Education

Page 1 of 512345

USA Funds Borrower Connect Helps Colleges Improve Loan Default Rates

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — USA Funds®, a nonprofit organization that helps American families benefit from postsecondary education, has introduced USA Funds Borrower Connect(TM), a Web-based tool that helps colleges connect with their student loan borrowers to promote successful... (Continue reading)

College Credits and CLEs for Attorneys During the NFL Combine

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — We learn in life that it is “what you know” and “who you know.” At the Sports Management Worldwide Sports Career Conference held during the NFL Combine, they give you both. Learn job strategies... (Continue reading)

USA Funds Accepts Nominations for Annual Debt Management Excellence Awards

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — USA Funds®, a nonprofit organization that helps American families benefit from postsecondary education, is accepting nominations from colleges, universities and private career colleges for the 2012 USA Funds Excellence in Debt Management Awards. The... (Continue reading)

Remember Electrical Safety as You Participate in the ‘Great ShakeOut’ Feb. 7

SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — This upcoming Tuesday, people at businesses, schools and organizations across the central US will participate in an earthquake drill as part of the Great ShakeOut Central US to promote earthquake awareness and preparedness.... (Continue reading)

Partnership Between Lilly Diabetes and the American Diabetes Association to Send 89 Children to American Diabetes Association Diabetes Camps in 2012

INDIANAPOLIS and ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Lilly Diabetes today announced its commitment to send 89 children to diabetes camp this summer through a collaboration with the American Diabetes Association (Association). Lilly Diabetes donated 89 camp scholarships to... (Continue reading)

Leading Intelligent Design Think Tank Condemns Passage of Creationism Bill by Indiana Senate as Bad Science and Bad Education

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A bill approved today by the Indiana Senate to allow the teaching of creationism in public schools is being criticized as bad science education by Discovery Institute, the nation’s leading intelligent design think tank.... (Continue reading)

Lincoln Financial Foundation Awards Million-Dollar Grant to Teach For America

FORT WAYNE, Ind., Jan. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Today Lincoln Financial Foundation announced a $1 million grant over three years to Teach For America that will expand efforts to recruit new teachers with math and science expertise, and fund preparation... (Continue reading)

Sweeping Voucher Program Catapults Indiana to Education Reform Forefront, New School Choice Yearbook Reveals

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Indiana enacted the most expansive school choice program ever last year, breaking first-year enrollment records and cementing the state’s status as a leader in education reform, according to the School Choice Yearbook 2011-12–the annual... (Continue reading)

Gatorade National Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year: Futsum Zeinasellassie

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — In its 27th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with ESPNHS today announced Futsum Zeinasellassie of North Central High School (Indianapolis, Ind.) as its 2011-12 Gatorade... (Continue reading)

Friedman Foundation Launches New Education Reform Blog

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — As efforts to reform education and improve learning spring up across the nation, the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice announced a new on-line information hub for advocates, parents and concerned citizens: the Friedman Flyer.... (Continue reading)

Page 1 of 512345