This article was contributed by PayScale.com.  It is the first in our series of five posts in honor of “Back to School” Week at Education Connection.  Make sure to check out our useful guide on going back to school for even more great advice... 

Note: This article is reposted from the Journal of Online Learning and Teaching, and written by Cheryl Holly. It can be viewed here. Distance education involves learning that takes place when the teacher and the student are in two different settings,... 

Are you a creative or artistic person looking for a way to translate those skills into a lucrative career?  Or perhaps you often look at ads or websites and know intuitively how to make them more visually appealing? If this sounds like you, then a job... 

Are you looking for a fast growing career in the medical field?  Then you should consider medical assisting. The Department of Labor listed this as one of the fastest growing careers actually, and the best part is that it does not require a lot of training. ... 

Unless you have been on a remote island in the Pacific for the last few years, you probably know that we are in the middle of a recession. In many states the unemployment rate has risen above ten percent, which means that more than one in every ten people... 

Every single day you hear about another company laying off massive amounts of people, and it seems that there are no jobs out there.  Truth is there are people still hiring. Who? Well, the FBI for one. Earlier this year the U.S. Federal Bureau of...