All Posts Tagged With: "education"
High Tech Firm Teradata (NYSE:TDC) Announces Winners of Its FIRST College Scholarships
Teradata Corporation (NYSE:TDC) announced the 2010 recipients For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) scholarship program. The FIRST program was founded by Dean Kamen in 1989. An accomplished inventor in his own right he hoped to inspire young people of his Manchester, NH home to pursue innovative opportunites and further their interest in [...]
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) Upgrades Netbook for Kids
Student education technology gets an upgrade in 2010 with Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) announcing its launch of the fourth-generation Classmate PC for the educational market. The latest generation’s design has been upgraded based on extensive feedback the company has received from educators and provides students and teachers alike with comprehensive learning tools and resources in and [...]
Swine Flu Down Alerts Still Up
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention are reporting that 1 in 6 people in America have been affected by the H1N1 virus, more commonly referred to as the Swine Flu this year alone. As of mid-November, more than 50 million cases have been reported, leaving upwards of 200,000 people hospitalized. However, December reports are [...]
Better Than Barbie: Saving for Your Child’s Future Education
Despite a weakened economy, the roadways near the shopping malls were absolutely packed on Black Friday 2008. Children should have a few gifts to open this holiday season, but I’ve discovered a new way to give gifts that is way better than giving the latest Barbie, Elmo or Monster Truck toy… it’s the gift of [...]
More Options for Working Moms
U.S. Census data shows that there are more than 8.3 million single moms in the country, and only 15% of them have college degrees. Due to the low percentage of college degrees among single moms, only 28 percent of working single moms earn more than $40,000 per year. If you consider the schedule of a [...]
Inexpensive and Ideal Learning Experience for the Whole Family
Many people take for granted that there are products in the store, bought at convenience and typically always available. For kids and parents alike, there are plenty of great opportunities, often just a short drive away, where they can develop a deeper appreciation for the things we buy and the things we need. An inexpensive, [...]
Education is Tops
In 1996, General Mills started a program called Box Tops for Education. Initially launched in California, the Box Tops for Education Program is now a national program which has helped over 90,000 schools earn millions of dollars to support school education programs and support online degree programs. The idea is simple. Purchase any product bearing [...]
What to Do When You Can’t Afford to Pay for College Anymore
There’s a statistic that any given freshmen class will lose 10% of its students each semester of college. By the 4 or 5 years you’re at college, chances are you’ll be going to school with very few of the same people that you started college with. People drop out for a number of reasons. They [...]
How to Pay for College (Even When it Costs $20,000 a Year).
Going to college can be a great use of four or five years of your life and it can propel your career forward or it can be a complete waste of money if you go for all the wrong reasons. If you decide that college is the right thing for you and want to go, [...]
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We are retired and live on a grocery budget of $200 a month for 2 people in the Midwest. That ...