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Neilson’s Top Ten Social Networks

Students Plan Virtual Rescue

Word of Mouth vs. Highly Connected Influencers
Old-fashioned “word of mouth” might be more useful in advertising than previously thought, especially in digital media, according to collaborative research by a Miami University faculty member and his colleagues.

Enrolment Projections
The US Dept of Education released a report entitles “Projections of Education Statistics to 2016”. Oklahoma student enrollment is expected to increase by 8.2% between 2004-2016 to 681,000 P-12 students. Oklahoma is one of forty states with an expected increase with Nevada leading at 36.6%. It is also projected that Oklahoma will be one of 28 sates to have a decrease in the number of high school graduates with -.2% or 36,710 graduates. Enrollment in higher education is expected to increase all cohorts, both public and private. The number of associate degrees is expected to increase 2% for men and 14% for women.

Keeping Kids in School and Out of Gangs

The Educational Bonus of an AP Payoff


Adult Education Brings Hopes to Young Dropouts

New Institute to ask Race Question in Higher Ed
To address the disparities that exist in higher education for underrepresented minorities, the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) is slated to form in 2008 the new Institute on Equity Research Methods and Critical Policy Analysis.

OK Task Force on School Testing

Speed Matters
A state by state report on internet speed in America