Whether your car still has your high school graduation tassel hanging from the rearview mirror, or a bumper sticker on the back reading ?Soccer Mom,? entering the world of higher education is exciting. In other words, you?re in for a ride regardless of your age or how long it?s been since you sat behind a desk other than the one in your office or cracked open a textbook other than your oldest son?s three-pound pre-calculus tome. Unfortunately, higher education brings more ...

Need help with your next exam? Get pro-active and prepare for success ahead of time with these 10 study tips. 1. You need a dedicated study area. That means you need to find a good place to study that?s quiet, has plenty of room to spread out books and papers, and offers plenty of good lighting. 2. You should have your study tools handy ? you need writing paper, note cards (like index cards), pens, markers / highlighters, colored pencils, yellow sticky notes, a small di...

In order to gain acceptance into Graduate School, several requirements or educational items must be met. These items vary from school to school; however, the main ones needed are listed below, with a brief overview of each. - Transcript - Colleges need a copy of a student?s permanent academic records, otherwise known as a transcript. This transcript details the student?s academic background by listing the courses taken along with the grades achieved in each. So that sec...

Flashcards are wonderful teaching tools. They offer fun, interactive learning for all levels of education for all subject types. Often created by teachers or purchased in educational stores or departments, flashcards can help with memory skills, mathematical skills, advanced discussion work, interaction via games, speaking and listening skills of all ages. Flashcards come in a variety of shapes, sizes and materials. They often have space on them for students to insert thei...

Many Americans find themselves forced to choose between poverty and risking injury in a dangerous job. As Nick Helms, a San Diego Golf Academy student who lost his father in a mining accident, has found, an education in golf can provide a path out of this type of existence. Nick Helms knows better than anyone what can happen in a dangerous job, such as mining: in early January of 2006, his father and 12 other miners were trapped in an explosion in the Sago Mine, located in...

A Graduate Equivalency Diploma (GED) is a certification for people who have not yet completed high school. The GED is considered a high school equivalency exam. If you?ve only recently dropped out of 11th or 12th grade and the subjects are still fresh in your mind, you may take the GED without a lot of advance preparation. Otherwise, you need to study and prepare yourself with help from the following: 1. Locate a GED Prep course at a school or training facility near you...

The SAT and ACT are the two major tests that most colleges use in the U.S. use to help determine whether or not students should be admitted. A brief discussion of each one follows. SAT The SAT is pronounced "S-A-T." It used to be known as the Scholastic Aptitude Test and Scholastic Assessment Test, but is now referred to as the SAT Reasoning Test. This standardized test is developed, published and scored by the Educational Testing Service (ETS). It is administered by th...

The Mayor?s College Fair The Mayor?s College Fair brings together a variety of programs available for the Washington D.C. schools and their students preparing for college tuition costs. This event takes place on September 15, 2006 and provides information about a variety of college tuition assistantship programs. Students in the Washington D.C. schools are encouraged to attend the Mayor?s College Fair in order to learn more about the special programs open to them as Washin...

The Illinois State Board of Education has approved the state?s first virtual public elementary school, the Chicago Virtual Charter School. The Board acted against State Superintendent Randy Dunn?s recommendation to disapprove the Chicago schools application, as well as against the opposition of the powerful Chicago Teachers Union, by voting a five-to-four approval. Though virtual schools already exist in the United States, they usually are high schools. Several states, how...

The California State Teachers? Retirement System (CSTRS) is the second largest public pension fund in the nation, providing retirement, disability and survivor benefits to California schools educators. Over 776,000 kindergarten through community college educators are members of the CSTRS, which currently has an investment portfolio of $142 billion. Keeping quality educators in the California schools is of primary concern to everyone in the state. Without well-educated Cali...