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China Education Resources Inc. Generated Revenues of $6,553,140 in 2011
Posted: May 2, 2012 at 4:12 am
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VANCOUVER, May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - China Education Resources, Inc. ("CER") (TSXV: CHN, OTCQX: CHNUF), a leading technology provider of online learning, training courses and social media for teachers, students and education professionals, announced its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2011. All figures are expressed in U.S. dollars.
For the year ended December 31, 2011, CER reported aggregate sales revenue of $6,553,140 as compared to $5,436,165 for the same period in 2010. There was an increase in sales for the current year as compared to the sales of previous year. The Company recognized a net profit for the year ended December 31, 2011 of $83,481 as compared to a loss of $561,104 for the same period in 2010.
2011 financial highlights include:
"We are very pleased with the direction of our sales and operations. Our four-step growth plan is emerging as the foundation for a high-growth business model, as the increased revenues for 2011 are starting to suggest" said Chengfeng Zhou, CEO, China Education Resources. "Our contacts with over 200 education authorities in various provinces in China and signed deals with 14 provinces to provide online training for their teachers further strengthen our confidence in the successful commercialization of our leading edge products and services. The successful financial results in 2011, are more evidence that our revenue will continue to grow significantly in 2012."
CER is also pleased to update shareholders on the status of our arrangement with the Shanxi Provincial education authority, where we are finalizing an agreement to customize the Company's School Platform for their use. This arrangement will provide services and education resources to both teachers and students for educational reform in Shanxi Province. The education reform emphasizes interaction among teachers and students with digitized education resources and multimedia equipment in classrooms.
CER is concluding an agreement with Guizhou Province to provide digital textbooks to the students in Guizhou Province through our CERSP portal. This is a significant step for CER to combine the Company's internet portal with its traditional textbook business, which provides a unique opportunity for CER in the textbook industry.
The Company has developed an unparalleled and broad portfolio of education products that it believes is unavailable in any other education market. It has been market tested and developed in the world's largest education market. The Company intends to explore the potential to provide these online, networked products and services in other education markets. It may launch these products on its own or in partnership with domestic industry players. The Company's goal is to become the leading internet education service platform, content provider and social network to individuals and organizations in the education sector.
In collaboration with China's education administrators and experts, China Education Resources has been helping to transform the curriculum of the world's largest educational system. Recognizing the need to address education reform changes, China Education Resources has created educational tools and curriculum for China's entire kindergarten through twelfth grade system. The Company is playing an integral part in transforming China's educational system by helping to convert the existing educational system from a memory-based learning system to a creative thinking and interactive approach. Presently, China Education Resources has over one million kindergarten through twelfth grade teachers registered through its Web portal. For more information, please visit http://www.chinaeducationresources.com or call (604) 331-2388.
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Pierce County online school will close
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A pioneering Pierce County school district and a leading online education company have decided to end a partnership that began in 2006.
The Steilacoom School District and Virginia-based K12 Inc., which operates the Washington Virtual Academy (WAVA), will part ways when the current contract between the two entities ends June 30.
Together, the public school district and the publicly traded company laid some of the groundwork for early online education in the state.
The severing of their relationship comes in the wake of state funding cuts to online education programs that affect school districts across the state.
Last year, the Legislature cut funding to online programs by an average of 15 percent per student.
The closure of Steilacooms K12 program will mean WAVA families interested in online public education for their kids will have to seek those services elsewhere. The Steilacoom School Board has authorized layoff notices for up to 43.5 full-time equivalent WAVA teachers.
Steilacoom Superintendent William Fritz said contracts prevent the district from hiring WAVA teachers into its six traditional schools for one year.
He said WAVAs Steilacoom program this year enrolls the full-time equivalent of about 1,350 students. Of that number, he said, only about 25 live in Steilacoom. The rest are from school districts around the state.
K12 also operates programs through the Omak and Monroe school districts, and Fritz said Steilacooms WAVA families should have already received a letter inviting them to enroll in those programs.
They would still get the same education, using the same curriculum, it just wouldnt be through our district, Fritz said.
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Pierce County online school will close
Pierce County online school to close
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A pioneering Pierce County school district and a leading online education company have decided to end a partnership that began in 2006.
The Steilacoom School District and Virginia-based K12 Inc., which operates the Washington Virtual Academy (WAVA), will part ways when the current contract between the two entities ends June 30.
Together, the public school district and the publicly traded company laid some of the groundwork for early online education in the state.
The severing of their relationship comes in the wake of state funding cuts to online education programs that affect school districts across the state.
Last year, the Legislature cut funding to online programs by an average of 15 percent per student.
The closure of Steilacooms K12 program will mean WAVA families interested in online public education for their kids will have to seek those services elsewhere. The Steilacoom School Board has authorized layoff notices for up to 43.5 full-time equivalent WAVA teachers.
Steilacoom Superintendent William Fritz said contracts prevent the district from hiring WAVA teachers into its six traditional schools for one year.
He said WAVAs Steilacoom program this year enrolls the full-time equivalent of about 1,350 students. Of that number, he said, only about 25 live in Steilacoom. The rest are from school districts around the state.
K12 also operates programs through the Omak and Monroe school districts, and Fritz said Steilacooms WAVA families should have already received a letter inviting them to enroll in those programs.
They would still get the same education, using the same curriculum, it just wouldnt be through our district, Fritz said.
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ATI Nursing Education Offers Grant Opportunity to Provide Industry-first, Online Soft Skills Education Product to Two …
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STILWELL, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
ATI Nursing Education, the leading provider of online nurse education programs, today launched its ATI Product Grant. Building on the industry need for an increased focus on the development of soft skills in nursing education programs, ATI created the companys new, one-of-a-kind Nurses Touch. The grant opportunity will award two nursing programs one registered nurse (RN) and one practical nurse (PN) with Nurses Touch for one class of students within the school for one year.
We recognize the need to strengthen the soft skills of nurses, which is why we created Nurses Touch, which helps students sharpen the professional and interpersonal skills needed to face the emotional and physical demands that come with being a nurse, said Sheryl Sommer, director of nursing education and curriculum at ATI Nursing Education. We look forward to selecting two deserving programs and working with them to implement Nurses Touch to enhance their current curriculum, benefit the students and gain valuable feedback on the content.
RN and PN nursing education programs can apply online at http://www.atinursestouch.com/grant.html starting today through May 31. Grant recipients will be reviewed by an internal committee of nurse educators. Recipients will be announced in July.
Nurses Touch is the first education product of its kind to address soft skills content. The selected nursing education programs will benefit by using the interactive simulators, tutorials, case studies, and practice and proctored assessments while receiving direct support from the faculty support team at ATI Nursing Education. The content areas covered include:
Nurses Touch also allows educators to measure, assess and track students progress. In addition to student growth, this reporting information can be an accreditation documentation resource.
For more information on Nurses Touch, visit http://www.atinursestouch.com. You also can read the recently published white paper: Soft Skills Research: Aligning Nurses Touch with Best Practices.
About ATI Nursing Education
ATI Nursing Education is the leading provider of online learning programs that are instrumental in improving faculty effectiveness and student and program outcomes in nursing schools across the country. Currently the company works with more than 20,000 nurse educators, approximately 2,100 colleges and universities nationwide, and over 225,000 students. ATI Nursing Education has played a role in helping more than 1 million students pass the NCLEX, the U.S. nursing licensing exam. ATI Nursing Education is part of Ascend Learning. Founded in 2010, Ascend Learning provides technology-based educational, curriculum and assessment solutions for healthcare and other professional industries. For more information, visit http://www.ascendlearning.com/companies/ati-nursing/.
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Online-education oversight group announced
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BERKELEY
In a message to faculty and staff, campus leaders announced the appointment of an Executive Group to guide campus efforts to design and implement online-education offerings. The text of the April 27 Cal Message, signed by George Breslauer, John Wilton, Bob Jacobsen and Christina Maslach, reads as follows:
We believe online education will become increasingly important at all levels of the educational experience, including at the undergraduate and graduate level. If Berkeley is to retain its current standards in terms of access and excellence we think it is of paramount importance that we develop an overarching campus strategy that enables and supports online innovation. We believe our Schools and Departments play an essential leadership role in the design and implementation of online offerings. However, we also want to provide guidance and support and ensure that campus goals are met, specifically ensuring that our online education efforts align with Berkeley`s mission, values and operational requirements.
To this end, we are convening an Executive Group that is charged with overseeing our efforts and accelerating implementation. The responsibilities of the group will be to provide overall direction to campus, make decisions concerning strategic priorities and allocate additional resources to help realize these priorities. Because we anticipate that most of the innovation in this area will occur at the school/unit level we underscore that the purpose of the Executive Group is to provide campus-level guidance and coordination, and to enable innovation. The Executive Group will also be responsible for reaching out to and receiving input from Cabinet, the Academic Senate, Council of Deans and UCOE.
The Executive Group will be comprised of George Breslauer (EVCP), John Wilton (Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance), Bob Jacobsen (Chair of the Academic Senate), Christina Maslach (Vice Chair of the Academic Senate), Shankar Sastry (Dean of the College of Engineering), Rich Lyons (Dean of the Haas School of Business), AnnaLee Saxenian (Dean of the School of Information), and Cathy Koshland (Vice Provost, Teaching, Learning, Academic Planning and Facilities).
A Coordination Team, which is charged with interacting with the schools/unit to develop detailed implementation plans for specific projects, will report to the Executive Group. The role of the Coordination Team will be to develop a detailed strategic framework for the campus, oversee the development of shared resources, disseminate best practices, create an administrative infrastructure that provides consistent financial and legal expertise, and consult with relevant campus groups: COCI, Summer Sessions, the Budget Office, etc. The Coordination Team will be led by two senior campus leaders, one from the academic side and one from the administration side.
We are extremely pleased that Dean Diana Wu has accepted the administrative lead role of the Coordination Team. Dean Wu brings to this position a deep knowledge of the online environment. Bob Jacobsen and Christina Maslach will be helping to identify a member of our Faculty to serve as the academic lead of the Coordination Team.
The Executive Group will be meeting for a half-day retreat in the coming weeks to begin work. We will be sending out an update to faculty and following this retreat, so stay tuned for further updates.
Sincerely,
George Breslauer, John Wilton, Bob Jacobsen, Christina Maslach
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Posted: April 24, 2012 at 1:10 pm
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