With the cost of a four-year college education approaching six figures at some institutions, many students are looking at apprenticeships to train for a career. A program in the Kalamazoo Public Schools is aimed at putting students on an alternative track toward well-paying jobs which do not require traditional degrees. The program, Career Launch Kalamazoo, is part of a national trend aimed at putting apprenticeships on a parallel track with the college prep curriculum. .
Missouri State University is offering a new option for students: a certificate that blends psychology with religious studies. The Mental Health and Spirituality Undergraduate Certificate invites students to consider religion s impact on mental health and general well-being. Prof. .
This has been National Education Week, and a Pennsylvania high school teacher is among only five educators nationally to receive one of the profession s highest honors. The Horace Mann Award for Teaching Excellence went to Kevin Gallagher, a high school computer science, math and statistics teacher at Keystone Oaks High School in Pittsburgh. It comes with a $10,000 award, and Gallagher will be featured in a mini-documentary from the National Education Association Foundation. .
The NEA Foundation announced today that five public school educators will receive one of public education's highest honors, the Horace Mann Award for Teaching Excellence.