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•  The New York Metropolitan Opera, in partnership with the Department of Education, is using satellite and high-definition screens to bring opera close to children in public schools. Besides the HD series, the Met is also expanding its live Internet streams and a 24-hour channel on SIRIUS Satellite Radio. — The New York Sun

•  ITT Educational Services has opened its 97th location in Morrisville, N.C. Classes are expected to begin with the academic quarter starting in March 2008. The college’s three schools of study - the School of Information Technology, School of Electronics Technology and School of Criminal Justice - include programs that teach skills and knowledge that can be used to pursue careers in the global, technology-driven business environment. — CNN Money

•  Almeda University makes higher learning accessible to a wide range of students by offering the advanced degrees that employers are seeking and tuition rates that students can fit into their budgets today. This article provides interesting statistics about the costs and benefits of getting a degree. — PR-USA

•  Human resource and compensation professionals may receive college credit for completed Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS) coursework through an alliance between the CEBS Program and Capella University, an accredited online university. The CEBS professional designation program is administered by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, the largest educational organization in the employee benefits field. — Minneapolis Daily Business News

•  Florida State University leaders reviewed the computer records of as many as 900 students enrolled in the same online music history course in which some student-athletes are suspected of cheating. This incident raises the question of credibility related to online and hybrid courses. — Tampa Tribune

•  A Minnesota Shubert Center program uses a live audio-video Web connection to bring the arts to school kids statewide. The performers and students interact as if they’re in the same room, viewing one another on a large screen. — Minneapolis Star Tribune