Doctorate of Education in USA

Doctorate of Education in USA In the United States, the Ed.D. tends to be granted by the school of education of universities and is a terminal degree in education. Majors within the Ed.D. may include: counseling, curriculum and instruction/curriculum and teaching, educational administration, education policy, educational psychology, educational technology, higher education, human resource development, language/linguistics or leadership....

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10 Real-Life Open Education Success Stories

It’s been more than a decade since MIT shook the education world to its core by announcing it would publish most of its course materials to the Internet for free usage by anyone and everyone in the world. Today there is almost no limit to what a person with an Internet connection can learn. Although hard data is scarce because the environment is still developing, there are many personal stories surfacing of people whose lives have been changed...

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Think Education USA - Discover Your Potential

An increasing number of Canadian students are exploring opportunities to further their education in the United States. In fact, approximately 29,000 Canadian students enrolled in U.S. post-secondary institutions during 2007-2008, making Canadians the fifth largest group of international students attending post-secondary schools in the United States. Traditionally, a concern for Canadians interested in studying in the United States was cost....

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higher education opportunities increase for latin american students

  In a highly publicized forum bringing together regional leaders from Latin America, the group gathered to discuss issues on youth to commemorate World Youth Day. At this event, the Deputy Minister of Planning of Ecuador, Ana Maria Larrea, noted that “about 200 million people, one-third of Latin America’s population are young” and urged governments to ‘capitalize’ the current ‘demographic’ in the region with ‘specific policies targeting...

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U.S. Jewish day schools implement plan to open door for middle-income families

In response to mounting concerns about the increasing affordability of Jewish education, day schools across North America are experimenting with new approaches to tuition and financial aid. Tehiyah Day School in El Cerrito, California, had a problem. Like many Jewish day schools throughout North America, Tehiyah has plenty of students from lower-income families and a number from affluent ones. But it couldn’t...

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EdTech- An open source tablet specifically designed for education

Online education specialist Amplify has come out with an open-source tablet custom-designed for the primary and secondary school system. The idea is to help create a consistent connected approach to learning among school students in the classroom. School classrooms are now increasingly equipping themselves with infotech tools designed to enrich the learning experience and guide pupil-teacher interaction. Joel Klein, former New York City Schools...

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The open educational resources movement that’s terrifying publishers

N. Gregory Mankiw, author of Principles of Economics, one of the best-selling college textbooks in America Photograph courtesy Harvard University Department of Economics. N. Gregory Mankiw is one of the most well-known economists in American politics. A Harvard professor, he chaired George W. Bush’s Council of Economic Advisers from 2003 to 2005 and served as a senior adviser for Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign. Many observers...

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Teach for America Certification Program

The Teach For America Interim Certification Program is a state-approved alternative route to certification and is open only to teachers accepted by Teach For America (TFA), placed in TFA’s Detroit region, and who pass the appropriate Michigan Test for Teacher Certification (MTTC) tests. Entry to this program begins with an application toTeach for America. During the application and interview process with TFA, applicants will be able to...

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