This Idol gives back: American Idol's Syesha Mercado embraces Sarasota, where she first learned to believe in herself and her dreams.
TWENTY-EIGHT MILLION PEOPLE watched Sarasota's own Syesha Mercado shake, shimmy, sob and sing her heart out on American Idol this season--coming from behind each week yet never losing her million-watt smile. In the process, this determined young dynamo earned the devotion of legions of voters and finished a remarkable...

Students' perspectives on materials posted On faculty office doors.
Undergraduates (N = 459) completed a survey in which they rated the appropriateness of various materials that might be posted on the outside of faculty office doors. Results indicated that students considered school-related items to be the most appropriate for posting on faculty doors; items of personal expression were...

State's Tax-Favored College Savings Program Adds New Investment Option; Also Improves Managed Allocation Investment Offering.
FRANKFORT, Ky., Feb. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Kentucky families interested in saving for their children's college education now have a new investment option through the state's tax-favored Education Savings Plan Trust. Participants may now choose to invest in a diversified 100% Equity Option comprised of domestic and international...

ITT Educational Services, Inc. Reports 2006 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results, New Student Enrollment Increased 15.6 Percent.
CARMEL, Ind., Jan. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ITT Educational Services, Inc. , a leading provider of technology-oriented postsecondary degree programs, today reported that new student enrollment in the fourth quarter of 2006 increased 15.6 percent to 10,208 compared to 8,828 in the same period of 2005. Total student enrollment increased...

Some say strapped LCC must up tuition.
Byline: GREG BOLT The Register-Guard CORRECTION (ran 3/6/020; Lane Community College student Gregory Dunkin's affiliation with the college was incorrect in a Tuesday story on LCC's budget problem. Dunkin is the campus events and multicultural coordinator. Lane Community College will be a more expensive school...

Room at the top: strategies for increasing the number of graduate students in Canada.
The Study in Brief The demands of the new knowledge economy require nations to have increasing numbers of highly skilled workers, including those with graduate degrees. Expanding graduate education will inevitably be an expensive proposition, but how would this money be spent best? On the...

Don't Start the New Year Without Completing Your College Financial Aid Form.
LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- With college costs averaging $30,000 a year, students and parents need additional resources to obtain and afford a higher education. One New Year's resolution to consider is completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Nelnet , a leading education planning and...

AJR'S THIRTEENTH ANNUAL 2001 awards, fellowships & scholarships.
AWARDS AIRCRAFT OWNERS AND PILOTS ASSOCIATION AOPA Max Karant Awards for Excellence in Aviation Coverage Frederick, MD 21756 Contact: Patricia L. Rishel 421 Aviation Way (301) 695-2157 E-mail: pat.rishel@aopa.org URL: http://www.aopa.org/special/karant ...

Clearing up the confusion about financial aid.
WHEN TWO airline passengers, in adjoining seats, discuss what they paid for their tickets, it isn't unusual for each to find that the prices were significantly different. While students at colleges and universities may not yet be comparing the net price they paid for tuition, their parents most probably...

ITI Education corporation reports revenue growth of 45 percent for the first fiscal quarter.
HALIFAX, NS, April 30 /PRNewswire/ - ITI Education Corporation (TSE: ITK) today announced financial results for the first fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2001. Tuition revenue, for the first quarter of fiscal 2001, increased 45 percent to $15.6 million, up from $10.8 million for the...