If you are looking for the perfect college major and are not quite sure what you would want to go for, you may have thought about earning a degree in journalism. There are a number of different things that someone interested in a journalism degree can do, but this does not necessarily mean that it is the right choice for you. Here are some of the things that you should be sure to take into consideration if you are thinking about choosing journalism as your college major

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Is a Degree in Journalism Right For You?

<!– /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:””; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:”Times New Roman”; mso-fareast-font-family:”Times New Roman”;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} –> For some people the classroom is not the ideal place to learn. Between students trying to prove themselves as subject-matter experts and those who ask questions for the sake of asking questions, between the busy work and lack of work handed out by teachers, between the clocks that are five minutes fast and five minutes slow; there is very little room for a proper education. How a student is able retain any information presented in a classroom crammed with annoyances and the tiniest discrepancy is beyond me.

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COLUMBUS — Parents of more than 250,000 special-education students in Ohio are likely to find some welcome news in the partial settlement of a federal lawsuit that has been kicking around the courts for years. The tentative agreement reached this…

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Proposed special education lawsuit settlement could give Ohio bigger role in school districts’ compliance with federal … (The Cleveland Plain…

By Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani SEPANG, July 20 — Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin plans to introduce an annual 1 Malaysia camp for students to instil a sense of unity in them. The deputy prime minister and education minister said 1 Malaysia was one of his four key performance indicators (KPI) for the Education Ministry

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Education minister wants 1 Malaysia camp for students (The Malaysian Insider)

A fervor for education in English without a national strategy is a recipe for the decline of Japanese. If everyone tries to speak English, the richness of Japanese could be reduced to a local language in which no intellectual conversations take place.

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A fervor for education in English without a national strategy is a recipe for the decline of Japanese. If everyone … (Japan Today)

SUSAN KETCHUM/SUN NEWSRetiring Assistant Superintendent John Fell reflects on how education has changed since he started, especially technology in the classroom. By Susan Ketchum sketchum@sunnews.comsketchum@sunnews.com One of John Fell’s favorite memories of the Euclid City Schools came when he was…

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Euclid Assistant Superintendent John Fell retiring after 34 years in education (Euclid Sun Journal)

The tribal children who live in Bangladesh’s remote Chittagong Hill Tracts are receiving pre-school education due to the Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP) supported by United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Chittagong Hill Tracts, situated in southeastern Bangladesh and sparsely populated with about half of the population being indigenous tribal people, consists of three …

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Tribal children in Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts receive pre-school education (People’s Daily)

The annual trade exhibition for education and training industry in the region, and the trade meeting point for education and training professionals, where the educational and training institutions can display and present latest programs with trends and network with postgraduate students, undergraduate students, public & private high school students, parents, educational professionals, business …

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Education and Training International Exhibition & Seminars (AME Info)

Commending the technical education in India as the “best in the world”, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Saturday suggested her country and India should work together in the field to help bridge the gap between talent and opportunities.

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Clinton said the gap between talent and opportunities among the children can be bridged through education (NDTV)

Oregon State University might move its College of Education to the Cascades Campus as part of a plan to save money and consolidate programs.A letter released by OSU President Ed Ray on Wednesday details the ways OSU hopes to deal with a 2009-11 budget with millions of dollars less than the previous biennium. They include increases in tuition and class size and the elimination or consolidation of …

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OSU College of Education could be Bend-bound; Savings and ‘signature programs’ for Central Oregon cited as benefits (The Bulletin)

During his campaign for president, Barack Obama proposed a Global Fund for Education to ensure a basic education for all children to “counter the radical madrassas that have filled young minds with messages of hate.”

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Education can break cycle of global poverty (The Record and Herald News)

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The U.S. House Education and Labor Committee on Friday became the second of three House committees to approve broad-spanning health-care overhaul legislation, after a marathon session Thursday night that stretched well into Friday morning.

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US House Education And Labor Panel Approves Health Bill (Nasdaq)

The American Dental Education Association (ADEA) has released a Statement on Professionalism in Dental Education for the academic dental community. Aligned with existing codes of ethics and conduct within the dental education and dental practice communities, the Statement helps to define expectations for professional behavior in dental education institutions.

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American Dental Education Association Releases Statement On Professionalism In Dental Education (Medical News Today)

About the Gateway to Hope National Patient Education ConferenceThe Scleroderma Foundation’s 2009 National Patient Education Conference is made possible in part by unrestricted educational grants from Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. (2009 National Silver Sponsor), Pfizer, Inc. (Silver Conference Sponsor), and Gilead Sciences, Inc.(Bronze Conference Sponsor)

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Scleroderma Foundation Holds Gateway to Hope 2009 National Patient Education Conference in St. Louis, Mo. (redOrbit)

BOSTON Education Secretary Arne Duncan is coming to Massachusetts to tout the state’s education initiatives. The Obama administration’s chief education advocate will appear with Governor Deval Patrick at the Museum of Science today. Patrick announced shortly after taking office an ambitious Readiness Project to revamp public education in Massachusetts from prekindergarten through college

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Education secretary lauds state initiatives (Boston Globe)

Minna — Registrar and Chief Executive of Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, (JAMB), Professor Dibu Ojerinde has advised secondary school leavers not to cage themselves by limiting their scopes to university education alone adding that both technical and teachers education also have value and will be the favourite of all professors in the nearest future in Nigeria.

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Nigeria: Jamb Registrar Tasks Students On Technical Education (AllAfrica.com)

The American College of Rheumatology Research and Education Foundation has selected 15 skilled researchers from leading institutions to receive an estimated $6 million from the Foundation’s Within Our Reach: Finding a Cure for Rheumatoid Arthritis campaign. The awards are the third round of grants funded by the $30 million national multi-year fundraising effort focused specifically on rheumatoid …

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American College of Rheumatology Research and Education Foundation Awards New Research Grants for Innovative … (Newswise)

It was just last March that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed teen pregnancy rates had risen for the second consecutive year, reversing a 14-year trend. Now a new article in the Journal of Adolescent Health confirms what common sense already tells us: When teens use contraceptives, teen pregnancy rates decline, and when teens are kept in the dark about sex education, teen …

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Planned Parenthood filling education void (Miami Herald)

, July 14 /PRNewswire/ — SoloHealth (www.solo-health.com), maker of EyeSite(TM) self-service vision testing kiosks, announced today it will team with Eyemaginations, the leader in eye care education, to enhance the educational experience featured in the kiosks.

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Eyemaginations Partners with SoloHealth to Enhance Public Eye Health Education with EyeSite(TM) Vision Kiosks (redOrbit)

TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – July 14, 2009) – Members of CUPE 4400, Toronto Education Workers, will be joining the CUPE 416 and 79 picket line at the North York Municipal Building on Wednesday July 15th for “Lunch on the Line”. “We have been out on strike twice, the second time for 4 weeks, so we know how hard it is,” said Katie McGovern, Local 4400 Recording & Corresponding Secretary. Local …

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Civic Workers’ Strike-Solidarity on the Line by Toronto Education Workers (Marketwire)