Education

Obama Courts Young Voters With Student Loan Appeal

President Barack Obama greets students

Wooing the young voters crucial to his re-election, President Obama today launched a passionate campaign-style appeal to students as he pressed lawmakers to prevent the cost of college from rising...Read Remaining News...

Is An MBA Right For You?

Thinking for right education

See the opportunities that an MBA degree could offer.

Thinking about going back to school to earn your Master of Business Administration (MBA)?...Read Remaining Article...

7 tips to make your profile picture professional

7 tips to make your profile picture professional

In previous articles, we've offered tips for using social media in your job search. That's because more and more recruiters and hiring managers are using social networks to learn about and even contact potential candidates...Read Remaining Article...

After 244 Years, Encyclopaedia Britannica Stops the Presses

Encyclopaedia Britannica on the shelves of the New York Public Library.

After 244 years, the Encyclopaedia Britannica is going out of print.

Those coolly authoritative, gold-lettered reference books that were once sold door-to-door by a fleet of traveling salesmen and displayed as proud fixtures in American homes will be discontinued, company executives said...Read Remaining News...

Public schools sell empty classroom seats abroad

Amy Wang, a foreign exchange student from Shenyang, China,

(Reuters) - There are just seven pairs of boots lined up outside the kindergarten classroom in this fading farm town. Just eight crayon drawings are taped to the wall outside second grade...Read Remaining News...

Six Quick-Start Careers

Thinking for right careers

See how you could get into a hot career with just 1-2 years of education.

By Jennifer Berry

Are you feeling stuck in a job you hate? Floundering in a job search that isn't going anywhere?...Read Remaining Article...

Why is Higher Education Important ?

Higher Education

Higher education. What is it? Why do you need it? What do the statistics show? How should you, as a homeschooler, begin approaching higher education? And, most importantly, what is God's plan for your life?...Read Remaining News...

Why You Think Advanced Retail Education Isn't Important.

Advanced retail Education.

A good college education prepares us to figure things out in the "real world." It prepares us to work on deadlines, deal with budgets and prepare and present reports. For a career in retail it's vital that a person have a 360 degree view of the world...Read Remaining News...

What Are The Best Career-Focused Online Degrees?

Online Degree

Want to earn your degree online? Staying career-minded could be the way to go...

#1 Online Degree - Bachelor's in Business Administration

Welcome to the 21st century, where an online presence is a must for any successful business, and students can get a bachelor's in business administration online. All you need is a computer and internet connection to get started...Read Remaining Articles...

Why education is necessary

When I started thinking about why education is so important, I remembered my school years, the grounding years of anyone’s education. I went down memory lane to remember all my teachers, my school subjects, the study and the play! I never really hated school. But I have seen many who hate going to school; I have had some friends who did not like the idea of studying in classrooms. Many of you must have unwillingly entered your school gates.... But all of us know this dislike never...Read Remaining News...

Obama acts to ease burden of student loans.

Barack Obama

(Reuters) - President Barack Obama is taking steps to ease the burden of student loans, the White House said on Tuesday, potentially helping millions of cash-strapped college graduates in a tough economy...Read Remaining News...

Reading Better and Faster

 

For most people, it is easy to learn to read faster. Your reading rate is often just a matter of habit. But to begin, you may need to try to change some habits and try these tips:

1. Pay attention when you read and read as if it really matters. Most people read in the same way that they watch television, i.e. in an inattentive, passive way. Reading takes effort and you must make the effort. A wise teacher once told me that you can learn anything if you do three things:

PAY ATTENTION

PAY ATTENTION and

PAY ATTENTION.

There are some simple methods that you can use to pay better attention and get more out of your textbook reading time. Different authors call it different things, but...Read Remaining News...

 Top US universities in world rankings-2011/2012 

 

 No.1: Harvard University

Second in the world rankings behind Cambridge, Harvard is the oldest and most prestigious university in the US. The private Ivy League university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has educated eight US presidents, including Barack Obama, and more than sixty living billionaires. Unsurprisingly, Harvard receives the largest financial endowment of any academic institution in the world, standing at more than £17 billion in 2010. Students pay yearly tuition fees of approximately £25,000...Read Remaining News...