Community College Students, Local Business Leaders: Community College Workforce Training Will Get People Back to Work
HARRISBURG, Pa., April 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly 400 community college students and supporters rallied today at the State Capitol in Harrisburg saying that Governor Corbett's budget proposal fails to remedy the skills gap and will ultimately slow Pennsylvania's recovery. In the governor's FY 12-13 budget, community college budgets would be reduced by an estimated 5 percent and, for the fourth year in a row, community colleges will not receive new dollars for capital funding.  Capital funding is used by the colleges to update labs, equipment and classrooms to train students for jobs. "The cuts the governor is proposing for the colleges will have adverse effects on our students, our institutions and the commonwealth as a whole," Dr ...

Republican Convention Unveils New Website
New site provides expanded capabilities for greater convention access TAMPA, Fla., March 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The 2012 Republican National Convention today unveiled its redesigned official website, .  (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111130/DC14659LOGO) The enhanced website provides a robust platform for expanded interactive and multimedia capabilities, including video and live-streaming broadcasts of convention proceedings.

Case Western Reserve's Law School Expands Its Unique China Study Program
Partnerships with prestigious schools will offer students new opportunities  CLEVELAND, March 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Case Western Reserve University School of Law has forged two new partnerships with institutions in China, making the Cleveland-based school a national leader in U.S.-China legal education.

Consumer Attitudes Toward Smart Grid Improve as Public Education Efforts Increase
FARMINGTON, Conn., March 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Global Information Inc. is pleased to announce the availability of the new clean energy market research report, Smart Grid Consumer Survey by Pike Research, and available academic and government discounted registration for the related Next Generation Batteries 2012 Conference in Boston, MA this summer. (Photo: ) Strong consumer interest in smart appliances and home energy management Consumers are displaying solid interest in the overall concept of home energy management and in using smart appliances, according to the new "Smart Grid Consumer Survey: Preferences and Attitudes about Smart Meters, Home Energy Management, Demand ...