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People across the globe are glad the crisis has come

October 31, 2009 - 2:59am | Figures | News

It seems the financial crisis isn't all doom and gloom: one in four people are glad the world's economy slumped like it did, because it helped them realize their priorities in life, according to a global survey.

Market research firm Synovate polled around 11,400 people across the world and found more than half had permanently changed their attitudes toward money over the last 12 months.

Another 47 percent, however, said they were looking forward to being able to spend freely again.

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75% of Americans feel the need to upgrade their financial knowledge

October 14, 2009 - 8:13am | Figures | News

According to Mintel Comperemedia’s study results, about 75% of adults are planning to come back to school this fall, aiming to increase their financial know-how in terms of the current economic recession.

Meantime, 32% have already done this, while 43% intends to learn more about financial topics in the future.

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Students may evade drop out watching Nickelodeon and MTV

September 9, 2009 - 11:24am | News | Other themes

Students who might be too glued to their televisions to keep up with homework are going to find channels like MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon prodding them to get on task and graduate.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is partnering with Viacom Inc.'s television networks, education leaders and celebrities to launch an awareness campaign to reduce the number of dropouts.

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Western Union Foundation awards more than $1.9 million in worldwide grants

July 10, 2009 - 6:30am | News | Other themes

The Western Union Foundation today said that it has awarded more than US$1.9 million in grants under Western Union's Our World, Our Family(R) signature program. Grants to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in 19 countries include funding to promote microfinance in North India, to assist Vietnamese migrants in Taiwan through language acquisition classes, and to provide business guidance to owners of small farms in Bangladesh.

donation | education | vocational programs | Western Union Foundation

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Cloud computing research sponsored by Yahoo!

April 10, 2009 - 8:50am | News | Other themes

Yahoo! Inc. has announced it was partnering with University of California at Berkeley, Cornell University and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and Carnegie Mellon University to advance cloud computing research, also known as M45.

Yahoo! cloud computing cluster has been operating since November 2007 and has already been in use by Carnegie Mellon.

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What jobs will survive the recession?

April 4, 2009 - 2:23am | Analytics | Articles

Judging from news broadcasts and newspaper headlines, the U.S. is slipping deeper and deeper into recession. It inevitably means increasing level of unemployment. If you have been redundant, you definitely don’t want to repeat this unpleasant experience. So, in times of the economic collapse, it makes sense to consider new job opportunities. Which professions can be the safest choice?

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Crisis impacts education priorities of the youth

March 2, 2009 - 7:38am | Figures | News

2009 Junior Achievement "Kids and Careers" Poll funded by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and conducted by Opinion Research shows that Houston area teens are changing their college and career plans in accordance with the current economic situation in the US.

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Mobile technologies as a tool to promote children education

February 26, 2009 - 2:21pm | News | Other themes

A Mobile Learning Conference 2009 (MLC09) that took place in Washington, D.C. last week with the participation of educators, policymakers and wireless industry leaders discussed the future of educational technology in America and the role of the applications of cellular technology and devices in helping kids to learn in the classroom.

cellular phone | education | mobile phone | mobile technology

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Student loan - the best or the worst way to get money for education?

February 11, 2009 - 3:09pm | Articles | Other themes

Under the conditions of the global economic crisis it’s getting more and more difficult for students to pay for their college. So, according to survey conducted by Sallie Mae they have to get money for it from their parents – 32 per cent, borrowing money – 23 per cent, their parents borrow money – 16 per cent; getting grants or scholarships – 15 per cent, they can also pay out from their own savings – that is 10 percent of students; and finally some students can get their friends’ or relatives’ support – 3 per cent.

education | federal student loans | private student loans | student loan

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PayPal will be accepted in California schools

January 28, 2009 - 9:59am | News | Payment systems

Palm Springs district board of education has agreed to establish payment processing through PayPal.

The system will enable parents to make payments to their child's food services account. Moreover, libraries and associated Student Body groups might also use the system. The launch of the system is projected to happen in a few months.

Some other important issues discussed at the board meeting were:

California | education | Palm Springs | PayPal

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Qualcomm will donate in education of Indian children

January 15, 2009 - 4:26am | News | Other themes

In a move to support social and educational programs in India Qualcomm Incorporated, a leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies and data solutions, is collaborating with three local non-governmental organizations including Save The Children India in Mumbai, MV Foundation (MVF) in Hyderabad and Sikshana Foundation in Bengaluru.

children foundation | education | India | Qualcomm | wireless technology

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