Breakdown of House Committees: Increased Majority Gives Democrats a Clearer Path to Enactment of Agenda (CQPolitics.com via Yahoo! News)
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Who Will Own Our Children? State Education Leaders Urge Financial Education for All Maryland Students (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
ANNAPOLIS, Md.----Public schools should consider financial literacy and investor education as a basic feature of K-12 education, according to the National Association of State Boards of Education in testimony to a state task force studying how to improve financial literacy in Maryland.
The Association of Settlement Companies Executive Board Member Wesley Young Discusses Debt-Settlement Standards at FTC ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
MADISON, Wis.----The Association of Settlement Companies , a non-profit organization that promotes fair business practices, consumer protection and high industry standards for the debt-settlement industry, served as a featured presenter at the Federal Trade Commission’s workshop examining the debt-settlement industry on Sept. 25, 2008, in Washington D.C.
GLOBAL VALUATION STANDARDS ARE STRENGTHENED THROUGH NEW INTERNATIONAL BOARDS (Accounting Education)
The International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC) has announced the appointment of two new boards which will give a powerful boost to the oversight and implementation of global valuation standards – The International Valuation Standards Board (IVSB) and the International Valuation Professional Board (IVPB) bring together the significant technical expertise of experienced valuation ...
Kaplan Continuing Education Acquires National Paramedic Institute, Inc. (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DAVENPORT, Iowa----Kaplan Continuing Education , a leader in online continuing education, today announced the acquisition of National Paramedic Institute, Inc. , a South Florida-based company that provides online continuing education to firefighters and emergency services personnel.
CENTRAL NY BUSINESS NEWS (The Post-Standard)
• Agency awards grants for company improvements, job retention Staff reports Directors of Empire State Development, the state's economic development arm, Thursday approved grants to companies in central and northern New York.