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President Obama: Will he Help or Hurt Distance Learning Degrees?
President-elect Barack Obama claims to support distance learning degree programs, citing technological advances as one means of assisting students to enter 21st century classrooms and benefit from increased access to learning technologies. However, he vocally criticizes for-profit educational institutions, such as online degree universities, explaining that they are responsible for draining public education funds. His approach to distance degree programs seem ambivalent at best. Further, he strongly advocates expanding the services of colleges traditionally serviced by the United Negro College … Continue reading
Military Personnel Turn to Online Degree Programs
When the Iraq war began, thousands of college students left their educational dreams behind them and answered the call to serve. Some students were already members of the armed services, belonging to the Reserve branch of the Army, Navy, or Air Force. Others enlisted and joined their friends as comrades in arms. They left behind fraternity parties and sorority pledges. Many relinquished valuable scholarship opportunities, but others were able to use theirs for on line degrees. Many military people … Continue reading