Corporate Updates
Eedo acquired by Boston firm
Gatineau-based e-learning company Eedo Knowledgeware Corp. has been acquired by one of its chief rivals, Boston’s OutStart Inc.
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K-12
Online initiative, iQ Academy opens new doors for middle, high school students
Beginning with the 2008-09 school year, middle and high school students living in Minnesota will have more educational opportunities open to them through iQ Academy, a unique online alternative to the traditional brick-and-mortar school learning environment.
Policy Matters
Affordable student loan programme on the anvil in New York
According to a recent report, Governor David A Paterson has plans to implement an affordable student loan programme in an effort to make New York more competitive with other states.
Policy Matters
Report calls for tougher standards for poor students in Texas
Despite concerns it could hurt poor and minority students in El Paso, the state higher education board sent to lawmakers a report that calls for tougher academic standards for low-income students to obtain a college grant.
Policy Matters
Centre sets new target of enrollment ratio in higher, technical education
Union Minister for Human Resource and Development, Arjun Singh said that the Centre Government has increased the target of enrolment ratio to16 in the higher and technical education for the current five year plan.
Policy Matters
Inequity defeats the very purpose of education: Arjun Singh
The 11th Five Year Plan is very ambitious as far as education is concerned, but it can only deliver with the active cooperation of all the States, India’s Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh said while...
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Learning First Alliance announces election of new chair
The Learning First Alliance (LFA) announced Brenda Welburn, executive director of the National Association of State Boards of Education, as its new chair.
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University of Hyderabad signs MoU with Altair
With a view to encourage innovation in Grid computing technologies through academic exchanges, the University of Hyderabad has entered into an agreement with Altair Engineering India.
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First ‘hybrid’ courses; now, a ‘hybrid’ school
‘Hybrid’ courses, which offer a blend of online and face-to-face instruction, have become increasingly popular in schools and colleges nationwide. Now, a new high school in Hawaii has taken the same concept and applied it to...
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Advancing Workforce Development key to India’s success: Kauffman Foundation Report
Despite low science and engineering student graduation rates, and widely varying education quality, India rapidly is becoming a global R&D hub, with a momentum and on a scale akin to what it accomplished in information technology...
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GurukulOnline Learning Solutions tie-up with Rajasthan for skill development programmes
GurukulOnline Learning Solutions recently announced its tie-up with Rajasthan government for providing various skill development programmes like Spoken English cum Employment Readiness Skills to the youth in Rajasthan.