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New Research Reveals for the First Time U.S. is on Track to Meet Goal of 90 Percent National High School Graduation Rate by 2020

Progress Has Accelerated since 2006 Driven by Large Gains in the South and Among African American and Hispanic Graduation Rates One Million Fewer Students Attend "Dropout Factory" High ... View More


Pathevo STEM solution featured: "From passive to active: tying the STEM educational pathway to a STEM career"

ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Owen Software, ... View More


Esperanza College of Eastern University Opens New Wing, Focuses On STEM Education For Minorities

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, Esperanza College of Eastern University officially opens a new wing, designed to provide ... View More


Young Adult Unemployment is 12.8 Percent in June, Signaling More Delayed Dreams and Stalled Careers for Millennials

Generation Opportunity encourages young Americans to call White House and demand an end to policies that stifle job creation, hiring, and opportunity ... View More


Owen Software helps launch first national U.S. News STEM Solutions Summit

ROCKVILLE, Md., June 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Owen Software announced today that it will participate in the debut of the U.S. News STEM Solutions 2012: A Leadership Summit to be held in Dallas, TX ... View More


Owen Software Announces Major Enhancements to Pathevo®-STEM Solution

ROCKVILLE, Md., June 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Owen Software announced today the release of a new and enhanced version ... View More


Consolidated Credit Counseling Services, Inc. Wins the Nonprofit Organization of the Year Award for Excellence in Financial Literacy Education

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Consolidated Credit Counseling Services, Inc. is honored to be ... View More


Cinco de Mayo, Celebrate Puebla

WASHINGTON, April 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As Mexico and the United States commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the US Civil War and the French intervention in Mexico, the Militar ... View More


Heard of Moose? Heads to Tampa

TAMPA, Fla., April 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Heard of Moose? If you haven't, you will soon. The Moose, an international organization of more than 1.1 million men and women, announced today a pilot ... View More


Pathevo®-STEM Selected as CODiE Award Finalist for "Best Postsecondary Enterprise Solution"

ROCKVILLE, Md., March 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Owen Software announced today that Pathevo®-STEM, the leading ed ... View More


Vantage Media Introduces SchoolSelect? A Pay-Per-Click Marketplace for Post-Secondary Schools

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., March 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Vantage Media, the fastest growing ver ... View More


Becker College Welcomes Dom Sagolla, Twitter User 9, Author of the Book 140 Characters, to Worcester on May 14

Twitter co-creator to deliver Becker College commencement address WORCESTER and LEICESTER, Mass., ... View More


LearningExpress Works With Public Libraries to Help People Get Jobs

NEW YORK, March 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- LearningExpress, LLC is hosting and sponsoring "One Simple Goal: Help People Get Jobs!" at the Public Library Association conference in Philadelphia ... View More


Get in the Game for the Wendy's High School Heisman

DUBLIN, Ohio, March 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Wendy's announced today they are accepting applications for the annual Wendy's High School H ... View More


Colleges Awarded Presidential Honor for Community Service

WASHINGTON, March 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Corporation for National and Community Service and the U.S. Department of Education today honored the nation's leading colleges and universities, ... View More


Texas Authors Will Tour State in Texas Born Books Program

SAN ANTONIO, March 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Starting this March Texas authors will be featured in a new program, Texas Born Books, which brings authors together with their readers and introduces ... View More


Educators Ask Federal Court to Declare Arizona's Ban on Ethnic Studies Unconstitutional

TUCSON, Ariz., March 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies (NACCS) and 26 education and civil rights organizations filed an Amicus ... View More


The James M. Cox Foundation Announces $50,000 Gift to the Latin American Association

ATLANTA, March 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cox Enterprises announced today a $50,000 gift to the Lati ... View More


Life Skills High School to Appeal Denied Renewal Application by the Denver Public School District Board of Education

DENVER, March 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of the Colorado Department of Education will hear an appeal tomorrow from the Life Skills Charter High School, which serves high r ... View More


Virginia's Young Voters: Gas Prices, Economy, and Jobs are Top Concerns

Generation Opportunity's grassroots team conducts fourth tour across Virginia to listen to and organize Millennials WASHINGTON, March 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The grassroots ... View More


Actress and Scientist Mayim Bialik Teams Up with Texas Instruments to Inspire Science and Math Educators and Students

DALLAS, March ... View More


Pathevo® Highlighted at 2012 Innovations Conference: "Guiding Under-Represented Students to Successful STEM Career Paths"

ROCKVILLE, Md., Ma ... View More


Walden University Holds Speaker Series to Celebrate Women's History Month

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In celebration of National Women's History Month, ... View More


GlobalScholar Lauds Inclusion of Adaptive Assessment Testing Provisions in No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Reform Bill

SEATTLE, F ... View More


Innovative School of BioPharmacy to Open in Fall 2014

CLAREMONT, Calif., Feb. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The presidents of Chapman University and Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) to ... View More


INCS Charter School Job Fair Set for March 10

Free event meets community needs CHICAGO, Feb. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Illinois Network of Charter Schools (INCS) will sponsor its 7th annual Teacher Job Fair in Chicago on ... View More


Cecelia Fitzgibbon Named to Succeed Dr. Happy Fernandez as President of Moore College of Art & Design

Long-Time Drexel Professor and Arts Administration Head Will Assume Post in July PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Boards of Trustees and Manage ... View More


Massachusetts Digital Games Institute to Launch Summer Innovation Program Providing College Students the Opportunity to Develop & Market Video Games

MassDiGI to Kick Off Program in May, with Application Process Opening March 15 ... View More


Free Training for High School Teachers

RESTON, Va., Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As part of its national effort to help teachers and teens develop and embrace 21st century literacy skills, my.hsj.org and ... View More


Virginia Aerospace Science and Technology Scholars (VASTS) Program Introduces Pathevo® to STEM All-Stars

ROCKVILLE, Md., Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Owen Software, producer of Pathevo®, the leading education and career planning web service for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) ... View More