We would like to offer some special words of appreciation to a group of American colleges and universities known as Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Back in the years when the doors to higher education were closed for deserving young Americans of color, these colleges took historical steps to create colleges that welcomed them. The service that Historically Black Colleges and Universities has performed to advance American education, as well as the cause of deserving students, has been nothing short of exceptional.
Let’s Honor Historically Black Colleges and Universities during African American History Month
February 03, 2012
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Getting Physical: StraighterLine Introduces Two New Physics Courses You Can Start Today
February 02, 2012
Why would you want to take a college-level physics course? There are frivolous reasons, such as the fact that after studying physics you will become better at Nok-Hockey
Samantha Garvey, Homeless Teen, Wins $50,000 Intel Scholarship (Now How about Everybody Else?)
January 27, 2012
If Ellen DeGeneres is reading this post, we have a suggestion. Ellen, why not invite other deserving students onto your show too, and showcase their need to find college funding? If hundreds of smart students get scholarships like Samantha did, we will all feel not just good, but great.
On the Sidelines No More: New Study Finds that Online Learning Is Moving into the Mainstream of American Education
January 22, 2012
“Going the Distance: Online Education in the United States 2011,” reports the results of the ninth annual survey of American online education conducted by the Babson Survey Research Group and the College Board. The report is comprehensive, based on responses from more than 2,500 educational institutions and academic leaders.
Why Not Make StraighterLine Your Online Community College?
January 16, 2012
So if you are thinking of jump-starting your education at a community college, here is a suggestion to think about. Why not make StraighterLine your online community college where you can move your education into high gear.
Are You Flat Broke and Applying to College? Well, Get in Line
January 14, 2012
“Population of needy college students is exploding,” a recent blog post written by Daniel de Vise for the College Inc. blog, delivers some sobering news about the number of American college applicants who have no money at all to pay for their schooling.
What Will the 2012 Elections Mean for American College Students?
January 13, 2012
So, what will the elections mean for student funding and the overall experience of attending college in America? I am going to crawl out on a limb and predict that the answer to that question is . . . not much. And the reasons for that prediction are really quite simple.
Los Angeles Lakers University Is Looking for You!
January 07, 2012
Does it make any sense for American universities to be paying $53.4 million to 15 football coaches? At a time when soaring college tuitions are making it impossible for tens of thousands of serious students to attend college at all, spending that kind of money on spectacle is obscene – no matter the revenue it brings in.
StraighterLine Partner College Profile: University of the Incarnate Word
January 06, 2012
StraighterLine has big news to tell! The University of the Incarnate Word (UIW), one of America’s finest universities, has just become a StraighterLine Partner College.
Happy New Year. Now Go to School and Get Educated.
December 31, 2011
Our advice? Go back to school and get more educated. Why, you say? Because despite the fact that education has been taking some hard hits lately in America, it still has the potential to move your life ahead in countless new ways.
