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The Top 50 Educators on Twitter to Follow in 2010

The Top 50 Educators on Twitter to Follow in 2010
By Shanon Woodruff January 21, 2010

With the tough economic times of today and unemployment rates spiking across the world, there are scores of people making education their number one resolution for the New Year. With this in mind, we wanted to create a list of educators who are utilizing Twitter to help others reach their educational goals. Read More


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Tax Deductions and Credits for Students
By Jennifer Williamson March 10, 2010

Tax season is upon us—and it’s crucial to get the most in your deductions possible. As a student, you’re eligible not just for deductions, but for certain tax credits that can lower your tax bill dollar for dollar—not just by a percentage. Read More

Is Student Loan Reform Dead?
By Jennifer Williamson March 08, 2010

The Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act, introduced by Representative George Miller of California in 2009, promises to cut banks and financial institutions out of the student loan game.  Currently, the federal government allows private financial institutions to give out federal private student loans—and guarantees up to 97% of those loans—meaning that if the student defaults, the government will pay about 97 cents to the dollar for all lost funds. Read More

Schools That Won't Let You Take Out a Loan
By Jennifer Williamson March 05, 2010

The average college student can expect to graduate with over $20,000 in student loans as of 2009 studies. There’s no question that colleges are getting more expensive, and students often graduate with crippling debt. Read More

How Other Countries Manage Paying for College
By Jennifer Williamson March 03, 2010

America has the most expensive college education in the world—and the system doesn’t bat an eye at letting new graduates into the world with an average of $20,000—often more—in student debt. Read More

How to Take an Online Course for Free
By Jennifer Williamson March 01, 2010

There are plenty of ways to get money for college. But what if you don’t want to go to college and get a degree—you just want to take one course? Maybe you need a specific course to advance your skills at work, or a certification to improve your resume. Read More

Using Social Networking to Stay in Touch With Online Classmates
By Jennifer Williamson February 26, 2010

One of the drawbacks people often list with online education is that it doesn’t get you the networking benefits that you get with a traditional college. You don’t meet classmates face to face, get to know them in person, or develop relationships that could lead to job opportunities down the road. Read More

Should You Blog Your Online College Experience?
By Jennifer Williamson February 24, 2010

A well-known blog can be both a blessing and a curse for a college student. Writing your own blog chronicling your educational experience could help you make new connections that could lead to a job down the line—or it could get you in trouble with your school, professors and parents. Read More

Online Education Goes Ivy League
By Jennifer Williamson February 22, 2010

Online education has come a long way. Although some more traditional fields and industries still prefer to see a traditional school on employer resumes, students are flocking to the flexibility and affordability offered by online degree programs—and traditional higher education has had to adapt. Read More

Should You Apply Early Decision?
By Jennifer Williamson February 19, 2010

You can apply to a college under its normal admissions schedule…or you can apply early decision.Under an early decision plan, you send in your application much earlier than the rest of the pack—usually in November—and hear back within a month or two. Read More

What to Do If You're Enrolled in a Diploma Mill
By Jennifer Williamson February 17, 2010

You’ve probably seen ads for schools that offer a full Bachelor’s, Master’s or Ph.D with no studying required—or credit for “life experience.” You know these degrees are a sham. Read More

Why Lenders Won't Approve You for Private Student Loans
By Jennifer Williamson February 15, 2010

It used to be easy to get a student loan. Before around 2008, banks would practically throw money at students—with serious strings attached, of course. But pretty much any student could get a private loan from a bank to further their education, which made college more accessible to all—despite putting graduates under heavy debt burdens after graduation. Read More

How to Earn Credits for College - While You're Still in High School
By Jennifer Williamson February 12, 2010

There are some major benefits to earning some of your college credits while you’re still in high school. College tuition costs are ballooning—much faster than the rise of parents’ and students’ average pay—and earning credits in high school can give you a way to save money on college classes later. Read More

How to Work Your Alumni Network to Get A Job
By Jennifer Williamson February 10, 2010

Your alumni network is a valuable place to develop relationships that may lead to future jobs. After all, other people who graduated from your college know you have a good education, and they have a shared experience with you that will set you apart in their minds from other job candidates who didn’t go to your college. Read More

Getting the Most From Your Career Center
By Jennifer Williamson February 08, 2010

To most college students, the career center is there to help them write a resume, maybe check some preliminary job listings, and run a career fair once a year or so. But you could be getting a lot more help from your career center—especially if you start using it before the end of your senior year. Read More

In College, With Kids: How to Deal
By Jennifer Williamson February 05, 2010

Going to college is never easy—but parents of young children, particularly those too young to go to school themselves, have it particularly hard. You need time to study without distractions, your child needs round-the-clock care—and childcare is not cheap. Read More

Are You Ready to Go Back to College?
By Jennifer Williamson February 03, 2010

If you believe the hype, you’d think all your employment problems would be solved if you could just go back to school. But not everybody is ready to go back—and if you drop out, you could waste a lot of tuition money. Read More

When Your School Loses Its Accreditation
By Jennifer Williamson January 29, 2010

Accreditation provides a basic standard by which schools are judged. If your school is unaccredited, your degree is not considered valid by employers, other schools, or financial aid organizations. Read More

When You're Fired: Your Lawful and Contractual Rights
By Jennifer Williamson January 27, 2010

If you’ve been fired, you might feel at a complete loss. However, depending on the way you were let go, you may be entitled to unemployment benefits and other help, such as severance benefits and health insurance, for a certain amount of time. Read More

Can Your Credit Score Cost You a Job?
By Jennifer Williamson January 25, 2010

It’s a cruel Catch-22 situation that’s becoming more common in today’s difficult economy. You lose your job. Your bills pile up. Your credit record goes south. And then you have trouble getting a new job—because of your credit. Read More

Should You Take a Semester Off?
By Jennifer Williamson January 22, 2010

Taking a semester off sounds like bad news—but is it really? For some, it’s the best way to deal with tuition hikes, personal problems that are affecting grades, or indecision regarding a major. Read More

Gates Grants: Do You Qualify?
By Jennifer Williamson January 18, 2010

Founded by Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his wife Melinda, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is the largest private charitable foundation in the world. It splits most of its charitable focus between global health and development, library development, and educational scholarships. Read More

Seven Networking Tips For Those Who Hate to Network
By Jennifer Williamson January 15, 2010

Networking has a bad reputation. For many people, it brings up connotations of wheeling, dealing, and trying to manipulate people into helping them get something. But that’s not what networking is about—unless you’re really, really bad at it. Read More

Attacked By Facebook! Social Media Malware - How to Spot and Avoid It.
By Jennifer Williamson January 13, 2010

You know not to download suspicious email attachments or click on suspicious links. But what happens when those emails come from a site you use every day—and that link was sent by a friend? Cyber-crime trends show that people are much more vulnerable to Malware and other scams when they come over social networking sites—sites where they can connect with people they know and trust. Read More

Private vs. Federal Loans: Defining The Difference
By Jennifer Williamson January 11, 2010

There are two general types of student loans: federal and private. Federal loans include Plus, Stafford, and Perkins loans. These loans all have different terms—and some are subsidized by the federal government, making their interest much lower and guaranteeing it doesn’t accumulate while you’re in college. Read More

Would Forgiving Student Loan Debt Stimulate the Economy?
By Jennifer Williamson January 06, 2010

In early 2009, two Facebook groups were formed to generate support and petition signatures urging President Obama to cancel all student loan debt to stimulate the economy. Both groups have grown exponentially in popularity since their establishment. Read More

Is Your College Experience Preparing You For the Work World?
By Jennifer Williamson January 04, 2010

Not every college graduate is prepared for their first job. It’s easy to blame the college, but often your preparation for the work world in college depends on the effort you put into it. If you’ve developed a habit of handing in papers late, avoiding leadership positions, and waking up late, work is going to be a tougher transition for you than it would be if you’ve made a conscious effort to develop habits that will serve you well in the work world. Read More

Six Myths About Well-Written Resumes
By Jennifer Williamson January 01, 2010

In today’s job market, your search is competitive. There are likely to be hundreds—maybe even thousands—of resumes sent to some of the job openings you apply for, and hiring managers are looking for any excuse to narrow down the field. Read More

Top 50 Education Tweets of 2009
By Shanon Woodruff December 23, 2009

As 2009 comes to an end, we here at Distance-Education.org would like to take a moment to share with you some of our favorite tweets that we have collected over the past 12 months. We have chosen these 50 tweets because of their ability to make us laugh, think, wonder, and most importantly, keep us entertained. Read More

SafeStart: What Is It, and Is It Right for You?
By Jennifer Williamson December 23, 2009

Student debt is no easy thing to deal with. For many students, the prospect of a mountain of debt when they graduate can affect which college they choose to go to—or whether they go to college at all. Read More

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