Cell Phones Make Headway on Campus
Cell phones have long been anathema in the classroom, banned as a potential distraction, at best, and as a possible vehicle for cheating, at worst. But lately, educators have begun changing their tune on mobile phones.
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The Newest Rankings of America's Best Colleges
In this just-released list, Forbes magazine ranks American colleges by examining the quality of education, with an emphasis on student achievement. These new rankings provide an alternative to the controversial  U.S. News & World Report ratings, which for several years have been the only game in town.
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Parents and Kids: The K-12 Experience
Get Your Kids in Back-to-School Mode With This Fun Software
Computer games that are both education and fun are an ideal way to get your kids back into a ready-to-learn mode. Columnist Tom Regan, who has four children younger than 13, shares his recommendations.
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What's Your Child's Learning Style?
'No Child Left Behind' Still Gets Mixed Grades
Turning a Ride to School into Quality Time
Keeping Them In Learning Mode
Preparing for Their First First-Day of School
Parents May Consider the Montessori Alternative
Choosing a Preschool is Exciting -- and Difficult
College: Opportunities and Challenges
First-Generation College Students Can Overcome the Barriers
Making the transition to college life can be difficult for any student, but for those who are the first in their families to go on to higher education, the challenges can be even greater--especially if they begin their college years in mid-life.
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Freshman Lessons Learned: Week One
Cell Phones Make Headway on Campus
Make Time for School Instead of Making Excuses
Now, ‘Green' Report Cards for U.S. Colleges
Mix Up Your Career Cocktail
Colleges Remain Uncertain About Revamped S.A.T.
Liberal Arts Colleges: A Dying Breed?
Relationship Violence Common Among College Students
The Top Five In-Demand College Majors
Higher Education: Paying the Bills
Freshman Finance 101: Lessons for Parents and Students
Be prepared for financial emergencies when your kids head off to college. Here's how to handle problems with a minimum of pain to your pocketbook -- and your child's wallet.
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Commuter-Students Learn Cost-Saving Lessons
8 Things To Know About Student Loans Now
Does It Ever Pay to Go Into Debt?
Catch 22: You Need The Degree, But Can You Afford It?
Study Your Way Into the Corner Office
College Students: Finding an Internship
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SimpleTuition Helps Make the Dream of a College a Reality
Produced for Simple Tuition - SimpleTuition's online resources helps students and families make sense of education financing options, and offers tips on the best options for taking out student loans.
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Designing the Car of the Future
Produced for General Motors - From Detroit to China,students from around the world were chosen to design and engineer a hydrogen-powered car as a part of GM's Annual Design Internship Program.
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Helping Your Kids Get the Most Out of Play
Produced for Persil - Childhood as we know it is over and children of future generations could enter adulthood lacking vital life and social skills because of a lack of ‘free' play.
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Make This Summer Count
A Public Service Announcement from Staples - Jordin Sparks has teamed with DoSomething.org to ask teens to make a difference and collect school supplies for deserving kids heading back to school.
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Finding Those Off-to-College Essentials
Students will be heading off to college before you know it. Here are some of the products and trends that will be the hot items on campus this fall. (Produced for Intel, Target, JVC and Livescribe) Miren el video en Español
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Mississippi State University Wins Challenge X
Seventeen engineering teams from the nation's top universities were challenged by the Department of Energy in a groundbreaking four-year competition called Challenge X: Crossover to Sustainable Mobility. The teams had to re-engineer a Chevy Equinox crossover using a range of hybrid, plug-in or fuel cell propulsion systems to increase energy efficiency and reduce environmental impact. (Produced for General Motors)
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