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U.S. Department of Education Releases Study Advocating Distance Learning

A study released last Friday by the U.S. Department of Education found that distance learning–or blended learning (also known as hybrid learning), where campus study is combined with online study–is considered a more effective approach than traditional learning behind the desk.

Goodbye, Textbooks; Hello, Open-Source Learning

College is expensive enough as it is; wouldn’t it be nice if your textbooks were on the side of more affordable? Fortunately, as education evolves from classroom to online, so does class material.
At TED, Ideas Worth Spreading, Richard Baraniuk from Rice University discusses a program implemented by their university that offers open-source learning content under [...]

Yellow Ribbon Program Participants List Beneficial for Californians

The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs released a list of the schools participating in the Yellow Ribbon Program this afternoon. These schools are offering up to complete coverage of the additional tuition costs not normally covered by the Post 9/11 GI Bill.
For veterans, reserve, and active duty in California, you may know that California’s policy [...]