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With She's The First, Tammy Tibbetts Uses Social Media For Social Change

Can social media drive social change? 25-year-old Tammy Tibbetts is trying to figure that out through She's The First, a non-profit dedicated to helping girls around the world to become the first in their family to graduate.READ»

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Obama's World-Beating Business Plan: Keep Kids in School Longer

Will extending the school year save innovation in America?READ»

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Who's That Texting Your Kids in Class 66% of the Time? Parents

A new survey by textPlus reveals that texting in the classroom is more rampant than ever--for both students and parents.READ»

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Top 5 Green MBA College Programs in the US

What is a green MBA and how can you make it work for you? These top 5 green MBA colleges will show you how...READ»

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Writing a University Essay

During my secondary school years, the only essays I wrote were simple book reviews and other informal forms of essays, with only a few researches on sample essays and the likes every now and then. In short, I was not very skillful at ...READ»

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Pentagram's Paula Scher Designs the Beige Out of Middle School, Conquers Fear of Color

The Pentagram design firm recently tackled a Brooklyn public high school--and proved that turning a beige, hellish middle school into something inspiring is possible.READ»

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Grants for College Students - Things You Should Know Before Applying

All the universities across the country and the major media went on an aggressive campaign in order to educate everyone that it’s possible to receive funds for college. In many of the cases you don’t have to repay the money given to you and it’s quite easy to qualify for this. Most college grants money depending mostly on your situation.READ»

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College Grants for Women

If you are a woman then you probably know that people marginalize you. Even if you do your work better you’ll be marginalized. A reason for this is that women are under-educated when compared to men. Of course, there are exceptions. READ»

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Law School Grants for Single Mothers

A law degree is probably the most amazing form of qualification both in professional and personal level, but at the same time is one of the most expensive forms of education. READ»

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Grants for Single Mothers Going back to School

Single mothers that go to school can get some grants easily. There are institutions and organizations who will offer free grants if the single mother wants to finish her studies. Qualification and the basic documentation vary depending on the requirement and needs. These grants are designed to attract the single mothers to complete their education.READ»

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Brightstorm profits off of high school SAT preparation videos

Brightstorm is a service that helps high school students prepare for SAT tests with fun videos done by high school teachers who show you how to do better on the test and help you prepare. Here you learn more about how Brightstorm's ...READ»

Judge Sides With Ferris Bueller of Facebook, Free Speech in Teacher Cyberbullying Case

Want to express your opinion about a teacher online when you're off-campus? Thanks to a landmark ruling in a Florida law case, that's now protected free speech and not a cause for accusations of cyberbullying (as long as its not ...READ»

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Get Schooled

If you're a recent grad or a career-changer, your best bet may be to learn your way out of this recession. But be careful that a niche degree doesn't equal a useless degree, says Tory Hoen, co-author of the forthcoming edition of the ...READ»

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Should Colleges Subsidize Print News, Or Switch to Kindle?

This week Wesleyan University announced that an anonymous donor had given the school $20,000 to subsidize paper New York Times subscriptions for students for the next two years. One hundred and fifty miles away at Princeton ...READ»

Teton Valley Community School: The Classroom of the Future?

This past July, we looked at the finalists for Architecture for Humanity and the Open Architecture Network's latest competition, which asked entrants to design the classroom of the future. It's a vague, open-ended challenge, and one ...READ»

Great Info For Buying a Handbag

My wife has been thinking that she wanted to get a new handbag. In this case I went online to do a little research for her. I found a great site on designer handbags that had all kinds of information on the history of each brand. ...READ»

Essay Writing

Nothing Wrong With Buying an Essay Being a student can be demanding. Student always face the challenge of balancing between a lot of activities, social life and academics alike. Sometimes, professors are just so demanding. They put ...READ»