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Blumenstyk, Goldie – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1999
Known primarily for its tutoring and testing of grade-school and high-school students, for-profit Sylvan Learning Systems has developed interests in distance education, teacher education, English-language training, and college-level study outside the United States. The company is consciously stepping up its presence in areas associated with higher…
Descriptors: Competition, Distance Education, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Fields, Cheryl M. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1987
California's sometimes controversial efforts to keep Hispanic students in school and interested in college education include tutoring programs, financial aid, curriculum development, partnerships between school districts and higher education institutions, Spanish-language and Hispanic-oriented recruitment and encouragement efforts, and transfer of…
Descriptors: College Preparation, College School Cooperation, Counseling Services, Dropout Prevention