education
Texting, tweeting lingo creeping into schoolwork
Students are finding it harder to separate proper English from text and tweet language in school.
Safety tips for students abroad
Safety Tips for Students Abroad (Family Features) The allure of traveling abroad to study and experience other cultures continues to grow for teens across the country. U.S. student participation in study abroad programs has more than doubled over the last decade, according to the Institute …
Financial planning helps manage student debt
In an increasingly competitive global market, education is becoming more important. But many families find the cost of education to be outside their grasp. According to a study commissioned by the US Department of Education, from the 2001-02 to the 2010-11 academic year, the cost …
How students can meet the challenge of the evolving health care industry
The hot topic of health care has created new career opportunities for college grads in this field.
School lunch fuels success for spring sports
Springtime packs a punch for students. Between tests, papers, school trips, extracurricular performances and jobs, finding the energy for spring's after-school sports is often a challenge. Time and energy are at a premium. Eating well can help ease the crush. While breakfast is often tapped …
Graduating? Career trends job-seeking students should know
Students graduating from college this year should expect better job opportunities and salaries than graduates from recent history, but that doesn't mean new graduates will have an easy time finding employment. Competition will still be fierce with hundreds of applications submitted for jobs in many …
Schools increasingly turn to mobile devices in classrooms
BREMERTON, Wash. - A classroom full of fourth-graders scrambled to their seats as teacher Scott Wisenburg announced it was time for a reading lesson. Some reached straight for iPods and others hurriedly wrote down predictions about the text they were soon to read. Last year, …
Colleges tweak offerings to meet job-market needs
Higher education institutions are continually tweaking their course offerings to respond to the needs in the job market, and part of that trend is offering certification or associate degrees in specialties that may not have existed even a decade ago.
ACT/SAT test dates and fees
College admissions tests – the ACT and SAT – are a huge part of the college application process. High school counselors typically provide students with the lowdown on when to take these all-important tests. The following is a brief guide to how to register for the tests and the test dates for the rest of the 2011-2012 school year.
Find out what’s shakin’ on campus
Find out what’s going on on-campus in the region. Learn more about Benedictine University, Calumet College of St. Joseph, Coyne College, Rosalind Franklin University, Indiana University Northwest, Purdue University Calumet, South Suburban College and University of St. Francis here.
Health science degrees lead to jobs and opportunities
At Chicago State University, students increasingly seek majors with greater prospects for jobs and future growth opportunities, according to Joseph Balogun, dean of the College of Health Sciences at the 145-year-old institution. Health care careers are in demand as the sector is projected to generate 5.6 million jobs during the next eight years, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Occupy U.: Roosevelt offers class on social movement
The Occupy movement is moving to academia. Thirty-two undergrads are enrolled this semester in “Occupy Everywhere,” a three-credit political science course offered at Roosevelt University that takes a look at the movement and the issue of social inequality in the United States. “I study social …
Fun ways to get kids interested in reading
Learning to enjoy reading at an early age gives your child a jumpstart on her education, but schoolwork should not be the only reason to raise an eager reader. Enjoyment of reading is an important puzzle piece to a fulfilled life.
New law requires more details on school report cards
Parents may have a better way to assess a school’s environment, demographics and graduation rates under a new measure signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Pat Quinn. The law mandates that the state keep track of certain information about every school in Illinois — including …
Local colleges offer new programs in high-demand careers
Today the challenge facing local colleges and universities is identifying emerging industries and professions that are experiencing rapid growth in their area and developing new degree and certificate programs that will provide needed skills for workers in these fields. This has become the No. 1 …
Get a job faster in hottest careers of the decade
The following are the fastest-growing careers through 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Biomedical engineers Network systems and data communications analysts Home health aides Personal and home care aides Financial examiners Medical scientists, except epidemiologists Physician assistants Athletic trainers Physical therapist aides …