The Importance Of Teaching Literacy In The United States
According to the National Assessment of Adult Literacy 22% of adult Americans cannot read at a functional level. This makes the process of teaching literacy to adults a priority for our society. Illiteracy contributes to crime, higher medical costs and higher welfare rolls. Two-thirds of fourth graders who do not learn to read well will ...
Who Can Apply For Fulbright Scholarships For The 2012-2013 Academic Year?
It’s not too early to start thinking about applying for one of the Fulbright Scholarships for the 2012-2013 academic year. Applications are taken annually between May and October for the following year. There are several different Fulbright scholarships available. One option is the Fulbright Postgraduate Scholarship. It is available for American citizens for an eight to ...
What Is The Legislative Fellows Program?
The Legislative Fellows Program is a four week cultural exchange program between the United States and the country of Georgia. Each year, twenty Georgian award recipients visited the United States to spend time in the state legislature, city hall, and other daily governmental processes. The goals of the Legislative Fellows Program are to enhance the ...
College Scholarship Offered By Coca-Cola Co
The goal of college scholarship opportunities is to give chance to students that look for ways to pay for their education. One of such college scholarship opportunities is offered by worldwide known Coca-Cola Company. Only for four-year education programs Coca-Cola offers 250 achievement-based scholarships. This college scholarship is for those who plan to pursue a degree ...
AAUW Graduate School Scholarships For Women
There is no doubt that the current economic situation has made many of us think about going back to graduate school for another degree. But there is no doubt either that the current economic situation makes graduate school even less affordable. Well, graduate school may be hard to afford, but never impossible. If you are ...
Byron Hanke Fellowship: One Of The Graduate Programs In Education
Undergraduate students are welcome to apply for one of the many graduate programs in education. If you are a graduate enrolled in master’s, doctoral or law programs and if you are working on projects of management, institutions, organization and administration, public policy, architecture, political, economic, social, and intellectual trends in community association, you will surely ...
Colleges In The USA
Today the United States of America has become a famous destination for students worldwide. Annually thousands of foreign students seeking higher education come to the USA. Certainly education is a powerful weapon, a key to future success. And it is no secret that most universities and colleges in America provide students with education that will later ...
Celebrities Also Pursue College Degrees
A considerable number of people have a tendency to think that it's impossible to be a talented celebrity and a well-educated personality at the same time. But isn't it possible to be a celebrity and in the meantime a qualified engineer, a linguist or an experienced dentist? According to a well-known proverb, a talented person is ...
