Lots of news here on the U.S. Department of Education's National Education Technology Plan (if they can get away from buying hack time, their money may be going to a good cause) here. The full...
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At the New York Times via Distance Educator. College students in virtually every state will be required to shoulder more of the cost of their education under new federal rules that govern most of the...
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About.com has a nice overview of various funding options for distance education students. College can be expensive. That's why, whether you're dorming at a university or are taking classes...
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From Penn State University, via Distance Educator ... Mark Leslie Louw is an American citizen living and working as a missionary in africa's Ivory Coast. The father of four daughters, Louw is also...
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A few great articles over at About.com's Distance learning website about budgeting for your online degree. They also expand on this with a piece about hidden costs in some online courses. The...
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Via The New York Times and Distance Educator ... The secretary of education called on senior members of Congress yesterday to close a loophole that has allowed Student Loan companies to collect more...
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From the BBC ... quite a mess. A new centralized computer system at Britain's Student Loans Company is being blamed for slow processing of loan applications that could leave thousands of students...
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From the Daily Herald ... On average, Illinois students pay $780 per year for textbooks and supplies, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission found. Other schools, like Northern Illinois...
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HBOS is offering pay as you go e-learning. Here's a story from Vnunet.com ... Financial services giant HBOS has signed up to a pay-as-you-go e-learning scheme in a bid to improve the efficiency...
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From Insurance and Technology, via Distance Educator ... By embracing online learning, The Cincinnati Insurance Co. (CIC, $14 billion in assets) was able to leverage the Web to deliver better...
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Thought this would be of interest to anyone looking at saving for school ... from the New York Times, via Educause. AOL PROGRAM ENCOURAGES COLLEGE SAVINGS ACCOUNTS AOL has announced the expansion of a...
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Here's a good site for anyone looking for funding their education in India, or for Indian students wanting to study abroad. Another good site for any international student is the International...
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From the Motley Fool ... an article on saving on education costs. So you haven't saved enough to pay for your kid's college education? Well, if it's any consolation, you're not alone....
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Get Educated has a few very good resources I'd like to point out. First there is the section on financial aid and online graduate programs, complete with FAQs and easy to navigate. This was...
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I found this at Distance-Educator.com about finding scholarships, grants, internships and other opportunities through a federal government website called e-Scholar. It looks like a valuable resource...
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