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International students hoping to get a degree in the US have certain challenges, but one thing that can make the college experience easier for them is the CLEP program. CLEP (College-Level Examination Program) exams allow students to demonstrate college level knowledge in various general education subjects. Successful CLEP takers can earn between 3-12 college credits [...]

THE AGE OF RENAISSANCE AND THE RISE OF MODERN HUMANISTIC EDUCATION Introduction The prevalent modern notion that a “renaissance period” followed Western Europe’s medieval age was first expressed by numerous Italian writers who lived between 1350c and 1550c. Renaissance should be reserved to describe certain exciting trends in the thought, literature, and the arts that [...]

Four of every ten young-adult dropouts receive some government assistance. Dropouts are eight times more likely to be in jail, and half of all prison inmates are dropouts. (Milliken, 2008) Dropouts begin the dropping out process as early as fourth grade when it becomes quite apparent they cannot read well enough to keep pace with [...]

A College Financial Aid Model for Private Kâ??12 Students One of President Bush’s education initiatives that would model private K–12 financing on a popular federal college financial aid program has sparked renewed debate about school vouchers and federal funding for private education.? Pell Grants for Kids, a proposed $300 million federal funding program for private [...]

A 2005 research report states that enrollment in postsecondary distance learning courses has increased from 1.98 million in 2003 to 2.35 million in 2004. Why are so many Americans choosing to earn all or part of their college degrees online? Hectic schedules and time crunches may be part of the reason, but changes in social [...]