Adult Education graduates (adult high school and GED program) from Franklin County were recognized on June 10 in the Franklin County High School Auditorium.
Mr. Ronald Coleman, retired adult educator from Franklin County Adult Education, spoke to the graduates about choosing to view this evening as a crossroads in life. Where do you go from here? He [...]
: Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Wednesday , June 30, 2010 Racing in the other direction Gail Mellow , President of LaGuardia Community College , nails the . for-profits Racing to the Bottom With For-Profit Colleges Exacerbating matters is that just when a college degree is becoming the basic credential for entry into the middle class , billions of taxpayer dollars are being diverted to a questionable and expensive new player on the higher education scene : for-profit , investor-owned colleges . These institutions , with heavy investments in marketing , have enjoyed explosive growth . They also made enormous profits for their shareholders , with stock prices
: Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Tuesday , June 29, 2010 Creating a college town First , start with the college . How Rock Hill can be a college town A set of wide-ranging ideas think bike lanes , tax incentives and maybe a burrito stand is emerging from a group exploring ways to liven up the college town atmosphere around Winthrop . University Over the past four months , a committee of 16 community leaders has held public forums , interviewed developers and business people and gotten advice from . consultants The goal : To improve rundown areas around campus and give students and young people more to do around . town Posted by Rick Osborn : Reactions 0
: Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Monday , June 28, 2010 Race to the top Tuition increases make TN colleges less of a deal tennessean.com The Tennessean Once considered a best buy , Tennessee colleges and universities are seeing tuition increases that make them less of a value and put more pressure on students to make up the . difference This week , governing boards for the University of Tennessee system and the Board of Regents system , which includes Middle Tennessee State University and Tennessee State University , voted for tuition hikes to offset dramatic cuts to state . funding The decision comes as policymakers are considering new restrictions to trim
: Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Monday , June 28, 2010 Outsourcing to for-profits For-Profit Colleges Find New Market Niche Kaplan University has an offer for California community college students who cannot get a seat in a class they need : under a memorandum of understanding with the chancellor of the community college system , they can take the online version at Kaplan , with a 42 percent tuition discount . The opportunity would not come cheap . Kaplan charges 216 a credit with the discount , compared with 26 a credit at California’s community colleges . Posted by Rick Osborn : Reactions 0 comments : Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to
: Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Monday , June 28, 2010 Race to the top Cockfighting raid in Tenn . nets 100 on citations The Humane Society's manager of animal fighting issues , John Goodwin , said in the statement that as long as cockfighting offenses remain a misdemeanor , Tennessee will continue to be a magnet for cockfighters . Posted by Rick Osborn : Reactions 0 comments : Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom About Me Rick Osborn I'm Past-President of the Association for Continuing Higher Education(ACHE and a past President of the Tennessee Alliance for Continuing Higher Education TACHE In the real world , I work
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: Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Friday , June 25, 2010 From the Emerging Risk report on for-profits This is taken from Daniel de Vise in College Inc Note the fourth item : nbsp for-profits spend an amazing 1 3 of their budgets on marketing . nbsp Imagine the branding you could do if you spent the same . nbsp And targeting low-income students Th ese students , of course , know the least about higher education and cannot make informed choices about institutions , programs , academic quality , and careers . nbsp . Reprehensible Do for-profit colleges spend too much on bus ads In fewer than 20 pages , the report pulls together a fairly comprehensive portrait of
: Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Friday , June 25, 2010 Continuing education job openings Even in tough times , colleges and universities are still . hiring Here are some continuing education jobs from The Chronicle of Higher Education and . HigherEdJobs.com Millikin University : nbsp Director , Extended Programs South Arkansas Community College : nbsp Adult Education Director Salt Lake Community College : nbsp Vice Provost of Academic Affairs Workforce Development Arcadia University : nbsp Program Coordinator Center for Adult Professional Education Saint Louis University : nbsp Coordinator Northeastern University : nbsp Program Manager Dallas County
: Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Thursday , June 24, 2010 Welcome to Mayberry For more information , see The Sermon for Today Slow-Reading : An Antidote for Fast World Instead , Newkirk says , schools should encourage old-fashioned exercises such as reading aloud and memorization . He says that when he uses these exercises in his college-level classes , his students thank him and tell him that it helps them concentrate , unlike the surfing they do . online One student told me even when he was reading a regular book , he’d come to a word and it would almost act like a hyperlink , 8221 Newkirk said . It would just send his mind off to some other thing . I
: Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Thursday , June 24, 2010 It's those nonaccountable expenses That can get UT presidents in trouble . nbsp Oh , and also emails and carpets and planes Trustees decide 450,000 enough to get top candidate for UT president A day before a vote on budget cuts and tuition hikes , trustees debated whether 450,000 would be a high enough salary to attract a top candidate to be the University of Tennessee's next system . president In the end , trustees passed the compensation package out of committee , one of several issues hashed out in the first of a two-day board of trustees meeting at the Institute of Agriculture on the Knoxville .
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Henry County adult ed graduates celebrated the completion of their high school equivalencies by donning caps and gowns and marching to Pomp and Circumstance on June 7, 2010. A total of 89 students completed their high school equivalencies in the 2009-2010 school year, with 8 receiving adult high school diplomas or national external diplomas, 10 [...]
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Martinsville City Public Schools held its first Adult Education Commencement Exercies on Tuesday, June 1 at Martinsville High School auditorium. Stacey Wright, Program Manager for West Piedmont Regional Adult Education, presided over the commencement ceremony.
City Councilman, Mark C. Stroud, Sr. shared his story with the 2010 graduates. He was elected to Martinsville City Council 2 years ago, [...]
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First Place: Gary Stoneman, David Fox, R.E. Turner, Marty Anderson Pictured with West Piedmont Reg. Program Manager,Stacey Wright (far left), and Tournament Coordinator John Kovack (far right)
Congrats to the team of Gary Stoneman, David Fox, R.E. Turner, and Marty Anderson for taking the top prize at the Race to GED Scholarship Golf Tournament at [...]
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