Scholarships offered for students pursuing health and safety occupations
The Erma Byrd Scholarship Program provides scholarships to individuals pursuing a course of study that will lead to a career in industrial health and safety occupations, including mine safety. This program is designed to increase the skilled workforce in these fields at both the fundamental skills level and the advanced skills level. The program has a service obligation component, which requires recipients of the scholarship to begin employment in a career position related to industrial health and safety no later than six months after completion of the degree program, and to continue to work in a career position related to industrial health and safety, including mine safety, for a period of one year.
The scholarships are available to students in the following eligible areas of study related to industrial health and safety: Mining and mineral engineering, industrial engineering, occupational safety and health technology/technician, quality control technology/technician, industrial safety technology/technician, hazardous materials information systems technology/technician, mining technology/technician, and occupational health and industrial hygiene.
Students pursuing an associate’s degree are eligible for $2,500 scholarships, students pursuing a bachelor’s degree are eligible for $5,000 scholarships, and students pursuing a graduate degree are eligible for $10,000 scholarships.
Up to $300,000 for promoting safe and drug-free schools
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Programs for Native Hawaiians is encouraging organizations to that primarily serve and represent Native Hawaiians to apply for two grants. The grant money is to be used to plan, conduct, and administer programs to prevent or reduce violence, the use, possession, and distribution of illegal drugs, or delinquency.
$400,000 for organizations working to improve services for children with disabilities
The purpose of the Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program is to promote academic achievement and to improve results for children with disabilities by providing technical assistance, supporting model demonstration projects, disseminating useful information, and implementing activities that are supported by scientifically based research.
Eligible entities include state educational agencies; local educational agencies (LEAs), including public charter schools that are considered LEAs under state law; institutions of higher education; other public agencies; private nonprofit organizations; outlying areas; freely associated States; Indian tribes or tribal organizations; and for-profit organizations.
A gift that’ll make her sparkle
Every girl likes to look her best and reflect the beauty that she has inside on the outside for all to see. And we’re sure that women who feel more confident and happy about themselves are those who ooze real radiance and truly shine.
Oracle Launches New Continuous Delivery Model for PeopleSoft Enterprise Campus Solutions
Oracle has launched a new Continuous Delivery Model for PeopleSoft Enterprise Campus Solutions. Under this model, Oracle plans to deliver periodic application Feature Packs for PeopleSoft Enterprise Campus Solutions when available. The Feature Packs are designed to enable institutions to access and implement new functionality to meet immediate needs while migrating gradually to the infrastructure they need to leverage newer, more robust and flexible technologies. The first of these Feature Packs is available now.
Study: Technology helped boost St. Lucie student achievement
During the past five years, St. Lucie County, Fla., public schools have been upgraded with the latest technology — and according to a study released July 13, the upgrades, which included a $20 million technology overhaul, have helped increase student achievement and the school district’s grade, reports the Fort Pierce Tribune.
GOP leaving ‘No Child’ behind
As the Obama administration considers new legislation to fix schools, House Republicans have chosen an education policy leader who is eager to turn the page on the No Child Left Behind era and roll back federal mandates for testing students, reports the Washington Post.
ED: Blended learning helps boost achievement
A new analysis of existing online-learning research by the U.S. Department of Education (ED) reveals that students who took all or part of their class on line performed better, on average, than those taking the same course through traditional face-to-face instruction.
Five Quick Ways To Boost Your Affiliate Business
We all know that there is so much misinformation about the best strategies for affiliate marketing success. To level the playing field a bit, the following are five ways most experts would agree are the most cost effective ways to expeditiously boost your affiliate business pursuits. So, with no further ado, here they are!
Web site recreates Apollo 11 mission in real time
Families crowded around black-and-white television sets in 1969 to watch Neil Armstrong take man’s first steps on the moon. Now, they’ll be able to watch the Apollo 11 mission recreated in real time on the web, follow Twitter feeds of transmissions between Mission Control and the spacecraft, and even get an eMail alert when the lunar module touches down.
Key words: Apollo 11, JFK Library, lunar module