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By GetEducated Consumer Reporting Team
| August 03, 2009
As the giant USS Nimitz plows through the Pacific Ocean, onboard teacher Linda Beckham sits before her computer, hoping her Internet connection stays alive.
If not, she will lose contact with another set of military students she teaches—men and women stationed in Iraq, Kuwait and Afghanistan.
Beckham is both an online college instructor and a traveling teacher for Central Texas College. You will frequently find her on Navy ships like the Nimitz, conducting community college-level classes in English and pre-algebra with groups of sailors—who sometimes are so exhausted from their duties that they stand during class, for fear of falling asleep if they were to sit down.
By GetEducated Consumer Reporting Team
| July 26, 2009
Douglas Blatt wanted to go to law school 20 years ago, but life got in the way. Today, the 43-year-old Texas computer programmer dreams again of becoming an attorney—by studying at an online school, so he can continue to work and support his family.
However, Texas—like most other states—allows only American Bar Association-accredited law school graduates to take its bar exam and become licensed attorneys. And the ABA does not accredit online law schools.
The ABA is in the middle of a review of its accreditation standards, including “Standard 306,” which applies to distance education. This standard allows law schools to offer some online courses in their degree programs—but only 12 credits total. Of these, only four credits can be taken in a semester and students can’t take them in their first year of law school.
These restrictions effectively eliminate online schools from accreditation.
By Vicky Phillips, Chief Education Analyst
| June 30, 2009
Question: It’s always been my dream to be a lawyer. Which colleges offer the best law degrees online?
—Brice, Indiana
Answer:
Unfortunately, in order to sit for the bar exam to become a lawyer in most states you must first attend a law school accredited by the American Bar Association. And the American Bar Association (ABA) does not yet accredit any online law school.
By Vicky Phillips, Chief Education Analyst
| April 21, 2009
Question:
I was laid off from my job as a real estate agent and want to change careers. My dream is to be a high school math teacher. My current bachelor’s degree, which I earned ten years ago, is in child psychology. Do I have to go back to college and earn a second, new bachelor’s degree in education? If so, will an online bachelor’s degree in education qualify me to become a licensed teacher in Texas? Do teacher licensing programs accept online education degrees?
By GetEducated.com Consumer Reporting Team
| January 25, 2009
Missing from America’s malls: $34 billion dollars.
That's right: according to the National Retail Federation, $34 billion dollars of merchandise literally walked out of America's malls last year.
Some of it was stolen by teens seeking clothes outside the limits of their allowances.
But much of it was boosted by professional gangs of shoplifters who travel from city to city loading up the false linings of overcoats and skirts with high-profit portables like jewelry and cameras.
I’m looking for an online MBA. I’ve found several that fit my budget but none are accredited by the AACSB. What is the AACSB? Do I really need a distance MBA degree that is accredited by them?
—Roberta, Gary, IN
The AACSB is the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International. It is considered the gold standard of business school accreditation. But not every student needs an AACSB-accredited MBA...
I was laid off from my job as a real estate agent and want to be a high school math teacher, but my bachelor’s degree is in psychology. Do I need a new degree in education? Will an online bachelor’s in education qualify me to become a licensed teacher?
—Willis, Houston, Texas
If you didn’t earn a bachelor’s degree in education years ago and you now want to teach in the public schools, don’t fret. Every state maintains what are termed “alternative teacher certification” programs...
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I’m looking for an online MBA. I’ve found several that fit my budget but none are accredited by the AACSB. What is the AACSB? Do I really need a distance MBA degree that is accredited by them?
—Roberta, Gary, IN 
The AACSB is the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International. It is considered the gold standard of business school accreditation. But not every student needs an AACSB-accredited MBA... 
standards, including “Standard 306,” which applies to distance education. This standard allows law schools to offer some online courses in their degree programs—but only 12 credits total. Of these, only four credits can be taken in a semester and students can’t take them in their first year of law school.