Just like doctors and lawyers, teachers are busy professionals who can use some help. While requirements vary by state, employers of teaching assistants increasingly favor candidates with college training. People with teacher assistant/aide education degrees can work in all levels of school education. An associate teacher assistant/aide education degree can be earned in two years. The program will cover both teaching methods and materials and the administrative and organizational aspects of a school. Because requirements vary both by location and the type and level of education you wish to work in, it is important to establish early on the qualifications that will be best for your planned career.

Teachers make more than a salary--they make a difference in their students' lives. The satisfaction of sharing knowledge and mentoring students has called countless teachers to the field. And in coming years, teachers can expect to hear the call of career opportunity too. "Baby boom" teachers are set to retire just as student enrollment soars, creating over a million new teaching jobs within the next decade. Read more...

If education is indeed the key to success, a frightening number of American children are being locked out from bright futures. "Cities in Crisis," a report released this week on U.S. high school graduation rates, found that nationwide, only 69.9 percent of students are earning diplomas on time. In an era when jobs increasingly demand post-secondary training or a college degree, what is going to become of the three in 10 kids who don't even make it through high school? Read more...

Continuing education is a wide-ranging term that encompasses education outside standard high school diploma or college degree programs. Most participants in continuing education are non-traditional students--older than the typical college age group of 18 to 21. Some take courses for personal fulfillment, seeking out new interests or deepening their knowledge of existing ones. Others receive funding from their employers to take courses in key areas related to their fields. Still others are taking courses to maintain their professional certifications or to complete degrees they started years earlier. Read more...

Despite being classified as non-traditional students, more than 58% of college students today are over the age of 22, and 40% study part-time. Not only are these adult learners quickly becoming the norm, they are changing higher education and financial aid policies as they go.