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The Denver Post
Students learn through song, dance at Denver’s Día Del Niño festival
April 28, 2013
In kindergarten-to-12 education there are art classes, and there are history classes. Usually the two aren’t combined. That’s not necessarily the case for HOPE Online Learning Academy, a charter school rooted in Douglas County. Sixty-nine of HOPE’s students participated in “Circles of the World” — an arts performance that included dance, song and visual art based on different cultures around the globe — Sunday at the Denver Art Museum.
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EdNews Colorado
Denver Art Museum’s Dia del Nino features student art
April 26, 2013
This weekend the Denver Art Museum is celebrating Dia del Nino, the day of the child, in part by featuring artwork and performances by children enrolled in an online charter school. Students from HOPE Online Learning Academy Co-op will be presenting dance and choral performances, and the event will also feature an exhibit of their visual artwork. Although HOPE is an online school, students receive art lessons at various “Learning Centers” across the Front Range as part of the school’s “Arts Across Cultures” program.
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Campus Technology
Varsity Tutors now Accepts Bitcoin Payments
April 25, 2013
Varsity Tutors, a provider of in-person and online tutoring services, will now accept Bitcoin as payment in an effort to reduce credit card and bank transfer fees for international customers. Varsity Tutors will accept the open-source peer-to-peer digital currency through Coinbase, which charges a transaction fee of just one percent.
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The Huffington Post
How to Prep for Advanced Placement Exams
April 19, 2013
Last year, more than 2 million students worldwide took Advanced Placement (AP) exams, and more students are now gearing up for the next AP testing period, which starts May 6th. For students, passing an AP exam means potentially earning class credit before ever stepping foot on a college campus – and standing out to college admissions boards – making it well worth the effort. Chuck Cohn, founder and CEO of Varsity Tutors, offers the following strategies and tips to help you get ready for test day.
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Edtech Digest
Keeping Track of What Matters
April 17, 2013
As a technologist by training – she earned a degree in computer science from Columbia – Jennifer Medbery saw an opportunity to help so she left teaching to develop a solution to make it easier to collect, analyze and share student progress information in and across classrooms. In this conversation, she talks more about Kickboard’s origins and purpose; examples of its benefits, how she is handling their current growth and expansion, the role of Kickboard in today’s education climate—and what the future holds.
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Fox Business
You Got Waited Listed at Your Top School, Now What?
April 15, 2013
With historically high application pools, selective colleges and universities are using wait lists as a way to admit applicants on the cusp during the regular admissions process and determine how many students they can enroll with each freshman class, explains Chuck Cohn, founder and CEO of Varsity Tutors. “It is good for the institution because they have a highly qualified pool of students to draw upon should they have open spots to fill,” he says.
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The Times-Picayune
Kickboard school data start-up leads growing field of education entrepreneurship in New Orleans
April 12, 2013
The quest for good grades and an academic advantage has prompted many parents to seek out additional support for their student. While some schools and community organizations offer resources, many families are turning to tutors for help. But if you haven’t worked with a tutor before, how do you navigate what can be a complex process? Below are five tips from Chuck Cohn, founder and CEO of Varsity Tutors, to help you get started.
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Examiner.com
5 tips to select the right tutor
April 11, 2013
The quest for good grades and an academic advantage has prompted many parents to seek out additional support for their student. While some schools and community organizations offer resources, many families are turning to tutors for help. But if you haven’t worked with a tutor before, how do you navigate what can be a complex process? Below are five tips from Chuck Cohn, founder and CEO of Varsity Tutors, to help you get started.
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The Atlantic
The Big Comeback: Is New Orleans America’s Next Great Innovation Hub?
April 8, 2013
One of the city’s new experiments is Kickboard, an analytics program that visually tracks student progress. CEO and founder Jennifer Medbery was a Columbia graduate with a degree in computer science, teaching math in public schools for years, grumbling that there was no way to crunch the data she was gathering from students. “Each week we spent hours trying to organize it all with a homegrown maze of Excel spreadsheets and Google Docs,” she said to me in an email. In February, the company raised $2 million in funding.
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Military Advanced Education
Figuring Out Financial Aid
April 6, 2013
Bryant & Stratton College, a for-profit institution with campuses in several states and online, takes a slightly different tack. Rather than having a dedicated veterans center, Bryant & Stratton College identifies veterans and military during the enrollment process and reaches out to provide one-on-one counseling. According to Ed Dennis, military relations manager for online education at Bryant & Stratton College, students need to “[Ask] what’s my goal and define that goal and work towards it.” The individualized attention military and veteran students receive allows them to answer that question and map their financial aid plan accordingly.
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Telemundo Network
Noticias
April 4, 2013
HOPE Online Learning Academy Co-Op was featured in a news segment on the Telemundo Network, which highlighted HOPE students’ “Circles of the World” performance and their participation in the Dia del Nino celebration at the Denver Art Museum.
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College Express
What To Do When You Don’t Get Accepted To Your Top-choice School
March 21, 2013
The college admission process is a long journey, often beginning sophomore year of high school or earlier. You start with a rigorous search, evaluating the myriad of options until you finally whittle down to a target list of schools with your “dream school” at the top. In a perfect world, a large envelope will arrive signaling you’ve been accepted. But what if you don’t get into your top choice? What next?
Here is a helpful strategy to follow if you find yourself in the unfortunate situation of being rejected from your top-choice school.
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InnovationNews
Interview with Ecotech Institute President Michael Seifert
March 16, 2013
“Michael Seifert is president of Aurora-based Ecotech Institute, the nation’s first and only college focused entirely on jobs training in sustainability.”
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District Administration
Ed Tech startup Kickboard Lands $2 million in Investments
March 13, 2013
The New Orleans educational technology startup Kickboard, which runs an internet-based service for teachers to track data on student performance, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $2 million in early stage investments from a pair of venture capital firms and several angel investors. More than 200 schools nationwide use Kickboard’s service.
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Take Part
It’s Time Teachers Move Beyond the Dusty Old Grade Book
March 12, 2013
First, we must look at the tools teachers use and optimize them for use in the modern classroom. A great example is a teacher’s most tried and true tool: the grade book.
Students are more than a collection of their quiz and test scores, but most grade books don’t empower educators to go beyond that, let alone make information visible across classrooms. It’s a problem I set out to address by creating Kickboard. The platform enables educators and school leaders to capture, analyze and share richer profiles of student performance. This includes multiple assessments, standards mastery, 21st-century skills, reading growth and, most uniquely, student behavior, character strengths, and personal interests.
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Fox Business
What Grads Should Know About Employer Review Websites
March 11, 2013
Additionally, these sites can be helpful in finding out more about companies that have posted open positions, says Kimberly Baker, Career Services Manager at Bryant & Stratton College Online
“I encourage students to use employer review sites as supplemental information to other research such as looking at a company’s website, LinkedIn profile and/or speaking with people they know who work at the company,” she says. “The information on employer review sites can help students adjust the tone of their cover letter or know what to expect during an interview.”
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Inc.
Facebook Sponsored Posts: Do They Work?
March 8, 2013
Chuck Cohn, founder and CEO of Varsity Tutors, a private academic tutoring and test prep provider, found that the demographics his marketing team chose would significantly change the cost per lead and, ultimately, ROI:
“We’ve found that when we target U.S. only or–more specifically–target people living in a city like NYC, the outcome is incredibly few Likes/Comments/Shares per dollar. The cost per interaction is extremely high, but each interaction is quite valuable. If you don’t target a country, then Facebook chooses to display your ads to people in Bangladesh or similarly impoverished countries.”
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Fox Business
Earning College Credit Outside the Classroom
March 8, 2013
With the rising costs of college, earning credit for college can help bolster their admissions status and can save money in the long run if they earn enough credits to knock out several or even a semester’s worth of courses. With this in mind, Chuck Cohn, founder and CEO of Varsity Tutors, says students are seeking ways to earn college credit on their own rather than depend on the school systems.
“This trend has been accelerating over the last five years for several reasons. Many high school students simply have difficulty enrolling in desired AP courses either because of scheduling conflicts or they didn’t meet the performance requirements in prerequisite classes,” he says.
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Women 2.0
This Week, Three Women Entrepreneurs Announce Series A Funding
March 1, 2013
A software developer and former public school math teacher, Jennifer Medbery founded Kickboard for teachers, raising a $2.8 million Series A round of funding led by New Markets Venture Partners and Two Sigma Ventures. Kickboard is an analytics platform for teachers and schools that captures, analyzes and shares student performance data. CEO Jenifer Medbery was recently listed in Forbes 30 Under 30 In Education.
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The Wall Street Journal
Kickboard Aims to Help Educators See the Big Picture
February 28, 2013
In light of this burgeoning demand, New Orleans startup Kickboard raised $2 million in venture funding to empower “21st century educators” with affordable, browser-based software. New Markets Venture Partners and Two Sigma Ventures led the round, along with other angel investors.
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Venture Beat
Kickboard’s education platform uses big data to make kids smarter, nabs $2M
February 27, 2013
Kickboard, a web-based school analytics platform, has closed a $2 million funding deal, the startup announced today.
Kickboard allows teachers to collect, analyze, and share student information in one centralized place. This eliminates a lot of the switching between other document software, databases, and test grade collection databases. The end result is hopefully a better picture of what each student needs in terms of teaching and nurturing. A tool like this actually makes a lot of sense, especially for teachers of younger students who don’t always learn the same way and may need different teaching styles.
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Forbes
30 Under 30: Kickboard’s $2 Million Series A Fuels Momentum In Ed-Tech
February 27, 2013
FORBES 30 Under 30 alum Jen Medbery, founder of the web-based school analytics platform Kickboard, announced today that her startup has closed a $2 million series A round, bring the total fundraising to $2.8 million and underscoring continued optimism in the ed-tech space.
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Tech Crunch
With $2M In The Bank, Kickboard Is On A Mission To Help Teachers Unlock Student Data
February 27, 2013
Kickboard, a New Orleans-based startup that aims to help teachers and schools better capture, analyze and share student performance data, announced today that it has secured $2 million in series A financing. The round was led by New Markets Venture Partners and included contributions from Two Sigma Ventures and a handful of angel investors. Having $800K in seed and angel rounds to date, Kickboard’s series A brings its total capital raised to $2.8 million.
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The Teacher Garden
Kickboard
February 26, 2013
I find that there are pros and cons to every program. None of the cons I listed are deal-breakers for me, and I am in LOVE with the fact that I can track consequences and parent contacts, AND I can share the information with other teachers at my school, if they choose to use Kickboard, too.
Kickboard is definitely worth checking out!
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Edudemic
6 Ways To Motivate Students Using Achievements
February 21, 2013
To help motivate students to “own” their achievement, here are six steps to invest students in their personal performance from Stew Stout, Community Manager at Kickboard.
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Solar Power World
Clean Jobs Index Compares State Sustainability
February 20, 2013
“After nearly a year of research, Ecotech Institute has revealed what is says is the first-ever “Clean Jobs Index”, which aggregates all the available clean jobs in the U.S.”
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Clean Energy Authority
Ecotech Institute’s jobs index sheds light on clean tech economy
February 20, 2013
“There were more than 3 million green jobs available in the United States in 2012 just waiting to be filled with qualified candidates.
That’s one key piece of information in the new Clean Jobs Index launched earlier this month by Ecotech Institute in Denver.”
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Electronic Education Report
Kickboard Offers Gradebook Platform
February 18, 2013
Kickboard (New Orleans) is promoting its next-generation gradebook as platform as a 21st century way to capture, analyze and share evidence of student performance.
“Technology has always been my first passion,” Kickboard founder and CEO Jennifer Medbery told EER. When Medbery started her career as a teacher of middle and high school math, she found capturing and sharing evidence of student performance and growth challenging and decided to build something to address that problem.
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Fox Business
On the Job Hunt: Finding Career Satisfaction and Job Stability
February 18, 2013
Admittedly finding a job in this current labor market is tough, but grads should consider their overall satisfaction and potential future at a company when evaluating job opportunities, says Kimberly Baker, career services manager at Bryant & Stratton College Online.
“Since we all spend most of our waking hours at our place of employment, ensuring you will receive the satisfaction level you desire is imperative,” she says. “Having a sense of stability allows you to immerse yourself in the functions of the job without that nagging worry in the back of your mind that can hinder your participation and success.”
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Fox Business
Five Tips for Winning College Scholarship Money
February 15, 2013
But “free money” doesn’t necessarily mean easy money–students must make it their job to put in the time and effort required to maximize their chances of winning award money, says Jon Small, vice president of College Prep at Veritas Prep.
“Preparing scholarship applications should become a part of students’ ‘homework,’ including filling out forms, writing scholarship essays, requesting transcripts from the school registrar, asking teachers for recommendation letters, and visiting the post office to mail out applications on time,” he says.
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The New York Times
Tip Sheet: Tips for First-Generation College Applicants
February 11, 2013
Admissions officers seek a diverse student body and want to hear about the forces that have shaped a student’s life, including if you are the first in your family to attend college.
Here are a few additional tips for first-generation college applicants from Dr. Michele Hernandez, former assistant director of admissions at Dartmouth College, and co-founder of Application Boot Camp On-Demand.
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The Wall Street Journal
The Accelerators – Part II: Chicago Has More to Offer Than Deep Dish Pizza
February 4, 2013
To find a real maverick, go to New Orleans, where Jennifer Medbery founded and runs Kickboard. Like Justin, Jen was able to nab seed funding from local sources, but is very committed to travel. She notes, however, that for her specific sector, New Orleans is particularly hospitable because it slants heavily toward innovation in education. It sure helps that Jen had been teaching there so she was selling back into the system from which she came.
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Parents Countdown to College Coach
Frequently asked questions about the SAT–answered
February 4, 2013
Do you have questions about the SAT? You’re not alone. For many students and families, the SAT is daunting. To help answer many of the most common questions about the SAT test, Shaan Patel, a perfect SAT score recipient and Director of SAT Programs at Veritas Prep, identified the five questions he’s most frequently asked and offers responses below.
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The New York Times
Tip Sheet: 5 Study Strategies for the SAT
January 31, 2013
The SAT is a significant exam for many college-bound high school students, but it doesn’t have to be a source of significant stress. As the French scientist Louis Pasteur said, “Chance favors the prepared mind.” In that spirit, here are five strategies to help you best prepare for the SAT from Shaan Patel. Shaan scored a perfect 2400 on the SAT, is the author of “SAT 2400 in Just 7 Steps” and a co-creator of an SAT prep course for Veritas Prep.
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The Denver Post
The Balance Sheet: California and Texas led the way in creating 3 million clean jobs in 2012
January 28, 2013
“There were 3 million “clean job” openings in 2012 with California, Texas and New York State leading the way, according to a new jobs index created by Aurora, Colorado-based Ecotech Institute.”
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Mother Nature Network
Ecotech Institute Launches “Clean Jobs Index”
January 28, 2013
“Ecotech Institute, a college dedicated to training today’s students for the renewable energy and sustainability jobs of the future, launched the ‘Clean Jobs Index.’ The Index aggregates clean jobs data from a variety of source including the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE.)”
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Fox Business
Higher Education Trends to Watch for in 2013
January 28, 2013
The college experience is slowly shifting off campus and into the internet as students seek out multiple sources for their educational experience, says Adam Newman, managing partner at Education Growth Advisors.
“Colleges that fail to focus on supporting, and frankly exceeding, the academic needs and expectations of students will do so at their peril given the increasing number of plausible alternatives emerging,” he says.
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edSurge
FIELD REPORT: NYC’s EdGrowth Conference
January 24, 2013
“Pick a mission that gets you jazzed,” Jonathan Harber advised budding entrepreneurs on the first day of the EdGrowth Summit. The idea of mission, passion and social purpose is why many of us teachers went into education in the first place so as I sat amongst entrepreneurs, investors, media leaders and policy folks, I felt a sense of comfort as words like these filled the room.
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GigaOm
Education and health startups may be ‘cloaked in nobility,’ but how good are they, really?
January 23, 2013
At the EdGrowth Summit this week in New York, Andrew Kassoy, co-founder of B Lab (an organization that certifies socially responsible business) put it well when he said:
“This industry, in particular, is one — and there are some others like healthcare and clean tech — which is cloaked in nobility. We’re providing a public good at some level or another and so what we do must be good. And I think it’s a pretty good idea to ask whether that’s always true…”
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This Week In Education
Events: EdGrowth Summit In NYC
January 22, 2013
Everyone who’s anyone (of a certain type) is at the Education Growth Conference in NYC today and tomorrow. Held at the superfabulous Times Center, the invitation-only #EdGrowth event “dives into the complexities of investing in an industry in which market and mission converge and examine the intricate mix of risk and opportunity across the global education marketplace.”
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Entrepreneur Magazine
Crash Course in Business Plan Competitions
January 16, 2013
For Jennifer Medbery, founder and CEO of Kickboard, an online student-data tracking program for educators, this meant focusing on contests for educational startups and businesses in New Orleans, where she’s based. In the past three years, she has raised more than $150,000 in seed money from five wins.
But this strategy isn’t just about money. Staying within your niche will get you targeted feedback from veteran investors and business leaders in your specific field. “Pitching to people in the industry is going to help you hone the pitch that much faster,” Medbery says. “You’re then much better prepared when you talk to venture capital and angel investors.”
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The EdTech Times
Q&A with Jennifer Medbery, founder and CEO of Kickboard
January 10, 2013
Kickboard founder and CEO Jennifer Medbery let us pick her brain on trends, obstacles, companies to watch, and the future of education technology.
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Fox Business
Do You Have What it Takes to be an Online Student?
January 4, 2013
While an online degree program can benefit some students, it may require extra time studying and preparing for class, says Kimberly Baker, career services manager at Bryant & Stratton College Online.
“The increased investment in time means that students need a great deal of self-discipline and the ability to effectively manage their time in order to succeed in an online program,” she says.
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Poets & Quants
The Mistake High GMAT Scorers Make
December 21, 2012
The most academically successful among us have learned over time when we can stop thinking. We know that hard questions usually have a “catch”, and that once we’ve caught it we can turn our minds back to autopilot. We know to look for a trap answer, and once we’ve found it we’re ready to play it straight again.
The only problem is that the GMAT knows that about us, too. And so many of its hardest problems are designed precisely to exploit this tendency.
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edSurge
University Ventures Fund Launches UV Labs
December 21, 2012
University Ventures Fund, the $100 million investment partnership backed by German media conglomerate Bertelsmann AG, University of Texas Investment Management Company and others, announced the launch of UV Labs to work with postsecondary institutions to build products to solve “serious issues of accessibility, affordability, quality and accountability facing higher education.”
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GigaOm
University Ventures’ UV Labs brings data-driven services to higher ed
December 17, 2012
University Ventures, a $100 million fund created earlier this year to invest in higher education companies, announced Monday that it has launched a startup of its own.
Led by Satish Menon, former CTO of the Apollo Group (which owns for-profit education giant University of Phoenix), UV Labs will partner with universities and other higher education providers to build products addressing a range of issues, from accessibility to affordability to accountability.
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The EdTech Times
University Ventures launches edtech development company
December 17, 2012
University Ventures, an investment firm focused on the global higher education sector, has announced the launch of UV Labs, a company that will partner directly with universities and other providers of higher education to develop products and technologies.
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Forbes
30 Under 30: Education
December 17, 2012
A software developer who spent three years in the classroom as a high school math teacher including a stint with Teach For America, Medbery built Kickboard as a tool for teachers to make better decisions in the classroom based on reliable data on each student. The teacher-friendly software is now used by 200 schools in 20 states.
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THE Journal
Education Analytics Service Kickboard Offers Free Teacher ‘Starter Accounts’
December 12, 2012
An online service that provides education-oriented data analytics is offering free “starter accounts” to teachers. Created by a former high school teacher, Kickboard consolidates data from multiple sources to simplify the job of developing a comprehensive student performance profile. The new starter account allows up to three educators from the same school to use the service at no cost to manage the profiles of up to 150 students each.
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Edudemic
How Important Is Accountability In Your Classroom?
December 10, 2012
That’s why I left teaching to create Kickboard, an analytics platform that goes beyond the gradebook. It is one centralized and secure place where teachers can track and share multiple dimensions of student performance across classrooms. With Kickboard, teachers can collaborate not just in weekly meetings, but also in real time, using accountability and data to create a positive culture shift in their school.
Parents may also be unintentionally living vicariously through their children and may want them to make a better college choice than they did, says Michele Hernández, co-founder of Application Boot Camp On-Demand.
“When a parent talks about college for their child using comments such as ‘we are applying to college x’ that’s somewhat troublesome as it’s the child applying.”
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Education Week
Startups Target Teachers as ‘Consumerization’ of Education Emerges
December 5, 2012
Kickboard, a data-analytics and gradebook startup based in New Orleans, is working backward through this trend. It began only as a paid product for district or school adoption, but last week launched “starter accounts” that teachers can use for free.
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US News
Weigh Obamacare’s Pros, Cons for Medical Students
December 3, 2012
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the major portions of healthcare reform in a 5-4 decision in June 2012. Now that the U.S. elections have concluded—thus eliminating the possibility of a Romney government, and presumably meaning that so-called Obamacare is likelier to be here to stay—it’s a good time to ask what the legislation means for medical education and for physicians’ careers.
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Examiner.com
Ten Tips to Write More Competitive College Application Essays
November 27, 2012
To help students write competitive essays that will help get them noticed by admissions officers, Veritas Prep, the largest global provider of test prep and admissions consulting services, teamed up with Application Boot Camp®, America’s top college consulting firm, to offer ten tips students should follow as they draft their college application essays…
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Getting Smart
Kickboard Launches Free Starter Account For K-12 Educators
November 27, 2012
Kickboard, a school analytics platform for comprehensive student performance profiles, today launched free “Starter Accounts” for K-12 educators. Individuals or teams up to three teachers can create Kickboard accounts to manage classrooms at no charge.
Educators at nearly 200 schools across 20 states are using Kickboard to collect, analyze, and share mission-critical data, including multiple assessments, standards mastery, reading growth, 21st century skills, performance through one-click behavior data capture, easy-to-read charts and graphs and immediate student performance reporting.
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FoxBusiness.com
How to Prepare for Getting a Job During College
November 26, 2012
The majority of students don’t find their way to the career center until senior year, but underclassman should get acquainted with the services and resources offered on campus as early as possible, advises Kimberly Baker, career services manager at Bryant & Stratton College Online.
“Make an appointment to speak with a staff member to get personalized advice and guidance early on and stop back as you advance in your degree program to revisit your goals and make sure you’re still on track,” she says.
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Poets & Quants
On the GMAT, Artificial Intelligence Wins
November 26, 2012
As you study, take note not just of “the way to do this problem,” but more of the general themes and strategies that you’ve had to apply in different ways. To prove to the computer-adaptive test administration and scoring that you’re in the top 10% of “GMAT intelligence,” steal a page from that computer’s future and train yourself to think in the way of Artificial Intelligence. AI, as they say, is the answer.
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Ed News Colorado
A field day for online learners
November 20, 2012
Field Day may seem like a typical/ordinary school activity, but at HOPE, a single school with multiple “learning center” campuses across Colorado, Field Day was anything but typical or ordinary. It was a community-building event. Seven hundred of our 3,000 students came to Denver to compete in time-honored races. Still, Field Day’s underlying impact on education – fostering achievement through affiliation – is the real reason for this and other school-sponsored activities at HOPE.
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Ecotech Institute
Power & Energy Solutions
“Roundtable: State of the Nation”
November 8, 2012
Shawn Lamb: “Ecotech Institute is the first and only school with the primary focus on clean energy technology. Our goal is to prepare students for direct entry into the job market and enhance their opportunities for growth and advancement. Our students receive an Associate of Applied Science degree. We teach the skills that industry leaders and employers have said are missing when they search for employees. Those skills combine solid theory with a significant amount of hands-on training. Combining those factors makes our graduates highly marketable. One of our keys to success is our commitment to the industries we serve. We work very closely with business and industry leaders to keep our curricula current and relevant to industry needs. We assist employers by providing qualified workers who are educated in the professional and technical skills they need. We are very customer oriented and recognize that our customers include our students, our employers, and our community”
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Campus Technology
3 Keys to Better Recruiting
November 7, 2012
A potentially easier way to educate prospects about what they’re seeing is via QR codes. That’s the approach taken by Bob Rafferty, former director of new media at Wittenberg University (OH) and cofounder of Knowble Media, a provider of web, mobile, video, and multimedia campaigns for colleges and universities.
“Admissions offices need to be focused on experience-based media,” insists Rafferty. “Creating memorable experiences for campus visitors is of the utmost importance.” Last year, with that aim in mind, he identified points of interest at Wittenberg, uploaded content that complemented the university’s media strategy, and deployed QR codes on buildings campuswide, creating what was touted by the university as the first-ever smartphone campus tour–based on Knowble’s Q.R. Campus platform. When scanned by a mobile device, a code launches a website that displays video, photos, and text descriptions about that location.
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Family Magazine (print only)
“A Military Love Letter”
Fall 2012 Issue
“This webinar fit in with our overall goals at SalutetoSpouses.com, offering a variety of resources that help inform military spouses as they make choices related to military life, their education and their careers,” says Allison Perkins, editor at SalutetoSpouses.com.
Higher Education Management
Education Growth Summit: Nov 1-2 (To Be Rescheduled)
October 30, 2012
Education Growth Partners are sponsoring a two-day conference, the Education Growth Summit, that will bring together entrepreneurs, college leadership, C-level executives, investors, and government representatives to explore the dynamics of early-stage investing in the education sector.
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Poets & Quants
Free GMAT Practice You Can Bank On
October 28, 2012
Veritas Prep is pleased to announce the launch of its free practice quiz question bank – a GMAT Question Bank that includes many of the attributes that your GMAT practice has been missing:
• It’s free, and as an aspiring business student you should value the ability to save money.
• It’s computer-based, allowing you to practice GMAT questions in the same way that you’ll see them on test day.
• It offers detailed solutions for each problem, helping you to learn from the experience of taking the problems.
• It offers diagnostic reports, helping you to gauge your pacing and progress against that of your GMAT competitors.
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Fox Business
High-End Admissions Consulting: Worth the Cost?
October 26, 2012
“Acceptance rates at top-tier colleges have become so competitive that good grades and test scores simply don’t distinguish an applicant anymore, so they’re looking for that edge on the more qualitative component of the application,” says Jon Small, vice president of College Prep at Veritas Prep, a test prep and admissions consulting company.
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eSchool News
Data: It’s more than test scores
October 25, 2012
And with Kickboard, teachers are keeping track of other factors that were historically (and sometimes mysteriously) rolled into the overall grade on a report card – class participation, timeliness and completion of work.
Keeping track of students’ character development and learning habits – and taking into account the process and thinking behind completing a task, not just whether they got it “right” – is essential to personalizing learning.
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U.S. News & World Report
SAT, ACT Test Prep Tips for International Students
October 23, 2012
Simply being able to read in English won’t likely be sufficient for the SAT, in particular, which requires students to process and comprehend information.
“Just reading the text can sometimes be a big challenge,” says Jon Small, vice president of college prep at Veritas Prep, an admissions consulting company. “Even if they have done quite a bit of reading, they will need to analyze text in a completely different way than they have in the past.”
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Los Angeles Times
New college program targets students with grit, not high test scores
October 23, 2012
A new college program that will primarily select students by personal characteristics -– grit, resiliency and motivation –- rather than test scores began accepting applications this week for campuses in California and Colorado.
Portmont College at Mount St. Mary’s aims to give students who have “the will but not the way” high-quality, personalized programs featuring online learning, success coaches and other services — all for the bargain price of $5,240 per year.
“If you think about the American dream as offering a fair shot to all, it’s not as fair as it used to be,” Srikant Vasan, Portmont’s founder and president, said Tuesday. “This is our opportunity to make the dream true again.”
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The Chronicle of Higher Education
An Enrollment Experiment, Grounded in ‘Grit’
October 23, 2012
In the fast changing realm of higher education, “grit” is becoming a red hot word. Maybe you call it resilience, determination, or perseverance. Srikant Vasan defines it as “being able to get over obstacles as they appear in your path, to stand up when you’ve been punched down, to set a long term vision and a goal for yourself, and be able to keep those in mind.”
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Inside Higher Ed
A New Online Associate Degree
October 23, 2012
Portmont College at Mount St. Mary’s, announced today, is a new venture designed to provide online associate degrees to students who have more “grit” than traditional academic credentials.
“The broader point is that for the students who aren’t succeeding in higher ed today we need to really take seriously the explorations of more and different models for them…. The students that Portmont aims to serve are ones that we have not traditionally done a good job serving in this country.”
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El Semanario
“Student voters step up to civic responsibility”
October 19, 2012
On the morning of the national voter registration deadline, Eric, a senior at HOPE Online Learning Academy Co-Op’s (HOPE) Action Learning Academy (Action), with the help of his Learning Center Manager, Ms. Griselle Leon, proudly registered to vote. Before he casts his vote though, the diligent senior is doing some “homework” to maximize the impact of his new voting right.
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Poets & Quants
Your Data Sufficiency Isn’t Sufficient
October 18, 2012
Remember – to those who have done a few hundred Data Sufficiency problems and who are poised to score over 700, remembering “AD/BCE” or “1-2-T-E-N” isn’t hard. The concept of Data Sufficiency at the 75th-99th percentile level isn’t just about “can you cross-reference your analysis of the statements (i.e. 1 sufficient – 2 not sufficient – A!) with the answer choices to select the right level. It’s much more sophisticated – the Data Sufficiency setup lends itself to trap answers and to rewards for those who truly think critically. So play chess – don’t let yourself get overly confident with a basic understanding of Data Sufficiency. At least 10% of your competitors realize that that’s helpful, but it’s certainly not sufficient.
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Fox Business
It’s Time to Take our Job Search Offline
October 15, 2012
For recent and soon-to-be college grads that are frustrated with their lack of response from sending out countless emails with resume and cover letter attachments, it’s time for them to step out from behind the computer.
“Speaking with professionals in your industry of interest will help you learn how to ‘talk the talk,’ which will help you showcase your knowledge in an interview situation,” says Kimberly Baker, career services manager at Bryant & Stratton College Online.
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ColoradoBIZ Magazine
“Get Your College Apps in Order Now”
October 11, 2012
“Here are the 2012 Colorado Cleantech Leadership Awards finalists:
NATIONAL CLEANTECH LEADERSHIP AWARD 2012
Center for the New Energy Economy (Fort Collins)
Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory (Golden)
Ecotech Institute (Aurora)”
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Fox Business
Get Your College Apps in Order Now
October 8, 2012
“The biggest liability in application essays is to come across boring or just like everyone else,” says Jon Small, vice president of College Prep at Veritas Prep. “In order to really stand out, students will want to brainstorm several different angles of their personality and then flesh each one out in essay form for review by friends, family, and academic contacts.”
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The Wall Street Journal
Wringing Merit Aid Out of Business Schools
October 3, 2012
Chad Troutwine, co-founder and CEO of admissions consulting firm Veritas Prep, says last-minute scholarship reviews often have just as much to do with schools’ competitive tendencies as they do with changes to a candidate’s resume.
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Fast Company
A New Gates-Funded College Offers Higher Ed To Those With Grit, Not Test Scores
October 2, 2012
Portmont’s goal is to prepare students to demonstrate mastery in the skills employers want most. “There’s a real disconnect between what higher education offers and what employers are expecting,” Vasan says. “Our way is to offer you not only the degree but credentials in core capabilities like critical thinking, problem solving, communications, quantitative literacy, and teamwork.”
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Solar Power World
“Entering the Bright New World of Solar Energy: One of Ecotech’s First Grads Shares His Thoughts on a Career in Solar”
September 26, 2012
“In June 2012, I was one of 42 students to receive my degree as part of the very first graduating class at Ecotech. It was an incredibly exciting day and it’s an honor to be part of Ecotech’s first class.”
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North American Wind Power
“Ecotech Institute Installs New Wind Energy Training Systems”
September 19, 2012
“Ecotech Institute, a college focused exclusively on preparing graduates for careers in the fields of renewable energy and energy efficiency, has installed new wind energy training systems at its Denver facility.”
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KHGI-TV CH 13 (ABC)
“Help Study for the SAT Test”
September 4, 2012
“To assist parents, Veritas Prep, the largest global provider of test prep and admissions consulting services, has outlined five things every parent can do to help their student ace the SAT and become a more competitive college applicant…’Parents shouldn’t underestimate the importance of the SAT,’ said Shaan Patel, Director of SAT Programs at Veritas Prep and one of the few test takers in the world to achieve a perfect 2400 on the SAT. ‘The 4-hour SAT exam is worth just as much in the college admissions process as the 4,000+ hours students spend in high school earning their GPA. By following these five steps, parents will be able to better support their students as they prepare to take what is perhaps the most critical test of their high school career.’”
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Student Lounge (College View)
“Parents Can Help with SAT Prep”
August 28, 2012
“Perhaps one of the more important services you can offer is lending a hand with their efforts to prepare for standardized testing, mainly the SAT, especially around the time that summer is coming to a close and school is back in session. This is when many high school juniors and seniors – and their parents – should be turning their attention to the college admissions process. A student’s SAT score is one of the most critical components and is often the first filter colleges and universities use to determine eligibility.
While the exam is unlike most a student has ever taken, it doesn’t have to be an unknown. To help parents better support their students as they prepare for the SAT, the folks at VeritasPrep.com have outlined some actions parents can take now.”
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Real Moms Guide (SheKnows)
“How to Help Your Student Ace the SAT”
August 24, 2012
“The college admissions process is tough and a fantastic SAT score can make a world of difference. To help your student get accepted into the top schools and be eligible for scholarships, SAT test prep is important…To assist parents, Veritas Prep, the largest global provider of test prep and admissions consulting services, has outlined five things every parent can do to help their student ace the SAT and become a more competitive college applicant.”
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Solar Power World
“Solar Power, Jobs and the Future”
August 1, 2012
“Who is training the folks who are actually going to be repairing the wind turbines and installing the solar panels on all those roofs? While we’re busy working on the next Ecotech Institute to help answer that question, a few of those Green MBAs might have to roll up their white sleeves and get their hands dirty.”
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Poets & Quants
“Going For Gold On The GMAT Test”
July 27, 2012
“The Olympics and business school have long shown parallels. Like business schools, the Olympics are often used by developing nations to showcase their up-and-coming status for the world; like business schools, the Olympics value international diversity even if they tend to be dominated by the traditional world powers; and like business school, the Olympics offer fascinating studies in marketing, having developed cutting-edge sponsorship programs and business models (for more, we highly recommend you read last week’s Economist).”
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EdNews Colorado
“Why Teachers Need Tech Training”
July 17, 2012
“The key to getting teachers on board with technology in the classroom is through changing the way they learn to teach. The benefits of technology should be woven into college-level curriculum, and schools and districts must treat teaching as an ever-progressing craft and promote professional development programs for their teachers. These changes will not only help teachers adapt more quickly to the changing classroom, but will also benefit students.”
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Terre Haute Tribune Star
“Goals, Pride & Achievement”
July 12, 2012
“On June 21, Lawrence E. Smith, of Martinsville, Ill., received his degree from Ecotech Institute, the first and only college entirely focused on preparing America’s workforce for careers in clean technology and sustainability.”
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Online Colleges
“Mobile Apps? There’s a Degree for That”
July 9, 2012
“Bryant & Stratton College Online, a private, for-profit school based out of Buffalo, NY, announced today that it is launching three new associate degree programs: information technology with a focus on mobile applications development; office information technology; and hospitality management with a focus in hotel services.”
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The Huffington Post
“College in My 40s: A Hard Road, But a Sweet Reward”
July 5, 2012
“So, I enrolled in classes at Bryant & Stratton College Online. Taking classes online helped because I was able to view lessons and complete assignments around my work and helping take care of my kids. But it certainly wasn’t easy.”
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The Wall Street Journal
“Business Schools Short on Diversity”
July 4, 2012
“Often minority applicants, even those with stellar credentials, aren’t confident in their ability to gain acceptance to top programs, says Scott Shrum, director of M.B.A. admissions research at Veritas Prep, a firm that advises business-school applicants. That is in part due to the dearth of role models who have successfully completed business school, Mr. Shrum says.
‘Sometimes they need a little more coaxing to actually pull the trigger’ and apply, he says.”
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Inc. Magazine
“How to Fight On Online Smear Campaign”
July 3, 2012
“Chad Troutwine stared at his computer screen, aghast. The website he was looking at had posted a series of accusations about Veritas Prep, his graduate admissions tutoring and consulting company. Veritas, according to the site, was operating illegally. It did not train its instructors. Troutwine knew the claims were false, but their sheer audacity floored him….
Troutwine knew who was behind the site. For four years, Veritas Prep, based in Malibu, California, had been embroiled in a legal battle with a competitor, Maple Leaf International Consulting, or MLIC. In fact, MLIC’s president, Sonny Pitchumani, had posted scores of false, damaging claims about the quality of Veritas Prep’s instruction. Even though Veritas Prep had won a judgment against MLIC, Pitchumani evidently wasn’t about to back down.”
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Green Building & Design
“Launch Pad: Ecotech Institute”
July 1, 2012
“Education Corporation of America (ECA) got its idea for Ecotech Institute after having conversations with employers nationwide. ‘We were told of great growth in the clean energy sector but not enough technicians to operate and maintain some pretty sophisticated equipment,’ says academic dean Glenn Wilson.”
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Poets & Quants
“Why The GMAT Should Be Given On iPads”
June 28, 2012
“Until GMAC takes me up on this offer we will have to do the best we can with a combination of computer screen, a yellow plastic note pad, and a marker. This means that you cannot mark up any of the verbal questions or passages as you would like and you cannot write on any of the quant questions, either. This is inconvenient for everyone, but you can gain an advantage if you practice the right way.”
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EdTech Digest
“Interview | Jon Corshen Knows What’s GoingOn”
June 20, 2012
“To engage students, and faculty, we need to think about how we bring the broader “academic life experience” online by creating a virtual campus. This is especially important as we rely more heavily on distance and online education, where we much find new ways to encourage meaningful connections and collaboration.”
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U.S. News & World Report
“Prospective MBAs May Face Tougher Applications”
June 18, 2012
“Harvard now requires two essays rather than four, and it added a “reflection” essay, which is due 24 hours after the interview (for those selected). Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business also trimmed its required essay count from four to three, and it dropped its combined word limit for the essays from 1,800 to 1,600. Columbia Business School, meanwhile, now asks applicants to write an essay response to its promotional video, Community at Columbia, in addition to its standard essays.
That’s already enough to convince Scott Shrum, director of admissions research at the admissions consultancy Veritas Prep (which writes a medical school admissions blog for U.S. News), that it’s going to be a “big change year.”
Top schools tinker with their applications every year, but Harvard’s changes are the biggest that Shrum has seen in the last decade. ‘The more a school changes its application from year to year—that tells you that whatever they were getting previously, they weren’t happy with,’ he says.”
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Broomfield Enterprise
“HOPE Academy Class of 2012”
June 13, 2012
“HOPE Online Learning Academy Co-Op held commencement ceremonies on May 24. Many of the 150 graduates were the first in their families to earn high school diplomas. This year’s senior class represented cities from across Colorado, including Broomfield.”
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Fox Business
“What Employers Want from College Grads”
June 4, 2012
“ ‘New graduates and students who are able to talk about and highlight past experiences from real-world class projects or career-related volunteer opportunities are the type of job candidates who will rise to the top of employers’ lists,’ says Kimberly Baker, Career Services Manager at Bryant & Stratton College Online.”
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Aurora Sentinel
“Looking for a High Degree of Success”
June 1, 2012
“The 42 students who receive their associate degrees from Ecotech Institute later this month will have plenty of people tracking their progress after they walk across the stage.”
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Bloomberg BusinessWeek
“The New GMAT Thanks, But No Thanks”
May 31, 2012
“Brian Galvin, director of academic programs and an instructor at Veritas Prep who scored in the 99th percentile on the GMAT, says applicants who overshot the June 2 deadline and need to take the new test shouldn’t be worried. ‘There’s not as much to worry about as people think,’ he says. ‘It is new and it’s a little bit more involved, but it’s still the GMAT. They’re GMAT questions packaged a little differently. The lines of questioning are eerily similar.’”
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The Black Perspective
“Bryant & Stratton Webinar: How to Research Industries and Companies”
May 31, 2012
“Bryant & Stratton College Online announced today a new session in its ongoing free career training webinar series. Titled “How to Research Companies and Industries,” the free webinar is available to job seekers, prospective students and current Bryant & Stratton College Online students.”
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The Huffington Post
“Military Marriage: 10 Things You Might Not Know”
May 26, 2012
“ ‘While common marriage advice holds that a person should place his or her marriage above all else, military spouses often don’t. Living with this reality often requires a lot of patience,’ said Allison Perkins, who serves as the editor of a military spouse resource website, SaluteToSpouses.com. ‘In a military marriage, duty is first; everything else second,’ said Perkins, who lives in Honolulu with her husband, an active-duty soldier in the Army, and their four children.”
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Poets & Quants
“The New Test: GMAT 3.0 or GMAT 2.1?”
May 25, 2012
“If you see it this way, Integrated Reasoning is a gift from GMAC to you – it’s 30 minutes of incredibly relevant warm-up so that you’re ready to hit the ground running when the stakes get even higher. Don’t see Integrated Reasoning as a threat to your goals of 700+. See it as an opportunity to ready yourself for that quest.”
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Getting Smart
“Q&A: What’s GoingOn At Your University?”
May 22, 2012
“GoingOn, an academic social networking platform, allows educators and administrators to keep students informed about unique opportunities in their major, courses, interests and more. Jon Corshen, CEO of GoingOn, joins us today to discuss the ways that social networking is expanding opportunities for students, bridging gaps in collaboration and integrating increased back-channeled conversation in and out of the classroom.”
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Fox Business
“Job Market Improves for Class of 2012”
May 18, 2012
“ ‘The economic pickup has created more business activity and employers are putting less emphasis on internal talent development and are seeking more entry-level candidates that can be trained over time,’ says Kimberly Baker, career services manager at Bryant & Stratton College Online.”
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Chicago Tribune
“A lift or a drag?”
May 18, 2012
” ‘Nothing requires you to have an MBA,’ said Scott Shrum, director of MBA admissions research at test preparation and admissions consulting company Veritas Prep, who has an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. ‘You can be the CEO of a company without an MBA. You can launch a business without an MBA. So there has to be some soul searching. ‘What is it going to teach me? Do I really want to come out with $50K or $100K in debt?’ It would be crazy not to ask those questions.’ ”
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AASHE
“Ecotech Institute Announces Partnership with Veterans Green Jobs”
May 18, 2012
“The institute, which focuses entirely on renewable energy and sustainability, has partnered with Veterans Green Jobs to enhance opportunities for military veterans in the green job sector. Sixty-seven students at the institute are military veterans or currently serving in the military.”
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University Business
“Towson University Partners With Learning House to Offer Professional Certification Classes Online”
May 17, 2012
“The Learning House, Inc., an online education solutions partner that helps colleges and universities develop and grow high-quality online degree programs and courses, has announced that Towson University’s Center for Professional Studies (CPS) has selected Learning House to help expand its online continuing education course offerings.”
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OpenForum.com
“How a Small Test-Prep Company Succeeded Without Big Funding”
May 14, 2012
“Troutwine was strategic about avoiding some of the capital expenditures that burdened the bigger companies. Instead of buying real estate to make classrooms, they offer classes at universities, and occasionally at 5-star hotels. They not only saved money, but found that it’s inspiring for students to learn in the very schools they’d like to attend, says Troutwine.”
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Business Insider
“INSTANT MBA: Hiring Is A Delicate Balance For Entrepreneurs”
May 10, 2012
“He says hiring is a key component of any business, but it’s also an area that many entrepreneurs get wrong. As the company grew from two people in a living room to over 500 employees worldwide, Troutwine says hiring has been a delicate balance.”
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Aurora Sentinel
“VA Officials Visit Ecotech for PTSD Training”
May 3, 2012
eSchool News
“Personalized instruction provides HOPE to Colorado students”
May 2, 2012
“HOPE Online Learning Academy Co-Op in Colorado’s Douglas County has used a blend of online and face-to-face learning to deliver highly individualized instruction to students, many of whom entered the school at risk of failing.”
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About.com
“Too Old for School?”
May 1, 2012
“At 58, Debbie McDonald had reservations about going back to school, especially knowing she would be older than her classmates and likely even older than her instructors. But after owning several small businesses, including a children’s consignment store and an RV service and repair shop, the Western New York resident found herself unemployed and looking for a more stable position. She knew that the healthcare field was growing so decided to enroll in Bryant & Stratton College Online’s medical administration for billing and coding degree program.”
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Fox Business
“Why 50% of Students Fail AP Exams and How to Change That”
April 25, 2012
“ ‘Getting to know the exam format is very important, and it is a great idea to talk with other students who have taken the exam in the past,’ she [Auditi Chakravarty, vice president of AP Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment at The College Board] says. ‘It is also much better to work hard throughout the year rather than to cram before the exam, which is not effective for the kinds of learning measured on AP exams.’ ”
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Poets & Quants
“Why You Should Ditch Your GMAT Goals”
April 24, 2012
“Focusing on your GMAT goal may do you more harm than good. For the first time in your life, you may need to forget about chasing goals if you’re going to stand a chance of succeeding.”
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Getting Smart
“In the Future, Teachers Remain Key to Student Success”
April 24, 2012
“Discussions about the classrooms of the future often revolve around the enhancements technology will bring. But, the value that qualified instruction plays and will play in student success cannot be underestimated.”
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Business Insider
“20 Wacky Business School Interview Questions That Are Asked Just To Confuse You”
April 23, 2012
“The experts over at Veritas Prep told Clusterstock in 2010 that these are some classic questions to prepare for before an MBA interview. Confusing B-School candidates, it seems, never goes out of style.”
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Campus Technology
“Virginia State Looks to Increase Student Engagement with Academic Social Network”
April 19, 2012
“Virginia State University has deployed an academic social network to help boost student engagement. Specifically,The Reginald F. Lewis School of Business is using GoingOn Networks’ academic engagement network. It utilizes smart-stream technology, which lets students share and publish using activity streams similar to those found in Facebook.”
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Westminster Window
“Team sport teaches student about drive and dedication”
April 12, 2012
“Rodney Olguin is in his second year at HOPE Online Learning Academy. He attends HOPE’s Front Range Academy in Westminster to take his online classes, and to receive help and support from teachers and mentors. The junior chose an online education after his grades dropped at Westminster High School. He had no idea an opportunity to play organized basketball would be in his future.”
HLN
“Salute to Spouses: Allison Perkins”
April 12, 2012
“There are some women who do it all. They are wives and mothers to large broods of small children. They run scout troops. They have successful careers, they travel, and they leave the rest of us scratching our heads and wondering, ‘How in the world does she make it all work?’ Allison Perkins Marlow is one of those women. As a writer, an editor, a mother to five children and the spouse of an active duty Army Sergeant First Class, Allison’s life is in a state of perpetual motion.”
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Fox Business
“Family Affair: Making a College Decision”
April 2, 2012
” ‘While students may have a list of “dream” schools in mind, every high school senior should keep his or her parents informed on their rationale for selecting and applying to those schools,’ says Dave Berry, senior advisor at College Confidential. ‘This not only saves what I call “acceptance letter agony”–in other words, getting into an Ivy that’s impossible to afford–but also creates a more cooperative and considerate atmosphere between student and parents,’ he says.”
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Wind Systems Magazine
“The Evolution of Wind Training”
April 1, 2012
“The wind energy training and safety labs at Ecotech Institute serve as a showpiece for the campus. The school’s parent company, Education Corporation of America, knew that Ecotech’s success would be contingent on state of the art labs that focus on hands-on learning of the latest industry technology, while incorporating the critical component of safety training.”
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Energy Efficiency & Technology
“Off to Renewable Energy College”
April 1, 2012
“As the “green” economy continues to expand, so do training programs for workers entering these fields. One of the newest educators, Ecotech Institute, Aurora, Colo., will see its first class of 40 green graduates prepare to enter the workforce in June.”
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EdInnovation.com
“It’s All in the Stream”
April 1, 2012
“At GoingOn, we are helping schools to take the first step by providing an academic (social) networking platform that uses intelligent activity streams to help them to more effectively engage their students and empower their faculty.”
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EdInnovation.com
“For the Institutional Portal, It looks like Stormy Weather Ahead”
April 1, 2012
“Today’s students (and increasingly the faculty as well) are not willing to go to portals and navigate a maze of menus and pages to try to find information. They want relevant and timely information “pushed” to them in simple and actionable chunks.”
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The Sun Journal
“Salute to Homecomings”
March 31, 2012
“Salute to Homecomings is a brand-new initiative that delivers stories of homecoming and reintegration straight from the mouths of spouses who lived them.”
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Yahoo! News
“Premeds, Physicians Can Help Meet Global Medical Needs”
March 26, 2012
“Physicians, medical students, and even premedical students are able to make a significant impact on people’s lives.”
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U.S. News & World Report
“Premeds, Physicians Can Help Meet Global Medical Needs”
March 26, 2012
“Physicians, medical students, and even premedical students are able to make a significant impact on people’s lives. In an increasingly interconnected world, which is only getting “flatter,” having an understanding of the scope of medical needs worldwide, the human impact of these political crises, and how you can help will empower you to be a more empathetic physician and have a greater impact.”
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560AM – The Experience Pros Radio Show
“Interview with Kyle Crider”
March 22, 2012
Ecotech Institute’s Kyle Crider did an interview on 560AM.
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U.S. News & World Report
“An MBA May be Your Ticket to Change”
March 14, 2012
“A 2011 survey conducted by Veritas Prep, a provider of GMAT prep services (and author of a U.S. News blog, Medical School Admissions Doctor), found that 70 percent of M.B.A. applicants are aiming to change careers.”
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The Wall Street Journal
“Business School Admissions: Now What?”
March 13, 2012
“If you want to be an entrepreneur, but you don’t know what that entrepreneurial idea is, the time that you spend in an M.B.A. classroom, using that as your laboratory to try things out, could be enormously helpful.”
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Fox Business
“Tips to Survive Working Through Grad School”
March 9, 2012
“ ‘Holding down a full-time job and taking two or three classes at the same time will put them in a situation where, at any minute of the day, they will always have something they could be working on,’ say Scott Shrum, director of admissions research at Veritas Prep.”
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Solar Feeds
“The Green Revolution: Not Just for Men”
March 6, 2012
“Ecotech Institute, a pioneer college dedicated to renewable energy and sustainability, recently held a Women in Renewable Energy meeting on February 16 to bring together women at the campus to “share ideas, help each other with classwork and empower one another as they embark on a green career.’ ”
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Fox Business
“Budding Entrepreneurs: Advice for College Grads Looking to Become Their Own Boss”
March 5, 2012
“When seeking advice, be respectful about how and when you tap into your network, says Chad Troutwine, cofounder of Veritas Prep. ‘You’ll want to leverage all the resources you have available to you, [but] you need to be careful not to overextend those relationships.’ ”
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Fox Business
“Remote MBA Programs: Are they Worth It?”
February 24, 2012
“At traditional MBA programs, companies tend to approach students to recruit post graduation. EMBA programs are more ideal for those who want to invest in their existing careers, says Scott Shrum, director of MBA Admissions Research at Veritas Prep.”
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Fox Business
“What College Students Should do Now to Get a Summer Job”
February 15, 2012
“ ‘Even if you aren’t able to get a summer job in an industry that pertains to your degree program, future hiring managers would rather see that you spent your summer working in a related field and were able to develop relevant skills versus working at the mall or doing nothing at all,’ says Christine Gaiser, career services director at Bryant & Stratton College Online.”
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Clean Technica
“New EV iPhone App, LEDs, Airline Controversy News, & More (Clean Links)”
February 14, 2012
“Ecotech Institute, reportedly ‘the first and only college entirely focused on preparing America’s workforce for careers in renewable energy and sustainability,’ has grown its student population to about 400 in its first year. Hopefully, it won’t take long for it to hit another 400.”
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HLNTV.com
“Salute to Spouses: Lynette Holley”
February 6, 2012
“ ‘Seven months before her death, my mom brought me a laptop,’ Lynnette Holley, a military spouse and Bryant & Stratton College Online student says. ‘She told me, ‘I don’t care what you do, I don’t care how long it takes, I’m giving you this on the sole belief and promise that you will at least get your associates degree.’ Lynnette pauses. ‘Now, I don’t believe in ghosts, but I’m not going to have her haunting me. I had to keep my promise to her.’ ”
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The Black Perspective
“Webinar Explores Career Options for Job Seekers and Students”
February 6, 2012
” ‘Understanding how to build a flexible and sustainable career is a critical skill for today’s students and job seekers. Ms. Dority has a tremendous amount of knowledge to offer around the subject and we are exited to be able to provide this session at no cost to attendees,’ said Scott Traylor, Associate Campus Director for Online Education at Bryant & Stratton College.”
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Family Magazine
“SalutetoSpouses.com Provides Online Tips for those in Search of Employment”
February 1, 2012
“ ‘SalutetoSpouses.com is driven by our spouse writers, whose husbands or wives are still in the military,’ explains Ed Dennis, military relations manager at Bryant & Stratton College Online. ‘…Our goal is provide a platform for spouses to provide educational information and opportunities.’ ”
FierceEnergy
“Ecotech Institute grows exponentially”
January 29, 2012
“Ecotech Institute, where the focus is preparing students for careers in renewable energy and sustainability with hands on training, is celebrating a nearly 400 percent increase in student population over the last year.”
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Aurora Sentinel
“Ecotech looks toward first class of green industry grads”
January 27, 2012
“It’s tough to accurately describe a college campus that includes photovoltaic solar panels in the parking lot and wind turbines on the roof in the space of a 30-second commercial. That’s been one of the challenges for marketing officials at the Alabama-based Education Corporation of America, the parent company of Ecotech Institute in Aurora.”
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Fox Business
“Getting College Credit in High School: Worth It?”
January 20, 2012
“Auditi Chakravarty, executive director of AP Curriculum & Assessment for The College Board, says that post-secondary choices, or academically-rigorous programs and classes allowing high school students to earn credit for college, can put incoming freshmen ahead of the game as they prepare for college.
‘What makes them challenging is not only the amount of work, but also the type of work that students will be asked to do,’ she says. ‘The pace, the amount of reading and writing, the types of lab experiences, and the research and other projects required are similar to what students can expect in college.’ ”
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Reuters
“Evisors bets on quality advice at affordable pricee”
January 18, 2012
” ‘I realized there could be a business model here built around democratizing the access to all these great people with all this great know-how, making the people you need to know available to everybody, not just a select group,’ said Maro, who was introduced to costly and exclusive consulting networks in niche areas such as hedge funds during his own stint at the global management consulting firm McKinsey & Co.
Maro and his cofounders began developing Evisors as MBA students, eventually bootstrapping the venture with less than $25,000 of their own money. To keep costs down, they outsourced site development to engineers in India.”
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TechCrunch
“A Step Forward? Bertelsmann & Others Back $100 Million Venture Fund For Innovative Education”
January 18, 2012
“In light of all this, I was intrigued by the news yesterday that some education veterans have launched something called the University Ventures Fund, a $100 million fund, which is essentially endeavoring to bring private capital to help colleges and universities push forward. Interestingly, while the fund has a whole mess of investors, German media giant Bertelsmann and the University of Texas Investment Management Company are the two largest investors.”
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Inside Higher Ed
“Venture Fund for Traditional Colleges”
January 17, 2012
” ‘Most of the attempts to bring about innovation in higher education have come from people trying to buy their way in,’ Figuli said, citing the many takeovers of traditional institutions by for-profit colleges over the last decade (quite a few of which he helped engineer). ‘Our way is to find good ideas within the existing institutions and fund those.’ ”
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The Chronicle of Higher Education Blog
“Investors Backed by Publishing Giant Team Up With Calif. University to Start a Bilingual College”
January 17, 2012
“Mr. Figuli, who has worked as general counsel to two public-university systems and more recently as a lawyer for deals involving the sale of nonprofit colleges to companies like Laureate Education and Bridgepoint Education, said the focus for University Ventures is to back ‘innovations from within the academy.’ ”
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Brighton Standard Blade
“The Great Online Hope: Web-based education hybrid caters to students lost in public school system”
January 11, 2012
“ ‘I’ve worked with a lot of online programs and schools and became excited about how online could really positively impact education,’ O’Mara said. ‘I heard stories about students struggling in traditional classrooms but were really successful online. I also acknowledged that you have to be a really motivated student to be successful online.’
Her concept with Hope Online was to blend the online curriculum with a classroom environment, creating a hybrid instructional model. In talking with different education reformers and innovators, O’Mara said they answered the question, ‘How can we take the advantages of online and have them in a supportive environment?’ “
Fox Business
“Education Trends for 2012”
December 30, 2011
“There has never been a greater need for colleges to focus on preparing the next generation of workers to fuel the American economy than the coming year, says Scott Traylor, associate campus director of online education at Bryant & Stratton.”
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Fox Business
“No More SAT Test Score Requirements? Some Schools Alter Testing Policies”
December 29, 2011
“ ‘The state of the art in admissions is always evolving,’ says Scott Shrum, director of admissions research at Veritas Prep. ‘When one school hits upon a new way to help separate out great applicants from the rest of the pack, or invents a new way to attract more top-tier applicants, its competitors frequently follow suit.’ ”
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Fox Business
“Job Hunting Tips for December Grads”
December 27, 2011
“Rather than entering the job market in hoards at the end of the spring or summer, December grads are facing less competition and have a serious advantage with their schedule flexibility.
‘[It] can make them more attractive job candidates since they are available to start right away, while their peers may have to wait until after May,’ says Christine Gaiser, career services director at Bryant & Stratton College Online.”
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Fox Business
“Job Hunting Tips for Unemployed Grads”
December 7, 2011
“ ‘Dedicate at least an hour or two each day to your job search and set goals for yourself, such as researching two new companies, applying for one job and have a friend or parent run a mock interview with you,’ says Christine Gaiser, career services director at Bryant & Stratton College Online.”
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Military Moms (Stars and Stripes Blog)
“Salute to Spouses Scholarship Program”
December 7, 2011
“Bryant & Stratton College Online created its Salute to Spouses scholarship after the US Government temporarily suspended MyCAA in 2010. The program offers spouses of active duty military personnel the opportunity to receive $6,000 towards a Bryant & Stratton College Online degree. For more information please follow the link to the Bryant & Stratton College Online website to find details on eligibility or apply.”
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TechCrunch
“Behind a Big Data Veteran, GoingOn Brings a Next-Gen Social Platform to Academia”
December 6, 2011
“Fast forward to 2011, and you’ll find that GoingOn has gone academic. What does that mean? The startup has added on to its original Drupal-based, open source software solution to become an on-demand platform for academic institutions which allows them to build their own private social networks. Essentially, GoingOn wants students and faculty to be able to connect, collaborate, and learn more easily by providing self-service collaboration tools, with Facebook-style messaging, so that schools can share resources and keep students up to date about activities happening on campus.”
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Wired Campus (The Chronicle of Higher Education Blog)
“New Academic Social Network Looks Beyond the Course and Beyond Facebook”
December 6, 2011
“Jon Corshen, CEO of a new academic social-media network, says students don’t want to be friends with their professors on Facebook but are left with few alternatives for interacting with instructors on the Internet after class time ends. So he created a space on the Web for students and professors to “meet up” outside the classroom.”
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Today’s Campus
“Executive Vice President of Education Dynamics, Richard Capezzali Talks Higher Ed”
December 2, 2011
“ ‘It’s an incredible time to be involved in higher education. We have an immense opportunity and responsibility to help Americans gain the education and training they need to build sustainable careers. I think the downturn in the economy magnified the importance of a college education and has inspired a new generation of prospective students to earn a degree, many who do not fit a traditional mold. As an industry and a nation, we’re realizing that we must innovate and expand access to higher education to produce a more skilled workforce and to be globally competitive,’ said Richard Capezzali, Executive Vice President of Education Dynamics.”
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The Wall Street Journal
“Jitters Over New GMAT”
December 1, 2011
“Many admissions officers lament that students put too much emphasis on their GMAT scores, at the expense of other parts of their applications….Data reflect that attitude: Admissions-consulting firm Veritas Prep found in a client survey that applicants already spend 71 hours preparing for the GMAT, but just 28 hours writing their essays and nine hours preparing for interviews.”
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Fox Business
“Online Advanced Degrees: Right Choice for You?”
November 18, 2011
“While schools are responding to the hectic schedules of older students, it’s a win for them as well. Online classes allows institutions to increase its student body without having to spend on adding new facilities, says Scott Shrum, director of MBA Admissions Research at Veritas Prep.”
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The Washington Post
“Where’ s the race to the top for higher education?”
November 17, 2011
“The Obama administration may one day be enshrined as one of the great stewards and innovators of K-12 education. Administration policies driven by the Race to the Top competition have inspired millions. Unfortunately, the same visionary leadership has been absent when it comes to higher education, where the need for innovation and reform may be even greater than in U.S. primary and secondary schools.”
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U.S. News & World Report
“M.B.A. Students Get On-Demand Career Coaching”
November 9, 2011
” ‘Career offices are doing a great job, but not even Harvard Business School—with 40 career coaches on staff—can cover all the jobs, industries, and functions that students are interested in,’ says Maro, Evisors’s CEO. ‘Career offices teach students basic job seeking skills like how to write a résumé, but to get the job in this economy they need company and industry expertise, which we provide.’ ”
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Stars and Stripes
“Bryant-Stratton College Online Extends Salute To Spouses Scholarship Program”
November 9, 2011
“Bryant & Stratton College Online is making their Salute to Spouses Scholarship program available to spouses of National Guard and Reserve service members. The program awards eligible applicants up to $600 (for part-time students) or $1,200 (for full-time students) per semester for online degree programs offered by Bryant & Stratton College. The maximum scholarship award a recipient can receive is $6,000.”
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Campus Technology
“Virginia State Taps Social Tools for Student Engagement”
November 9, 2011
“As part of its increasing emphasis on technology in education, Virginia State University’s Reginald F. Lewis School of Business has deployed an academic social network in an effort to boost student engagement. Specifically the school is using GoingOn Networks’ Academic Engagement Network. It utilizes smart-stream technology, which lets students share and publish content using activity streams similar to Facebook.”
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TechCrunch
“Quora As A Marketplace: Evisors Raises Seed Round To Let Startups Find And Connect With Experts”
November 3, 2011
“The Evisors network has since expanded to include three main categories: Admissions, business, and career experts, which now counts CEOs, entrepreneurs, investors, experienced professionals and business consultants as members of its marketplace. Earlier this month, Evisors further expanded its offerings to officially include an entrepreneurship network in an effort to give startups seeking expert guidance access to hundreds of entrepreneurs and business advisors.”
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preLaw
“Pre-law Students More Realistic, to Rely More on Loans, Survey Finds”
October 31, 2011
“More law school applicants plan to rely on student loans rather than parents to pay for their education, according to a 2011 survey from Veritas Prep. Nearly half — 49 percent — plan on taking out loans, compared to just 38 percent in 2010.”
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Las Vegas Review Journal
“Job Market Gloomy for Many Law Grads, but Sun Shines Here”
October 29, 2011
“National Law Journal, citing law school admissions consulting firm Veritas Prep, wrote this week that fewer law school students would apply to law school. One year ago, 81 percent said they would apply to law school. This year, only 68 percent said they would apply. ‘The bloom is coming off the rose for prospective law students,’ the headline declared.”
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Daily Report
“Survey: Students Changing Attitude Toward Legal Education”
October 28, 2011
“In a survey by law school admissions consulting firm Veritas Prep, 68 percent of the prospective lawyers queried said they would still apply to law school even if they understood that a significant number of graduates would be unable to find jobs in their desired field. That figure had fallen from 81 percent one year ago.”
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Tax Prof Blog
“The Bloom Is Coming Off the Law School Rose for Prospective Students”
October 27, 2011
“A survey by law school admissions consulting firm Veritas Prep [Inside the Minds of Law School Applicants], confirms that attitudes were changing toward a legal education. In 2011, the number of law school applicants dropped by 10%. Other survey findings only 26% of respondents believe they will always be able to find a job if they have a JD, a 9% decrease from last year’s results.”
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The Foxboro Reporter
“Local Man Named CIO at EducationDynamics”
October 27, 2011
“Venkat Gaddipati of Foxboro has been named Chief Information Officer (CIO) at EducationDynamics, a marketing information and technology services company dedicated to helping higher education institutions find, enroll and retain students.”
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Aurora Sentinel
“Ecotech appoints career services director”
October 27, 2011
“Susan Pawlak, a former Anheuser-Busch executive and Front Range Community College professor, has accepted the director of career services position at Ecotech Institute after developing the school’s energy efficiency program and working as OSHA safety and health instructor.”
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ABA Journal
“Poll Finds Would-Be Law Students Are Getting the Message About Scarce Jobs”
October 27, 2011
“Would-be law students are less optimistic about finding a job after law school and more worried about student debt, according to a new survey. Sixty-seven percent of surveyed people considering or applying to law school say they are concerned about finding a job after graduation, compared to 63 percent who expressed concern last year, according to the poll by Veritas Prep.”
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The National Law Journal
“The Bloom is Coming Off the Rose for Prospective Law Students”
October 26, 2011
“In a survey by law school admissions consulting firm Veritas Prep, 68 percent of the prospective lawyers queried said they would still apply to law school even if they understood that a significant number of graduates would be unable to find jobs in their desired field. That figure had fallen from 81 percent one year ago.”
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El Paso Times
“Scholarship Program Benefits Spouses”
October 21, 2011
“Bryant & Stratton College has a scholarship program to help military spouses continue their education through online courses. The Salute to Spouses Scholarship program was launched last year by the Buffalo, N.Y.,-based career college and gave out more 55 scholarships in its first year. Salute to Spouses is for online degree programs offered by the school. Military spouses who are part-time students can get $600 per semester; full-time students can receive $1,200 per semester. The maximum scholarship award is $6,000.”
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Examiner.com
“Bryant & Stratton College Online Honored as a 2012 Military Friendly School”
October 7, 2011
” ‘We are humbled to be again named a Military Friendly School by G.I. Jobs Magazine, especially since this year’s list considered veteran feedback,’ said Scott Traylor, Associate Campus Director for Online Education at Bryant & Stratton College. ‘We feel that it is our duty to do what we can to help service members, military veterans and their families receive the education they need to succeed, in an environment that understands their unique circumstances.’ ”
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The Wall Street Journal
“Looking for an Edge”
October 6, 2011
” ‘We won’t write someone’s essays,’ says Scott Shrum, director of M.B.A. admissions research for consulting firm Veritas Prep and himself a graduate of the M.B.A. program at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. ‘Most of the value we add is in the first half of the process. We push their thinking: Why do you want an M.B.A.? Why do you want this school?’ ”
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Chicago Tribune
“A Second Look at New Career Service”
October 5, 2011
“Evisors offers access to established professionals from the companies and industries that people are interested in. Evisors was built with the realization that in today’s competitive job market, a generically optimized resume or interviewing routine just may not cut it.”
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Times-Union
“Scholarship Recipient”
October 1, 2011
“Bryant & Stratton College Online offers spouses of active duty military personnel scholarships as an opportunity to advance their education and become more competitive in today’s job market. Stephanie is one of 55 spouses selected to receive the Bryant & Stratton College Online Awards.”
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Link Magazine
“Hot Jobs of the Future”
October 1, 2011
“However, too many workers perform their green jobs with no formal education. This is a problem that Tom Moore, president and CEO of Education Corporation of America, is hoping will diminish over time with the help of Ecotech Institute, the nation’s first and only college that is solely devoted to preparing students for jobs in a green economy.”
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About.com
“MBA Jobs”
September 30, 2011
“Veritas Prep, a GMAT prep and MBA admissions consulting provider, released the results of its annual Inside the Minds of MBA Applicants research report this week. According to the report, 70 percent of respondents hope to use their MBA to switch careers; 16 percent want to use their MBA to advance in their current career.”
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Poets & Quants
“The MBA: Even If It Didn’t Get You that Dream Job”
September 27, 2011
“Veritas Prep said “these numbers represent a moderately increasing level of concern about MBA graduate job prospects over last year’s respondents, of whom 73% said they would still apply, 13% said they would postpone application and only 5% indicated they would not apply. Just over half of respondents expressed concern about finding a job upon graduation from business school, roughly the same percentage as last year’s survey participants.”
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U.S. News & World Report
“Some Schools Help Forge Direct Path From B.A. to M.B.A.”
September 23, 2011
” ‘Admissions officers love the energy, smarts, and chutzpah of young applicants, but unless they can convince admissions officers that they need to go now—and that they’ll fit in among their older classmates—schools will likely turn them away,’ says Scott Shrum, director of M.B.A. admissions research at Veritas.”
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New York Post
“An App for the Teacher”
September 19, 2011
“The demand for smart phone programming is so great that the need for educational courses to teach app-programming skills is also on the rise. ‘It’s an exploding industry,’ says Tim McCardle, director of the professional skills center at Bryant & Stratton College in Rochester, N.Y. (bryantstratton.edu). ‘We’re always looking at where the industry is going so we can introduce classes that best prepare our students for in-demand jobs,’ he says.”
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Examiner.com
“Bryant & Stratton College Online Hosts Career Change Webinar”
September 15, 2011
“ ‘Staying in a job you’re not happy at or have outgrown is often frustrating, but the task of how to find a new job or change careers may be even more daunting and can leave people feeling stuck,’ said Scott Traylor, Associate Campus Director for Online Education at Bryant & Stratton College. ‘This webinar is designed to give those in the workforce the tools and knowledge they need to take the first step and learn that with the right plan, transitioning is possible.’ ”
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Boston Herald
“Money Smarts 101″
September 13, 2011
“ ‘Conserving funds while in school starts as easy as saving money on things you buy every day,’ said Aaron Chadbourne of Evisors, an online networking marketplace for college students and entrepreneurs. ‘Most college bookstores have great used-textbook markets,’ he said. ‘The used-book market is the best way students can save money.’ ”
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Examiner.com
“Military Spouses Can Register for Free Webinar by Bryant & Stratton College”
September 12, 2011
” ‘The push/pull between work, family and school is ever present for many adults, but it can be especially profound for military spouses,’ said Scott Traylor, Associate Campus Director for Online Education at Bryant & Stratton College. ‘This webinar addresses some of the unique issues military spouses may face when returning to school and offers strategies and support to help them be successful.’ ”
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MPNNow.com
“Online Service Offered for Military Spouses”
September 7, 2011
“Military spouses can register for a free webinar offered by Bryant & Stratton College Online. The Sept. 14 webinar will provide tips and resources to help military spouses successfully juggle work, family and education.”
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Peninsula Warrior
“Fort Eustis Spouse Taking Advantage of Scholarship”
September 2, 2011
“The Army wife and mother of two is working toward her associate’s degree as a medical administrative assistant from Bryant & Stratton College – taking online courses, and reading and studying new material so she can go back to work full-time for the first time in more than a decade. The private career college awarded Gaskell, and 54 others, a scholarship through its Salute to Spouses Scholarship Program. Gaskell won the award from Fort Eustis, where she lives with her husband, Sgt. 1st Class Curtis Gaskell and their two children, Curtis Jr., 9, and Kelly, 5.”
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Military Advanced Education
“Decisions, Decisions”
September 1, 2011
“All servicemembers who are active duty have to take into account the prospect of being deployed in the middle of their college careers. It is a smart practice to examine a college’s policies and procedures for military members who are deployed with little notice. These policies vary from school to school. For example, at Bryant & Stratton College, students are given a broad timeframe—compared to other colleges—to retake interrupted classes. Military affairs officer Ed Dennis said a deployed student will be coded in the system as a “military hold,” allowing the student five years to return and complete his or her courses.”
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GreenBiz
“Green Building Roundup: Retailers Reap $2.8M in Energy Rebates, Greener Sausage”
August 26, 2011
“The Ecotech Institute in Colorado also earned LEED-Gold certification for practicing what it teaches.”
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Fox Business
“Parents’ Check List for Sending Their Kid Off to College”
August 25, 2011
“ ‘Parents can help educate their students about how to compare rates on credit cards, how missing a payment can impact a credit score and why that’s important, and how to track spending or bank accounts using online tools,’ says Aaron Chadbourne, admissions and career management expert.”
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Examiner.com
“Bryant & Stratton College Online Hosts Two Virtual Open Houses in August”
August 23, 2011
“ ‘An online program can be an option for those who need to balance a job or family responsibilities with earning their degree or for those simply looking for a flexible course schedule,’ said Scott Traylor, Associate Campus Director for Online Education at Bryant & Stratton College. The Virtual Open House allows prospective students to gather information so they can decide if online education is a good fit.”
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Cleveland.com
“Military Spouse Scholarship”
August 18, 2011
“Congratulations to Victoria Daniels from Avon Lake, who was awarded a Salute to Spouses Scholarship from Bryant & Stratton College Online. Daniels is pursuing a degree as a medical administrative assistant.”
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Aurora Sentinel
“Ecotech Institute Earns LEED Certification”
August 18, 2011
“A local trade school devoted to renewab