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Higher Edge seeks to get New London students to college and graduate

New London – Since the College Access Program launched in 2011, 98 percent of its students – all New London residents – have enrolled in college, and 86 percent have persisted into their second year...

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Craig & Susan Thomas Foundation gives students a second chance

There’s the student raised in a violent, drug-infested family who is now working on her degree in social work. Then there’s a student who once struggled and hated school, but became inspired to apply...

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Kay Family Foundation and Living in Digital Times Announce Student App …

Tweet Google Pin It Published: December 5, 2013 8:44 AM Inaugural Awards to Honor Outstanding Achievement in App Creation by High School, College and Graduate School Students New York, NY (PRWEB)...

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Researchomatic Now Offers Education Assignment Assistance

New York, New York (PRWEB) November 28, 2013 Students interested in getting assistance with their education assignments, in anticipation of finals, can finally get the assistance they need from...

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Thoughts from Dr. Joe: Helping students find their voice

I like to find the origin of circumstance. Going back to the roots of such and then looking from the bottom up gives an understanding of cause and effect. I’ve always enjoyed writing and attribute...

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A second chance through Princeton’s Prison Teaching Initiative

Beth Stroud, a doctoral student in religion and a teacher with the Princeton Prison Teaching Initiative (PTI), said the prisoners she has taught are some of the most motivated students she has ever...

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Local high school students get scholarships on the spot

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Horace Smith Fund offers scholarships to Hampden County students

SPRINGFIELD — The Horace Smith Fund, now in its 115th year, has scholarship and fellowship money available for graduates of Hampden County public and private high schools. Scholarships awards of...

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Contra Costa Community College District celebrates 65 years

Click photo to enlarge Today, the Contra Costa Community College District is an integral part of the Bay Area’s higher education landscape. But 65 years ago, the idea of a countywide “junior college”...

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A Woman Raised $60000 on GoFundMe by Claiming She’s Poor. Is She?

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Buffalo’s Say Yes now offers scholarships to all Ivy League schools

Ten more colleges and universities – including Ivy League schools Brown and Yale – have been added to the ever growing roster of schools that will provide free tuition to an unlimited number of Buffalo...

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Students encouraged to enter mobile app contest for 2014 CES

For 2014, CES will introduce the Student App-reneur Scholarship Awards to honor outstanding achievements in app creation by high school, college and graduate school students. In October I wrote about...

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Agricultural scholarships available

Students may apply for a variety of scholarships, including three IAA Foundation Top Scholarships, who will each receive $7,500 awards. Another $7,500 award goes to the Illinois Farm Bureau Legacy of...

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It’s the Final Countdown — College Students Give Tips on How to Manage Stress …

If I had a nickel for the number of times I have heard, “Procrastination in the last two weeks of school is more than the entire rest of the semester combined,” I’d be rich. Over the course of finals...

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With a Million Satisfied Users DoMyAssignment Now Plans to Improve Its Global …

Tweet Google Pin It Published: December 6, 2013 11:30 AM DoMyAssignment is a writing service provider for students that require assistance with their college assignments. The company was started in...

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Organization helps Philly teens succeed in college

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — For Ashley Trawick, the dilemma was purely academic. “The hardest thing is coming up with the title of my major,” Trawick, 19, told Ruth De Jesus, associate dean of intercultural...

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Memories of Mandela and the country he loved

Nelson Mandela: 1918 – 2013 Nelson Mandela and other African National Congress activists were freed in 1990. On Feb. 11, Nelson and Winnie Mandela march through Paarl in the Western Cape with a...

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Dollars for Scholars expands area students’ scholarship opportunities

Keshia Clukey Posted Dec. 6, 2013 @ 8:04 pm Article source: http://www.uticaod.com/article/20131206/NEWS/131209620/10082/NEWS

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Proof of Citizenship No Longer Required for Santa Barbara Foundation Student …

The Santa Barbara Foundation has announced that beginning in 2014, its student aid funds can be applied to the best qualified students from Santa Barbara County schools regardless of citizenship...

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Scholars Explore Christian Perspectives on Animal Rights

Professor Clough had come from the University of Chester, in his native England, to speak about “On Animals: Volume 1,” half of a two-book project situating animals in Christian thought. Summing up...

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