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PIERRE, S.D. – Fall enrollment at South Dakota’s six public universities remains stable, according to data released today. After a slight dip last year, headcount enrollment is up by 327 students, nearly a one percent increase, the South Dakota Board…
Merriam-Webster issued a press release today about its new Dictionary API, for all developers who would want to access the full dictionary and thesaurus, along with more specialized content like medical, Spanish, ESL and student-targeted vocabulary lists. MERRIAM-WEBSTER UNLOCKS AMERICA’S…
U.S. News & World Report today released the 2012 Best High Schools for STEM rankings. For the second year in a row, High Technology High School in New Jersey has claimed the top spot. These rankings are available exclusively online…
U.S. News & World Report evaluated nearly 22,000 public high schools in 49 states and the District of Columbia to come up with the rankings of the 2012 Best High Schools in America. Schools were awarded gold, silver, or bronze…
The exact date is May 8, 2012, when we celebrate the National Teacher Appreciation Day, an annual tradition continued by the National Education Association. But why only one day when we can celebrate the whole week as the Teacher Appreciation…
As millions of students and parents celebrate their educators this Teacher Appreciation Week, so does Walden University’s Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership. A leading provider of online degree programs, the Riley College of Education and Leadership announced…
The College Board announced that the October SAT scores will be released today, October 20. “Ready to check out your October SAT scores? Most scores will be available on Thursday, Oct. 20. Scores are typically released during daytime hours, eastern…
The U.S. News World’s Best Universities rankings are released today. And based on data from the 2011 QS World University Rankings, the number one university in the world comes from the United Kingdom. For the second year in a row,…
What is the ‘Oxford comma’? The ‘Oxford comma‘ is an optional comma before the word ‘and’ at the end of a list: Example: We sell books, videos, and magazines. It’s known as the Oxford comma because it was traditionally used…
The Oxford English Dictionary? added six new words to its collection. Here are the newest words: Retweet: Sharing a Twitter message Sexting: Flirting by sending saucy phone text messages Cyberbullying: The use of information technology to bully a person by…