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October 31, 2008
October 14, 2008
Finish your teaching degree online
You have a passion for teaching. You love working with children or young adults. You want to get the experience necessary for a lifelong career in education. Now is the perfect opportunity to start earning your education or teachers degree online. There are a variety of online programs that specialize in different areas of education.
All of your coursework is available online. You have the flexibility to set your own schedule to fit your current lifestyle. Some programs can be completed in as little as 18 months.
Online Education Degree Requirements. Many online education degrees have specific requirements you have to meet before being accepted to the program. You may have to maintain a certain grade point average or already be certified as a teacher. Some programs require you to have experience in the workforce, sometimes specifically in education roles.
Additionally, you may be required to take a proficiency exam before being accepted to an education degree program.
Master’s Degree in Education programs require you to have a four-year degree, but it isn’t usually necessary that your undergraduate degree be in education.
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http://www.edvisors.com/Online_Degrees/education.html for Online Education Degree Programs
October 8, 2008
ADVISORY COMMITTEE WEIGHS IN ON FINANCIAL AID FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS
The Education Department’s Advisory Committee on Federal Financial Aid has released a study encouraging colleges, students and the government to do more to help community college students access need-based financial aid. Without such an effort, the report indicates that fewer students (particularly low- and moderate-income students) at 2-year institutions will be able to transfer to 4-year institutions.
The report finds several reasons why community colleges are not applying for aid they are eligible for. Among them (based on a survey of students who had transferred to 4-year institutions):
• They thought they were not eligible for financial aid (39 percent).
• They had sufficient funds to pay for college expenses (35 percent).
• They found the financial aid application form too complex (6 percent).
The report notes that to avoid debt, “a large share of community college students work an excessive number of hours, which reduces financial aid eligibility, lowers academic performance, and undermines persistence.”
The study recommends that “steps must be taken by the U.S. Department of Education, states, and community colleges, including:
• Communicate increased federal aid eligibility widely and effectively.
• Make applying for financial aid easy and a priority.
• Encourage students to moderate the number of hours worked.
• Improve the implementation of the auto-zero EFC.
The report is available at Advisory Committee on Student Financial Aid CRS
