In the past three decades, U.S. students have begun blurring the lines between traditional academic studies and technical-education courses, says a new report by researchers at RTI International and MPR Associates Inc.The researchers found that...
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Spokane-based Meadowbrook Educational Services Inc., which provides learning assessments and educational support to children and adults, has had recent successes in helping clients who struggle taking job-required tests, though they show at work to...
Full StoryConfucius in ancient China and Plato in ancient Greece taught the importance of citizenship, rights and responsibilities of citizenship, and citizen participation in the affairs of society. When the United States declared independence from England...
Full StoryThe federal tax filing season is turning into debt-repayment season for Washington residents who owe money to the Washington state Employment Security Department.The department has received its first disbursements from the Internal Revenue under...
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A team of 16 Gonzaga University seniors accepted for enrollment in a Marketing 490 class is competing against 19 other college teams nationwide in what's called the Honda Civic Marketing Challenge.The class has been using a $3,000 Honda-funded a...
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For Washington Business Week and its backers, the key for continued growth of its business and economics programs lies in increasing the number of participating teenagers from Eastern Washington, where it has been lacking over the years, says Hyer....
Full StoryNew Orleans' tourism industry welcomed 9.01 million visitors in 2012, record numbers not seen by the city in nearly 10 years, and those visitors spent a record $6 billion, a recently released study shows.Total visitor numbers increased by 3 or a...
Full StoryForty-two percent of U.S. travelers who participated in a recent survey said they are planning to increase travel spending this year, and 79 percent of U.S. hoteliers said they are optimistic about increased profits this year.TripAdvisor, which...
Full StoryHow do you choose a hotel? By the quality of service? The view? What your friends might think? How about the water pressure in the shower? Don't laugh.Brodeur Partners, a Boston-based communications company, looked into the heart of what really...
Full StoryThe average price of a hotel room around the world rose by 3 percent during 2012, compared with the previous year, according to the latest Hotels.com Hotel Price Index.The rate of increase has moderated when judged against the 4 percent rise in...
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Spokane advisers on the FIRE approach to investing, saving
KSPS develops new workforce development project
Manufacturing next-generation interest
Factoring illness, diseases into financial planning
Quantum Financial takes team approach to planning
Outsourcing with the blind and visually impaired
