Tag: Education and Schools
Healthcare Career Pathways Collaborative Program Honors Third Cohort Graduates
PLEASANT HILL, Calif., July 21, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Healthcare Career Pathways, a collaborative educational program created by Mt. Diablo Adult Education; Ombudsman Services of Contra Costa, Solano and Alameda; and Opportunity Junction, is proud to announce the graduation of its third cohort of Certified Nursing Assistants.
St. Louis Firm Mentoring Complete, Associated Colleges of Illinois Partner, Offer Career Mentoring Program for College Seniors
ST. LOUIS, Mo. and CHICAGO, Ill., July 15, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- A St. Louis firm, Mentoring Complete, has partnered with Associated Colleges of Illinois (ACI), a Chicago nonprofit, to offer a Career Mentoring Program to match Illinois college seniors with business mentors. The mentors help guide the seniors as they launch careers.
Associated Colleges of Illinois Initiates Career Mentoring Program for College Seniors
CHICAGO, Ill., July 14, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- This fall, Associated Colleges of Illinois (ACI) is expanding its College-to-Career offerings to include a Career Mentoring Program which matches college seniors with business mentors who will help guide the students as they launch careers.
Bay Area Law School Launches Two New Flexible Online Degrees in Intellectual Property
SAN JOSE, Calif., July 9, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Lincoln Law School of San Jose today announced their Flexible Online LLM and MLS in Intellectual Property, two new programs. Both the LLM IP and the MLS IP programs with a concentration on patents will be available starting this Fall semester 2020 starting in September.
Safe K-6 Education: Nevada-Based Distance Learning Startup
RENO, Nev., July 9, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- PILLARZ LLC, (www.pillarzllc.com) announced today remote K-6 education accelerator focused on empowering children focused on Math, Language Arts, Science and Social Studies.
Bay Area Medical Academy Students Gain Rare Real-World Experience Testing for COVID-19
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., June 30, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- A recent community-led effort to test San Francisco residents for COVID-19, including the unhoused populations in Bayview and Sunnydale/Visitacion Valley gave Bay Area Medical Academy (BAMA) phlebotomy students first-hand experience administering COVID-19 testing to underserved populations.
Stand Up Delaware’s Reopen Schools Committee has submitted a White Paper to Governor Carney and Secretary of Education Susan Bunting
DOVER, Del., June 30, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Stand Up Delaware, a Facebook group launched on April 13, 2020 by two special needs mothers, Lisa McCulley and Didi Figueroa, has formed a "Reopen Schools Committee" for the purpose of composing and launching a White Paper with a common sense, scientific, feasible approach to reopening our schools in Delaware.
Associated Colleges of Illinois Board Elects New Leadership for 2020-2021
CHICAGO, Ill., June 24, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The Associated Colleges of Illinois (ACI) Board of Trustees elected Lyn Bulman, retired executive vice president of global human resources, Fellowes Brands, to a two-year term as board chair. Bulman succeeded Frank D. Cella, managing director, Marsh USA, Inc., who served as ACI's board chair since 2017.
Associated Colleges of Illinois Employment Data Updated, Shows Nearly 24,000 Illinois College Alumni Working for Top Companies
CHICAGO, Ill., June 10, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Updated research shows nearly 24,000 Associated Colleges of Illinois (ACI) member college and university alumni are employed by 148 top employers throughout the state. The figures were compiled by ACI this spring, updating the organization's original 2019 Member Employment Data research project.
Interfaith Chaplains Training for the Work of Racial Justice
BERKELEY, Calif., June 5, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Responding to the recent murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Reverend Ineda Adesanya, CEO, announced that the Chaplaincy Institute ("ChI") is committing to training student chaplains and equipping current chaplains with new tools for spiritual care of those harmed by injustice.
5,000 elementary schools across America are searching for a safe way to offer recess during the Pandemic
WEBB CITY, Mo., June 2, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- A pandemic recess solution is being released by Peaceful Playgrounds Inc. A 6-foot Distancing Playground, the brainchild of award-winning educator and playground designer, Dr. Melinda Bossenmeyer, is an answer sure to thrill millions of children as they return to school in the fall. Why? Dr. Bossenmeyer has saved recess!
Perkiomen Valley School District in PA Selects Synergy Education Platform
COLLEGEVILLE, Pa., May 7, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Perkiomen Valley School District (PVSD) has selected the industry-leading Synergy Education Platform by Edupoint(r) Educational Systems for its K-12 student information management needs. The district's Synergy solution will include Synergy Student Information System, Synergy Online Registration, and Synergy Special Education. PVSD serves over 5,500 students in the Philadelphia region.
Technology from Florida’s Pneuma Solutions Breaks the Distance Learning Barrier for Disabled Students
MIAMI, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ -- Today Pneuma Solutions launched a free service that redefines the way students with special needs are provided instructional materials. Based on Pneuma's Augmented Document Remediation technology, Scribe for Education allows teachers in K-12 to upload image files to a secure cloud service that provides near real time conversion.
University of Florida Lastinger Center for Learning Creates Free, Online Resource Hub
GAINESVILLE, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ -- Today, the University of Florida Lastinger Center for Learning, in an effort to keep all students learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, launched a new resource hub of free resources for students, parents and teachers. As students navigate distance learning, these research-based tip sheets and videos will lighten the burden.
Disinfecting of schools, like hospitals and healthcare facilities, will be the new norm going forward, says DisinfectSchools
FULLERTON, Calif., April 13, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Standard routine chemical cleaning and sanitizing are not enough to battle the bacteria and viruses found in many different work environments, says Disinfect Schools (DisinfectSchools.com).
‘Ain’t Too Proud’ Star, Jawan Jackson, Hits a High Note with Students During Pandemic
FREDERICK, Md., April 7, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Phenomenology, Inc., an innovative production model in the performing arts, is teaming up with Jawan Jackson, star of the hit Broadway musical "Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations," to encourage high school musical theater students in Frederick, Maryland.
Beyond Benign Receives Grant to Support Green Chemistry Education at Universities
WILMINGTON, Mass., April 2, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Green chemistry education nonprofit Beyond Benign has received a grant from life science company MilliporeSigma to develop laboratory resources for universities. The life science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany operates as MilliporeSigma in the U.S. and Canada.
Are Your Kids in Danger of Being Sexually Abused at School?
SAN MATEO, Calif., March 18, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Thousands of children every year are molested, used for pornography or otherwise sexually abused by teachers, coaches or other school employees - according to leading research, school employees sexually abuse one in ten students before the end of high school. New resources from Stop School Sexual Abuse (SSSA) help parents keep their kids safe.
Berkeley Coding Academy Opens Doors with Summer Camp in Machine Learning and AI
BERKELEY, Calif., March 10, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Berkeley Coding Academy, a new computer science team of credentialed teachers, is offering summer camps to empower youth in Python Programming, Data Analytics, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence.
Central-North Florida District Export Council: Global Business Management Certificate Opens Enrollment
ORLANDO, Fla. /FLORIDA NEWSWIRE/ -- The Central-North Florida District Export Council recently opened enrollment in its new Global Business Management Certificate program for companies looking to grow their presence in the global marketplace and for individuals wanting to prepare for the NASBITE (National Association of Small Business International Trade Educators) Certified Global Business Professional (CGBP) designation, often a requested qualification in the U.S.
