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ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hobsons announced today that Denton Independent School District (ISD) in Texas has selected Naviance, the world's most widely adopted college-and career-readiness platform, to increase student and family engagement and enhance college and career planning. The district will implement the platform across four Denton high schools this fall. "Naviance aligns perfectly with our district mission of having Denton ISD students graduate from...
Eastern University is approved to offer the Applied Behavior Analysis Concentration for the Master's in Counseling Degree. Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) August 04, 2012 Eastern University, a Pennsylvania Christian University, is pleased to announce that the new Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Concentration in the Counseling Psychology Department has recently been approved by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB). According to Eastern University's Dr. Walter S. Chung, CRC,...
DENVER, Aug. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP), a specialized accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, has granted accreditation to the Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and Doctor of Education in Counselor Education & Supervision programs at Argosy University, Denver. CACREP accreditation is among the highest acclaim that an academic program can...
Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online A new study published in the journal Pediatrics said that a majority of high schools in the United States don't have procedures or trained staff to deal with teen dating violence and often don't make teen dating violence a "high-priority issue to be addressed." Despite research that shows notable levels of teen dating violence across the country, around 70 percent of high school counselors who were surveyed said they have not received...
HERNDON, Va. and ARLINGTON, Va., July 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Student Clearinghouse® and Hobsons announced today their collaboration to provide schools and districts with a robust way to track the college outcomes of their students. Through this collaboration, the two organizations will integrate the Clearinghouse's StudentTracker(SM) education research and reporting service with Naviance®, giving K-12 school and district administrators direct access to StudentTracker...
Path Driver for Reading and Path Driver for Math Provide Fast, Research-Based, Accurate Measures of Student Progress San Diego, CA (PRWEB) June 24, 2012 Today at ISTE 2012, EPS, a division of School Specialty, introduced Path Driver for Reading™ and Path Driver for Math™, two powerful online assessment systems that deliver fast, accurate and predictive measures of student proficiency. Supporting Response to Intervention (RTI) initiatives and data-driven instruction, the Path Driver...
WATERTOWN, Mass., May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- College Coach®, a work/life solution offered by Bright Horizons Family Solutions®, announced that it has been selected by BNP Paribas to provide college counseling as a benefit to the company's 3,400 employees based in the U.S. The service will also be available to BNP Paribas employees outside of the U.S. who are seeking admission to U.S.-based colleges and universities. College Coach will provide BNP Paribas employees guidance...
MINNEAPOLIS, April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Faculty members from Walden University's School of Counseling and Social Service presented their research and best practices at the American Counseling Association's (ACA) 2012 Conference & Exposition, held March 21-25 in San Francisco. The annual event brings together professional counselors from various practice settings to network and learn. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110920/MM71012-b ) Thirteen faculty...
Harvey Weinstein’s recently released documentary, “Bully," intends to be a catalyst for change. The film follows five kids and families over the course of a year and examines the dire consequences of bullying through the testimony of strong and courageous youth. However, what it doesn’t do is provide answers to the bullying virus that is infecting far too many children. Fortunately, there are organizations, like Community Matters, that have developed solutions that make a...
NEW YORK, April 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- On April 10, the College Board introduced BigFuture, its new free comprehensive college planning Web resource, at a panel discussion in Washington, D.C. The site was created with the Education Conservancy and in consultation with students and educators to help make the college planning process simpler and more accessible. At the "Big Future(TM): Narrowing the Gap Between College Aspiration and Enrollment" panel, education, government and...
