forum .

During Whitney Houston's long career, she received six Grammys, two Emmys, 30 Billboard Music Awards and 22 American Music Awards.

FlightSafety International continues to expand its support for the helicopter industry with investments in new simulators, training programs and visual systems.

Portia Parris, a volunteer for the Reidsville YMCA, speaks with students about conflict during this month's leadership session through the YMCA Black and Latino Achievers mentoring program.

Jeffrey and Christina Nathanson of Brick are proud to announce the engagement of their daughter Heather L. Nathanson to Rong Liu, son of Wen Hui Liu and Guo F. Wu of Scotch Plains.

The Princeton Review and USA Today have released their Best Value Colleges for 2012.

The Commonwealth continues on a roll! Last month, Virginia's colleges and universities made an impressive showing on Kiplinger's Best Values in Public Colleges for 2012 , with 7 schools named among the top 100 in the nation.

A cursory investigation of the for-profit higher education industry reveals striking parallels between the economics of the for-profit colleges and universities and the Wall Street financial meltdown of 2008.

The review's list includes 75 public and 75 private institutions, and UW-Eau Claire and UW-Madison are the only public universities from Wisconsin to make the list.

Congrats to Flo and her coworkers at the Pasadena City College for being today's office of the day! They enjoyed a mini concert from our office entertainer, Antonio, and fresh coffee and bagels courtesy of Western Bagel! Make sure you sign your office up to be the K-EARTH 101 Morning Show's office of the day! To see other Office of the Day winning ... (more)

The San Francisco city attorney's office is investigating student recruiting practices and job placement reporting at The Art Institute of California in San Francisco and seven other Art Institute campuses across the state, according to a new filing by the for-profit college owner, Education Management Corp.

The AIDS Healthcare Foundation is calling for a nationwide boycott of the Hershey Co.

Members of the cast of "why i had to dance," the choreopoem by Ntozake Shange and Dianne McIntyre, which had its premiere Thursday at Oberlin College.

Christiaan Bush started thinking about enlisting in the armed forces when he was about 6 years old, his mother said Thursday.

"When my husband told his ex that we got rats, she said, 'On purpose?'" says Tami Kaplan of Waltham, Mass., proud owner of three of the maligned rodents.

Researchers are on the cusp of momentous research breakthroughs in quantum systems; however, quantum decoherence due to environmental noise is a major obstacle to technological advancement.

Downtown-based Education Management Corp., the subject of a federal lawsuit about recruiting practices and a Senate committee investigation into for-profit schools, is no stranger to scrutiny.

The company will unveil its latest earnings on Tuesday, February 14. Capella Education is an online postsecondary education services company that offers a variety of doctoral, master's, and bachelor's programs in markets like health and human services, business management and technology, and education.