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By Jess Wisloski | January 11, 2012
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 Unemployed new mom Amanda Lienhardt, 30, found herself looking into online teaching certificate programs, months after her short-term contract teaching at a small school finished.
Despite holding a degree in elementary education, it was hard for her to get a foothold in the wavering job market, and her experience in that temporary job left her reeling.
"The way things ended with my last position just made me look at myself as a teacher, and ask 'How can I improve, and become a better teacher for my students?'" she says.
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By Lorna Collier
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 With teaching jobs scarce, some new grads have abandoned the job search and returned to school.
Their thinking: go ahead and earn a master's of education. When the job market opens up again, they'll qualify for higher paying teaching gigs because of their advanced degree.
Be careful using this once-smart strategy, warns author and career education expert Don Asher. By going for a master's in today's economy, you could wind up pricing yourself out of the teaching market.
That's right: earning a master's of education, whether online or in residence, may sometimes hurt your career prospects. This is especially true for teachers who lack substantial experience or are licensed at the bachelor's level in low demand teaching areas.
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By Jess Wisloski | January 02, 2012
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 Southwestern Oregon is great if you want to be near breathtaking coastal views, small town living, and hundreds of acres of preserved forest land.
"The closest institute of higher education is two and a half hours away," said Nicholls, who is 51 and lives in tiny, peninsular North Bend.
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By Jess Wisloski | December 16, 2011
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 The University of California Berkeley announced last week it will launch its first online degree—an online master's in public health (MPH)—in the spring 2012 semester.
Responding to a growing need for professionals in the public health sector, UC Berkeley says it is opening an online master's in public health that will require 85 percent of coursework to be completed online. The program will bolster learning with three on-campus sessions totaling 15 days.
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By Jess Wisloski | December 13, 2011
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 Lynn Ponder, 44, isn’t the only one in her household who will be in college next year: The online student will be midway through her Master of Arts in Technical Communications at Texas Tech University next fall, just as her 18-year-old daughter enters classes on a college campus for the first time.
Thanks to Get Educated, which has scholarships for single moms and others, this single mom's pursuit will be easier.
With the help of Get Educated's $1,000 Excellence in Online Education Scholarship -- which was awarded to Ponder as a member of Core4Women, a web-based support network for online students -- she’ll be completing her semester with fewer expenses.
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