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The I CAN Center of Excellence, a regional college access program, recently added a new initiative to their programs designed to help young people improve access to higher education and higher education funding.
The group’s new ACT Targeted Tutoring Program is a customized 12-hour workshop, designed to provide prospective college students personalized guidance toward improving their ACT test scores.
Thousands of poor youngsters start kindergarten unprepared to learn and behind their peers, delays that can cause them to struggle throughout their school years.
A proposal being considered by Ohio lawmakers aims to reduce those learning gaps by requiring all tax-funded preschool and childcare programs to participate in a rating system to help guide parents and ensure high standards.
Could Marion become a center for robotics education and training? That’s the ultimate goal of local businesses and education centers who unveiled their plans to create a robotics education center located at Tri-Rivers Career Center. The center hopes to provide needed skilled labor and put Marion on the map for robotics training.
Kindergarten screening has been scheduled for Elgin South Elementary and Elgin West Elementary.
Nearly 30% of Ohio State Marion students are considered non-traditional, learn how to join this growing number by attending a free public information seminar the evening of April 19th.
The Ohio State University at Marion Office of Admissions & Financial Aid will hold a free public information seminar Thursday, April 19, from 6-8:30 p.m. to assist prospective non-traditional college students on learning the ins and outs of returning to the classroom and pursuing a college education.
Marion Technical College’s ABLE program is set to offer an English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) online program. Those interested in the program will enroll by attending a one orientation session at the Marion Campus. This class prepares students to enroll in the English for speakers of other languages online program.
The Pleasant Local School District Open Enrollment for the 2012-2013 School Year will begin on Monday, April 2, 2012 at 8:00 a.m. Applications, available in the Administrative Office, 1107 Owens Road West, Marion, will be accepted until Monday, June 25, 2012.
Marion Technical College has named 293 full-time students to its Winter Term dean’s list. To qualify for the scholastic honor, a student must earn at least 3.5 out of a possible 4.0 academic average for the term and be enrolled at MTC as a full-time student.
Ohio Board of Regents has announced expanded access to free online tutoring for students enrolled in Ohios university system. While eTutoring has been offered on 21 college campuses in Ohio, beginning this year all public and private institutions of higher learning in the state will be invited to join the Ohio eTutoring Collaborative, free of charge to the university and free of charge to students.
Do you need to earn a GED? Do you think you have the skills necessary to pass the test? If you answered yes, Marion Technical College is offering you an opportunity to find out if you do. MTC’s ABLE program is offering an opportunity to take the Official GED Practice Test at no charge.
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