Applying to a doctorate program part 1

With the amount of schools that offer doctorate programs, which school should you be applying to for the Ph.D?

Do you know what degree to pursue and will the degree actually help you get the job you want?

As I venture through the many Ph.D school options, for profit and not-for-profit, I was wondering who else has had questions about which school and which program should be chosen….

Is the Adult Student the New ‘Traditional’ Student?

As written on HigherEdJobs.com: There are many varying definitions of the terms adult learner and non-traditional student. A fact that can be agreed on, however, is that the number of students falling into these categories has been on the rise over the past several years and at most institutions, this demographic outweighs the number of traditional students who enter directly after high…

The Knowledge Gap

When Chip Kimball took over as the chief technology officer in Washington state’s Lake Washington school district more than a decade ago, he quickly realized that his boss, the superintendent, knew little about technology.

That knowledge gap, says Kimball, meant the district was buying very expensive hardware, like Ethernet switches, when less-expensive technology would have worked. “The tech team was overspecifying switches,” asking for all kinds of capabilities that weren’t…

Public education and our Nation’s children matter and we must raise our voices!

Marcie Lipsitt Columnist EdNews.org

The Reverend Martin Luther King once said, “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” Public education and our Nation’s children matter and we must raise our voices, passion, and intensity for their sake and that of America’s future as the leader of all industrialized nations. The presidential candidates and the news media have been eerily silent during the political campaigns…

Apply Early for Federal Student Aid with the FAFSA

The start of the calendar year also marks the beginning of the college financial aid season with the release of the U.S. Department of Education’s 2008-09 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The FAFSA is the qualifying form for all federal grants and loans as well as many state and private student aid programs.

Each year, the U.S. Department of…

Teachers Need Teachers

A great article was posted today in the AZ Central about teachers and mentors. For new teachers, many do need mentors. The crying chair is quite amusing to read about and the comments from the readers are even more hilarious with misspellings and higher than mighty attitudes. Anyone who has taught knows the ups and downs of the classroom and the educational system.

The first few years of…

The Freedom of College

For the first time in many college student’s life, moving away from home and living on campus at college, the freedom student’s feel can be like a huge weight lifted off of their shoulders. Parental units are no longer around and for the first time in a student’s life, they get to make their own decisions and deal with the consequences.

The tramp stamp, the arm band, one drunken night;…